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Since Torin’s abandonment, she’d had to fend off Hades at least once a day He’d visited her wherever she happened to be, roifts Ancient artifacts, weapons, her favorite foods, stories about all the ways he’d love to paht she’d finally told hi to happen between them He’d had his chance, and like Torin, he’d blown it

Men sucked

Except for all the other Lords They hadn’t turned away froht her breakfast in bed, sat beside her while she cried, distracting her, telling her stories about their lives

In her desperate state, she’d instinctively bonded to thethening her in ways she’d never known

Buoyed by them, she’d been able to locate the boy Anya cared about He’d been living on the streets of LA, using his ability to go invisible to his advantage But he’d refused to come stay at the fortress, and Anya hadn’t wanted to force hi over him as best she could

Multiple times Keeley had tried to locate Pandora’s box without success She’d hoped against hope she could obtain the Morning Star and make Torin eat his words But nownow she was done

Done with all of it

Her new life plan:a bag, ready to strike out on her own despite her new bonds, leaving her chess pieces and origami flowers behind Tears burned her eyes as she stuffed one of her gowns inside with more force than necessary Stupid Torin

"So you’re planning to leave? Just like that? I bet you weren’t even going to say goodbye"

Anya Great! Can’t ever catch a break Keeley didn’t bother to turn around "Isn’t that what you’d prefer? William tells me I’m supposed to steal his book from you, and if I stay, I’ll do it Well, I’ll probably do it, considering I never actually agreed to anything"

"How about I give you a page of the book, and we call it good?"

"Fine Whatever Mail it to e in the mail tomorrow"

"But you just said--"

"Don’t worry The post office is totally reliable You’ll get your quarter of a page no proble It’s not very queenly behavior, is it?"