JAXON POV It was her. It has always been her. Art is my mystery girl. How could I have missed that? The signs were all there for me, I just couldn’t put the puzzle pieces together. ‘She took our memories of her away,” said Ares in a hurt tone. ‘Why would she do that?’ I sat down on the grass; I couldn’t seem to be able to take myself back down the hill and into my room. I felt stuck, my body couldn’t be bothered to move. ‘Why would she hide from me? Now that my memories are back, I remember we had a great time together, I thought we were both on the same page. We even made plans to see each other a few weeks later in New York. Man, I’m so confused. Ares help me try and understand what just happened.’ ‘The only thing I could think off is that maybe she was scared.’ ‘Of me?’ I asked baffled. ‘Not you, you big baby! Of being exposed.’ ‘What are you going on about now …,” he didn’t let me finish when he interrupted. ‘Think about it Jax, we got here to an island that nobody could
JAXON’S POVI felt disheveled, erratic, having to wait for Art to finish her stupid date with Velazquez was driving me up the wall.‘Let’s go for a run, between your nerves and mine things could get ugly,’ suggested Ares.‘Yea, that sounds like a good idea.’We ran the perimeter of the island three times, and we still couldn’t get the anger and darkness to settle. I need to talk to somebody; I can’t wait any longer. Aidan, of course. He must know something, those two are very close. But why didn’t he say anything to me, we are supposed to be best friends?‘Let’s go and find out, Aidan did talk about theories, I have a feeling your best friend knows more that he wants to say.’‘You’re right, I think it’s time we find out exactly how much Aidan knows.’I quickly went to my room to clean up and change then set off to find Aidan, I looked everywhere and couldn’t find him. The last place left to look was the library and thank the Gods he was here.“Jax?” He looked at me confused.“We need
ARTEMIS POV My heart was beating fast, my breath shallow, that magnetic pull was there, drawing us to one another. We were staring at one another from across the field, so far yet so close to one another. Suddenly he was on me, his hands cradling my face, his thumbs caressing my cheeks, his eyes roaming my face as if it was his first time seeing it and he was trying to memorize it. I looked up and got lost in the green of his eyes, they made me feel as if I was roaming through a forest on a spring day. In the gold flecks around his irises there was fire, and electricity, a warm feeling of excitement, but there is also darkness, one that can overshadow his light. All thoughts were lost the moment his lips touched mine, for the next few breaths the earth stood still, nothing else mattered. We were running the risk of being seen, but at that moment everything was perfect. His lips molded perfectly to mine, they were soft, plush, cool, and tasted like pineapples; yum. He grunted, and ra
JAXON’S POVI was in shock, I didn’t know what to think I that moment, I had so many questions, and I also had to clear a couple of things with her.‘Get to it, gods only know what other powers she has, next thing you know she turns us into a roach or something,’ said Ares while urging me to talk.“Why didn’t you say something on your birthday when I mentioned you seemed familiar, like I had seen you before?”“And say what, oh hi we had a bit of a connection six months ago, but I erased your memories so you might not quiet remember.”“Art, I’ve been looking for you for the past six months, trying to remember you, getting glimpses of our weekend together, but not your face, not your voice, not you. I couldn’t remember you. Can you even begin to imagine how frustrating that was?”“You were looking for me?”“Yes Art, I was looking for you. You’re my mystery girl!”“What?”In this moment her emotions were as clear to me as my own, she was confused, relieved, shocked, then happy, it was qu
ARTEMIS POVOh my god, did that just happen? Jaxon said I was his mystery girl, we kissed and gods what a kiss. I’ve never been that intimate with a man before, makes me wonder how would going all the way be like with him. I’m so turned on right now, all I can think about is him, what if I went to his room? Would he rip my clothes off and make his devious ways with me? What if …‘Don’t even think about it,’ warns Selena.‘You know you want to!”‘Duh! But you know we can’t, and one of us needs to keep the other in check obviously, since your hormones are going haywire right now,’ she scuffed.‘Ughhhh, I hate it when you’re right,’ I groaned. ‘Besides I’m not ready to go into heat.’‘Although the idea of being stuck being nailed and pleasured by Ares and Jax for days sounds like heaven right now.’‘Ha, yet you talk about me, horndog!’‘Hey, you started it, with your perverted ass thoughts.’‘Yep, I need an ice shower. ASAP.’‘Please do, you’re starting to sweat pheromones. Do I have to
ARTEMIS POVDonovan was right about one thing, I could not let him bully me and boss me around, after all I am a goddess. As I made my way into the kitchen, I noticed how dark his aura was and the fact that he was walking the perimeter of the kitchen in a never-ending loop.“What crawled up your ass and died?” I asked sarcastically.“Don’t! I can barely contain my rage and you want to joke about it?” He exclaimed angrily.“Well, I suggest you relax, and when you have calmed down, you can meet me in my office. Until then Jaxon, I won’t be having this conversation with you.”“Are you serious right now?”“Go for a run or something, I’ll be in my office.”He stomped out of the kitchen, slamming the door on his way out.Ugh, men!I needed to get to my office to go over email and work that I have neglected with so much activity around here the past few days. Yea, I think that’s what I will do. Plus, that should give me some reprieve before all hell breaks loose and Jax and I start World War
JAXON’S POV I don’t know what to think right now. I feel there is a lot the elders have hidden from us; I’m hoping this conversation with Art will bring a lot of things to light and answer a lot of the questions I’ve been asking myself since we set foot on this island. I looked over at Art, her eyes clouded over as she was contacting Aidan through their mind link. “He’s on his way,” she says. I lost myself in thought, there is just so much I’m questioning, like why does Art not have a mate, or does she have one and just not realize it? Our feelings for her cannot be just a simple attraction, they go way beyond anything I’ve ever felt for anyone or heard about any normal mate or romantic connection. How do you explain that? Then there is all the secrecy behind who she really is, why keep her hidden all these years? Isn’t hiding someone right under our noses safer than keeping her locked up like some little bird, and then releasing her to all these wolves for feeding? Had she been all
ARTEMIS POVHearing my father acknowledge and accept what and who I am so easily gave me the reassurance I wasn’t aware I needed. I looked over to my brother concerned with how quiet he was, when suddenly his face split into the brightest smile I have seen, one my brother has always reserved for me, “my sister if a freaking Titan.”“A what?” I asked.“A TITAN!” he exclaimed once again.I broke into a fit of giggles, “only you A.”“What?” He asked looking perplexed.“My mother is a titan, not I. I am something else altogether, something more. I’m not certain I know how to explain it. I’ve spent time researching old scriptures and books, and the Hindus were the ones that managed to best explain what I am; according to Hindu folklore I’m a Trumurti. An all powerful being wh