Son of Poseidon

Disclaimer: I do not own the awesomeness that is PJO. For one thing, I am female, as I am pretty sure Rick Riordan is not. Secondly, as much as I hate to admit it, my writing is not nearly as good as his, so there.

Prologue

SALLY POV

"Sally, please. Stay with me. You'll want for nothing! I shall build you a palace under the sea, fit for the goddess amongst women you are. We'll be happy, and I'll protect you always. Please, love, stay with me."

I bit my lip, considering the proposal. It was very, very tempting. I truly loved poseidon, and the opportunity to stay with him forever was something that I truly did not want to give up. But on the other hand, did I want to lead a life where I did not fight my own battles? Where poseidon did everything for me? I was a very independent woman, and I would not give that up easily... but, it was worth it.

"But your brothers, and the other gods! What would they think? And what happens when I die?"

He frowned for a moment in thought, and I took the chance to study his handsome features, before a smile lit his face, nearly blinding me. "My brothers shall not reach you here, in my territory. I can't give you immortality, but if you stay with me, you will never age. You won't die, unless you go out looking for death."

I was amazed at this, never having thought it was possible. My heart ached for me to accept, but my pride would not surrender. "And what of my choice to become an author? Or returning to school. You know better than anyone that I'm an independent woman."

He grinned wryly at me, and I felt my heart flutter. "My dear sally, of course you can still write. If ever you wanted to publish a book, all you'd need to do was give me the manuscript to bring to an agency. Sally, please, I'm begging you. Please come live with me."

I sighed. I had no more arguments, and honestly, I wanted to accept his offer. What was wrong with giving in to my desires once in a while? I could be selfish, for once. And happy.