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"You will see," Circes et us when you have finally reached Olympus You will need us two more times before this battle is finished And then ill expect reward"

"What kind of reward?" Aphrodite asked suspiciously

"The kind that we deserve," Medea answered mysteriously "We can discuss terain And you will not win unless you use us"

And they were gone As quickly as their darkness had surrounded us, it just as quickly lifted The ainst the blackness of night I felt a renewed sense of urgency to reach Gavin My Cadrew until it filled my whole body, my entire heart

"We must hurry," I ed her house faster and we took off like lightening into the sky

Within an hour, I could see a sht flooded frorass outside and somehow, I innately knew that I would find Eris inside This was her home The horses descended fro as ered to the ground

I slid to the ground and waited for everyone else to dis me to the house Gavin was inside as well I kneith every cell in my body I needed to reach him Now

I scrambled to the wide marble porch and peeked into the s of the door Eris was inside, lounging on a long plush couch She had shed the orange tan and fake boobs that she had e in her true form Black hair was coiled on top of her head and her pale blue eyes scanned the rooaze as she sensed ant smile

"Cadmus," she called

Gavin appeared from the doorway of another room, bare-chested and beautiful My breath froze in my throat and I rattled the door to enter It was locked I stared in horror as Gavin crossed the room and bent to lock Eris in a passionate embrace I couldn’t breathe as he kissed her softly then deepened the kiss as her hands splayed across his bare back This couldn’t be happening He was mine I saw the muscles ripple in his back as he pulled her even closer andI atching it

Over the shoulder of azed at me with a vicious, satisfied hate I returned her stare proudly, but ed to take hout thehand onto hily"

And I knew that, but I couldn’t help but wonder how he had allowed it to happen at all?

We were soul er than steel He was mine And I was his Unquestionably Forever Yet here ere He was half-dressed and e on the stone inside the door and I steeledhim Cadmus stared at me, no more than a foot in front ofarms, to inhale the scent of his skin, but the look on his face stopped me in my tracks

He didn’t know ue nicety of a stranger I tried not to hyperventilate and recognized with sick huet easier when you were a goddess As I stood frozen, Jade ca up toout her slender arht and caughtthe blankness on Cad, sweet voice

"I’m Aphrodite I don’t knoe’ve met"

Cad her hand in a polite Olympic way He shook his head

"No, we haven’t had the pleasure I’m Cadmus And I am very happy to meet you"

"We’ve coht we come in?"

He nodded and pushed the door open wider As alked past hiht a whiff of his distinctive scent and ht now He was mine and this wasn’t fair

My inner ture that the torch that I had just walked past exploded into flaotten that could happen It was iht result I focused hard on controllingit down to a nored on her couch, s a wide Cheshire cat smile I wanted to throw up Or attack her Instead, I squared my shoulders and stared at her coolly

"What have you done, Eris?" I asked

"I have no idea what you mean, Harmonia," she replied

She looked pastPlease come sit with me I have the need to feel you near"

She patted the seat next to her and I shuddered as he obligingly walked to her and sat He would never, ever do that if she hadn’t enchanted hi hi it

"What have you done?" I asked again through clenched teeth

I could hardly stand to watch as she ran her fingers lightly over Cad fa her hand off, I steeled ain, I have no idea what you ine that Cadritted my teeth "He doesn’t even knoho I a, you wretched snake"

At the venoaze to mine, startled

"Is there a problem?" he asked hesitantly