"No, no, no. You fucking bastard" I screamed at him as I banged my fists against his chest.

Arius bright me to his chest and wrapped his arms around me.

"You can't die, you can't," I whispered into his chest.

"I'm not going to die, amare, it's only if we don't complete the mating process in a year," Arius said, chuckling.

"Huh?" I was confused.

"I said, I'm only going to die if we don't mate in a year, and I'm pretty sure it won't take us that long," he replied.

I only heard the word death when Arius first told me and fear overtook my body. I can't bear to lose the person who treats me like a queen, someone who doesn't reject me, someone who doesn't speak to me for weeks on end. He is open and reassures me whenever I am doubting everything. One thing is for sure is that I'm falling fast in love with Arius and I will do everything in my power to keep him safe, even if it means risking my own life.

Hugging him tighter, I say, "You better not die on me, Ari."

"Not a chance, mate."

Leaving his embrace, I take a step back from him and stare back into his eyes.

"Why did you leave me, come back?" Arius asked as he pouted, trying to bring me back to him.

Even though I wanted to go back to his waiting arms, I won't make it so easy for him.

Tapping my chin with a finger, I said "Hmm, let me think about it."

"No," I said before turning away and walking back to the castle.

I could hear his heavy footsteps behind me not long before Arius was striding right next to me.

He let out a nervous light before asking, "I thought you forgave me."

Stopping, I turned to him and replied, "Oh no, that hug was a "Thank god you're not dying hug" not an "I forgive you hug." But now that I know you're okay, I'm mad at you."

Continuing to walk to the castle, Arius asked, "So what do I have to do for your forgiveness, baby."

Smirking, I stopped once again and said "I have an idea."

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"This is not what I had in mind when I asked for forgiveness. I thought maybe I had to give you a massage or even carry you around everywhere, but not this," Arius said with a groan.

"Shh, you big baby, I'm trying to relax," I said as the nail tech was filing my nails after painting them red.

"Relax, huh, relax? What do you mean, relax? My nails are fucking rainbow," Arius exclaimed.

I giggled as I watched Arius look at his nails, still in shock at the burst of colors on his hand. Once my nails were done, I went to Arius and sat down on his lap, giving him a peck on the nose.

"Am I forgiven, sweet girl?" Arius asked.

"Not yet."

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"My hand hurts, amare," Arius whined.

We were currently sitting in the library where Arius was writing his forgiveness to me. I was sitting on his lap as he wrote 200 times "I will never lie to Analise Kade ever again."

Placing a kiss on his cheek, I said, "Come on, baby, you're almost there. Only 76 times more and you're done."

I may be evil for doing this to him, but god was this hilarious as Arius groveled in different ways for me to forgive him. Being a little kind, I sat on his lap and gave him kisses as encouragement for him to keep going.

I sat there for another twenty minutes while Arius finished his last sentences before he dropped the pen on the table.

"There done," he said to me.

"Nope, you're not done, you have to lock in these promises with a kiss," I said.

Arius rolled his eyes at me before picking up the paper and placing a kiss on it.

"Happy?" he asked.

"Mhmm" I replied, nodding.

"Am I forgiven, now?" Arius asked.

"One last thing," I said.

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Sitting on the bed of our room, I awaited Arius to come out of the closet wearing my secret surprise. About five minutes later, Arius came out of the closet with a frown on his face as I immediately got out my phone and took a picture.

"Amare, delete that, right now," he said.

"Nope," I replied, locking my phone as I continued to laugh at Arius's attire.

He was wearing one of my looser-fitting dresses that I got but didn't fit me. Bright pink and glitter suited Arius very well, who still looked mad at me for making him do this. I laughed even harder when he tripped on the heels I made him wear to match the dress.

"What the fuck is this contraption? How can you wear this, amare, it could kill you," he said.

I can't believe this. The son of the goddess that created the world we are standing on, a god himself, is wearing a skimpy club outfit just because he wants to earn my forgiveness. In all the comedic aspects of it, I was heartfelt over the fact he cared for me to do all this for me.

Smiling at me, I opened up my arms for him to come to. Coming over to me, he kicked off the heels and laid me back onto the bed. He brought his face down to the crook of my neck, nuzzling it.

"Forgive me, my love," he asked softly.

"Yes," I whispered back to him.

We shared a soft kiss before Arius said "Time for bed, mate, we have a long day tomorrow."

Remembering the meeting, I nodded to him while he brought the blanket over me. Arius got out of the dress and put on some sweatpants before climbing into bed with me. Taking me into his arms, he placed a kiss on my forehead.

"I can't believe you made me do all that shit," Arius said.

I laughed and replied, "I can't believe that you actually did all the shit."

"Well, I would do anything for you, gorgeous."

"I would too," I said back to him.

Arius gave me a small smile before saying "Close your eyes and rest, mate."

Snuggling into his chest, I did exactly that, and not too long after, I fell asleep in the arms of the man I was falling in love with.