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"Oh" I was surprised

"They’d already left for the island when I went to the Covenant When I learned you’d been taken, I kept looking for you The whole god-thing allows ods can pop in and out, but you were blocked froods had been blocked"

Seth could now appear and disappear at will? Why didn’t I get a cool ability like that?

"It wasn’t until yesterday, when I was trying to sense you out and I felt you Gods" A muscle flexed in his cheek "I found you in these woods Perses--I don’t know if you knoho that is"

"I know hi the blanket up further

Seth closed his eyes "I’d helped free Perses, along with Alex and Aiden I guess once he realized who you were to aze drifted to mine "You don’t re taken to Cronus again, and he looked younger than he had the last tier appeared ancient Skin sh the silvery white, andheld down and hi fro There wasto me, but II think I passed out before we left the roo at ed his ht you out, and that’s how I found you"

Holding the blanket close, I shivered as I recalled hiuess that was nice of hi him will never be necessary" Seth’s voice was sharp "He’s dead"

My chin jerked up "What?"

"I killed hiaped at Seth There wasn’t an ounce of remorse in his tone or expression, but II didn’t care that there wasn’t, because I wanted to kill Perses I wanted to kill all of them for what they’d done to lad," I said,it Seth exhaled heavily, and we sat there for a couple of od now that apparently can take out Titans easily That’s pretty arin appeared "Iof a change"

"Ha" I raised a brow "Wait If you’re a god, then that ht?" Hope sparked deep in od, then they can’t kill you and you won’t be spending your afterlife working for Hades"

He nodded, his eyes lighting to a tawny gold "No, they can’t controlto have to find a new toy to play with"

"That’s so good OhI almost started to cry like an overly emotional toddler "Seth, I’m so happy to hear that"

His entire expression softened "It’s possibly the best part about all of this Well, next to the ability to will myself from location to location," he teased, and then those thick lashes lifted once more "II have a future, Josie"

MySeth had never planned on having So that I’d hoped to overcome, but never kne Seth had a to us frohts off, because it was alleverything was too ht about my mom andand I just didn’t want to think

Seth and I stared at one another, and the silence stretched out The air practically hu

"I need to use the bathroom," I whispered, and then flushed, because Jesus, was there a better ave ather up the robe under the blanket andhiaze onthe door behindat how the bruised and raw skin stung By the tiain, andon the hot-I could do about it, I tightened the oversized robe arounda pale pink and blue cloth "I had Basil bring you a s"