Pandora's Ghost [Book 2]

Chapter 3 : Couple

"Hold on." Dimitri held a hand up. The room stretched in silence for two seconds. "Won't you greet your girlfriend with a kiss? I mean...you just arrived."

I glanced at my flat shoes, feeling a blush creep up my cheeks. Damn it, Dimitri!

Zion gave him the stink eye. "Drop it."

Dimitri placed an arm around my shoulders. "Did I say something wrong? If you want to convince cat-eyed Liam that Penny here is unpersuadable you got to act like it. By that, I mean a power couple."

He pushed me towards Zion and I stumbled to a stop inches from his chest. My cheeks were burning and I tried to smother it, trying not to meet his coffee brown eyes.

I kinda agreed with Dimitri. Liam was a sin who drew close to me because of Pandora. He was sent to steer my lustful attraction towards him like a mouse to a trap. I nearly fell for him though, until a certain crocotta, disclosed every secret Liam had. It was more like a wake-up call. And I had to suppress any hopes of seeing the sin again after we got separated.

Turns out, the bond I had with Liam was still influencing my decisions. But it gradually fades when I turn my emotions towards someone else. Which means it's breakable. And with Zion and I acting like a couple, it could work. He agreed to participate since he's not a great fan of bonds. Though there are other...reasons.

My other goal was to revive the feelings I had for Zion. He was someone I could trust while Liam remained a dangerous and mysterious shadow. He was a red zone.

A hand grazed my cheeks, angling my face towards kind brown eyes. Zion seemed to ask if I was okay with this. I gave a slight nod. Not a moment later, he leaned down and kissed me. It was neither soft nor demanding. I reached my hands into his hair and drew closer. His arm around my waist tightened, almost protectively.

Something fluttered in my chest like a set of embers igniting into a deadly fire. I pressed in with all my emotions, remembering the first time I met Zion; the instant attraction I had with him, and his laid-back personality. I remembered my hesitancy to draw close because he always had an intimidating aura. And since he rarely expressed his emotions I was fearful to voice out mine. So instead, I suppressed my feelings until they were utterly insignificant, all in an attempt to dodge rejection.

Zion groaned against my lips. With high reluctance, he drew back. I quickly buried my face in his chest, fighting the embarrassment. I made him do that. The room projected a loud silence.

"Well..." Dimitri coughed a short distance away. "That was intense. You're definitely going to convince everyone with that kiss. Not to mention the entire school."

I expected Hunter to say something but he was oddly quiet. Zion slid his hands up my waist and I breathed his aerosol-like scent, still fighting back a blush.

Dimitri continued after another awkward silence. "Um...so you were saying something about Wyatt."

"Yeah." Zion ran a hand over the nape of his neck. "The manticore hasn't been in school for a while but a few students said his mom lives nearby."

"Are we going to force answers out of Wyatt's mom?" Dimitri asked.

Zion shrugged, his face void of emotion like he couldn't care less. "If we have to. Wyatt knew what he was getting into the moment he abducted Pedro. Knowing where his mom lives will help us find him." He glanced at the window. "It's getting late. Security will be coming in any minute now."

Dimitri quirked an eyebrow. "That reminds me...Why were you late?"

I could say the same thing.

Zion's jaw ticked as an emotion swooped over his facial expression. He blew out a breath and relaxed into a seat. "I was just dealing with...something."

I tried putting the pieces together. "It's Zeus, isn't it?"

He bit his lip and glanced at me. "You still have the pendant I gave you?"

I nodded, feeling the heavyweight on my back pocket. Zion had asked me to keep it in case Zeus takes control. It's his one kryptonite. One we stole from a snake-like crazy lady.

"You mean...it took you two hours seventeen minutes to stop Zeus from taking over?" Dimitri asked with utmost concern.

Zion's lips pressed into a thin line. He glanced away but the answer was clear. As the days went by, it became harder for Zion to keep the god in check. He was like a ticking time bomb. Unless we do something about it.

And I knew just the person to help.

So...who is this person she has in mind?

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