Destined By The Goddess

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Athena POV:

“Soon, my daughter, you won’t have to take those suppressants anymore”, I hear a female voice say and I jump up for my sleep.

Fuck, these dreams have been getting weird. I got up to see if dad was home and he was. He is sitting on the couch eating his food. I smile at home. He seemed so happy with his dinner. I walked back upstairs to shower and change. I forgot I had some more shopping to do. I said hi to dad, then left for the day and was off on my way to the mall. I haven’t been to the mall in a while. There is so much stuff in need; a dress for the annual charity ball. This year's theme is leaders throughout time. Unfortunately for me, I have no one to go with, but I plan on slaying anyway. “Once Upon a Dress” is one of my favorite stores, well, more like a boutique. They only sell one of each dress. I once asked the owner why they only sell one of each dress. She said it limits the possibility for two women wearing the same dress.

“Hello, Athena, I see it that time of year again", Cash greeted me.

“Hey, Cash yeah it’s that time girl”, I said with a smile.

“What will it be this year?”, she asked. I can tell the gears are turning in her head.

“Leaders throughout time”, I responded with a shrug.

“And who are you pairing with? The two of you will need to match”, she said, looking around to see if I had got someone with me.

“I am not going as no one arm piece. I am going to be my own leader”, I said with pride.

“And who is that person?”, she asked.

“Queen Cleopatra”, I said with pride.

“I just got the dress for you, I just took it out of the box today”, she said, then ran to the back for the dress.

Not even two minutes later, she showed me a beautiful form-fitting dress. The dress is a blue and silver rhinestone tassel evening gown and a long-sleeveless cocktail. Cash also had a blue and silver beaded cap headpiece to match. I ran into the changing room and put the dress and cap on. Damn, I look sexy as f**k with his on, I am about to conquer the whole event. I showed Cash and she was speechless. I love that there are two thigh-high slits on the side of them. “All hail the queen”, she said as she bowed.

“I am going to take it”, I said, smiling from ear to ear.

“Good, I can use more exposure”, Cash said.

Cash and I have a deal. Her dresses are beautiful but way too expensive for me. This dress is $8,000. So, in lieu of me paying for the dresses, I get to wear them at the exclusive events hosted by my company. I get a free dress her shops get exposure to; I even hand out a couple of her business cards to women who personally ask me where I got the dress from. Don’t get me wrong. Cash never has a problem selling dresses, but she rather sells to the rich and famous. One of her dresses covers her rent at the mall, but her dream is to open a high-end store for lower-income people.

Every dress I wear I give back to her so she can put in the other story she wants to open. She packed up my dress and headpiece. I forgot her shoes and clutch, but she didn’t. She gave me silver tie-up shoes that tied up all the way to my thigh. The clutch is the shape of a snake and it's silver and blue just like the dress. I always keep the shoes and the clutch if I like them. I said goodbye to Cash and made my way to the food court. Just as I left the store, I bumped into a wall. I was ready to feel it would be meeting my ass and the floor would have, but it didn’t happen. I opened my eyes and saw a handsome man. He had pale skin, dark hair with brown eyes that almost looked black.

“I am so sorry I should have been watching where I am going”, I said as he helped me stand up.

“The fault is mine love. I am Stone, by the way, and what’s your name?”, he asked.

“My name is Athena Wright. And is Stone your first or last name”, I asked.

“Stone is my first name. My last name is Olympian”, he said with a smile and a bow.

“Okay, well Stone Olympian nice to bump into you”, I said as I walked away.

“Hey, wait, this might seem forward, but I was heading to the food court. Would you like to join me?”, he asked with a smile. It felt like I was hypnotized.

“Sure, actually I was going that way as well”, I said, smiling.

We walked to the food court but didn’t say anything. I caught him taking glances at me. At one point he even smirked, showing off his dimples. I wonder if he is a supernatural. Most supernaturals look fine just like him. He could be a vampire, a warlock, or a wolf. Nah, not a wolf. He doesn’t give me the wolf vibe. But there is something about him, something kind of sort of I want to know, but on the other hand, I don’t want to know.

“Where would you like to eat”, he asked.

“How about a salad bowl”, I said with excitement. I need to not eat unhealthy until the ball.

“Then Salad Bowl it is”, he said, then he took my hand as we walked to the Salad Bowl.

“What can I get you two”, said that lady at the counter.

“I will take a tomato, olive, red onion, cucumber, feta cheese salad with red wine vinegar and extra virgin olive oil”, I said with a smile.

“And I will have a Greek salad, with extra mint and onions”, Stone said.

“You know we have got basically the same thing”, I said with a smile.

“Yeah, minus an ingredient or two”, he said with a smile.

We found a clean table to sit at and eat. I am intrigued by this man and he is sexy too. I notice he keeps looking into my eyes. Okay, I think he is trying to hypnotize me, but it is not creeping me out, which is weird to me.