Chapter Fourteen
“Where are we headed now?” I watched the scenery of Athens zip by out the window of the car. I was half surprised we weren’t flying on a cloud to wherever we were going, or traveling by Pegasus. Then I wondered if there were such creatures in the world. But when I turned to inquire with Demeter, her gaze was sorrowful.
“There’s some family business I need to take care of,” she said. “Do you mind, darling?”
We’d left Zeus behind. Or rather, he’d left us after he’d seen a pair of buxom twins walking down the street. I’d felt a moment’s irritation that his eye had been so easily turned, but it was just my pride smarting. I had no intention of letting that man’s overused ego anywhere near my pride. Besides, I was having an enjoyable time with his sister.
“Sure,” I said. “A
