The following day, I rise feeling exhausted, my eyes red and swollen. I wake up as I typically do, by myself, since Ares didn't join me in bed. I didn't really anticipate that he would, to be honest. He has made it quite evident that he prefers to remain in his office rather than share a bed with me. I prepare myself and head to the office, my thoughts still swirling from the news Ares shared with me yesterday. How am I supposed to handle my child being selected as the high priestess of the moon goddess?

The life of a high priestess is not as easy as many assume....