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Catina was still missing, but we’d find her somehow. There was nothing that could be done. And worrying about it only robbed me of sleep and made me weak.
But it was okay to be weak. Ares was with me, and I knew he’d stand over me, guard me.
I closed my eyes, my hand pressed against his chest. He wiggled his arm under my head, and I curled close to him. Ares held on to me, and I let it all go. The panic, the anger, the helplessness. For now, it was just Ares and I, and I’d let him take care of me for once.
Like he already had.
What had I done to deserve such beautiful people in my life? I didn’t know, but I did know that I was grateful for Ares. When I met him, I thought he’d be a waste of my time. I judged him too quickly, remained too preoccupied with doing what I believed was right, when all this time, I had these gods who were ready to pledge themselves to me. Sure, it hadn’t been completely clear initially, but I’d also never given them the benefit of the doubt. It took losing my best friend for me to reassess my priorities and see who made a difference in my life. Who was worth keeping at my side.
I’d been wrong about Ares, and I should have let him show me otherwise from the beginning.
Now, he had, time and time again. I didn’t know how it was possible to fall so deeply for four different men, but there it was. It wasn’t just Apollo and Poseidon and the strange game I played with Hades.
Ares was crawling into my heart, too.
