Chapter 218: Aphrodite...

"I'll do my best." Aphrodite nodded, though her playful pout returned as she stepped closer, her delicate fingers trailing up his arm before settling around his waist. Without warning, she pressed her soft, warm body against his back, her arms wrapped around him in an intimate embrace. She leaned forward, her lips grazing his neck, leaving a series of lingering, featherlight kisses. "Why don't you show the same worry for me, Nate?" she whispered, her breath warm against his skin.