Be strong, I reminded myself.Don’t let him see how broken you are. You can do this.“Zeus?” I whispered, trying the bond again, just like I had in the woods. “Zeus?” I tried once more, desperation bleeding into my voice. “Please. I need you.”Silence answered me. Zeus would have answered me. Knox wasn’t lying when he said Zeus has probably forgotten me. The emptiness pressed harder against my chest, and my heart sank further. I didn’t understand. Why couldn’t he hear me? Was the bond blocked… or was something worse happening?What if he was hurt?What if he was–“He was in an accident orchestrated by Crux. And by the help of a spell, he no longer knows you.’No.I wouldn’t finish that thought. Knox was lying. I knew it. Zeus was alive. I knew it. I could feel it deep in my veins, faint but steady. The bond hadn’t vanished completely. That had to mean something. I clung to it like a lifeline.The door opened.Every muscle in my body tensed as the air shifted. The fine hairs at the b
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