19. Kai is disgusting!

I stirred in my sleep and clutched onto the fluffy pillow. Fluffy pillow? My eyes sprang open as I took in my surroundings. I was back in my room. The last thing I remember was being in Zeus' arms as we cuddled in the grass. He must have carried me back.

I blushed at the memory of him pleasuring me in ways I had never been pleasured before. He was nowhere in sight and that dampened my mood. I hated that he had such control over my mood.

I got up from my bed to shower and that was when I saw the burgundy rose on my bedside table. Beneath it was a paper. I lifted the rose, sniffed it, and then put it down. After that, I lifted the paper to read its contents.

I can't wait to taste you again, beautiful.

~ Zeus

I could not help but blush at the statement. I was basically skipping the whole morning as I was in a good mood. Nothing could spoil it for me. Zeus barely left my mind. He was so thoughtful, gentle, and romantic, unlike Kai who was a pretender.

I shook my head and scolded myself for comparing the two men. They were both different in their own ways and I only liked one of them.

I took Alexander's diary and continued reading. Turns out the man did not kill his wife Mary. He only beat her until she passed out. He felt so guilty that he stayed away from his mistress and took care of Mary.

But you know what they say, once you have a taste, you can't get enough. Alexander would beat Mary, feel guilty, take care of her, and repeat. The only thing that stopped him at one point in the diary was the fact that Mary was pregnant.

That, however, did not stop him from seeing his mistress while his wife was at home pregnant with his baby. They still performed the pentagram ritual. He didn't know why but the blind love he had for her did not allow him to question anything.

Poor Mary. Men were scum when they wanted to be, which was such a shame. Despite how Alexander treated Mary, she never left him and she always defended him to the town folk.

Alexander felt guilty but not guilty enough to stop cheating on her.

Just as I was cursing out Alexander, there was a knock at my door. I hid the diary and picked up a novel to pretend it was what I was reading. Once I was sure the person on the other side wouldn't suspect anything peculiar, I muttered for them to come in.

It was Athena. When did she learn how to knock? On the door of a slave at that.

" Kai wants to see you, " she said while eyeing my novel. I nodded my head and she left. I looked at the book and discovered that it was upside down.

I slapped my hand on my forehead. She was probably suspicious now.

I got off my bed and started leaving while wondering why Kai wanted to see me. Since the day he put me in my place, he had been ignoring me. No matter how much I wanted to believe that he felt guilty, I knew the reason he was staying away was because of Katana.

She was satisfying all his needs and she was doing it willingly. Unlike her, he had to waste time wining and dining with me just to get me in bed. I felt dirty for almost falling for his trap.

As I got closer to the door, I heard whimpers and moans. I knew what was happening deep down but I did not want to believe it. There was no way Kai would call me over while he was balls deep in Katana or some other woman.

He had a painting of me on the wall in front of his bed. I concluded that Miriam was getting to me and I needed to keep her out of my head.

I did not bother to knock. I opened the door and what I saw made me wish I had just listened to the part of my mind that had good reasoning. Katana was on top of Kai bouncing up and down and her breasts were on full display.

Kai groaned as he stared at her globes as they matched her movements. I had to admit that she had nice boobs. Katana sensed my presence and she moaned louder. Her eyes went to me and she smirked.

I did not know whether Kai did not see me or he was just pretending but his eyes never left Katana's breasts.

I did not know why I was still standing there but for some reason, I couldn't get my feet to move. I felt like a perv just standing there while glaring at Katana. They were both disgusting.

" Want to join us? " Katana asked and Kai's head whipped in my direction.

I do not know how I expected Kai to react to my presence but I didn't expect him to chuckle and ignore me. I turned and left, full of embarrassment. I felt humiliated too.

How could Kai call me to his room when he was busy with Katana? Did he not remember he lied to me that she was his sister? Or maybe he hadn't called me over.

Maybe Katana had told Athena that just so I could witness their little show. That would mean that Katana felt intimidated by me. Why would she be? She was beautiful and sexy and most of all, she had Kai eating out of the palm of her hand.

That theory was ridiculous.

I convinced myself that I wasn't jealous because I had no right to be. I hated Kai because he was a liar, pervert, and hypocrite. Then why was there an ache in my chest that refused to go away?

I groaned when I realized my life had more answers than questions. Fuck.

It was all overwhelming. I had to leave and go somewhere I could breathe. Before I knew what I was doing, I rushed towards the garden and pushed aside a bush like Zeus had done the day before.

I saw the pathway we had used on our walk and I ran further and further away from the castle. I knew it led somewhere. At that point, somewhere was better than the castle. I could almost taste freedom at the tip of my tongue.

Soon, I wouldn't have to see Kai ever again. I never really made the best decisions under pressure.

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