Chapter 48 The Lover's Tragedy

• Aphrodite's Point of View
• Sunshine poured down the high windows, setting the mansion aglow in all its golden color. Yet despite the serene tranquility since last night's bedlam, I could see the fear in every person's eyes I passed. Members of the pack sidled out of my way; the tops of their heads bent as if not to make any move, not to attract Zeus's attention, who was already steeped enough in anger to do them harm. Even now, after he'd declared me as Luna, they were afraid of him still.
• I breathed softly, smiling warmly at the elderly woman approaching with the burdensome basket of laundry. She winced first, surprised that someone was noticing her, but softened the scowl in her eyes as I stepped forward to take some of the burden off