Free Goddess Sacrifice by M.W. Muse Page A

His costume matched hers, and he’d left his hair natural too.
    “Come here!” Lissa yelled from the living room.
    “She wants to take our picture. She’s already gotten several of me by myself.”
    Legacy and Adin walked into the living room and posed for photos. When they were done, they headed to the party.
    And a college party, it was. It was so crowded and loud that it was hard to hear any of the conversations. But she met all his fraternity brothers at Zeta Omega and several of the women from their sister organization Zeta Nu.
    After they mingled for a few hours, she and Adin went outside to get some fresh air. There was a small campfire in the backyard, so they found a boulder to sit on that was by the woods but close to the fire. Adin sat behind her and rubbed her shoulders while they talked.
    “How did your midterms go?” she asked as she leaned back against him.
    “I passed. How was your school week?”
    “Uneventful.”
    He chuckled. But as he continued to gently massage her shoulders, his breathing changed. He slowly brought his lips to her ear. “You look beautiful, my Grecian princess.”
    She caressed Adin’s knees as she turned her head to smile at him. When she did, he slowly traced his lips across her cheek until his lips touched hers. He kissed her softly.
    While they kissed, she suddenly thought about the conversation she had with River about her energy. She pulled away from Adin and smiled. “Um, can I ask you something?” Great, she felt herself blushing.
    He chuckled and stroked her cheek. “Anything.”
    “I know that I shocked you when you were fighting with River, but do you feel any other electrical energy coming from me at other times?”
    Adin leaned his head down to her and rubbed his lips against hers. “I’ve always felt sparks,” he whispered as he kissed her.
    That answer was good enough for her! She twisted toward him and wrapped her arms around him as they kissed. She’d never tire of the way he felt in her arms or tasted on her lips. He was her addiction. They hadn’t been kissing too long before she heard voices by the campfire, so she pulled away from Adin.
    “Someone’s coming,” she whispered as she opened her eyes. When she did, Adin looked shocked. “What is it?” she asked, concerned.
    Adin didn’t answer, but his shocked expression morphed into irritation. Legacy frowned at him. What was wrong with him?
    She turned around and saw a small group of people walking beside the fire. As she scanned the group, she gasped, a pain shooting in her chest as she locked her eyes on the source of Adin’s sudden demeanor change.
    Venus.
    Adin squeezed Legacy tightly to him.
    “She’s here,” she breathed. She only looked for a fraction of a second, but that was long enough for her. Legacy hadn’t seen her in months. Even her newfound understanding with Adin hadn’t prepared her for this possibility.
    “I’ll be right back,” Adin muttered as he started to get up.
    “No!” she whispered, turning toward him and pulling him back down. “Let’s just pretend like she’s not here.”
    “I’m so sorry,” he whispered back. “I—”
    “Shhh…” She put her fingers up to his mouth, shaking her head.
    She wasn’t sure how she looked because she was trying to maintain her composure, but she wasn’t sure if she was fooling him.
    Adin leaned his forehead against hers and sighed against her fingers. She slid them down his lips, staring into his eyes, and when her fingernails grazed his bottom lip, he pressed his lips against hers. He kissed her softly, but she sensed an edginess to him.
    This was the first time that Venus had been around them like this. She wasn’t sure if his conduct was due to how she was reacting to Venus or if he was contemplating Venus’s reaction to seeing him with Legacy. She didn’t like that possibility, but bonded as they there, she knew it was possible.
    As she thought about the possibility of Adin being concerned for Venus, she