Pandora's Ghost [Book 2]

Chapter 47 : Sinful

NB: please take note of the sins' human names so you won't get confused when I use them interchangeably.

•Pharoah Princeton -- Pride

•"Raph" --- Greed

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Greed was another deadly sin in Greek mythology.

Victims guilty of this sin were believed to be consumed by their desire for wealth,

They were often depicted as miserly or selfish.

In the myth of Midas,

The king was granted the power to turn anything he touched into gold.

He soon discovered that wealth came at a great cost.

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My concentration stuttered to a halt when Raph rolled us unto his back while tugging the duvet closer. I kicked at the blanket then tore it from his grasp before throwing it at Pharoah's feet. "Cut it out! I'm not a hugger."

Pharoah was busy eyeing the little blue unicorns on the duvet. His black hair and braid glinted underneath the sun's rays as he chose to remain by the window ledge. I caught his thick eyelashes that brushed his cheeks whenever he blinked. His black combat boots swayed in the air as he sat.

Shit! Don't care about them, Penny. They're your enemies, remember?

I was now sitting on Raph's abdomen, my hand firmly planted on his tattooed chest. Looking closely, I noticed it was designed with a mixture of seven different animals. My eyes instantly caught a black panther.

And...Is that a bear?

Before I could take every detail,
Raph dragged my body back into his chest. His two tails wrapped around my midriff while his dark batwings shrunk into his shoulder blades. He rolled us to the side, his muscled body now curved over my back.