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I didn’t have to do a thing They both waltzed in here all on their own, practically gift-wrapped for me" Henry’s expression hardened "What do you want?"

"Do we really need to go through this again?" said Calliope "Tell o"

"Henry, don’t," I said "It’s a--"

Calliope slapped her hand over , I licked her hand, exactly as I’d done to James

I would have bitten her if I could have, but saliva was enough Sheh time to f inish "It’s a trap," I said

"She can’t hurt Persephone, and she’s going to kill rip on htened "Does it matter? We both know Henry has no choice but to risk it"

I struggled against her, but it was no use Calliope would sooner pull out every strand of o

"Please," I said "Henry, you can’t, it isn’t worth it--"

"All right, Calliope," he said quietly "I will tell you how to open it on the condition that you let Kate go f irst" Calliope sniffed "Hardly"

"You have to offer me sohtate or your pretty little wife?"

The muscle in Henry’s jaitched, the sa "Persephone, then," he said "You let Persephone go, and I will tell you what you want to know"

"Done" Calliope waved Persephone off, but Persephone o