wall. Blinking a few times to ensure he wasn’t imagining things, he paused then blinked again. The vision of Ashia standing in her dress hadn’t changed. The form-fitting dress, which barely covered what the good Lord had given her, teased him with its golden shimmer. He couldn’t believe what he was seeing. The dress was giving off the light he’d seen.
The rich darkness of her skin was split by an armband of gold that wrapped around three times, depicting a snake. Her hair piled high then cascaded freely down her back. The entire ensemble made her appear elegant and haughty.
“I do not care, Set. I never want to see you here again.”
Set?
“I was just looking around. It’s not like you own this mortal realm.” A tall powerful man stepped into Reid’s view.
She shook her head. “Begone.”
“You are just no fun.” A flash of light and the other man disappeared.
Reid swallowed and tried to figure out what he’d just seen. There had to be a logical explanation.
Ashia turned and stared at him, her eyes and face portraying shock.
“Who are you?” he squeaked out. “Or should I say what are you?”
She moved towards him. Regal and cold. Walking around him, she sniffed and glared at him.
“You reek of another’s perfume. Why are you standing before me smelling like another woman?”
His mind tried to keep up but he just couldn’t quite get the entire disappearing act of the other man from his thoughts. “I don’t know what you’re talking about. Who was that and where did he go?”
She waved a hand as if his question were inconsequential. “He is of no concern. Answer me.”
There was movement on her arm and his gaze snapped to the armband. His legs wobbled. Holy shit! The snake was moving, its golden scales gripping and pulling itself in an elegant slide up her skin.
“Who the hell are you?”
Chapter Seven
“A goddess,” she stated in a cool tone. “That is of little importance. You come to me smelling of that thin, petite woman,” she accused. “She was fawning all over you. That dark-haired woman with her exotic looks who dares think she could covet what is mine.”
Reid didn’t know who she was referring to.
Ashia must have seen it on his face. She walked towards him, her dress moving with her like a living thing—the snake moving along her arm in an agitated manner as if channelling what she was feeling.
Reid gulped, looking at her beautiful face, turned on even with her anger. He tried to focus on what she had said then it dawned on him who she was referring to.
Sally. But how does she know about Sally?
“Sally what a sweet name.” Ashia stopped her advance.
Reid blinked, sure he hadn’t spoken aloud. “You read my mind. But how?”
“I am the goddess known as Amaunet, the Egyptian mother goddess, and I belong to the Ogdoad of Hermopolis.” Ashia lifted her head, shaking it haughtily. “And I do not share with anyone.”
Reid’s mind raced then he grinned. “You’re jealous.”
She barely blinked as she stared.
Reid remembered all the moments she had said something about ‘human’. “You’ve said human before. But aren’t you human?”
“I am immortal and can do more than you ever imagine.” Ashia moved closer to him. “What do you feel for this…Sally woman?”
Reid frowned then blurted out, “Nothing.”
Ashia still glared at him.
Reid glanced at the golden reptile still moving along her arm. He returned his attention to her then back at it before taking in her attire and bearing. Looking at her now, he could see she indeed looked like a goddess. His thoughts were jumbled on how he felt about her being not the woman he thought he had come to know. Reid turned away, needing space to think of what this could possibly mean for them. It was a lot to swallow, but Ashia was all he could ever want. Would he be able to keep her in his life?
“Reid.”
“You’re a goddess and I’m just Reid. There is nothing else to say. Goodbye,
The rich darkness of her skin was split by an armband of gold that wrapped around three times, depicting a snake. Her hair piled high then cascaded freely down her back. The entire ensemble made her appear elegant and haughty.
“I do not care, Set. I never want to see you here again.”
Set?
“I was just looking around. It’s not like you own this mortal realm.” A tall powerful man stepped into Reid’s view.
She shook her head. “Begone.”
“You are just no fun.” A flash of light and the other man disappeared.
Reid swallowed and tried to figure out what he’d just seen. There had to be a logical explanation.
Ashia turned and stared at him, her eyes and face portraying shock.
“Who are you?” he squeaked out. “Or should I say what are you?”
She moved towards him. Regal and cold. Walking around him, she sniffed and glared at him.
“You reek of another’s perfume. Why are you standing before me smelling like another woman?”
His mind tried to keep up but he just couldn’t quite get the entire disappearing act of the other man from his thoughts. “I don’t know what you’re talking about. Who was that and where did he go?”
She waved a hand as if his question were inconsequential. “He is of no concern. Answer me.”
There was movement on her arm and his gaze snapped to the armband. His legs wobbled. Holy shit! The snake was moving, its golden scales gripping and pulling itself in an elegant slide up her skin.
“Who the hell are you?”
Chapter Seven
“A goddess,” she stated in a cool tone. “That is of little importance. You come to me smelling of that thin, petite woman,” she accused. “She was fawning all over you. That dark-haired woman with her exotic looks who dares think she could covet what is mine.”
Reid didn’t know who she was referring to.
Ashia must have seen it on his face. She walked towards him, her dress moving with her like a living thing—the snake moving along her arm in an agitated manner as if channelling what she was feeling.
Reid gulped, looking at her beautiful face, turned on even with her anger. He tried to focus on what she had said then it dawned on him who she was referring to.
Sally. But how does she know about Sally?
“Sally what a sweet name.” Ashia stopped her advance.
Reid blinked, sure he hadn’t spoken aloud. “You read my mind. But how?”
“I am the goddess known as Amaunet, the Egyptian mother goddess, and I belong to the Ogdoad of Hermopolis.” Ashia lifted her head, shaking it haughtily. “And I do not share with anyone.”
Reid’s mind raced then he grinned. “You’re jealous.”
She barely blinked as she stared.
Reid remembered all the moments she had said something about ‘human’. “You’ve said human before. But aren’t you human?”
“I am immortal and can do more than you ever imagine.” Ashia moved closer to him. “What do you feel for this…Sally woman?”
Reid frowned then blurted out, “Nothing.”
Ashia still glared at him.
Reid glanced at the golden reptile still moving along her arm. He returned his attention to her then back at it before taking in her attire and bearing. Looking at her now, he could see she indeed looked like a goddess. His thoughts were jumbled on how he felt about her being not the woman he thought he had come to know. Reid turned away, needing space to think of what this could possibly mean for them. It was a lot to swallow, but Ashia was all he could ever want. Would he be able to keep her in his life?
“Reid.”
“You’re a goddess and I’m just Reid. There is nothing else to say. Goodbye,
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