Her Forever

Gwen’s POV

I closed the door quietly as I did a mental fist pump in the air. We kissed! I wanted to swoon all over the floor. The thought crossed my mind if I did it right; I mean, he did show me how but I hope he wasn’t repulsed. I wouldn’t know how to do such things sitting in a cage. I was twenty years old and had yet to have a first k**s. Am I sure for my circumstances he was alright with it? Hades did say he wanted to do it again, and I’m going for a win on this one.

Cerberus was tilting his head in that puppy dog manner, and it made me recoil my emotions. I wished he could talk; it would be nice to have more friends around here. There were no other girls around this palace at all since my first night. All of them had been male, and they wouldn’t even look at me and be friendly. They did their duty and left, with no room for conversation.

Taking off down the hallway at an almost skipping pace, we headed to the south side of the mansion of this palace. Each hallway was decorated with slick floors and beautiful paintings of fairies, flowers, cherubs, angels, and demons. I found them fascinating as I tried to look at every single one down the hall. I approached one that had a half-man, half-beast. They were transforming from humans into a wolf.

A human was standing next to the wolf, almost bear apart from leaves coving his privates. It hit me it was a werewolf. Out of all the paintings, it stuck out the most. The dark fur, the elongated teeth, the muscle beneath the coat was stunning. It was fascinating. Blinking my eyes a few times, I saw blonde fur rushing through a forest. The green eyes stood out to me as its large tongue lopped to the side in playfulness. Blinking a few more times, I could feel the fur on my fingers as it was hanging on while the rushing wind blew past my hair.

Laughing, giggling, screaming in delight were other children on other animals, wolves. These giant wolves were darting through trees and under logs as the children laughed and egged them to go faster. The wolf I was riding was the largest of them all and let out an enormous amount of strength for a bellow of a howl.

As quickly as these daydreams started, they stopped. It felt real, as if one of my nightmares. I could almost taste the forest pine on my lips zipping through trees. “Parisa,” escaped my lips as I remembered that name. The name I was being called only last night. “Parisa.” Cerberus looked to me like I grew two heads, so I shrugged my shoulders and continued to walk down the hallway that led to a sizeable atrium-like room. I’ll have to continue thinking about it another day. Now was my time to explore and check out the home I had been living in.

The sun showed brightly as it made the room’s warmth warmer than most rooms of the palace-like home. Instead of the darker furniture I would typically see, this furniture was light and crisp, all equipped for a perfect sunroom. Blue light reflected in the windows as I walked closer. Knowing I shouldn’t, I put my hands on the glass and looked through windows only to see a large pool.

I let out a quick squeak of delight only to have Cerberus whine and shake his ears. “Sorry, baby.” I patted his head and ran for the nearest door that led outside. Cerberus trotted behind me as I walked out to the pool area. It was the bluest water I had ever seen. Of course, it was due to the elaborate blue tiles on the bottom of the pool, but it looked beautiful anyway. I took off my shoes and dipped my toes into the warm waters. I don’t know if I really knew how to swim, but I wanted to try. I’m sure with all the clothes that Hades had provided me with, and there would be a swimming suit in there somewhere. Getting lost in my thoughts, I heard two women talking.

“Oh, there it is,” I heard a woman’s voice come from beyond the fence. Looking up, curious, I saw two women jump the fence. Their legs were long, and their skirts were short. Beautiful features adorned their faces that looked nothing short of a model. They both walked towards me barefoot while their top was just a colored bikini top.

“This is what has the Lord all up in a fuss?” One of the women motioned to me while I looked at Cerberus. He started growling at them in warning, but they just huffed in annoyance. “Yes, her, she made me lose the perfect job because the Lord didn’t want any distractions,” she air quoted as I stood there like a small child.

“What’s your name, human?” The first woman spoke while jutting out her chin at me.

“I’m Gwen, and it’s um, nice to meet you?” It wasn’t nice to meet them and calling me human? Did he really get rid of the women that worked here because of me?

“Sure, sure.” They came closer, Cerberus coming closer to block them from getting closer. His jaws snapped, and the second woman used her hand to act as a battering ram and pushed Cerberus without even touching him. I gasped as he yelped when he hit the pool fence.

“You can’t do that!” I yelled, still in shock as they walked closer. The closer they got, the closer the pool became, and the initial worry about knowing how to swim was growing on me.

“We should just kill her now, then we can go back to our everyday lives,” the first woman spoke while picking her now elongated nails. “Her newness will wear off, but who knows how long that will be.”

“You can’t do that; we have Hade’s b***d; he would know it was you.”

What is going onnnnnn? Panic rose in my throat as I eased my way away from the edge of the pool. I wanted to run but the fear climbing up my spine forbad it.

“Right,” her nails retracted as I stood in shock. “How about we take her to the village, let an incubus take care of her, and then suck her dry of her aura? They don’t know who she is, and the blame won’t be on us.” The other one nodded and approached.

Turning to run, I heard Cerberus’ battle cry as he bit one of the women on the leg while I tried to run. The keyword was tried because my leg was swiftly caught as her claws grew scrapped down my leg. Letting out a b***d-curdling scream while shaking my leg, the strength behind the nails grew bigger. Looking behind me, I no longer saw the woman that had grabbed me but a red-skinned, raven-haired woman with hooves for feet and small horns that protruded out of her head.

Never in my wildest dreams would I have thought to see a sight; it was worst than the gladiator helmet guy! My fingernails clawed at the concrete, leaving bloody fingerprints in my wake. Cerberus was still ripping his head back and forth at the other woman that had transformed. One arm left my leg, and a ripe pain hit the back of my head. The shock of the hit had me stop fighting to rub it with my hands, and I was swiftly thrown over a shoulder.

Screaming again, all I could see was Cerberus grow four times the size of his original self along with two other heads protruding his body. The shock in itself was scary, but now I was being carried away on a large creature running, no galloping through the yard of Hades. Once we breached the far fence that I was explicitly told not to go past, the world became a deeper red.

Sniffing, I could smell burning embers and the dark Earth being kicked up by her hooves. She was laughing maniacally as she continued to gallop through the trees. My breathing became haggard as I felt myself become weak, I had still not recovered from my years of being deprived of food, and I knew I was no match for what was about to happen.

One thing was for sure I was not on Earth; I was in some alternate dimension, and I had a terrible hunch that all the names such as Hades, Hermes, and Ares were real. I’m in the underworld; the whole idea of thinking how amazing it would be if Hades were a god had worn off the appeal. Now I was riding the back of some demon woman that was to shove me in some room with an incubus demon I know nothing about.

I kept praying this was just a dream, a dream that felt more real than all the others, but the b***d dripping down my leg was telling me different. I could feel the chunks of meat flapping by as the wind rushed by.

Focus, I had to focus. “Where are you taking me?” I yelled over the wind brushing my face. The smell of sulfur continued to infiltrate my nose, making me sick. Trying to get a sense of my surroundings so I could run back to the only safe place I knew, the demon chuckled wildly as we entered a small village. Her gallop became a canter and eventually a walk, and I heard several hooves hit the cobblestone path.

“Put me down!” I yelled, and with one violent swing, I landed on my rear, instantly hearing a snap. Pretty sure I just broke my butt. “Ouch! What is your problem?” Several of the beasts looked on in curiosity, and even what looked to be small children came and joined the crowd.

“This w***e made us lose our jobs, so we are going to have her taught a lesson!” Several other women looked on at me with disgust and started whispering.

“I didn’t do anything! Hades brought me to the house, and that’s it!” Several started gasping.

“The Lord brought a human w***e? Surely, she won’t last; he’ll break her.” I held back a sob. Are they serious? Indeed not, Hades had been nothing but kind to me. “And she uses his name like he is some commoner, such disrespect!”

“Hades is kind and gentle; he would never hurt me,” I gave a scornful look while everyone laughed. Another demon pulled me from the floor and gripped my arm tightly.

“The incubus house it is then for the w***e!” Several cheered while I tried to pull away, only to become exhausted as they walked me down the path. Some of the beasts were hooting and hollering while others looked on in horror with whisperings. I knew one thing was sure; not one beast stood up for me; they let them take me down to a black building with a triple x’s on the front.

Flashbacks of what I went through only spun through my memory. Trying to scratch the beast holding me, I screamed for Hades. Hades was the only one who could save me. Even though he most likely kept a massive secret from me, I held onto hope that he wasn’t lying about his affections. That might break me to pieces right there.

The door opened as I stood in front while the two beasts held me in place. Feeling like a sacrifice, I tried to step back only to be greeted by a very tall, darker-skinned man. He was attractive and looked as human as possible except for the two small black horns coming out of his head. Many women would find him attractive and maybe spread their legs on purpose for him because I was sure he was packing. His bare torso and the sweats he wore led to any indication of how confident he was in bed was there.

Gulping in a large swallow of air, I tried to wiggle free again until he grabbed my wrist. It burned at the touch of this new beast as he pulled me in. “She will be taken care of,” he smirked as I got pulled in further in the darkness. I was going to be raped.

“Mmhmm, a fresh one. A pure one,” I heard a male purr as it brushed my ear with its lips. I could feel them all around me, breathing, tickling my skin with their breaths. My breathing picked up as I felt the tears stinging in my eyes. “Oh, do not cry; it isn’t fun when you cry. We will make you feel pleasure.” One purred as it kissed my open wrist. I already felt dirty as the warmth around my body made me stiffen.

“H-hades wouldn’t like this,” I managed to say. “He will come for me, and you will all get in trouble,” Several of them laughed in the dark while my eyes continued to adjust.

“Why would he come for his little w***e? He has better things to do. The words clicked in my head as I repeated them to myself. w***e? I couldn’t be, not after the way he treated me. Then again, he may want a willing one. Pain seared through my chest at the thought of him using me.

Why would he come? He was the King of the Underworld, he could have anyone, anybody, and he of all people took me in? My heart clenched at the thought of the k**s. I had poured what little I had into that simple action, and to him, it may have met nothing.

“That’s it,” one stranger cooed in my ear. “Doubting him, you can put your faith in us. We can make you feel good.” A lone tear dropped on my cheek.

“Please let me go; I just want to leave,” I begged.

“And go where? Who would want you, especially now that you are in the house of the incubus? Your body might as well be tainted already? Another sob ripped me until I heard a giant crash at the door I had initially been walked through. The light poured through the door as I felt more hands grip my arms.

It’s him.