JULES’S POVArthur’s friend, or acquaintance, Brandon, whom he claimed owed him a favor arrived an hour later and discreetly took us away from Nesse’s house.His car windows were tinted, so it was quite easy for us to leave Nesse’s house and get to one of his unoccupied properties without being seen.When he drove into the compound, he got out from the car, expecting Arthur and I to do the same. Arthur wanted to, but I grabbed his hand and stopped him.“What is it?” Arthur asked tiredly.“The security guard at the gate, whom we just passed, knows you and I. If he sees us, he is going to spread the news,” I answered.“So you are suggesting that we remain in Brandon’s car?” Arthur asked me exasperatedly.He could barely believe his ears, but I didn’t let go of him.I would have been glad to let Arthur allow his carelessness to get him seen, but if that happened, I would be dragged into it.The entire city knew that we were not just married, but we travelled out of the country for a hone

ATHENA’S POVI was eavesdropping on Nesse and the phone call she was having with her doctor before they barged in. Before I could get a hang of what was going on, they had already opened the door and forced their way into Nesse’s office. My worries were Nesse firing me after they leave for letting them come into her office unannounced; the anger in her eyes had been very raw and deep, and also, them saying something to her about finding me outside her door than at my desk.Although I was almost leaving when they arrived because it was obvious that she was done with the phone conversation.While I listened to her conversation with the doctor, I worried about being caught because she already informed me that a woman named Tonia would be coming soon.However, I had had a deep feeling that she would speak to someone on the phone, and I wasn’t wrong. I listened to her conversation with the doctor from the beginning to the ending, and I had my answer now.She hadn’t gotten rid of the pregn

NESSE’S POVBy the time I closed for the day, I was livid beyond words, and it was all thanks to my mother and the stunt she had tried to pull in the morning.How I managed to get through the entire day and still be productive at work was mystery to me because of how I was feeling, and as such, I had to close up earlier than usual.And that meant that Athena and the other staff members also had to close up for the day.The moment I got out of the company, I dialed a number.“Where are you?” I asked as soon as the call connected.I hadn’t even thought that he would take my call especially as I hadn’t called him in years, and the last time we had spoken, I told him that I didn’t need him for anything.“What an unpleasant surprise,” he said dully.“I am on my way to your house right now,” I told him since he didn’t respond to the question I asked him.“Very well then, you say hi to my cats,” he responded.Then he ended the call, much to my annoyance.“Fucking bastard,” I muttered in anno

HADES’ POVSo far, I had been able to get myself out of whatever trap that had been set for me, including the one involving Helheim.When the Seer revealed the truth, I didn’t think that Iron would ever believe me over him. Heck, I didn’t even know what to do. However, the reaction had come spontaneously, and it had worked for me.Emotional guilt.The Lord Dante I knew before the war would not have fallen for it, but his walls were broken to the ground when Hera was killed and he had to flee.Even returning couldn’t get him back to the ruthless Titan war god that he had always been. Too many things had changed about him, and he had become soft. I couldn’t even tell if his secret marriage to that human, Nesse, also contributed to it.Had she, in her own power and wealth, conquered Iron’s masculinity and prowess?He was a house husband to her, and as such, under her submission, which should have been the other way around, and that alone, was enough to strip any man, even a war god, of w

ATHENA’S POVTelling Lord Dante that the pregnancy didn’t belong to Nesse’s ex-husband was intentional, and I had done that because I wanted I get a reaction from him.Of course, he had been stunned to his bones.However, since then, we hadn’t had the chance to speak to each other. Even when I returned to the Organization for the night, I passed by his chamber, but he was preoccupied with Hades, and I had simply passed by.Our eyes did meet, and I saw the desperate need in Lord Dante’s eyes to see me and speak to me, but he couldn’t just dismiss Hades, and so I left.I also wanted to talk to him about Nesse’s mother’s demands, but since that wasn’t life-threatening, it could always wait.“Welcome back,” Belle said dully when I got into the room we shared.“Thanks,” I simply said and went ahead to take off the dress that made me appear as Nesse’s personal assistant.“Aren’t you so lucky?” Belle asked.And that was when I realized that she sounded very sad and dull.“Why do you say that