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“Thank you, brother. I will make it seem like an accident. It will happen fairly quick and very soon.” Artemis glided out of my bedchamber now that she received the answer she desired.
I sat motionless for a few minutes, trying to wrap my head around all that had occurred. It was that last statement I made that was a sentence that would lead Adonis to his death. Did I make the right choice? I wasn’t entirely sure. But at least I was not the one physically killing Adonis. Artemis would be the one with the blood on her hands. I just hope Aphrodite will not associate me with Artemis’s actions. The feud should remain solely between the two of them. I no longer wanted to take any part in their foolish games of arrogance.
Once Cyparissus realized it was safe to come out from underneath the sheets, he did so with a coy smile stamped on his face as he stared at me. The sudden halt of feeling his warm, slippery tongue on my cock left me slightly agitated.
“It sounds like you are involved in all sorts of drama,” he chimed.
“Let it be none of your concern. Don’t you have a job to finish?” I nodded down in the direction of my fully hardened cock, longing to release itself at any given moment.
“Yes, I do,” Cyparissus whispered, before returning down to his rightful position in fulfilling my deepest inner pleasures.
In the real world, finishing ill-fated jobs against mortals, like murder, was something I could never grow to be comfortable with. But when it came to tasks associated with the art of passion and sex, those jobs shouldalwaysbe finished.
Chapter 32
Artemis
No more! I could no longer handle Aphrodite’s vengefulness against me or anyone close to me. It had gone too far. Hopefully, the message I was about to send her would be crystal clear. All actions have dire consequences. Even those of a goddess who may think she is invulnerable.
Killing Adonis would be a sign that Aphrodite needed to see. It would be the only way to break through her shield of arrogance. And once that shield would finally shatter, I had a hunch that she would always think twice before eliciting her wrath out on another god or goddess.
Further prying into the lives of Aphrodite and Adonis more than I ever had before, I was able to uncover that the two of them would be traveling to the Afqa mountains and plains in the very near future. It would be the perfect place and opportunity to execute my plan for killing Adonis.
I scoped out the forests, mountains, and the entire Afqa terrain, becoming quickly familiar with its features. Now, I just had to sit and wait. Wait for the right time, in which Adonis would be on his own. Then, and only then, would I go in for the kill.
Chapter 33
Adonis
The scenes of Afqa were breathtaking. The blueness of the sky was superb. Barely a cloud in sight. I admired the vast verdant slopes of the mountains with overlapping peaks and valleys. I sat with Aphrodite, eating a few apples we just gathered from a nearby orchard.
“This is exactly what I needed,” she stated.
“An apple?” I inquired.
“No silly. All around us,” Aphrodite replied with her arms held wide as if she were trying to grab hold of the entire world around her. “This majestic place. How peaceful it is,” she further clarified.
We both could not help but chuckle at my ignorance. “Haha. But yes, it is divine,” I said with seriousness.
And the apples were splendid, unlike any I’ve tasted before. Their juiciness was beyond succulent compared to any other I’ve had. Aphrodite’s moans also confirmed that as she bit into it. Any more bites like that and I would likely have to take her here on the ground, making her whimpers come more to life.
But our love-making would have to be put on hold for now. Neither one of us could take our sight off the glow of the horizon. The sun’s radiant reflection on the distant forests made it seem as if the mountains were on fire. It was a gorgeous feature that I knew I would never forget.
As we sat in admiration, Aphrodite finally broke the silence. “Sometimes, I wish we could just stay in places like this forever. Never again would I have to endure the drama and the duties that come with being the Goddess of love and beauty,” she disclosed.
I sensed a vulnerability attempting to wiggle its way from out of her. So, I pressed on, wanting her to elaborate on her thoughts. “But who says we can’t visit locations like this more often? Maybe you’re just putting too much pressure on yourself. I get that in being a goddess, you always care what people think. The more followers and mortals you have praying to you, the better.”
“It’s not just about the fame and glory, Adonis,” Aphrodite interrupted. “There’s something buried deep in my core that sometimes I wish I could get rid of, but never seem to be able to. It mostly has to do with other gods and goddesses, not mortals.”
“What exactly do you mean?” I curiously, asked.
“There’s this forever brewing competition within me. I have to be the best at everything. More so than any other god or goddess. Not getting my way and them getting theirs only shows me that they have bested me. It’s not a desire to want to always win. It’s aneed. I cannot allow anyone to feel superior to me. For if they do, I need to put them in their place. Invoke my wrath upon them, to enlighten them of their situation with being beneath me. It’s terrible to admit this, but it’s the truth.”
“I can sort of understand where you are coming from. Yes, I too always want my wishes to come true. Getting other gods to commit themselves to me and do as I say is almost like a game to me. It’s a challenge that I always find myself accepting. But if I don’t necessarily get my way, I’m not going to forever brood over it. I just move on with my life and seek out other new challenges and adventures that await me,” I explained.
“Your ignorance is truly a bliss, Adonis. If only you were a god, you would empathize with me. I cannot be in the same mindset as you. With all the power and knowledge I have, coming short of anything but perfection is considered a failure. And any sort of failure I may experience is a direct strike to my ego. I cannot allow my ego to be inflicted. No other god or goddess can, really,” Aphrodite informed me.
“So, you’re saying you cannot escape from your arrogance?”
