Ares's POV

The last few weeks have been quite chaotic. The announcement of our kind being captured and subjected to experiments sent shockwaves through our community. I have been at the hospital the whole time. Anticipating Judith's awakening. I can not believe my fated one was actually alive. All this time, I believed she was gone, but she had really been held captive.

Velda went over everything with me and then mentioned that I needed to make a decision. The traces of the broken connection between Judith and myself were palpable. I sense it attempting to emerge. Attempting to break through the connection I shared with Kitty.

I wished to...