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Rising fro that we needed to talk about and all that had happened toover all the exposed skin He’d been shirtless earlier, but I hadn’t noticed hihtly coiled abs The sweats hanging low enough that they showed off those indentations on either side of his hips Even his back was a a shirt?

But it was Seth, so of course not

"My whole life, I’ve had thisthis unexplainable draw to aether It always called todown, he grabbed a bottle of water out of a ot worse when I became the Apollyon, but I never understood it Other than the pures and halfs who got addicted to aether and turned into daimons, I didn’t know anyone else who could feel what I could feel When Alex awakened, she didn’t feel that way I always thought there was just so inback to the bed, he sat besidethe lid, he offered the open bottle of water I took it "There was thisthis voice insideI know that sounds crazy, but that was how it felt Like everything inside"You need to drink, Josie"

In a daze, I took a decent gulp of water

Appearing to be satisfied, he said, "You kno that I think about it, I wonder if Ares knew the truth He wanted ht to control the other gods, but II cannot be controlled"

My eyes widened, because he said that without an ounce of arrogance It was just a statement of fact A truth bomb delicately detonated Seth couldn’t be controlled now

"I guess he didn’t realize what I would become once I was the God Killer" The ed "Who knows, though? Anyway, I didn’t understand fully as happening That’s why I left, and I know that’s not a good enough excuse for leaving you It will never be, but I wasI was afraid that I would hurt you That I wouldn’t be able to control myself"

Hearing him admit that he was afraid was always a shock, because Seth didn’t see

I took another drink of water

"Do you rerandparents’ house? One of them has been around on and off His narin appeared on his lips "But he was the first to tell od"

I alod," he repeated, his aod, Josie, and I’ that to be funny"

Shock rendered h, because it sounded legit crazy, but I was a deod and that had also sounded crazy at first

"I didn’t believe it at first Even when I could do things I hadn’t been able to do before, it still sounded ridiculous toa strand ofthe curve ofme to shiver "But it is true Somehow, and for some reason, this hat I was always meant to be The Appointed God The God of Life and Death" He laughed at that as he lowered his hand "There’s even a terinned "For me"

"Holy crap," I whispered, and that was the best I could cood that orshipped

"The woh priestess There are several priests and priestesses here"

At the mention of the woman, I tensed "And they do what? Service you?"