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

mention of any children from Hades and Persephone or any infidelity on the part of Hades. On the other hand, Persephone didn’t seem to be so innocent. Apparently Persephone and Aphrodite, the Goddess of Love, had both fallen in love with the mortal Adonis. After much fighting, the two had finally agreed that he would split his time between the two of them.
    Cameryn thought the whole situation was one disgusting cliché. Two women fighting over a man. It seemed even goddesses weren’t above petty jealousies. Cameryn wasn’t sure , but she had the feeling that Persephone and Aphrodite probably had their fight over Adonis while Persephone was still married to Hades. Of course, she had no idea how much of what she was reading was actually true. Hades had already said that he’d never abducted Persephone. What else had history gotten wrong?
    Greek mythology was confusing and convoluted, not to mention downright incestuous by human standards. Persephone was the daughter of Zeus and Demeter who were brother and sister. Hades was Persephone’s uncle. Talk about strange, but maybe gods didn’t look at things the same way that humans did. That had to be the explanation for their bizarre liaisons. She’d finally grown tired of research and pushed her laptop
    away. There was something even more important that she needed to do—reconciling the man she’d come to know with the ancient god he was. Who was he really? Was he the compassionate, sensitive man she’d met at the bar, or was he the God of Dread that so many feared? She had no idea. She was more confused than she’d ever been.
    When she’d thought he was human, she’d been attracted to him more than any other man she’d ever come across. He was drop dead gorgeous , and he’d definitely gotten underneath her skin. He’d been so charming and attentive. It also didn’t hurt that he was no dud in the bedroom. Things were so complicated. The man was a god, and he wanted her. It was almost too much to believe. The magical night they’d spent had been unlike anything she’d probably ever experience again. Had that just been because of his godly attributes, or had it been the man beneath the god?
    How was she to know that she wasn’t just another mortal in a long line of women who had warmed his bed? The stories couldn’t possibly know everything. And what was she supposed to do about the feelings she’d already started developing for him? She was so mixed up. Things had been different when he was just a man. Knowing that he was a god put a fear in her that hadn’t been there before. He probably could kill her with a thought. What if she refused his offer and he went postal? There was no way she could fight him. Gods were immortal.
    Then there were the dreams she’d been having about him. Erotic fantasies in which he took her in every possible position all night. She’d woken up sweating and
    flustered. After what she’d learned, the last thing she needed to be doing was fantasizing about banging the God of the Underworld.  What she needed to do was check on her family. Cameryn picked up her cell phone and dialed her parents’ house. Her mother picked up on the second ring.
    “Cameryn , your father and I have been worried about you,” Kyrie said.
    “I’m sorry , Mom. I didn’t mean to worry you guys. I just needed some time. It still doesn’t seem real. I don’t think it ever will.”
    “We all feel the same way , angel.”
    “I’m sorry for running out on you guys at the hospital. It just hurt so much.”
    “You don’t have to apologize. You and Deena were not only sisters, but you were best friends, too. Your grief is compounded.”
    “It doesn’t make it right , Mom. You and dad need me to be strong, not wallowing in my own self pity.”
    “You’re not Superwoman , sweetheart. I know you pride yourself on being tough, but you have to grieve just like the rest of us.”
    “I don’t have that luxury,” Cameryn said.
    “You are so stubborn