Goddess Interrupted
Aimée Carter
Language: English
Pages: 304
ISBN: 0373210450
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
Kate Winters has won immortality. But if she wants a life with Henry in the Underworld, she'll have to fight for it.
Becoming immortal wasn't supposed to be the easy part. Though Kate is about to be crowned Queen of the Underworld, she's as isolated as ever. And despite her growing love for Henry, ruler of the Underworld, he's becoming ever more distant and secretive. Then, in the midst of Kate's coronation, Henry is abducted by the only being powerful enough to kill him: the King of the Titans.
As the other gods prepare for a war that could end them all, it is up to Kate to save Henry from the depths of Tartarus. But in order to navigate the endless caverns of the Underworld, Kate must enlist the help of the one person who is the greatest threat to her future.
Henry's first wife, Persephone.
to do this. Even though I knew that, I couldn’t help but feel guilty. I heard footsteps approaching from the hall, and a moment later the door opened and shut. I didn’t look up. If it was James coming to tell me I was making a mistake, or Ava insisting I couldn’t give up my life for this, I didn’t care. I was doing this whether they liked it or not. Someone sat down beside me, and the gentle hand on my back was unmistakably Ava’s. “Are you okay?” she said softly, and I
to endure watching anyone else be tortured. So when I saw the flashing lights of a colorful carnival in the distance, for a moment I thought I’d lost her, but she was still there, skipping a few yards ahead of me. A huge Ferris wheel towered above us, and the smell of popcorn wafted through the air, past the fence and over to the dip in the field where we made camp. No matter how many times Persephone insisted she was tired and needed a break, I was positive she’d chosen this spot because
redhead clutching a bunny. “Who’re you?” I said, and when she took a step toward me, I moved back. “Ingrid,” she said. “Who are you?” I forced myself to relax. The field had to come from someone. Most of the others in the Underworld had either avoided us or hadn’t seen us in the first place, and when we’d spoken to them, it had been brief, and Ava usually handled it. This was another one of those then, but this time it was only me. “I’m Kate,” I said. “I’m sorry for
wouldn’t have had it any other way. It didn’t matter what Calliope had done to me. Whatever it was, I was alive and in one piece. “The council will reconvene in five minutes,” said Walter. “Theo, take Ella to her room and tend to her there. I already know your decision.” Theo didn’t acknowledge him, but in the blink of an eye, he and Ella were gone, leaving the marble floor stained scarlet. Dead silence filled the throne room until my mother rose, and with a wave of her hand, the
blood vanished. If only it was that simple. Maybe then I could pretend that we weren’t all plunging face-first into the beginning of a brutal war. * * * This time, Henry didn’t touch me. As Walter stood to address what remained of the council, I left my hand on the armrest of my throne in case he wanted to take it, but his remained at his side. He’d barely looked at me since I’d confirmed that Calliope had done something to me, and I struggled not to blurt out the whole