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"There’s nothing you could possibly say that I want to hear" I took a breath, forcing o splat "And if you think you’re going to be able to convince o screw yourself"

"That’s not why I’m here"

"Bullshit"

His head tilted to the side, a near aze traveled over my face He shook his head, and then he dropped onto his knees and closed his eyes

Okay Sure wasn’t expecting that

I openedat Aiden, I saw he looked as du un Seth could be a tricky little devil, but this? I didn’t know

Seth’s arht This won’t kill me, but I deserve it So do it

So stunned by what he said, I spoke out loud "What?"

Do it A breath shuddered from his body If it wipes out the memory of what Ares did to you, then do it Do it!

Taken aback, I stared down at hi that he did to me?

Seth’s eyes fluttered open, and I didn’t want to believe what I saw in the," he said out loud, voice hoarse

"What’s he talking about?" Aiden demanded

I shook my head as my stomach plummeted You kno I felt? What I wanted?

He squeezed his eyes shut Yes

And you want me to take those memories from you? You really think a bullet will do that? Fuck that I lowered the gun, hand shaking Violent anger rushed to the surface I can’t get rid of those uard, Aiden shifted behind Seth "Co on?"

"I never meant for any of this to happen," Seth said before I could answer His eyes were open again, and there was no denying the pain in thes that waited behind that kind of sharp-edged hurt: anger and the truth "I would never be okay hat happened I didn’t knoas going to do that to you"

"Is he talking about Ares?" A , deadly calmness entered Aiden’s voice as he stepped forward, theawfully close to the back of Seth’s head "That he didn’t knohat Ares was going to do?"

Seth turned his head to the side, looking over his shoulder "I know it doesn’t change anything or ht, but I didn’t know, and I would never be okay with anyone hurting Alex"

"You hurt Alex, you son of a bitch" Adangerous glint filled his gray eyes

The First bit down on his lower lip as his lashes lowered "Well, you have a good point there, Saint Delphi, but I love her--"

"Don’t shoot hier spaser "Whatever you do, don’t shoot him"

A muscle popped in Aiden’s jaw "I can’t make any promises"

A weak, barely-there smirk appeared on Seth’s lips

"Don’t," I said, slippingto taketo piss you off, he’s not trying to trick us"

Aiden’s eyes widened "How can you be so sure?"

How could I be? It was so I just knew "Seth wouldn’t bow to anyone unless…" I couldn’t even finish, because Seth turned back to ain

I’h it wasn’t out loud, the apology rockedI’m so, so sorry

Blood drained froto trick us"

Aiden stared "Alex--"