Afraid

Gwyneth's eyes traced the carving, her skin tingling to his cold touch. "Is this you and your mother?"

Sirius chuckled. A smooth and husky sound that made her smile. "Yes. Is it not obvious?"

Gwyneth's face flushed as she whispered, "I was not sure..."

Sirius sighed dramatically. "Shivani, the Goddess of decay and all things everyone rejects. She was always in her own world, but my departure sent her into quite a rage."

Gwyneth stared at him, her ears perking up. "It is still odd that you left because of her..."

She laughed at her own words. "Because of me?"

Sirius smiled, finding her incredibly adorable. "You killed her to protect me. Nothing else, darling."

Her eyes widened. "I actually defeated a goddess? How did I even manage that? I was human, was I not?!"

Sirius bursted out laughing. "Forgive me, I am sorry."

Of course she had found out that she wasn't human. Kieran!