Ch. 69: Beating The Man In The Yellow Jumper

Ch. 69: Beating The Man In The Yellow Jumper

Talos bit her nails and looked at me with soft eyes. Something about that made my skin crawl. It was a stark contrast to the usual malice in her gaze when she was plotting my demise. I had to admit, she looked beautiful when she wasn't trying to kill me. But I knew better than to be fooled. Talos wasn't the type to seduce anyone, let alone me, her sworn rival.

She raised her hand, pushed back the strands of hair that hung over her right eye, and smiled— far too sweetly. My instincts flared. Something was wrong. Terribly wrong.

"Hades, our alliance ends here, unfortunately for you," she said, her voice dripping with false pity.

"Huh?" I barely had time to react as my sixth sense screamed at me. A massive surge of energy came barreling toward me from out of nowhere. I dove to the side just in time, the air cracking as a blow drilled through where my head had been.