Seventh Deadly Sin (Book Two in Angels, Gods & Demons series)

32.

Loud gasps followed, the buzzing murmur of whispers quickly filling the very tensed air, harshly silenced just as quick as they started by that same thundering, unmistakable voice,
"Silence!"

"Selene, what is the meaning of this?" Zeus then asked, my gaze though remaining trained on the abnormally large wolf-like creature still standing right in front of me, everything else seemingly forgotten as I simply stood there, watching how it kept menacingly snarling at the god of Underworld, fully intent on protecting me from anything and anyone.

"Rem..." I shakily whispered, taking a step closer, small tears prickling at the corners of my eyes as even though I still couldn't understand exactly what happened and why did he turn into this beautiful creature, his actions touched me so deeply.

"My son, please...stop this," Our mother's gentle, pleading tone reached my ears, watching how the large wolf simply ignored her, its attention solely focused on the obvious threat.

"Yes, mutt, how about you step aside and let me finish my task?" The titan-like creature standing right in front the both of us then added, its frightening ember eyes darting towards me for the briefest moment, that pure evil reflecting inside them sending a cold shiver crawling up my spine, and like a scared child seeking for protection I quickly moved even closer to the creature I most certainly knew that was my brother, feeling the heavenly soft furr underneath my fingers as I gently touched its neck.

My brother fiercely snarled at him, once again baring its large canines, its strong jaw snapping as a form of warning, right before it suddenly lunged at the god.

But before Rem could even take a bite from the god's neck, Hades swiftly threw a hard blow, sending him flying towards one of the stone-built walls, causing a large gap in his wake.

"No!" I screamed, my vision turning blurry as I watched my brother struggling to get back up, a small, dark red rivulet slowly making its way down the side of his muzzle.

"Rem!" I quickly tried to take a step and run towards him, only to be harshly tugged right back in my spot, and before I could even comprehend what was going on, a large hand wrapped itself around my neck, ultimately facing the horrifying creature threatening to end my life.

Blazing ember eyes stared deep right into mine, their fire making me cower under its intensity, letting out a small whimper as his fingers curled even tighter around my throat, feeling his abnormally large palm sneaking underneath Raphael's t-shirt, slowly trailing upwards against my bare skin, my entire body instantly tensing at the awful sensation.

Feeling his hand stop right over the middle of my chest I lightly squirmed against him, my eyes widening as claw-like nails slowly pierced my skin, forcing out a strangled cry escape my lips.

"Please..." I rasped, tears falling down the sides of my face as I lightly trembled in his deadly embrace, watching how his features suddenly contorted into something I couldn't quite decipher, a strange look now glinting inside his ember gems.

Long moments followed, his every action suddenly stilled, finding ourselves locked in that very same, uncomfortable position, like in a trance those burning eyes still boring deeply into mine, seemingly rendered uncapable of completing his initial task.

"Hades, what are you waiting for? Destroy that wretched soul!" Zeus' highly annoyed tone reached our ears, the god currently holding me so painfully tight though completely ignoring him, until a different, strikingly familiar voice suddenly echoed across the entire arena,

"I'm afraid I cannot let you do that."

A small spark of hope flickered inside me at the mere sound of that specific voice, instantly recognising it, even though I only heard it once before.

"And why is that?"

"Because, that very soul, my godly friend, contains one of the Seven Deadly Sins. And guess which one it is."

______________________
Hey guys, new chapter ❤️❤️ yaay
Looks like inspiration decided to hit me a little sooner than usual lol
Aanyways, I hope you enjoyed this one too and as always, I will be waiting for your precious votes and thoughts <3

Until next time,
xoxo,
Lala