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My ain, and I felt that dath, and you have held it together in an incredible situation," he continued, doing so , you’ve opted to train, to defend yourself I’lanced at Seth "However, your choice in ood, thank you," I snapped back before I could stoptoward me, as if he was surprised that I would defend hi I’d just had my mouth on his

Apollo’s s the cold, eerie beauty of his face "Well, then…" His gaze shifted to Seth "I guess she toldto say, and when I looked at hiolden eyes wide and his face a shade paler

"I cannot stay long Being in your presence… Well, it drains me, but I…" His brows furrowed and he shifted from one foot to the next "But I felt your pain earlier I had to see you"

There That juice squeezer orking overtime in my chest "I don’t knohat to say"

"You do not need to say anything"

"No…I do This…this is a lot All of this is a lot You don’t even look old enough to be hed, and it sounded a little crazy "And I knew you at one point Your were my friend--out with a guy, so I feel like we just covered the teen years I never had with you"

Seth choked on what sounded like a laugh

"Let me put on record, that was not an enjoyable experience," Apollo commented dryly

"But you’re here and you’ve…you’ve been here in one way or another," I said, sh ," I whispered, ht now, I know it’s not enough"

I squeezed ainst the sudden, uncontrollable burn, and in a heartbeat, I felt that he was closer the second before he touched the side of od--was kneeling in front ofshocked by electricity

"You must continue to be brave, to paidí Nothing you face will be easy, but I will always be watching over you" He lowered his hand as he stood, addressing Seth "And you…you are so very lucky"

And then he was gone

Just like that, there one second, and then gone the next