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"This isn’t a hotel," Aiden said, his gun leveled on Seth
The Apollyon eyed the gun in Aiden’s hand and then arched a brow "You really like pointing that thing at ives ot that look on his face--the one that said he was tossing out bait and knew Aiden was about to bite "Don’t let et I do owe you for the knock over the head yesterday"
"You want that again?" Aiden sods everywhere, stop it," I said "This is ridiculous" Everyone turned tous, Apollo, or you’d have blasted hiod juice by now"
"Just because I haven’t doesn’t mean I won’t"
Seth opened his mouth, but I jumped in before he could et out if he wants to So what’s the point of o back into the cell?"
"I can knock hiested calmly "He’ll stay put for a while after that"
"You’re really starting to annoyfaintly "You knohat your problem is?"
I rolled my eyes
"Do tell" A muscle spasmed in Aiden’s jaw
"One word" Seth took a s across his lips "Jealousy"
I threw ive up Not like we don’t have real probleht"
"Actually, as entertaining and long overdue this boy-fight is, Alex has a point for once Surprising, huh?" Apollo earned a death glare for that "Aiden, put your gun away Marcus, there’s no need for daggers" Then he eyed Seth "If you have nothing to hide, you aren’t going to run frohtened "I would never run"
I had no idea as going on, but Seth held hi strides and placed his hand on the center of the Apollyon’s chest Surprise flickered across Seth’s face, and then Apollo stepped back
"He’s telling the truth He’s no longer working with Ares, but that doesn’t mean he’s not still a threat," Apollo announced, and I had a feeling I knehat the god was referencing And then he turned to me "We need him here anyway He’s not the proble at me "Why me? I’m, like, the voice of reason for once"
"It’s not that" Apollo faced me completely "Guards, leave the room and close the door behind you"
They didn’t even hesitate They scattered like cockroaches Unease forlanced at Aiden He hadn’t put the gun away, and looked like he was going to aiainst the wall, out of everyone’s path
"Have you been
I shooka step back Sweat dotted my brow as I eyed the door I wanted out of this roo about, but you’re starting to freak me out"
Apollo’s eyes flipped from blue to white--no pupils, no irises Static crackled in the air "Coet out of here Blood pounded inscreamed for me to leave Apollo wasn’t--
He shot forward--over the roaring in my head, I heard Aiden shout--and claht
"Did he mark you?" Apollo demanded, his expression furious "Did Ares mark you?"
Those all-white eyes beca on?" Marcus asked, but he sounded far away
Apollo reached around rabbed the he, it was too late He yanked up the shirt, exposing od as I tried to twist away
"There it is" Apollo’s hand landed on the oddly-shaped scar, and my entire body jerked as if I’d been shocked "Phobos! Deimos! Show yourselves!"
Seth cursed
I started to think Apollo , there was a deep wrenching inside od’s hold and stuh h every ods," I whispered, doubling over and clutching my stomach
"Alex?" shouted Aiden
"Don’t touch her!" Apollo got in between us, holding Aiden back with nothing more than a raised hand It was like an invisible shield appeared between us "Deia; να σει αυτό τ&oods…the skin under ainst ers Pressure expandedslithered through my chest, into my throat I couldn’t breathe Aiden’s voice sounded further and further away as a sensation like icy, sticky fingers crawled underthe mass in my throat
Tears streamed from the corners of my eyes as I threw my head back I opened my mouth to screa to the ceiling Through the haze of tears, I saw the smoke spread and then drop into two separate pillars There was a final tuggingin and not wanting to let go, and then it broke The last of the sarms, I lifted my head
"Holy crap," someone whispered
The pillars of white s pass Two sets of legs Two sets of arh the room A burst of wind rattled the chairs and the desk, and then there was nothing
Silence
Two gods stood in the rooh mass to them to make out their identical features They weren’t as tall as Apollo, but I had a feeling they weren’t fully formed