And he walked to the door as though nothing had happened.Pulled it open."Tell everyone I'm unavailable," he said quietly, looking straight at me. "Anybody at all."His breathing was uneven."And Thalia..." His voice softened. "Do not come in here again unless I tell you to."Before I could argue, he gently pushed me outside.The door slammed shut.The lock clicked.I stood there frozen.None of this made sense.How could lightning hurt the man who controlled lightning?How could the god who commanded storms become a prisoner inside one?I knocked."Kaelum."Nothing.I knocked harder."Open the door."Still nothing.I was just about to run to the balcony and yell his name from there, hoping he'd answer somehow, when movement caught my eye.Water, It gathered in the hallway.Not spilled, it just gathered.The puddle rose higher and higher until it stood nearly six feet tall, rippling like a living mirror.I took a careful step back. Then a woman walked out of it.She was stunning, tall
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