Instead, Artemis flashed in beside Apollo. “Oh my!” she exclaimed as she looked at them. “Am I interrupting?”
Apollo seized her arm. “What are you doing here?”
“I came to see Acheron. This is his house where he lives. I’m allowed to visit.”
Urian almost burst out laughing at that lie, and he was amazed Acheron withheld his. Artemis was the first person he’d banned from here. He’d have sooner awakened Archon than let her come into his home.
Archon bellowed in outrage. “This isnothis home!”
Acheron and Styxx exchanged a puzzled frown. Neither of them had a clue what Artemis was doing here. She was not part of the plan.
But she’d found Archon’s underbelly. Too bad he hadn’t learned the first rule of warfare that Stryker had branded into Urian’s psyche.
Never, ever expose your underbelly.
Blinking her eyes, Artemis gave the older Atlantean an innocent look. “No? Then why are you sitting onhisthrone? That’s not yours, you know. I was with Acheron when he picked it out and brought it here.”
No, she wasn’t.
That mental shout was so loud, Urian was amazed everyone hadn’t heard it. Yeah, Ash wasn’t real fond of his ex.
Go, Artemis.Apparently, she was here to whip their emotions and frazzle them. And judging by the mottled color on Archon’s face, she was doing an excellent job.
“Why is she here, Apollo?” Archon asked through clenched teeth.
“I have no idea.”
Epithymia went rigid. “Something’s not right …”
“That’s because she’s not my daughter.”
Urian went cold at those words.What?
Styxx and Acheron turned to see Leto, the mother of Apollo and Artemis, entering from a side door. Urian’s stomach hit the floor.
If that wasn’t Artemis …
Ah, shit, it would be Kat.
“Mom,” Apollo said irritably. “What areyoudoing?”
Ignoring Apollo’s question, Leto smirked as she approached them. “Really, Katra? I’m so disappointed in you. But that’s all right.” She looked at Archon. “We don’t need the twins now. Katra is the daughter of Artemis and Acheron. She has the Destroyer’s bloodline and is actually stronger than her parents.” She grabbed Kat and held a dagger to her throat. “So, Acheron, whom do we kill? You or your daughter?”
Urian tried to blast open the doors to save her.
They didn’t budge.
What the …
He hit them. Still they held.
Furious, he tried everything to get through them to join the fight. This was bullshit! He couldn’t stay in here and let Kat be harmed.
Suddenly, a sonic blast went through the room. One so fierce, it knocked everyone off their feet and slammed Leto against the wall.
Even Urian was knocked down in the bedroom.
Artemis appeared instantly and pulled Kat to safety.“How dare you.”She enunciated each word slowly as she faced her mother. “No one threatens my baby ever! You cow!” She attacked her mother so ferociously, Kat had to pull Artemis away to keep her from killing Leto.
