Total pages in book: 90
Estimated words: 83786 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 419(@200wpm)___ 335(@250wpm)___ 279(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 83786 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 419(@200wpm)___ 335(@250wpm)___ 279(@300wpm)
He nods. “I’ll get the shower going.”
She barely waits for him to disappear into the bathroom before turning to me. “You don’t have to stay with him.”
“I know.” I can’t help pressing my hand to my stomach, to the faint curve there. “A lot has changed with us. I…love him.”
Eurydice’s eyes go wide. “What?”
“I know.” Despite everything that’s happened, I let out a laugh. “Shocked the fuck out of me, too.”
“As soon as you get some sleep, rest assured that we are catching up on everything that’s happened.” She pulls me into a quick hug. “I’m glad you’re okay.”
Then she’s gone, closing the door softly behind her. As much as I want sleep, Perseus is right—a shower will help tremendously. I find him leaning against the counter, waiting for me. He looks up as I walk into the bathroom. “How are you? Really?”
My chest tries to close and my eyes burn. “I can’t even process what just happened, how my mother…” I swallow hard. “And Psyche is still with her.”
“Circe has no reason to hurt Psyche—or Eros, for that matter. Neither holds a title and threatening Psyche would be guaranteed to turn your mother against her.” He holds out a hand. “Come here.”
I let him hold me, let him strip me slowly out of my clothes, let him tug me into the shower that’s my preferred temperature, let him guide me so my stitches are well away from the spray of water. I stare up at him as he washes my hair, his face a mask of concentration. “I really do love you, you know.”
He smiles slowly, so warm that I can’t help leaning in to him, wanting to soak the heat right into my soul. “I love you, too, Wife. No matter what the future holds, that won’t change.”
“What happens now?” I whisper.
“Now, we finish our shower and get as much sleep as we can.” His smile fades, replaced by steely determination. “Tomorrow, the battle for Olympus truly begins.”