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"Oh, trust me I know exactly where I’ve been and why I’ve been there And I also know exactly the huge-ass fucking ht she would be safer away fro more in my life But youHow could you not knoas happening to her? How could you not feel it?"

A e it, will it?"

"Fuck no!" I shouted Outside, thunder rattled the teht have been te outside "We suhter wasand you had to knohat that nored her"

Apollo turned his head, looking away

There was so e at him about The fact that he’d lied about her hter whenever he was around her How he’d unbound her poithout explaining what that entailed I could keep going for a fucking eternity, but I had to focus "Josie is not doing well"

His head sharply swung in ht even know that already That wouldn’t surprise me"

"Proceed with caution," he warned

I sht we can’t hurt each other?"

"Doesn’t mean we can’t try"

"Like to see you do it," I replied coldly "Because I’ that what I can throill un"

Apollo’s nostrils flared "What’s wrong with hter" hadApollo off and having hi to help Josie So I really needed to slowas quickly as she should She’s been physically sick, and I can barely feel any aether in her"

Apollo glanced at the door and for ato leave the temple, but he briefly closed his eyes When they reopened, there were irises--eyes as blue as the sea They were identical to Josie’s with the exception of the pupils His weren’t black There hite, and that was so held by the Titans, they placed these bands on her wrists to block her powers," I explained

"Shit," Apollo said

That didn’t sound good "So you know of these bracelets?"

He nodded curtly "Those bracelets are fashioned in Tartarus to entomb the Titans Theyif her injuries werewere significant enough" He frowned slightly "They shouldn’t et them off of her now"

"Only Hades would have the ability to unlock theet Hades’s ass up here and do it?"

"None of the other gods will coer hu hi Josie here"

"They will not risk it even inside this temple or any temple," Apollo replied "They do not trust you They do not trust what you are and aren’t capable of"

"And you do?" I retorted

Apollo’s gaze leveled onI could take Josie to Hades--"

My jaw locked down "Not going to happen"

"You’d refuse aid for her?"

"I will refuse the idea of her going anywhere with you by herself," I shot back "Do not think I’ve forgotten how Hades wanted to take out Alex"

"This has nothing to do with Alex"

"But it shows a long history of you guysshit choices" I unclenched my hands "I will not leave Josie unprotected, even with you Figure so else out Those bands have to come off"