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Hildi

“Unbelievable Absolutely fucking unbelievable”

“Which part? Roland showing back up or Marshal being a traitor?” Rupert asks ”

I stopand look at the immortal prince

“Why didn’t you?” Agis asks, eyes narrowed in suspicion

“I’ve been off for weeks, you know that I got so sick the night you found the key and opened the gate I think it took all of y I’ve been off balance ever since”

“It doesn’this long blond hair over his shoulder “What are we going to do about it?”

“We sure as hell aren’t letting him find the key”

The four of us lock eyes I have the key, safely hidden, or at least I hope so I’d hidden it in an enchanted box rounds I know it’s teabout the dark abyss beyond the door and the ed monsters that protect the doorway of the temple makes my skin clammy

Agis crosses his ht, psychic abilities or not, we should have seen hi out on all the fun and debauchery of the apocalypse? He’s probably been looking for a way to get here the whole time”

“Do you really think the gods sent him?” I ask

“I doubt they’re happy we pressed the pause button on their ga in theseat, staring outside “They want their crusade, but I’m sure he made himself available”

“He offered soet them to let him play”

“Then we have to figure out what that is,” I say, rubbing one fro task Find the stone, get to the teate, claim victory—end the apocalypse

We’d expected a battle landscape Instead, we got a stupid Acadeers, iods; deods, witches, a Nephilim—Lucifer’s son, of all people My first rooods-da the stakes in the battle for the apocalypse For the their real humanity

The worst part is, eren’t even supposed to be here This is the Raven Guard’s job They’d done it before But Morgan is pregnant, and I’d volunteered, yes, volunteered to co the motley crew of Immortals Who are as much of a distraction as allies They are ridiculously handsoth, and boat-loads of anxiety fro enslaved for eternity

I glance over at Miya “We agreed on a truce with Luke, Marielle, and the twins Do you think they’ll hold to it?”

The Japanese warrior looks at me for the first time since we left Roland’s new office The si over h it was an act of mercy I was under the influence of Marielle, my vampire roommate, horny and desperate as hell He’d broken decades of celibacy to help s are aard

Miya stands, his long robes falling to his feet I hold his eyes, feeling the flicker of va into me

“The gods want aain, it’s why they sent us, and all of the royals' children, here We bide our tiure out Roland’s plan Keep the key hidden Play their game while we play our own”

Agis nods and Arhs and says, “What about Marshal?”

That’s a loaded question Marshal and I’d been hate-fucking for weeks now Blowing off stea one another There hadn’t been anything to it—no emotions—no connection At least, that’s what I tellback hot tears of betrayal He’d sided with Roland—the winner’s side, in his opinion