Goddess of Legend (Demi-God Daughters) by Erin Ashley Tanner Page A

do anything to have her sister back , and here was her chance. She should be jumping for joy. Instead she was apprehensive and scared. H, no, Hades had promised her time, and she was going to take it.
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    He’d done it. He’d told her the truth. She’d been a lot calmer than he expected, but then Cameryn was full of surprises. The fact that she hadn’t run from the room screaming said a lot about her inner strength. She’d held her composure, but he’d still been able to see the fear in her eyes. History had done a remarkable job when it came to character assassination. He was easily the most feared and reviled of all the gods. Lord of the Underworld. He reportedly drank the tears of those that grieved for their loved ones. What complete and utter nonsense. He hoped that he would have a chance to prove to Cameryn who he truly was. The man behind the myth. He was fairly confident that she would accept his offer. She wanted her sister back, no matter how much she might fear what a bargain with him would entail. Now all he had to do was wait. He’d waited an eternity for her already. A few more days wouldn’t hurt.
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    Persephone couldn’t believe him . He’d fallen, and he’d fallen hard for that damn mortal. He was offering her a throne and immortality after one night of passion. She felt her blood boil. For eons, she’d been the only woman, goddess or mortal, to command his attention. Now it was as if she’d never even existed. One way or another, she had to stop this. There was no way that anyone was going to replace her as Queen of the Underworld. She needed a plan to get the mortal out of the way. Who would be susceptible to her charms and willing to do her bidding? A smile came across her face. Apollo . He’d always had an eye for a beautiful maiden. She was sure that if she needed him, he would be more
    than willing to aid her. But she’d only go to him as a last resort. After all, her father was the King of the Gods. Who better to start with than her father, almighty Zeus?

Chapter Nine
     
    It had been a full two days since Cameryn’s unbelievable encounter with the God of the Underworld. She was still in shock. She couldn’t believe that all of that Greek mythology stuff was real. She was even more amazed that she’d actually made love to a god. If she was going to make an informed decision about whether or not she was going to accept Hades’s offer, then it wouldn’t hurt to know more about him. From her Google search she’d discovered that Hades was the eldest son of Cronus and Rhea. He had five brothers and sisters: Zeus, Poseidon, Hera, Demeter and Hestia. Cronus would never win any Father of the Year awards that was for certain. He’d swallowed all of his children when they were born, except for Zeus who’d been hidden away by his mother. Talk about a sick fucker.
    When Zeus had overthrown their father and freed his siblings, the three brothers had drawn lots to determine what portions of the universe they’d rule. Hades had gotten stuck with the Underworld. Every piece of information she’d been able to find had portrayed Hades as a dark vengeful god who delighted in death because it increased the size of his kingdom. People made offerings to him out of fear. A few even thought he was the Devil. Cameryn took that with a grain of salt. He didn’t look like a devil to her.
    What she’d been most interested in was Hades’s love life. Supposedly he’d been so overcome by the beauty of his niece Persephone that he’d abducted her and forced her to remain with him in the Underworld. His sister Demeter, Goddess of Agriculture, had been so angry that she’d refused to let anything grow until her daughter was returned to her. Hades finally agreed to return the young Goddess of Spring to her mother, but only after he’d tricked her into eating six pomegranate seeds, ensuring that she remained in the Underworld with him half a year. After that history had gone silent. There was no