Goddess of the Rose
Goddess of the Rose
“she blurted. Now why the hell had she said that?
He turned his head and finally looked at her again.
“Of course not. Empousa is a title of respect, not a name.”
“Well, it doesn’t really seem like it’s me yet,” she said. “Like just about everything here it seems foreign . . . odd . . .” Mikki stifled a sigh, wondering how it could be that she was talking so easily with this man-creature.
“If not Empousa, then what shall I call you?” he asked.
“Mikki,” she said.
His thick brow furrowed, and for a... moment she thought she caught the glint of humor in his dark eyes.
“Mikki? That is a name?”
“It’s not my given name, but it’s what everyone calls me.”
“What is your given name?”
“Mikado,” she said.
“Ah.” He nodded, and the candlelight glinted off a quick flash of too-sharp teeth as he smiled. “The Mikado Rose. It is appropriate.”
Mikki took another drink of wine. With its spread of warmth through her body came a sudden, delicious sense of heady courage.MoreLess
He turned his head and finally looked at her again.
“Of course not. Empousa is a title of respect, not a name.”
“Well, it doesn’t really seem like it’s me yet,” she said. “Like just about everything here it seems foreign . . . odd . . .” Mikki stifled a sigh, wondering how it could be that she was talking so easily with this man-creature.
“If not Empousa, then what shall I call you?” he asked.
“Mikki,” she said.
His thick brow furrowed, and for a... moment she thought she caught the glint of humor in his dark eyes.
“Mikki? That is a name?”
“It’s not my given name, but it’s what everyone calls me.”
“What is your given name?”
“Mikado,” she said.
“Ah.” He nodded, and the candlelight glinted off a quick flash of too-sharp teeth as he smiled. “The Mikado Rose. It is appropriate.”
Mikki took another drink of wine. With its spread of warmth through her body came a sudden, delicious sense of heady courage.MoreLess
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