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Authoress Note: Sorry that it has taken me so long to post this. As many of you know, I had to deal with a family issue and it has been resolved. Thanks to everyone for bearing with me.
There was absolutely no way Selene could tell him the truth of her whereabouts. He would think she's crazy and lock her up for the rest of her life or kill her and take another wife that's sane. "I was visiting some friends in the southern part of Athens," she told him, easing the sheer white shawl off her shoulders and placing the garment on the edge of the bed. "I knew you would want to return to Sparta as quickly as possible and I wanted to tell my friends goodbye. I doubt I will ever see them again." She added sadly.
Selene knew it would take a few more words to have Endymion believe her. He was no fool and oddly enough, she found this trait of his admirable. "They are sad to hear of my departure but they knew this day would come to pass. I am saddened to leave my home and everything behind but I am looking forward to my future as being your queen." She paused, taking a quick peak at her husband. She mentally sighed for she knew he didn't believe her yet. What would it take for him to believe her story?
"Serenity, I have had enough," Endymion told her calmly. He will have to try and get the truth out of her before he loses his temper. "I want to hear the truth come from your lips. If I do not hear it, although it pains me to do so, I will have to punish you for lying to me."
"But… I…am…telling you the truth," Selene stuttered, suddenly becoming fearful of the man before her. "I gave a message to a servant girl to give to you explaining my whereabouts. Did you not receive it?"
Endymion shook his head at her question. "Stop fooling yourself, wife. You know as well as I do that there was no message."
"But there was," Selene insisted, still sticking to her previous story. Her hands began to shake slightly and she knew that any second now, she will be sweating with moisture. She had to get him to believe her before that happens. Her sweat will give her away.
Endymion closed their distance and gently held his wife's chin in his hands. "Who was he?" Endymion asked coldly, controlling his anger. It wouldn't do for him to make her scared. "Who is the man that you're sleeping around with behind my back?"
Selene gasped with shock. Tears streamed down her face as he gripped her chin fiercely. "How could you ask such a thing?" Selene cried out, wrapping her hands around his wrist, desperately trying to remove his hand from her. In this state, he could be capable of anything. "You are the only one I have been with! I have been faithful to you!" Technically her statement was true. She hasn't sleep with any male human or male god since her wedding night with Endymion.
He pushed her against the wall and leaned his body into hers. He bent his head down to smell the scent of her hair and found a lingering male scent. It drove him crazy. He slammed his palms against the wall and forced his lips upon hers. Endymion bit her lip, telling her to open her mouth and once she obeyed, he kissed her harshly. Soon he lifted his lips from hers and forced himself to look into the eyes of his deceiving wife.
"I will give you once last chance," he stated, breathing heavily from the kiss. "Tell me who he is and where you have been."
Selene could feel her tears flowing more rapidly. She didn't want to be with him anymore. What did she get herself into? There was no way she could disappear in front of him and return to Mount Olympus. Besides, she still hasn't found a replacement that looks like her just yet. She will just have to grin and bare it for the time being but when she becomes her true self, Endymion will dearly pay. Revenge will be hers.
"Why won't you believe me?" Selene pleaded with him. "I have done nothing to you to believe otherwise! Please stop this."
Endymion laughed and removed his hands from the wall to grip her shoulders tightly. "You want to know why I don't believe you, wife." He paused to see her nod her head. "It's because I can smell another man's scent on you. That's why I don't believe a word that comes out of your pretty little mouth."
Damn! Thanatos forgot to hide their scents. He is definitely going to hear about this later. "The only reason I can explain it is that I visited father before coming back to my bedchamber. He is the only male that I have been in company with. You can ask him yourself."
Selene noticed that Endymion was calming down. His eyes no longer held jealousy and anger. He pulled her into him and held her within his embrace. "I'm sorry I didn't believe you, Serenity. I was worried about you because you were gone from my side for two whole days. I am worried that I will lose you." He whispered into her ear. He now realized that another was in the room with them.
"You will never lose me. I promise to stay by your side forever," Selene whispered back to him, knowing very well that Thanatos could hear them.
During the moment, Selene forgot that she was a goddess and her place was on Mount Olympus. This man was offering her the love she so desperately needed. Maybe there is a way she could be in both worlds. No one has discovered her secret yet and it has been more than a couple of months.
"We will be departing for Sparta tomorrow," Endymion spoke to Thanatos. "Make sure that your mistress is packed."
Thanatos bowed to him, while secretly thinking of ways to torture Selene. She owes him big time for this. "It will be done. Should I pack for the journey as well?"
Endymion nodded his head. "I will not separate you from your mistress. She needs someone familiar to accompany her to Sparta. You may continue to be her maid."
Endymion gave Selene a quick peck on the lips and exited the room. He wanted to confirm Serenity's story about visiting her father. If she is still lying to him he will have no choice but to punish her. He couldn't appear weak in front of others. He had an image to uphold.
Thanatos made his way to the door and peered down the hallway, making sure that Endymion had left. Finding the hallway empty, he closed the door and leaned against it sighing in relief. "That was a close one. What will you do when Endymion finds out that you never went to see your father? I will hate to see the outcome of that."
"Don't worry about it, Thanatos," Selene told him, unraveling the buns on top of her head. She sighed with pleasure as she run her fingers through her blonde hair. "I sent images to the King of Athens mind and he will tell Endymion exactly what I told him. Next time, I will make sure to cover my ass. I didn't expect things to turn out this way."
"I still don't like it," Thanatos told her seriously. "He is awfully possessive of you. How are we supposed to keep the Titans from being unleashed and figure out the god behind it without him being underfoot?"
Selene just smiled at Thanatos and he felt uneasy all of a sudden. He didn't like that smile of hers. He knew it would lead to trouble eventually. "This time I will leave a double. I have you here to make sure that I do."
"I'm not your keeper, Selene," Thanatos told her sternly, crossing his arms in front of his chest. "And I don't like being a damn girl. This form is so uncomfortable."
Selene laughed at his plight. "Don't worry. It may feel awkward at first but you'll get use to it. You may like it better than your male form." She couldn't help adding.
"The hell I will," Thanatos exploded.
"Calm down. I was only joking with you," Selene spoke, placing her hand on his arm. "You'll have the guards at the door if you keep carrying on like that."
Thanatos uncrossed his arms and went to sit down on the bed. He patted the spot next to him and Selene sat down next to him. "So what do we do now?" he asked her, staring at the wall in front of him.
"First of all, we need to figure out your female name," Selene said, tapping her finger against her chin in thought. "I know! Your name should be Thana," she suddenly shouted out, pleased with herself. "That way it's close to your real name and no one can tell the difference."
Thanatos turned to look at her in horror. "That's not what I meant, Selene," he told her, after getting over his shock. "I meant where we go from here about the Titans. Before we know it the time they will be released will be here."
Selene once more tapped her finger against her chin in thought. "I think we need to spy on all the gods at one time. That way, we will have the information we need and the god behind this will have no clue."
"That's great and all, Selene, but how do you plan to go about it?" Thanatos asked her, not really knowing where the conversation was going.
Selene looked at Thanatos in surprise. "Didn't I tell you that I can check up on other people's lives," she asked him and Thanatos shook in head. "Oh, I didn't. I thought I did."
"Anyway," she said, conjuring up silver orb. "This orb will tell us what we need to know. I bet you that is why Hades asked me to do this. He must have found out that I have the ability to spy on people."
Thanatos gave Selene a dirty look. "You can get that out of your head, Thanatos! I do not spy on people while they have sex. That is just disgusting. I should have known a pervert like you would automatically think that."
Thanatos grinned sheepishly, scratching his head. "You can't blame a man for trying."
"I don't see a man anywhere. Do you?" Selene said playfully, batting her eyelashes.
Thanatos threw his hands up in the air in defeat. "All right, I give up. I won't ask anymore perverted questions."
Selene snorted. "I highly doubt that. If you don't say one perverted thing a day, I would think there is something wrong with you." Selene floated the orb out of her hands and it grew in size, setting itself on the wall.
Thanatos focused on the image on the wall and without taking his eyes off it, asked Selene a simple question. "I thought Helios was the only one who could watch people. They say that he knows everything."
Selene smiled sadly. She knew that Helios saw Zeus kiss her and she dreaded telling him the truth. "Helios and I are opposite of each other. He is the sun while I am the moon. We basically have the same abilities but Helios is stronger than I am in power."
"Then why hasn't he figured out your secret yet?" Thanatos asked.
Selene watched Helios' face show up on the wall. "The moon has many secrets. I also have put up a barrier around me. The barrier blocks me from his view."
Both of their eyes grew wide as they watched Aphrodite approach Helios and kiss him fully on the lips. What surprised Selene the most was that Helios returned the kiss with passion.
"I'm sorry, Selene, but I think we may have found the god behind the planned attack," Thanatos told her sadly.
To be continued…
