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he loved teasing, and she didn’t feel like being teased about
Eros.
    “ You could always have
this much attention, if you wanted it.” He ran his fingers through
the ends of her hair.
    “ Why so interested
now?”
    He settled his arm behind her. “Just
testing a theory.”
    Iris scowled at him. “Oh, I knew it,
you arrogant bastard! You’ve come to see if I’ll sleep with
you.”
    She blushed as an old couple passing
by looked at them and then laughed together. Ares grinned at
her.
    “ I’ve tried before with no
ulterior motives. Can’t blame me for trying now. If this all works
out, I might not get another chance.”
    “ All of you are
unbelievable. Really unbelievable.”
    “ Well then, prove me
wrong.” He pulled her into his arms and kissed her
passionately.
    Every nerve in her body went electric.
Pleasure pulsed all over her, concentrating in her core. One touch
and she would fall apart in his arms. She’d always wondered what it
would be like to be with the god of war, and now she was getting
quite a taste. She melted into his arms. His power washed over her,
and her mind filled with visions of the two of them making love.
She could almost feel his cock surging inside her.
    He broke off the kiss and looked at
her. The moment she opened her eyes, it all faded away. She
blinked. “I don’t understand.” She’d been ready to come and cry out
his name, but now she felt nothing.
    “ A little test.” He ran
one finger down her neck to just over the curve of her breast.
“Very enjoyable. Eros will soon see how fortunate he
is.”
    “ What did you just do to
me?” She wanted to slap him, but she didn’t want to attract any
more attention than she already had.
    “ You wanted me when I
forced my power on you. The moment I released you, you didn’t want
me anymore. It means another holds your heart. If that were not so,
you would still be feeling the physical desire I ignited.” He
shrugged. “Aphrodite taught me to do that.”
    “ Ever tried it on her?”
She wanted to tell him off for doing that to her, but she knew the
personal comment would do more damage and be more likely to get his
attention.
    His eyes darkened, but in a whisper he
said, “I wouldn’t dare. I don’t want to know, honestly.”
    Iris stared at him. Why wasn’t he
angry? She felt bad for purposely hurting him. “I’m
sorry.”
    “ Don’t be. Love is as
complicated for her as it is for her son, it seems.”
    “ Looks that way.” Iris
sighed. “Everyone knows I’m in love with Eros. It’s no
secret.”
    Ares looked at her seriously.
“Everyone doesn’t know that. He certainly doesn’t.”
    “ He’s not going to fall in
love with me.”
    “ You keep saying that.” He
shook his head and smiled. “You have many charms more precious than
your beauty. You are very intelligent and stimulating, in more ways
than one. You have many human virtues as well, some of the rarest
ones at that. Who could appreciate them more than him?”
    He made an interesting point, but she
still refused to get her hopes up. “We’ll see.”
    “ Yes, we shall. The Fates
may have something amazing in store for you.”
    “ And what do you think
they have in store for you?”
    He surprised her by answering. “Maybe
they’re going to teach me a lesson I’m not expecting. Eros can’t be
the only one the lovely Fates are seeking to reform.”
    She didn’t fully understand what he
meant, but she nodded anyway. “Maybe so. What you want today may
not be the same as what you want tomorrow.”
    “ That’s a nice thought.
Here’s hoping, then. Take care, sweetheart. Have a nice, naughty
dream about me tonight.”
    “ I’ll see what I can
do.”
    He vanished, and she stood up to
finally walk back to the restaurant. She’d only wanted attention
from Eros, but it suddenly seemed all of Olympus was fighting on
her side. She wished that could make her surer of the
outcome.

Chapter Four
     
    Eros knocked on the office door. He
glanced back at