MasukFIVE YEARS LATERI sat on the porch, watching the dark, rumbling clouds move closer by the second. The dazzling lightning touched down. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen. The thunder boomed—the storm is thirteen miles away. My back erupted in burning pain, and I squirmed.I remember when I used to go running at first sight of a storm, my heart beating out of my chest. For
Shock flashed over Monica's face. "W-what? Do, do you really mean that?"I pulled her in for another kiss, savoring everything about her. "I do," I whispered. "I realized it when I left. Oh, it was so hard to leave you."She nestled her head back onto my shoulder. "It was hard for you to leave m
I stumbled at his voice and spun around. Zeus stood a few feet behind us, a smug grin resting on his face. "How—?""How did I know?" he finished."Because of me."
When the tingles faded, I recognized the picturesque lawn from the last time that I was here. It's the same mansion as previously. What is Zeus going to do? Why didn't he bring me to his cells?"Kneel,"Zeus snarled.I looked at him. Oh. He's not was
I managed to keep it at bay for three days, but the brunt of it hit me on the fourth.I couldn't get out of bed—it required too much effort. I couldn't eat because it tasted like nothing in my mouth. The ache in my chest and lungs was too much to handle. I wanted to take a shovel and bury myself in the ground—never to see the sunlight or the stars again.It didn't take long for Poppy to catch on to my antics.
I gritted my teeth as rage flooded my veins. The blood under my skin boiled, and my heart pounded in my ears. The flood of anger was so strong that I flickered between Artemis and Lilura for a moment. Lightening cracked outside, and it took me a minute to realize that it was my doing.I glanced outside and saw the bright flashes of light. That'smylightening.