How much had she lost?
I wanted to stop.
I really did.
But I couldn't.
Because at the end of the day, I had a family too.
A family that once lost me.
I didn't want them to lose me again.
I didn't want to see my mother cry again.
I didn't want to see Elise lonely again.
I was scared.
Scared of everything.
I didn't even know if my immortality truly worked, if I die again.
So…
I pressed on.
I asked her once more.
I forced the words out of my mouth.
"What about Rex?" My voice was quieter this time. "What was he to Olympus?"
The tension in the room shifted.
Lilith sighed deeply.
Then, for the first time since this conversation started between us—she smiled.
Not her usual smile.
But a bitter smile.
"You're persistent," she said. "You know that?"
I smirked.
"I've been told."
There was a reason some god was involved in Lucy's kidnapping—
Lilith didn't tell me everything.
She finally answered me, and she left me with only one sentence.
