The Son of Hades and A Mermaid

A Wedding Week Pt 1

Andrea

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I cannot believe it! My sister Amber and her mate Eric are finally getting married. They have been through so much together. I'm super happy for them. To top that off, Cole talked Hades into letting me stay in California for the whole week before their wedding.

I know part of my deal with Hades gives me the freedom to leave, but I didn't expect to be able to stay with my sisters for an entire week. Right now, I am packing. One perk that came with this arrangement is an entirely new wardrobe. I'm happily packing for my trip when Cole knocks on my door.

"Are you ready? I have the portal set to California," says Cole.

"Trying to rush me out of here, are you? Do you have a girlfriend waiting to come back after I leave?" I say this teasingly, but Cole doesn't miss my insecurity behind it. He stops smiling, comes up to me, and puts a hand on my cheek. I lean into it. Immediately feel comforted by the mate bond.

"I know you don't know me well, but please know this. I am not my father." He's so close to me. I can see the hurt in his grey eyes. I didn't mean to hurt him.

"We're engaged, and that's not something that I take lightly. I had girlfriends before you, but now it is you and only you.".

"I'm sorry, I didn't think you were your father. I just don't know how to take this arrangement. I don't know what is expected of us. Of me."

He takes a step back, and I miss his closeness.

"When the wedding is over, we will clarify things between us. Does that sound good?" he says with a half-smile.

"Yes, that sounds good. Are you sure that you can't come earlier? I'm glad you're coming as my date, but there's some fun stuff before the wedding," I reply.

"I wish that I could. But, unfortunately, once a month, my father needs to go to Olympus. Or he is supposed to. So I need to take his place. Because like most months, he doesn't feel like going." as he says this, he rolls his eyes.

"I'll miss you...." I say this without thinking. It just sort of slipped out.

"You don't have to say that back. I am a werewolf. The mate bond it's stronger for me." I say really quickly.

He chuckles a bit. He looks when in the eye when he says this, and I swear my knees feel like giving out.

"Andrea, I will miss you too. I might not be a werewolf, but I live in the underworld. There is a reason I call you Sunshine." as he says this, he takes my hand and kisses my knuckles. I feel the warmth of that all the way up to my shoulder.

I don't know what to say to that, but I'm glad that he will miss me too. He lets go of my hand, and I turn to zip up my bag. He walks over and grabs my suitcase, and we head to the throne room, where the portal is.

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I wake up the following day to the familiar sounds of a pack. Kids are running around. Parents' grumpy voices heading downstairs to eat their fill of breakfast. I roll over and hear my phone buzz.

"Good morning, sunshine. I miss the sound of your voice. Things are much less cheery here without you; let me know when you're up.".

I immediately hit the call button.

"Oh, hey! That was quick. How did you sleep?" says Cole with a startled tone.

"Yeah, I just woke up. I slept really well. Amber made this room specifically for us. So if you ever want to visit California, we have a place to stay." I say with a yawn.

"California, Spain, France... I think that your family wants us to visit them. This is the sixth room we have been offered," says Cole with a laugh.

"What if after we're married, we can stay with each of them as part of our honeymoon?" says Cole, sounding excited.

"That sounds amazing, actually," I say back. I'm not sure why, but mentioning a honeymoon makes me blush.

"Well, I'll let you go enjoy you enjoy your breakfast. I'll see you in six days and counting. Bye Sunshine." he says to me.

"Bye, Cole," I say before hanging up the phone. Goddess, this man is adorable. I lay on my bed a little longer, rereading the good morning text. Smiling like an i***t.

Cole

As much as her being gone is uncomfortable, the timing worked out. Andrea has a birthday coming up and I decided to plan an early surprise. She'll be twenty this year. I'm glad that the Moon Goddess gave me that information or else I would have missed her birthday entirely. So I've started to arrange a few surprises for her birthday.

I've been so busy pushing her away, hoping to find a way to give her a chance to live back on earth. But, every time I bring it up, she reminds me that she made a deal and intends to keep it. So I figure that if she's staying, I need to make this place more worthy of her. Even if I hope for her sake that it is temporary. I can't really stay away from her. Thanks to this mate bond. I'm trying to embrace it. I wonder if we had met under different circumstances if I would have pursued her? Probably not. I would have admired her from afar but left it at that. She is a werewolf version of a princess. Princess doesn't usually end up with the son of the villain.

I leave the underworld and head to the pain in my @ss, otherwise known as Olympus. The city that the gods meet to go over their politics and overall b*llshit. I hate it, but it's part of my job as an heir. Maybe if I try hard enough, I can rush through it, and head to California for the wedding festivities.