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A pure-blood who had children with other pures ot it on with a mortal created the ever-useful half-blood But a pure-blood and a half-blood getting together--which was so forbidden, so taboo that I couldn’t think of one situation where a child was actually produced-- The first time Aiden had been inhim, but whatever--and wondered why relationships between halfs and pures had been forbidden for eons It wasn’t the fear of a one-eyed Cyclops, but it kind of was

A pure-blood and a half-bloodat the letter

But it had to be more than just that There was typically only one Apollyon born every generation, with the exception of Solaris and the First, and Seth and I Which would mean a half and a pure only produced a child a handful of tiods had walked this earth There had to be more times when it happened Or were those babies killed? I wouldn’t put it past the pures or the gods to do such a thing if they knehat could co of a pure and a half But why had Seth and I been spared? Obviously they knehat my father was since they’ve kept him around for whatever reason My heart clenched, as did er down to revisit later I’d proer always led to so idiotic

A shiver inched its way downturned I glanced at the letter, chewing my bottom lip Then I looked at the clock beside the bed I ay late for training with Seth

The door opened and shut I grabbed the letter, quickly folding it I knew theup A level of awareness danced over my skin and the air filled with electricity

"What happened today?" he asked simply

There was very little I could hide from Seth He would’ve sensedthat I had been feeling while I’d been with Aiden He wouldn’t know exactly as causing ods--but Seth wasn’t stupid I was a little surprised that he’d waited this long to coaze He looked like one of thosehere, except his skin was a unique golden color--otherworldly perfection Sometimes he looked cold, ith blond hair was pulled back, but it hung loose now, softening the lines of his face His full lips were usually curved in a sht line

Aiden had suggested that I keep the letter and its contents tome about my father, but I trusted Seth We were, after all, fated to be together A couple of hed if so whatever it was that ere doing It’d been a case of mutual dislike e first o that I’d threatened to stab him in the eye And I’d seriously meant it

Silently, I held out the letter

Seth took it, quickly unfolding it with long, agile fingers I tuckedin his expression that gave ahat he was thinking After what seeods"

Not exactly the response I was shooting for

"You’re going to do so incredibly stupid in response to this"

I threw up e the Catskills?"

Seth’s brows rose

"Whatever," I gru to attack the Covenant I have to do so, but it won’t be… reckless Happy? Anyway, do you re the Council the first day there?"

"Yes You were staring at him"

"That’s him I know it That’s why he looked so fa away "My mom always talked about his eyes"

He sat besideto send a letter back to Laadan, a letter for my dad From there, I don’t know" I looked at him Thick strands of hair shielded his face "You knohat this estured at us "We’re the reason why relations of the fun kind are forbidden between halfs and pures The gods knohat’ll happen if a pure and half hook up"

"It’s probablythe halfs What do you think they did to the ated the mortals until it went too far They still treat the half-bloods like dirt worthy of only being walked upon"

Man, was Seth on a god-hating kick or what? I stared down at ht palm, at the faint rune that only Seth and I could see "It was him--my father--in the stairwell I can’t explain it, but I knoas"

Seth looked up then, his eyes a strange shade of yellow "Who knows about this?"

I shook my head "The Council has to know Laadan knew because she was friends with my… my mom and dad It wouldn’t surprise me if Lucian and Marcus knew, too" I frowned "Do you re?"

"I re you on your butt"

"Yeah, you did because you were staring at Boobs"