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In response, the dragon roared a mouthful of fire, but it was too slow

The fire spread to the walls and ceiling in a flattened out cloud, but Cad toward the dragon’s head Looping one strong leg around the dragon’s neck, he landed astride the writhing anied it deep into the side of its neck

The beast froze with one aze locked onto ht as it landed I literally felt the earth between on and saw its sides heaving as it struggled to breathe Black blood ran down the side of its neck and pooled on the ground beside it

Its chest shuddered, then stopped

It was dead

I uncrouched and launched arding the fact that he was covered in black dragon’s blood I covered his face in kisses, clinging to his neck

"Oh,to hiain I almost had a heart attack It could’ve killed you"

He rolled his eyes

"Woons before"

"Thousands of years ago!" I exclai my skills?" he asked with a raised eyebrow

I looked at the dead dragon to our side and shook h"

"Well, I’rasp and raced around the hulking fraon Ares was suspended fro I hurriedly looked for the lever that controlled it

"It’s over here," Cadon I abandoned my search and joined him just as the Amazons re-entered the chamber

"That was foolish," Ortrera observed to Cadmus "I approve," she smiled

I rolledAres fro The thick chains creaked as they ently to the ground

Ares lay curled on his side, his thick black hair curling around his neck They had clearly given hiod-like appearance He reed, his shoulders ide His mouth was full and slack as he rested

"Ares, wake up," I rustled his ar his thick wrists caught my eye and I remembered the key I quickly slipped the knapsack fro up with the brass key

And then froze I needed to dip it in an He knelt by aze flew to my face "No"

"Yes," I replied "I must It will only be a ser and graspedas he held his breath I knew he couldn’t bear to watch me injure myself, so I did it quickly

In a quickcut into ushed and I rolled the key in it I wryly hoped that the key was clean, although it was probably unlikely that a goddess would get an infection

Slipping the key into the lock, I turned it It clicked and theto stimulate his circulation His forear and trying desperately to rouse him But to no avail He stayed li He couldn’t die I couldn’t let that happen

"The potion," Ortrera reminded me "Remember that you still have the potion Hecate said you would need it once h of relief Of course The potion Ortrera dug it out offor me and handed it to h, there were only two drops left Just as I started to drop them into his mouth, Ares’ dark eyes opened

He stared at hter?"

His ar in wild relief

"I thought you were dead," I ht they had killed you"

I felt hiainst my forehead

"What little faith you have in me," he murmured

I could hear so much of Marc Antony in his voice that it warmed my heart It was a myth that Ares was bloodthirsty and cruel He was actually funny and kind-hearted, but just as he was as Marc Antony, he was still a warrior through and through He could be bloodthirsty if need be He would do whatever it took

I sat up and twisted the lid back onto the potion and tossed it back intoI hadn’t needed it after all Not that I was co his bruised and battered body

"The Moirae ish they were dead when I a He looked around at the faces surrounding hi to me "Where’s Aphrodite?"

I hesitated He raised his eyebrow

"Well?" he asked impatiently "Where is she?"

"They have her," I answered quietly "And I don’t know exactly where"

His roar alht down the palace

Chapter Fifteen

"No," Ares insisted again "I have noI don’t re amarried to a mortal"