“What’s wrong with my name?” The two of us really might have wasted all of our time with petty banter like this.
But the gods would never allow it.
The skies rumbled, turning a brooding gray color.
“Shit, it’s going to rain. Lead the way. Please. I have more important things to do than to prance around the mortal world with a plaything like you.” His attention shifted quietly over our surroundings, taking in every detail.
Annoyance prickled through my nerves as I stared up at this insufferable man the gods had gifted to help me.
Was he to be my protector here?
Tension filled my spine.
I didn’t need a protector. Especially a godly protector.
He’d cause more harm than help.
Without warning, I walked away from the warrior. A pleased smile pulled at my lips as he stumbled after me.
My heels clicked against the sidewalk. An expensive pair of black high heels were on my feet, and I realized how easy it was to walk in them.It’s as if I hadn’t been curled away in a prison for the last several thousand years.
The gods could truly do amazing things.
Like make me looktolerable.
I was still grumbling over my protector’s kind compliment when a woman turned the corner, her legs tangled with mine and I gripped her hand quickly before she almost fell to the dirty ground.
Small specks of gold swam across my vision, blurring it slightly and making me wonder if I’d actually knocked my head as I landed.
I blinked a few times, trying to clear my vision. But nothing happened. They still glittered around the woman in front of me. Maybe they were real after all. Some remnant of the magic the gods had sent me here with.
The woman’s lips tilted into a smile as her gaze trailed warmly over my skin. “I’m sorry,” she said in a purring voice.
Finally, someone in this city knew how to apologize.
Her palm smoothed a wrinkle from the front of my dress, her fingers lingering warmly against my abdomen.
What a kind woman. So sweet.
Alex stepped closer to me, his attention settling on the small contact of her palm against my body.
“If you’re interested, I have a few hours to kill.” That smile still clung to her features as I stared at her in confusion.
The glittering specks were fading a little now, but I could still see them in the corners of my eyes.
“Interested in what?” My lips parted as I tried to understand what she wanted from me.
Her warm body leaned nearer to me, brushing against my chest slightly.
Alex shoved himself closer, his strong arm wrapping around my hip as he pulled me hard against his side.
It was odd how perfectly I fit against him. The hard muscle of his arm melded against the curves of my body.
“She’s with me.” He stared her down.
Her attention drifted from me to the overbearing man beside me. The soft cotton of his shirt met my palms as I tried to push space between us.
What was his problem?
