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Not for the first time, Tem deeply regretted the words she’d just said. Apollo took everything as a challenge. Everything was a taunt and a tease, and Tem was tired of it. Or was she? The night had been a heavy one. But for some reason, this moment wasn’t. For some reason, she felt oddly…

“Gabriel,” she said slowly. “What exactly have you seen?” Gabriel rolled his shoulders. His normally relaxed posture was stiff, his arms crossed protectively. He didn’t look her in the eye as he answered. “I see how they eat, how they live. I see that they’re still drenched in gold while the rest of us starve.”…

“So you said.” Evelyn leaned forward. “Have you ever been broken up with, Tem?” “No. I haven’t.” “Then you can’t possibly imagine what it feels like.” “I can imagine I wouldn’t accept being broken up with via letter.” “Even if I had come back, his father wouldn’t have allowed us to be together.” “I wouldn’t…

Enough, Tem. Caspen’s voice was tight. His anger matched hers. I hate her. She is not important enough to hate. Now that is enough. Tem slumped in her seat. She felt suddenly exhausted, as if she’d just run a mile at full speed. Across from her, Leo seemed paler than usual. He really wasn’t looking…

Evelyn leaned closer. “He might have been yours once, but he began as mine and he is mine again now.” Fury built in Tem like a storm. “You think you know Leo, but I know him better,” Evelyn continued. “And I always will.” “If you hurt him, I will-“ “What will you do, Tem? You…

Tem looked at Caspen in disbelief. It wasn’t a suggestion. It was an order. No. Tem. You have offended them. She had to physically stop herself from scoffing at that. Perhaps she had offended Evelyn, but Tem could tell from the look on Leo’s face that he’d wanted to ask the same questions she was…

Another pulse came, and Tem closed her eyes. Caspen was sending them faster now, and Tem was having trouble sitting still. This had all seemed like a great idea in the carriage-back when she thought she could control herself during dinner. Now that she was sitting here, soaking wet and squirming in her chair, it…

And thus the day passed quickly. By the time it was evening, anxiety had taken over Tem. When they walked out of the cave together, she was nearly on the edge of panic. The night was cold, and although Caspen had procured Tem a proper dress this time, she shivered in the thin fabric, her…

They exited the carriage together, hand in hand, Tem still thinking desperately about how a moment ago the fingers she was holding were inside her. But as soon as they entered the castle, any thoughts of sex fell away. Caspen stiffened immediately at the sight of all the gold. It was everywhere-laced into the tiles…

“Then why did you leave in the first place?” A horrible silence fell. The pulses stopped. Even the butler froze midmotion, his arm awkwardly extended to hand Leo another wineglass. Evelyn’s face pinched into an unpleasant expression. She looked at Leo, who was looking only at Tem. Then she said, “I didn’t want to leave.”…