ZEUS

The door clicks shut behind Darian, his anger still thick in the air like a storm about to break. I didn’t expect him to stay. Not here, not now. The throne’s weight crushes him already, and he hasn’t even claimed it.

Adira’s on the floor, trembling, chest rising and falling like she’s trying to catch air through a storm. I really wonder what she was doing touching Darian like that after making an attempt on Iris’ life. What was she hoping? That he’d pull her into his arms and give her kisses as a reward?

Foolish, I must say.

She looks up when I approach, eyes sharp but wary....