I hate them.
I want them.
It’s annoying.
What I wouldn’t give to have Apollo feed me again like I’m some goddess or to have Ares’s full lips pressed to mine as he fucks me with his inked fingers under the table.
Fuck.
I need to get laid.
I’m not used to having this kind of attention from men.All the guys at Olympus know I’m Belen Drakos’s daughter.They keep their eyes off my body and treat me as an extension of my father.
These two brave souls appear to have no boundaries.Ares acts like he hasn’t had sex in months and wants a quick fix.But there’s no way he’d go sexless for long, not with that face and body.
I pluck a piece of baklava from the plate and chew, intentionally licking the honey from my fingers one digit at a time.
Apollo gives me a satisfied grin.“Eat some more.”
Why is he being so bossy?
“I’ve had plenty,” I tell him.
He leans closer, dipping his head down to speak against the shell of my ear.“You don’t have to be afraid to eat in front of us.”
How dare he?
I scoff at him, holding my head high and hoping he can’t see the shame written on my face.“I’m not afraid of anything.”
But he’s right.
I picked at my food, hoping no one would notice.That’s my MO.Call it my big-girl complex, but I have never been comfortable eating in front of others.I swear, they look at me weirdly, wondering why I’m even bothering to eat when I could drink water and gain weight.
“You’re a brave girl,” Apollo says.“But I see right through you.Lower your guard a little, Ophelia.It won’t kill you to get to know us.”I turn my head to see his lips curl up into a grin that reaches his honey-brown eyes.“We’re going to be family.”
I’m unsure what game they play, but I’m not an idiot.I have figured out all three of them.Apollo listens and wants people to think he’s the nice one.Ares is the family’s enforcer, strong-arming people into doing what he wants.Atlas is the creative, silent type.
Apollo and Ares are intentionally trying to get closer to me.Those sexy assholes are up to no good.They have every reason to hate my family after what happened to their father.
Someone gunned Adrian Demetriou down outside one of my father’s clubs after a falling out with my dad that broke up their family.And now Athena is marrying her ex-husband’s former business partner.Adrian died one month before my mother passed away, and the murder has gone unsolved.
Did my dad push him out of the business, ruin his family, and kill him to get closer to Athena?Was it an elaborate plan for them to be together?Athena showed me a note written by my mother, in her handwriting.
Was my mom doped up on meds and unaware of what she was writing?
I distrust Athena even more now than I did earlier, knowing I must keep her at arm’s length.
“How do you like running Olympus?”Apollo says with one of his award-winning grins, snapping my attention to him.
“I was born to lead.The role suits me perfectly.”I study his handsome face, searching for whatever he’s hiding.“What do you do with your free time?”
“I run a private equity group and help Ares with Akropolis, his fight club.”
I glance at Ares, and he winks.
“You should watch me fight, Little Dragon.I’ll put on a show just for you.”
I shake my head.“Thanks for the offer, but I’ve got a club to run.Doubt I will have any time.”
