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"You know…" Perses faced us once -new irises shone like polished obsidian "I could end you in half of a second"

I shifted so I was standing in front of Aiden The knot of unease between rew and then doubled when Aiden somehow ended up in front of me

"I know you can end ers," Aiden said, his body tense "But it is still none of your business"

The smile on Perses’ face widened

I forced my muscles to relax as I stepped to stand side by side with Aiden "Ares did it"

Perses cocked his head to the side as his gaze moved from me to Aiden and back "I assume those are not your only scars?"

I shook my head

At the door, Seth had paled visibly He looked like he wanted to bolt I couldn’t blame him So did I

"How bad was it?" Perses asked

While I had no desire to discuss this with anyone, let alone Perses, we needed to keep the Titan so doard Lane, then so be it "It was really bad He kicked my ass"

The Titan was unaffected by the statement, but he tipped his chin toward Seth "Where were you when this was happening? Aren’t Apollyons bonded if there are two at the same time?"

Seth didn’t answer immediately "I wasn’t there for her," he said, and those words were like a cold wind

"Interesting" Perses shrugged his broad shoulders, stretching the material of his suit jacket "It’s a sha with that statement "What is?"

"What was done to you," Perses replied "I bet you were beautiful at one ti on the most comfortable couch known to man, I picked at the dinner Aiden had ordered fros it was best not to think about Aiden sat besideto be nory, restless

Aiden laughed softly, drawing my attention A small smile pulled at my lips "What?"

"You haven’t heard a word of what I’ve been saying, have you?"

My cheeks flushed as I shook ?"

"It honestly wasn’t anything ilass coffee table and twisted towardthe plate from my hands, he also set that aside, and then faced et annoyed with that question, but co from Aiden, it "

"Soa delicate shiver to skate over ht?"

A wider smile pulled at my lips

"What Perses said isn’t true" He bent his head, brushing his lips over mine The touch was barely there, but I felt it in every part of ht I saw you standing in that warehouse in Atlanta"

I placedhim back as his heart jumped under my pallower lip "Ithat kind of sucked, but it’s not like I haven’t accepted that I’eants any ti on in there, then?" Aiden tapped his forefinger offand just enjoy this quiet time with Aiden, because I doubted ould havetis to myself No matter how small it was, I owed that to Aiden

"It just see on" I shook my head, frustrated for a hundred different reasons Unable to sit still, I stood, and the floor was cool under ht was like seeing the stars on the ground "It’s not like we have endless tiht now Our friends are back at the University, where we’re not"

"Apollo is with them He’ll keep theainst theand blew out a breath "And who knohat Seth and Perses are getting theuys and they started fighting That and Seth’s char combination"

"You’re worried about what kind of trouble they’re getting into?" he asked, and I heard hihed and turned toward hilass "It’s just ridiculous that we’re doing this Perses is going to cause trouble And Seth? I doubt he’s really going to try to stop him"