“I have a proposition for you, Hazai,” she cooed, and if I didn’t know any better, she was using my preferred name as a sort of apology for her slip-up earlier.
She would have made an amazing demon. Toeing the line of intentional insult and torment while maintaining an underlying tone of sportsmanship.
She knew this was a game. There was notrueintent to harm, and it made my fondness for her grow.
“And what might that be, Hec?” I asked as I continued my silent creep forward.
“A game of chance.”
“I like games.” I smirked, and her grin widened.
“I know you do.” She pulled out a golden coin from her pocket and showed it to me. “I’m going to flip this coin. If it’s heads, I’ll submit to you, and the chase ends. If it’s tails, you leave me alone, and we go our separate ways.”
I narrowed my eyes. “Why would I agree to that when I already have you right where I want you?”
“Because if I do this, you have a fifty percent chance of getting exactly what you want. If we don’t play, there’s a greater chance I will still escape you.” She pointed to the ground where the roads crossed beneath her feet. “I am the goddess of crossroads. Your hellcats cannot keep me contained in a place where two paths meet.”
I mulled her offer over.
After a few centuries of having no one butArtto fuck, it would be nice to stick my dick in someone who was proving to be a thousand times more interesting. As much as I loved the chase, I enjoyed what came after even more.
“Alright. I agree. Flip your coin.”
Her smile widened, and I knew I had made a mistake the second the golden trinket left her fingers.
Time seemed to slow as the coin flipped, and I hissed as the scent of fuckingdogflooded the air.
My hellcats scattered as the coin split in mid-air. Two black, wolf-like forms manifested before the mother of witches. Their ears flattened against their heads, and they snarled at me defiantly.
Ugh. I fucking hated dogs…They were right up there with rats, in my opinion.
Hecate smirked at me, running her fingers lightly down the backs of her new guardians to the tips of their bushy, black tails.
“Hmmm. Looks like it’s tails, Hazai. Meet Sköll and Fenrir. They’re very fond of cats,” she crooned, and I glared at her dogs, wrinkling my nose in distaste.
“I think maybe this time,youshould run.” She laughed, and despite myself, my lip twitched.
Sköll leapt toward me with a snarl, and I stepped out of the way. I evaded his attack relatively easily, though my hellcats were acting more skittish than I was comfortable with. These were not common hounds. They were minor gods. Not quite as powerful as Lilith and Hecate, but I was certainly outnumbered.
I wasthrilled.
Fuck, this goddess was so much fun.
Backing away from the snarling guardians, I gave the mother of witches an approving grin. I gathered my hellcats around me and soothed them as they yowled and hissed at this new threat, shaking my head in amusement.
“This isn’t over, Hec. Iwillfigure out a way to bypass your new pets. When I do, I’m going to fuck you. And there’s nothing your idiot dogs will be able to do to stop me.”
“Bold words from someone who’s backing away,” she sniped, and I chuckled.
“Oh, sweetheart. You may have won the battle, but you’ve just declared war. All you’ve done is make me want this more.”
She shrugged and snapped her fingers, preparing to manifest herself away. “Then come and get me, Hazai,” she challenged before melting into the night.
Alexa Play: Lady Venom by Swollen Members
England - 1543 AD
“Idon’t want to leave you,” Fenrir whined, rubbing his chestnut locks into my shoulder as Sköll helped me dress for court.
