ZEUS

I walk into the high vaulted foyer of the Haven, with my boots thudding softly against the polished stone floor.

My mind is a spiral of purposeful thoughts, each one sharpened like a dagger aimed at the heart of the throne room. I tell myself Daisy doesn’t mean anything.

I tell myself she’s done. I tell myself that the flicker of something I felt when she screamed at me, when I kissed her was just the residue of a game. She was a pawn and I’m done with her now. I need to move on. The world will bend beneath me soon.

Darian is out of town. The conglomerate...