Page 56 (2/2)

"Huh" I laughed "Well then"

"We need one alive," Aiden rerabbed the blond closest tocalanced down at the hand I had wrapped around his throat

The shade couldn’t escape

"What do you know? Looks like you’re stuck in the body now" I laughed Interesting Must be another new god trait I lifted aze "Guess you’re fucked"

The shade let out a roar of anger "No I guess this body is fucked"

Without any warning, it wrenched its head to the right The crack of its neck was like thunder "Gods" My lip curled as its inky eyes slid back to le "That was unnecessary"

It laughed "It was fun"

"Yeah You need a fucking hobby"

Torin sla his blade into its chest as he lifted his dark gaze to Aiden "There’s no helping them, is there?"

"Nope" Aiden kicked another back

"So what are you doing here?" Lifting the shade up, I turned and sla pures and bringing them to the Titans? They’re nearby, aren’t they? Not in this city, I bet But close"

The shade coughed out a guttural laugh "What do you think?"

"I think you’re nothing but a little bitch boy for the Titans"

Black blood seeped out the corners of the shade’sand strong"

"Uh-huh" I stepped in, placing ainst his chest Heat poured out oftar-stained teeth "You’ll never find the to ask you one more time Where are they?"

The shade stiffened as I pulled in the element of fire, and I felt Aiden draw closer "I knoho you are," it said, jerking as the front of its shirt began to sed to you"

Everything in me stilled The world became quiet "What did you say?"

The shadeas more blood spilled out of its mouth "II used to stand out on the porch and watch Hyperion drag that blonde bitch into the house Her screa with all the heady, powerful aether inside me The air around me crackled Those inky eyes met mine and then flared wide I didn’t look away as the shirt burned away under my hand or as the skin bubbled I didn’t blink a daave way and the shade slu deeply, I briefly closed ht I openedI wanted to take this whole godsda down

"What did he say to you?" Aiden asked

Curling my hands into fists, I stepped back fro and melted flesh "He was there"

Aiden didn’t have to ask what that meant He knew

"The Titans are here They’re in Texas"