For a heartbeat, I thought I might just kneel over from pure shock. Time had literally stopped. The air was still. Every living thing was frozen like a statue as the god before me stepped forward. He radiated an aura so overwhelming it could make even the bravest warrior tuck tail and run. How I was still standing was a miracle. Zeus's gaze snapped to mine. His eyes were silver, swirling with power older than the galaxy itself, and right now those eyes were locked on me. I swallowed hard. My wolf stirred inside me, but I forced myself not to break eye contact. "You summoned me, little wolf," he said, his voice a low rumble that seemed to vibrate through the earth itself. He examined me for a moment like a king would an ant that was nothing more than an insect at his feet waiting to be

