own, his fingers long and elegant, interlacing with hers.
Not so alone, then.
To her surprise, Calliope stepped forward, and there
was a suspect sheen of moisture in her eyes.
“Oh, Roxy,” she whispered. “Is that what you think
of me? After all these years? You think I would cast you
aside like you have no meaning, no value? Of course
you are a Daughter of Aset, my sister, my pupil. My
friend. You were always a Daughter, from the second
you were born. But you cannot be of the Asetian Guard
anymore. Knowing what I know now, I must say, you
never should have been in the first place.”
She shot a glance at Dagan, who stood silent and
glowering at Roxy’s side.
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“You have fed on the life force of a soul reaper. You
are unique among our kind.” She shook her head. “But
it is ever the way of mortal and immortal to hate what
they fear.” She shot a dark look at Dagan, and Roxy
knew that whatever acceptance and love Calliope was
showing her, it didn’t extend to him. She was suffering
his presence, that was all. “Perhaps it would be best if
this information were not made public at this very moment.”
This very moment.Roxy remembered what Calliope
had said when she first arrived, about the upcoming
meeting of Underworld lords and the exchange of
hostages. She had a feeling that this was an oblique reference to that information.
“So this is supposed to be our little secret? And our
superiors in the Guard? What happens when they find
