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Relief coursed through me Deacon and Luke, Gable, and Alex and Aiden were all safe for now That

"You knohat I’d like to know?"

"How you’re going to die?" Painful tension built along the nape of " He se to bite his finger "Where did your little God Killer go off to? He wasn’t with thehly "I don’t know"

"And I don’t believe that" He let go of my hair and I dropped about a foot Pressure eased off

Hyperion’s thumy back stiffened painfully "You know there are ainst my ribs

"Ways I haven’t even begun to show you" His cool breath drifted over my mouth, and I had a horrible idea of what kind of ways he was talking about His hand slid tothe skin "Where is the--?"

"Hyperion"

Ahis hand "What, Tethys?"

I slu rateful for her interruption or not, I stayed quiet

"What are you doing out here with her?" she asked, and I peeked up through the clueous Close to six and a half feet tall, she had long sable hair and features that soed to look delicate and fierce all at once She wore leather pants like Hyperion did, but she didn’t run around topless A tight, black tank top covered her chest and stomach

"Did you seriously interrupt me to ask that question?" Hyperion replied

She strode forward "So what if I did?"

"I wouldn’t like it, Tet"

"Does it look like I care about what you like?"

A coarse laugh sneaked out before I could stop it

Tethys’s eyes narrowed, and Hyperion whipped around and e his blow His fist caught round on

"You and I both know you do," Hyperion said as he turned back to Tet

Anger flashed across her face as she raised her hand Hyperion was faster, though He snatched up her arrasped her hair in his other hand He pulled her head back sharply The gasp of pain was cut off by his mouth He kissed her in a way that didn’t really seem like a kiss More like an act of punishment and brutality, but Tet seemed to enjoy it, because hisa muscular arm around his neck

Oh man

Weren’t they, like, related? Gross But they were distracted, busy shoving their tongues down each other’s throats, so I pushed ulfed the tree was out My heart raced as I took a step back and drew in a deep breath

"Don’t even try it," Tet ordered

My head whipped around They were doneout, and both were focused onway to desolation Hyperion alone was bad enough, but with Tet involved, it would surely get worse I folded an arm over ain

Tet raised a dark eyebrow "You’re really not going to like why"

Hyperion sighed as he twisted toward the fehtly "Cronus is aware of her He wants to see her Now"

Chapter 12

Hyperion’s grip onto snap the bone Not that he particularly cared if he did