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“Apollo?” I feel the smile grow on my face. Just seeing her and hearing her voice is enough to make me feel ecstatic.“Yeah, it’s me, baby.” Akia struggles to sit up, and I help her get settled against the headboard.“I didn’t mean to nap. How long was I out?” I shrug my shoulders.“I don’t know, baby. I just got here. I had to take care of a few things. How did everything go?” Akia closes her eyes and yawns.“Everything was fine. Atlas came to get me and I didn’t see or hear from Ares.” I nod and let my hand stroke her thigh.“I have a few things for you.” Akia sits up straighter, and I see her eyes twinkle.“You didn’t have to get me anything,” I chuckle and pull her new phone out of my back pocket. I put it in her lap and sit back. “Thank you. Atlas told me you would be getting me one.”“It’s a different number. I put mine and Atlas’s number in there along with Esme and Matt’s.” Akia smiles at me, and I swear it warms me in places I didn’t know needed it.“So thoughtful.” Akia grab

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~Apollo~I lean back in my chair, staring at the paperwork on my desk. Akia is with her aunt and uncle, while I’m trying to get some work completed. I wanted to give them time together without any interference.“So…” I look up to find Atlas standing in the doorway. His eyes are trying to pick me apart, but I’m not really worried about it. “You brought her aunt and uncle here.”“I did.” I start to move pages around so I can finally get some work done.“Why?” I stop moving and sit back with a sigh.“Why what?” Atlas crosses his arms, and his facial expression becomes granite.“Why did you feel the need to bring them here? Had they been threatened?” I shake my head, wishing I could shake some sense into my brother. I know that he just found out about Ares’s devious nature, but he shouldn’t be this much of a struggle to understand and accept fully what it all means.“Do you really think they would be safe out there? Do you not think that Ares would grab them to get to Akia?” I sit up and

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~Selene~I sit back in my chair, not trying to hide my amusement. I knew that Apollo would be the best one for this, and he isn’t disappointing me at all. This is already highly entertaining, and nothing has really happened yet.I have no idea what Apollo’s plan is, but he’s already disrupting Ares, which is half the battle. I know that it won’t take long for Ares to confront his brother directly. I can only hope that it works out in our favor when that happens.The door opens and closes while my eyes are still on the scene below. “So this was your plan? Playing cat and mouse games is what’s going to end the crazy man?” I sigh and shake my head. I think I’m starting to understand why her place is where it is. She’s absolutely no fun and has no vision.“These aren’t cat and mouse games. This is just the warm-up. This is the public acknowledgment that he’s been found out; his mask has slipped. This is just calling him out and waiting to see what his next move will be. I think you’ve bee

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