The Tormented Goddess by Sarah Saint-Hilaire Read Free Book Online

youth became quite problematic after a while; they thought I used witch craft or something of the sort. It was my time to disappear, after that I only see Louis in the underworld.”
    “Wow, how is that possible, well first of all how did you come to be such.”
    “My family, or so I've been told are under a curse to never have the gift of life, which means eventually never to be allowed to die. Since it's involuntary in my case no packs were made with Pluto , never wil l I die till I break this curse. ”
    As making their way back to the hotel the conversation continued. Edward eventually asked “How old are you?”
    “Where are your manners Edward, since when does gentlemen ask a woman her age? You have to die first before becoming an immortal, as you can imagine my end was rather early.”
    “How did you die?”
    “You ask too many questions, it's understandable considering the situation but they seem to become quite impertinent.”
    “I'm sorry.” a pologised Edward.
    “My adoptive father's new wife burned our house down with me still inside intending to kill me; I prefer not to speak of that. Let's just say I reached beyond a millennia.”
    “That would explain your museum collection.” s aid Edward smiling.
    “Oh I have much more, they're just elsewhere, one could say that the advantage is that I accumulate a fortune greater then imaginable, but what is wealth when you are dead.”
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    C hapter Seven
    Visiting the rest of the city till dawn the two made their way back for a good night of sleep. Next morning on the ferry back to England, sitting on the porch of the first class cabin, they were establishing their presentation strategy on the report. To everyone's surprise grey clouds formed instantaneously on the sky above. Winds were spreading and the clouds began to pour miserably shifting the boat back and forth. The passengers were hurried inside by the staff into the saloon. Sitting on the dry deep blue velvet couches Venus watched as the waiter poured steaming hot tea into beautifully decorated cups for the guest. Then all of the sudden the vessel had a sudden shift shattering the cups into thousands of pieces. Venus stood up and made her way towards the gear room, in hope to have a word of advice with the captain, but all she managed to hear where the screaming directions instructed by the captain to his men. Venus knocked on the door a tall grey haired sailor impatiently opened it. “Madame I urge you to go back to the saloon at once, here is not a suitable place for a lady in this weather.”
    “Could I please aid you in any way?” a sked Venus.
    “Yes by safely making your way down back to the saloon.” t hat moment the cap tain called his sailor for help. B oth holdi ng the steering wheel they tried to battle the storm with all t heir might, but t he force driven by these two man reflected in their shattering red faces was indifferent in comparison to the force of the channels waters . Venus hesitated to go back, then all of the sudden she charged into the action, changed the speeds of the steam engine.
    “Sirs move aside.” She commanded.
    Thinking they had a heretic fool loose in the command room the captain and his sailor jumped to restore the ships speed, but to their surprise the ship seamed to float on heavenly calm waters. They turned their heads around to find the young woman steering the ship. Though the storm roared outside nothing could be felt from within. The two men looked at each other, and then the Captain stated in a query voice “There's nothing like a woman's touch.”
    Once arrived on the banks of the British soil Venus let go of the steering wheel and made her way down the ramp. Edward was at the bottom with the suit cases, seeing her he waved and exclaimed loud enough for her to hear “Where were you? I've been searching for you.”
    Venus approached him. “I