Poseidon (The God Chronicles) (23 page)

“Well, you were a stalker,” I
accused, a wide grin on my face.

“This is true,” he
agreed with mock sadness. “I’d run out of young women to chase and had no choice but to seek you out.”

“Wow, that makes me feel special,” I laughed again.

“Good. It should.”

We walked in comfortable silence after that, enjoying the night and the turn our lives had taken.

“What do we do now?” I asked, keeping my pace.

“What do you mean?”

“We have the rest of forever. Unless someone wants us dead, we will live to see everything there is in this universe. What will we do with all that time?”

“What ever we want.”

Epilogue

Poseidon

“That’s really good,
Audrey,” I encouraged with a smile.

The concentration on her face was priceless as I watched her try
to hold the wave of water up over her head. She smiled back at me, happiness exuding off her.

“Yeah?” she asked. “How about this?”

The water shot forward, pushing me over and under the surface of the sea.

“Hey!” I sputtered, coming back up. “You better be careful. I could make you regret ever starting a water fight.”

Her skin glowed in the sunlight, a sight I’d never get tired of seeing. We’d been at our house on the island for some time now, working on getting her to control her new powers effortlessly. I loved that we shared this new connection we hadn’t before. I felt we understood each other that much better.

When I’d seen her drowning over a year before, no hope for survival, I’d acted out of guilt. Once again, I’d let Amphitrite coax me into something I shouldn’t have done and it needed to be fixed
, somehow. Audrey had been only that—a face that made me feel better about myself. Even when I checked on her at the hospital, it was only to make sure she’d hit her head hard enough in her fall that I wasn’t remembered.

When I’d shown up at her home, it was for the same reason. It was only supposed to be for a few months, a quick stop to make sure I was still safe from every photo hungry, film
toting “hunter.”

When she showed me the picture of John, I knew I couldn’t leave as quickly as I’d planned. My act of salvation that was to
undo my murders had turned into a nightmare. I couldn’t believe that out of everyone in the world, I’d managed to pick the two that were tied together.

I settled in for the long haul, hoping that I could get Audrey to a place in her life where I would feel comfortable leaving her. She needed to be able to function again. Thankfully, she had started that journey on her own.

The more I watched her, the more I wanted to spend time with her. The familiar longings I’d had before were stirring, but in a way I’d never experienced. There was no way I would get her to spend time with me like that, I was sure of it.

I started out with the dinner invitation, hoping she would oblige me. Everything was going perfect, until I suddenly discovered that Mnemosyne was there as well, working
on whatever she had planned to put into motion. She obviously hadn’t given Audrey any of her magic water yet, since she didn’t remember her almost drowning, but it was only a matter of time.

Try as I might, I couldn’t figure out where they were meeting. I didn’t want to come out and ask Audrey about it, or demand she stop going, so my hands ended up basically tied. As soon as I saw the jar of liquid, I knew that Mnemosyne was ready to exact her revenge. I stole it and dumped it down the drain as
quickly as I could, terrified the little Audrey had would make her remember everything. I breathed easy once I was sure she hadn’t.

All that time, I was falling in love with her, more than I thought was possible. It was like every breath I took was for her. Each of my thoughts revolved around what I could do to get her to feel the same way.
Her husband’s face, my victim, swam before my eyes continually, screaming that she would never forgive me when she found out.

Still, I wanted her to know who I was. I imagined taking her to somewhere with lots of water and unloading it on her, begging her to take me anyway. It was unlikely, but a man could hope.

Finally, because of my wishful thinking and inaction, I was caught and discarded. Fury and hurt whipped through me, tearing the ground around me to pieces. Only when Zeus intervened and demanded I stop was I able to pull it together enough to get out of there.

I went to my island, knowing the other Gods were meeting on Olympus to discuss my punishment for disrupting the natural order of the desert. I couldn’t find it in myself to care at that point.

Amphitrite wasted no time in sticking her blade right into my shoulder as soon as I stepped out of the water. I didn’t want to fight back. What was the point if the woman I loved never wanted to see me again?

And then she was there, trying to save me of all things! It was the extra push I needed. When the battle was over, I knew I would do everything I could to make it back to her. I didn’t tell her because I didn’t want her to wait around for me forever. She deserved happiness, no matter what became of me.

“What are you thinking about?” Audrey asked, catching me staring at her.

“You,”
I answered with a smile, wading over and pulling her into my arms.

Talley barked from the beach, running into the water and swimming around us, her tongue hanging out of her mouth.

“Dinner time!” Audrey announced with a laugh. “Go home, Talley!”

She did as ordered, turning and swimming back to the beach.
The palm trees swayed in the breeze, brushing the blue sky tenderly. White sand shone out from under them, but the foliage wasn’t what made this my paradise.

“Wanna race?”
Audrey said, turning to me.

“Only if you’re prepared to lose,” I laughed.

She dissolved into the water and I followed suit, both of us racing towards the mouth of the tunnel to home.

“You let me win!” she accused, pulling herself out of the pool and onto the wood floors of the living room.

“No I didn’t,” I fibbed. “I’m the real winner because I got to see you in a bikini.”

She blushed,
embarrassed laughter escaping her mouth.

“And there’s the blush I love so much,” I
teased, pulling myself out of the water as well and taking her into my arms.

“I love you,” she said with a smile.

“I love you, too,” I replied. “I’ve been thinking about it. You love me, I love you, we live in the same house, take care of the same pet, have the same mythological powers that don’t exist according to modern society—”

She laughed, tipping her head back and displaying more of her neck. I took advantage of it, placing a soft kiss there.

“Why don’t we make it official,” I continued. “And get married?”

“Really?” she asked with surprise.

“Marriage is supposed to be one of the ultimate expressions of love, isn’t it? Tying yourself to someone for the rest of your life—at least that’s how it was originally intended.”

“You really want to get married?”

“I want to spend every day of the rest of forever waking up and falling asleep to your face. I want people to think of us as a pair and not separate entities. Never again will the name Poseidon be said without Audrey coming soon after, or the other way around as well,” I laughed.

“You mean it then,” she
realized, laughing. “It’s not a joke.”

“I would never joke about how much I love you,” I said softly.

She bit her lower lip, a smile tugging at the corners of her mouth.

“I don’t know,” she said teasingly.

“Oh, just say yes already!” I said in mock frustration.

“Yes!” She laughed.

“Now, was that so hard,” I said, taking her chin in one hand and kissing her deeply.

I broke away and looked into the eyes of my soul mate, reflecting the vast waves of emotions in their depths, knowing that I would never be complete without her again.

About The Author

              Kamery didn’t grow up thinking that she would be an author. She loved to sing and act! She dreamed of the day that she would perform on Broadway. She also loved books and had an active imagination. She could come up with a story in no time and tell it to her friends. Over time, she realized that she could follow both dreams.

             
Now Kamery writes when she can, weaving tales in every direction imaginable. When She’s not working on her latest manuscript, she is at school finishing up her degree. Kamery loves learning and getting to do both of the things that she loves!

             
Currently, Kamery lives in the White Mountains of Arizona with her handsome husband and beautiful daughter. They are her whole world!

             
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Big Apple Dreams

Marama
Adams knows without a doubt that she is meant to be a Broadway performer. Unable to wait any longer, she’s finally moved to the city from the west coast, ready for all her dreams to come true. She’s certain that her talent, work ethic, and positive thinking will land her on a stage in no time. Before she can really sink into the work though, Chris Williams, a handsome city native, steps in and begins to claim her heart. At the same time, her roommate’s brother seems to want more than friendship from her. Will she be able to balance between her dreams and love?

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Big Apple Dreams!

Marama Adams knows without a doubt that she is meant to be a Broadway performer. Unable to wait any longer, she's finally moved to the city from the west coast, ready for all her dreams to come true. She's certain that her talent, work ethic, and positive thinking will land her on a stage in no time. Before she can really sink into the work though, Chris Williams, a handsome city native, steps in and begins to claim her heart. Will she be able to balance between her dreams and love? Marama Adams knows without a doubt that she is meant to be a Broadway performer. Unable to wait any longer, she's finally moved to the city from the west coast, ready for all her dreams to come true. She's certain that her talent, work ethic, and positive thinking will land her on a stage in no time. Before she can really sink into the work though, Chris Williams, a handsome city native, steps in and begins to claim her heart. Will she be able to balance between her dreams and love?

The plane jolted, hitting some turbulence, and I jerked awake, grabbing the arm rest in a panic.

“Ladies and gentlemen,” a voice said over the speaker. “The captain had turned on the seatbelt light. Please buckle up and remain in your seat as we begin our descent into New York City.”

I blinked a few times and sat up in my seat, running a hand through my hair. My muscles screamed at me in protest, having not moved almost the entire four hour flight. Thankfully, my bladder wasn’t calling for attention too badly that I couldn’t hold it until we landed at La Guardia Airport.

My headphones continued to play a show tunes list, tapping sounds clacking out of the tiny speakers. I turned them up since I was actually listening now, singing along in my head.

Stretching the best I could, I
peeked a look out of the window two seats to my left. I’d hoped I’d get a seat with a view but was landed with the aisle instead. It was in the back, thankfully. I hadn’t wanted to spend the first thirty minutes on board dodging every bag that passed me, especially the backpacks.

We were still up in the clouds, nothing remotely exciting to look at. I sighed and rested back against my chair again, twisting my hands together in nervous excitement.

I had literally saved every penny I’d made since the fifth grade to move to the Big Apple. There was a musical I listened to one day when I was bored, the first I’d ever really paid attention to, and that was it for me. I knew I needed to get myself to the east coast and be in shows. Nothing had ever touched me the way those two CD’s did. Even now, I dreamed of being in that same musical and realizing my goals fully.