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And then he pressed a painfully hot chain into ," she demanded "I can count just as well as you"

"And if I don’t?" said Henry, an edge to his voice that hadn’t been there before

"Look around you," said Calliope "Use that brain of yours, Henry What do you think will happen? Cronus will crush you He will slowly grind your bones into dust and paint the walls with your blood He will do the same to your wife, your sisters and your brothers, and once he’s f inished, he will do the saht, it’d beif we kept you alive to watch the whole thing, wouldn’t it? I was planning onWalter watch, and I’m sure he’d enjoy the company"

"They’re your fa o If I couldn’t see her, then she couldn’t see me She couldn’t see what Henry had done

Cronus was everywhere though, and if he was paying attention--

"No, they’re not," she spat "Not anyh, and they made a mockery of themselves and all I stand for They tossedDo you have any idea what that feels like?

Of course you don’t, Kate You won You have everything you want"

Not everything I didn’t have Henry, and I wasn’t sure I ever would But I bitshe needed was a reason to blow me to bits

Her silhouette came into view as Calliope rounded on Henry "You and Walter will suffer the pain you put h for all of these eons, and I promise to enjoy every moment of it"

I couldn’t see what she did to hily, twisted sound that sedneed to stop it IThe chain was f ire incrack f illed the cavern as it connected with the back of Calliope’s head, and the links wrapped around her neck, burning her pretty face

I expected her to screa to hand it over to her that easily I swung at her again and again, crazy with the need to make sure she never had another chance to hurt Henry or anyone else I loved, but f inally soh," said Henry "Look"

My heart pounded as I inched forward, squinting through the fog I clutched the chain, prepared to hit her again if she ju warm and solid

Calliope

Henry wrapped his arrabbed Calliope’s ankle I stared at her limp body, torn between horror and satisfaction as blood dripped froash in her cheek