I smile at that. “Well, that’s a good point,” I answer haughtily.
“Exactly, just let your mom know what to pack.”
“So, how come we aren’t just going home?” I ask quietly.
“Well, Uncle Elijah offered, and I think it would have been rude for us to refuse. I think it’ll help us to move past things; we have to start somewhere.”
He has a point.
And if I’m here, I guess Allie can put her plan into motion.
“Well, if I’m able to get my things, then it might not be so bad. I’ll go text Mama a list.”
“Great.” Uncle gives my cheek a gentle squeeze, his eyes glimmer with a wave of sadness, but it’s masked quickly. I’m sure I’m not the only person who hides their emotions well.
I step closer to Uncle and wrap my arms around his waist, giving him a small hug. I’m about to step back when he wraps his arms around me and kisses the top of my head.
“How was your party?”
I look up at him and smile. “It was good, Holden was very happy that I came. I’m genuinely glad I went.”
“Good,” Uncle replies, smiling down at me.
I’ll figure out a way to get Sienna back, because I have to, for the sake of us all.
It’s not over, not as long as she’s alive.
“Heaven, Heaven!” someonehisses.
The urge to sink deep into the comfortable bed and ignore the voice almost overcomes me, but then I remember why I need to get up.
“I’m up,” I say quietly as I sit up and look over at Katara, who is fast asleep. “Now?”
“Yes, he’s kicked out of his room, and I know exactly where he will be,” Allie whispers. She’s dressed all in black, her hair pulled into a ponytail.
I feel sorry for whoever got his room.
I nod as I grab my satin gown and wrap it over my matching, floral pink, satin pyjamas. I put on my heels from the day before as Allie waits at the door, motioning for me to come. Mama didn’t pack me slippers.
I cast a final glance at Katara, who had offered up her bed to me whilst she and Allie slept on the floor. I whisper a spell just in case she wakes up. If she does, it’ll appear that Allie and I are still in our spots.
Theo says he needs time, but we know he doesn’t. Hades is the only god who is so easily accessible because he loves the drama humans bring. He’s not afraid to bend rules set in place for centuries.
That’s why he is really our only choice.
I follow Allie through the house and down towards the basement. I have a spell in place, but even then. I’m a pro at walking quietly even in heels.
I don’t like basements. They’re one of those things that always have something going on in them in horror stories and movies. Well, I guess Theo being down there makes sense. He’s a horror.
“Are you sure he’s down there?” I murmur.
“Yeah, the quints made the basement their gaming pad, and Theo is definitely down there,” Allie murmurs.
“What if one of the others is down there, too?” I murmur doubtfully.
“Na, I checked. Jayce is in his own room, Renji and Ares are in the lounge, and Carter is in the other lounge. Only that asshole is missing.”
“Alright then.” We stop outside the basement door.
