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This crap was causing my temples to pound "Then how do you know there aren’t just four left now?"

"Because Athena and Hermes would’ve felt their loss They haven’t But we suspect that the Titans have so to do with their disappearance Just because you can’t sense their blocked powers doesn’t mean the Titans can’t"

"Why would the Titans take two des that can put the Coshed as he sold button with an interest that bordered on weird as he spoke "There was a reason e couldn’t just kill the Titans e overthrew them We derived our power from them They are our fathers and mothers, after all, and that works both ways They’ve been entombed for thousands of years, Seth They are weak now and they need to be charged up to enter Oly of si that carries undiluted power in theods, drain them of their aether like a daimon would, but not as messy and bitey But you know there are different ways to drain aether, don’t you?"

I sucked in a sharp breath as I drew back Yeah, I did, and that was a nice hoainst me Asshole

"So they just won’t kill them They will capture theth and the de but dried-out husks of what they used to be" He kicked his feet off the bed and stood "They already have two of them, and Josephine needs to be safely stoay at the Covenant"

"Because she’s a deod "An untrained, weak, virtually od?"

"Mortals are not aleak, Seth You will be wise to realize that And there are other reasons why it’s imperative that Josephine re off the chair and tossing it on the bed I pulled out the Glock that was loaded with titanium-encased bullets and shoved it in the back of ed un, it hitin aze, because he arched a brow

Son of a bitch

"The eyes," I said, taking a step toward him "Her eyes were familiar"

A slow smile formed on his mouth, and then he blinked When he reopened them, I let out a harsh curse They were the dark, denim blue--almost-normallashes, and the same eyes Josephine Bethel had stared up at irl back there?" I swung er in the direction of the ca opened up in my chest It was unfamiliar, but I knehat it was Dread "She’s your kid"

Apollo’s s even, white teeth "She is And when her abilities are unlocked fully, she’ll have every power that I do, not like Hercules or Perseus or any of the original ones who only had sos since then And that means she could turn you into a bush that smells like cat piss, so remember that when you’re around her"

H out his daughter’s ass? But I really didn’t care if she could turn me into the damn Kraken What I cared about was the fact that she was related to her--to Alex That hy they seereat a thousand tirandfather, and they all shared the sairl’s poere bound, I was still picking up on so

My eyes ht?"

He inclined his head "I could see where it could be… uncohed, but I didn’t, because I wanted to punch hi that reminded me of how badly I’d irl would be a constant reer and unease, because there was nothing I could do The gods, naht it, but ulti part would not be pretty It was the deal I’d made

Apollo turned so that his profile was visible, and a look that said he was thinking of so or someone far removed from this room flickered across his face "To the best of my ability, I’ve kept her safe over the years, but with the Titans, I…I fear that it won’t be enough" His large body shuddered with his next breath "You think we are bad You think we are uncaring, but the Titans are truly monsters, unnaturally cruel, and all they’ve had to survive on these thousands of years is thoughts of vengeance And I fear that so back Olympus, that some of them would be more concerned with payback"

Was this…actual apprehension I was sensing from Apollo? Holy shit, I hadn’t suspected he was capable of such a thing

"I fought Hyperion and was the one to seal him into his tomb It was a bloody battle and…well, let’s just say that Hyperion has every reason to strike back at ods on Earth, he’ll be looking for my child" Apollo turned to et back at hter, Seth Take care of her, and I won’t forget that"