Goddess Sacrifice by M.W. Muse

Lizzy’s earshot. “I’m going to enjoy watching you suffer. When you’re gone, who do you think he’ll turn to?” she asked with an evil smile on her face.
    “Aw, how sad. You really think he’s going to turn to you?” Legacy whispered and laughed. “If I am going somewhere, Adin’s coming with me. We’re together, and there’s nothing you can do about that. Adin will never turn to you.” She leaned her head closer to Venus since that was the only part of her body not locked tightly in Adin’s embrace. “And it’s pretty pathetic to act like you have a chance.”
    “Ugh!” Venus yelled, and stepped up against her.
    Adin let go of Legacy, stepped in between them, and put his hand on Venus’s shoulder. “I asked you not to come tonight, and you promised me you wouldn’t,” he said to her.
    Legacy did not like seeing Adin touch Venus, but she was relieved that he tried to stop her from attacking—not because Legacy didn’t want to kill her right here and now, but because she couldn’t really destroy her with these witnesses.
    “I’m sorry,” she whispered sincerely to him. “I shouldn’t have come. I just wanted to see you.”
    Legacy snapped her mouth shut so fast the sound of her teeth coming together echoed in the night. Her hands fisted at her side. To hell with witnesses!
    “You need to leave. Now .” Adin stared at Venus as he gave her the demand.
    Legacy reluctantly—very freakin’ reluctantly—realized she needed to give Adin the same courtesy he’d given her time and time again when dealing with River. She stepped away from Adin, but he turned to the side, grabbing her hand.
    “Where are you going?” he asked her softly.
    “I’m going to give you a minute to deal with that ,” she said, glancing at Venus. He sighed, and she stepped up to him. “Don’t be long,” she whispered as she stretched up on her toes and kissed the side of his neck. He leaned his head down and kissed her forehead as she stepped away.
    Legacy walked to the other side of the fire, and Jonah and Lizzy followed. They wanted to find out what all the hostility was about, but she tried to blow off the encounter. She really wanted to watch Adin and Venus interact—well, until she watched them interact. Adin was standing close to her, and his posture was tense. She could see Venus looking up at him with pleading eyes. A couple of times, the fat cow stroked his arm, and both times, he rebuffed her touch. Even though she was happy with how he was handling himself, she still didn’t like the intense nature of their interaction.
    When they finished talking, she saw Venus walk to the side, and Adin walked over to Legacy. He put his arms around her and kissed her cheek.
    “I’m sorry about that,” he whispered into her ear, and leaned back to look into her eyes.
    “It’s not your fault.”
    After that little set back, they continued visiting with Adin’s fraternity brothers, but she felt a little standoffish, and it was obvious Adin had sensed that by the frequent glances and comforting caresses he’d given her. Legacy engaged in all the conversations and was her polite self, but seeing Adin interact with Venus definitely had an effect on her.
    She was relieved when he started saying his goodbyes to his buddies, and they left.
    On the ride home, he didn’t say much. They talked a little, but mostly, he held her hand and kissed the back of it a few times.
    When Adin pulled into his grandma’s driveway instead of hers, she looked over at him questioningly, but he didn’t give her a chance to ask him what he was doing.
    “I’m going to walk you over and come back and change before coming in.”
    “Okay.” It made sense to get out of their costumes.
    After he walked her home, she went upstairs and put on some pajamas. Then she came back downstairs and waited for him. When he came in, they both sat on the couch. He put his arm around her shoulder, and she laid her head on him. She rubbed her hand on his