Chapter 16

Keith frowned, obviously annoyed by Melete’s words. What was wrong with him getting aroused by a woman? He had spent a thousand years cast to earth. Surely no one had expected him to remain celibate. It wasn’t like he went around and messed with women like Zeus did. He had boundaries and rules, unwritten rules that he followed.

Yet Cassie made him want to break those rules.

She made him yearn. Made him starve like a madman. He felt more like a parched traveler walking through the desert, and she was the oasis. He would gulp from her, take her in as greedily as possible. He was no god of thunder, but he was still a god, and he deserved to be accorded the respect he deserved, even from a muse like Melete.

Melete was one of the muses and daughters of Zeus. He was quite close to the muses and had spent his years as a lad in their arms. They’d watched him grow, nurtured him, and taught him the ways of mortals. Hence, Melete was both like a mother figure and a sister to