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the rising tide of nausea. He's gone. The thought felt like a blade twisting in my chest. My brother, the one person who had always been there for me, who had protected me when the world turned its back, gone, because of him, because of Hades. I closed my eyes for a moment, trying to block out the image but it was useless. It was burned into my mind, a

rm, yanking me out of the car. My bare feet hit the cold concrete, sending a shock thr

arked and I had no

t know if they were watching out of curiosity or because they knew what was about to happen, either way, I didn't care. The man who had grabbed me shoved me toward the elevator. I stepped in, my stomach churning as the doors slid shut. My reflection stared back at me in the dim, flickering lights. My face was pale, my eyes red rimmed from the tears I refused to shed. I wasn't going to cry, not for him, not for Hades.

e called from ins

behind me and I was standing in front of him. He didn't look at me right away. He was standing by his desk, his back to me. The f

, as if this was any other day, as if

t, the rage bubbling in

was still calm but the

, my fists clen

tting down", I

ime, I saw something, something beyond the cold indiff

ce, don't you?" His lips t

t", he ad

epped back, my heart racing, th

y voice trembled slightly. I wasn't sure

ent, I could have sworn there was s

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ow what you'r

nd. I could still hear his voice in my head, begging me to save him. Please don't let me d

said, the words co

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e like a punch to the gut, gone

is doesn't affect

ur game? You think I'll roll over a

r then, his pres

u'll learn just like your brother learned. Because that

pinning. This was a game to

ld speak, the door to the office burst open.

ation at the docks. I

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owled, his eyes

more im

again, more urgently, "It's

ned away, his exp

there in a mi

me, not after what he'd done. I had to get out, I had to escape. I took a step toward the door, but just as my hand t

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