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Everything else came in second to him, even Kate’s safety. Even Kate’s life. James must have known that if there was a way to kill her and exact revenge upon Henry, Pollux would find a way to do it. Yet he did not care.
    Henry drew a long, deep breath, forcing himself to keep calm. “Now is not the time to get into a pissing contest. Her very existence could be at risk if you do not tell me where she is—”
    “She’s immortal now,” spat James. “And Lux isn’t the monster you think he is.”
    “My brother would never hurt her,” said Castor, his voice quaking, but he had a steely look in his eyes that Henry admired. Courage in the face of his ultimate fear. No wonder the twins had the reputation they did.
    “As I would never hurt you,” said Henry. Doubt flashed across Castor’s expression, but that came as no surprise to Henry. Castor trusted him as much as Henry trusted Pollux. “If anything happens to her, James, it will be on you.”
    James rolled his eyes, and every fiber of Henry’s being screamed at him to blast him back to Olympus. But he kept calm, as he nearly always did. Despite what his brothers seemed to think, anger rarely led to resolutions.
    “Very well. Then consider this your doing.” One moment Henry was in front of them, and the next he stood beside Castor and touched his shoulder.
    James’s eyes widened, and he made a grab for Castor. By the time he reached him, however, Henry ensured he touched nothing but air.

Kate
     
    That night was one of the longest of my life. For hours I followed Lux through the forest, attempting to retrace our steps and find his brother, and I was exhausted by the time the sun rose. Even waiting through one of my mother’s marathon surgeries to help give her cancer-riddled body a few more months hadn’t been that mentally draining.
    “Lux, we’ve passed this spot five times already,” I said, dragging myself over a fallen tree. “He’s not here.”
    “He has to be somewhere.” Lux shoved aside a low-hanging branch so hard that it snapped in two and fell to the ground.
    “Somewhere else then.” And if we didn’t find him soon, I was afraid Lux would be the one to snap. He’d managed to regain some semblance of control after we’d lost Casey and James, but his eyes were wild, his muscles rigid, and he snarled everything he said to me. When he decided to speak at all.
    “Maybe we should stay in one place,” I said. “James and Casey will find us.”
    Lux shook his head and ducked down to check behind a boulder that couldn’t possibly hide both of them. “He knows I’m looking for him. He knows to stay put, even if they’d have an easier time of finding us.”
    “Why’s that?” I said, tucking a loose n rhlock of hair behind my ear. I would’ve given nearly anything for a ponytail holder, not to mention a hot shower and a soft bed.
    He gave me a strange look that made me feel three inches tall, and without bothering to answer me, he turned back to his search. I huffed. Fine. Another secret. Not that the gods didn’t have enough of them already.
    “Maybe we should go back to the cabin,” I said. “They’re probably waiting for us—”
    “No they’re not,” said a singsongy voice behind me, and I jumped. Lux flew around, focusing on something—or someone—over my shoulder.
    I turned, and as soon as I saw the blonde leaning against a tree, I let out a sigh of relief. Finally, someone who might know what was going on. “Ava? What are you doing here?”
    She wore a hiking outfit of khakis and a tank top that showed off her curves, and her blond hair was swept over one shoulder in a fashionable braid. She’d even tucked a flower into the end. Stupid of me to expect anything less. “Helping you, of course.”
    Lux bared his teeth. Apparently he and Casey had been away from civilization for way too long. “Like I would ever accept your help.”
    “Like I was talking to you,” Ava scoffed. “Kate, let’s get out of here.