“Okay.”
I was so wrapped up in my own self doom I didn’t even realize Hyperion had dug up Okeanos’ remains. Only when I saw the blue light pour from his hands and surround a piece of bone did I notice the resurrecting going on.
“Help me out,” he said roughly.
I stepped forward, knowing the drill this time, and placed my hands on his shoulders. Blue light encased our bodies while I tried to push the Fate’s message out of my head. I needed to focus on the here and now.
Resurrecting with Hyperion wasn’t as easy as with Cronus. It took longer, hurt more, and I threw up twice.
#Joy #JobPerk
Once the Titan-god of the ocean or whatever the hell he was popped into the cave, Hyperion informed him of the situation.
“I know,” Okeanos said, sounding much more relaxed than most Titans. He looked more relaxed too, with his white blond hair, silvery eyes, and surfer tan. “Thanatos told me. How can I help?”
His voice was deeper than I expected, and it was no surprise that he was as hot as all hell. All the Titans so far had been. There was something a little feminine about Okeanos though. His eyes, his mannerisms, the way he walked.
#PrettySureHeWoreEyeliner #BetterThanMe #GayTitanAlert
“We need to find Cronus. The fates just gave Maisey a death prophecy.” Hyperion tried to lower his voice, but I obviously heard him.
Ocean hottie winced. “Damn. That’s rough.”
I glared at Hyperion. “You said it wasn’t a big deal. Now it has a name?”
Death prophecy? #FML
Okeanos reached out and put a hand on my shoulder. “Selene says hi and she’s proud of you.”
His message from Selene stopped me in my tracks. If his aim had been to distract me, it worked.
I already had a mother, one I loved very, very much, who was taken from me far too soon. But even though I never knew her, somehow I still felt connected to Selene. Like a bonus mom. Hearing my bonus mom was proud of me made me happy in a weird way.
“Let’s help Cronus get Jealousy. He’s been giving us quite the show.” Hyperion’s gaze flew to me and my cheeks reddened at the memory of Cronus and my near rage sex.
Before I could retort, we were snapped out of the cave and landed on the hard asphalt of a street somewhere downtown.
I spun and saw Cronus with Hound, peering through the window of an apartment.
Hound turned, and upon seeing me, broke into a run. With a grin, I dropped to one knee and opened my arms as the giant beast jumped into them.
“I knew you secretly liked me,” I told him, rubbing him under the chin. “I missed you too.”
He licked my face once and then stepped off me. We’d been through a lot together, and he’d damn well better not take sides in Cronus and my fight. I was taking custody of the dog. Fight me.
Cronus looked over his shoulder and saw me with Hound and then his gaze moved to Okeanos and Hyperion. His jaw was tight, some twitching going on, but he didn’t seem to question our presence or his newly-risen-from-the-dead brother. He just nodded. Way to be a badass and take it all in stride. Whatever. I could do that too if I really wanted to. I liked my freak-outs … I owned them.
“Any luck finding Zeus?” Hyperion asked him.
He shook his head. “Or this crone he speaks of.”
How many crones were there? Surely they knew them all?
“Time to return Jealousy to the box he came from?” Hyperion added.
I cleared my throat. “Uh, from now on, my grandfather will not refer to my box. In any way, shape, or form.”
Hyperion went deathly pale like he hadn’t even realized what he’d said. “Sorry, Mais,” he mumbled, and I snorted out some laughter.
“Totally fucking kidding. It’s all good. I just use humor to lighten the mood when I’m about to die. It’s a character flaw.”
Cronus almost looked like he was going to smile. Okeanos was smiling broadly, rockin’ his stoned surfer vibe.
Cronus suddenly snapped to attention, looking into the window again.
“Get ready,” he said in a rush.
“Ready for wha—?” Before I could finish, the sound of breaking glass filled the alley. Cronus dove through the fucking window like a cop doing a drug raid on TV. #BadBoys
Hyperion and Okeanos blinked away—presumably inside.
“Hey!” I yelled, running toward the smashed window, preparing to crawl in. Before I made it close though, Hound bit down on my jeans, holding me in place.
I looked down at the beast. “You little traitor!”
There were shouts and growls and the sound of things breaking inside. Meanwhile, I was pinned to the alley by a Hellhound.
Not even the weirdest day of my life.
Chapter 5
I had no idea what signal Hound was waiting for, but no matter how hard I tried to get away from him, he didn’t give me an inch until he was ready. And when he was ready, he simply stepped aside like he wasn’t just trapping me a moment ago.
“You’re getting neutered,” I told him with a huff, running toward the house. “That means they cut your balls off!”
It sounded like he yelped, but I missed it because I was attempting to dive roll through the window Cronus had entered. Unlike the Titan, I was less CSI Miami and more that fat yellow bear that really liked honey and kept getting his ass stuck in the honey pot. Thankfully, my jeans protected me from the worst of the glass, and I landed in a heap without too many new injuries.
“Maisey!” Cronus shouted.
I stood, dusting myself off, taking in the whole room. Cronus was in the corner, his hands out as a blue light shone from them. Hyperion was standing at his back, one hand on his shoulder like he was powering the Titan of time. It reminded me of what I had to do when they brought
