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A shudder coursed through Olivia The girl had never been a fan of Seth, and I reht Everyone had seen what Seth was really like, but not me Well, and not Caleb, because Caleb had been a major fanboy when it ca pain when I thought about Caleb

"We aren’t going to do anything right now," I said finally Everyone at the table stared at aze lowered to the half-eaten plate of bacon "Seth isn’t working with Ares any we should welcome him with open ar eneht now"

"What?" Olivia’s voice was an octave higher "How can anyone be sure of that?"

"That’s a good question" Deacon slid me his unopened bottle of OJ "Thirsty?"

I ain and took a drink "Well, for starters, that cell is only holding hiet out faster than any of us could, including me Secondly, he doesn’t want to become the God Killer anymore"

Luke rocked back on his chair, eyes widening "Coe link halfway to herin my seat, I felt heat spread across my cheeks, but I wasn’t sure why "He doesn’t want to be the God Killer He wants me to transfer the power from him"

"How did he find out that was our plan?" Deacon asked He was suddenly serious, which was a rarity for hi anything Seth’s got…well, like I said, he no longer wants anything to do with Ares and Lucian…" My brows pinched "Lucian is no longer an issue"

"I’d say," Luke said under his breath and then louder, "Not to beat the dead-and-buried horse, but how can anyone, including you, trust anything that Seth says? I es his ot that, but I couldn’t really vocalize why I trusted Seth His issues with his twisted addiction were his own business No longer hungry or in the mood to convince them when I had Aiden and a whole slew of other people to talk to, I pushed up frouys later"

Ime He fell in step beside me as alked out of the dorht?" he said, shoving his hands into his jeans "They didn’t ainst the bright glare of the sun "And they didn’t upset me"

"You sure about that?"

I was Like always, I really wasn’t feelingWe continued down the pathway in silence, passing a few pure-blood students They stared

"Aiden is in a mood Like a ‘if you breathe in my direction, I will nunchuck you into next week’centers

My stomach sank a little "Nunchuck? I don’t think he kno to use them"

"My brother kno to use every weapon known to ged at my lips "I’ll take your word for it"

"So, are you gonna tell me what crawled up his ass, besides the fact a fleet of potentially crazy Sentinels is poised outside our gates and his arch-neht under his nose?"

"Have you seen Aiden?" I asked instead

He nodded "He’s in the dean’s office with Marcus"

Veering toward theto the roo to talk toto follow me all the way to the dean’s office?"

"Yep" Deacon shot rin

"There’s a lot of steps"

"I need hed "Aiden’s mad at me"

"I doubt that"

"Oh no, he’s definitely lanced at Deacon He elbowed ently in the arm, and the corner of my lips pulled up a little, but it quickly slipped away "He’s mad because I went to see Seth"

Deacon raised a brow "He’s mad over that?"

"Well, I left in the , and there’s other stuff, but…" I shook et into it "So he’s a little perturbed at the moment"

He didn’t respond as we stepped into theuntil we reached the stairwell The cord inside of me strained since ere near Seth

"Well, considering all the crap with Seth, I can get why Aiden isn’t happy"

"I know" I rounded the second floor "I’ht to be upset"

Deacon hopped up the stairs, chock-full of energy I hated hiet over it My bro loves you, like really loves you Like, he’s in love with you, Alex"

I cast him a smile "I know I just hate that he’s mad"

He looked at me, his eyes a brilliant silver "I think that’s the first time I’ve seen you really s the door to the top floor "You doing okay?"

"No" I stepped through the doorway "But I will be"

Deacon dropped his ar hall There were no guards at the dean’s door, because there was no dean to protect, not really "We’ll be okay," he said, squeezingthese days"

The door to the dean’s office was cracked open, and without a second of hesitation, Deacon slid aroundme in behind him "Hello!"

Marcus looked up frohtened His gaze went froained from his expression, but the tips ofon?" Marcus asked

Deacon dropped my arm and plopped into one of the leather chairs "I have no idea I just have nothing better to do"