IRON’S POVJane returned to the Organization with Diana and Eric later than expected, and I was beginning to get deeply worried. I had almost asked some Titans to go out and look for them when they arrived.The combat was tonight, and as the hours drew nearer, the tension in the entire Organization became palpable. I could also feel it deep into my bones.“Why did you stay out for so long?” I asked.It was getting really back, and Jane should have been back about three hours ago. However, I allowed them to take Jane into her bedroom before returning back to my chamber to answer for themselves. More than anything, I wanted to protect Jane from everything, including my own struggles and worries.“Some homeless and helpless children came to watch Jane play today,” Diana said.“Since she started living in the Organization, she stopped playing for money, but today, she changed her mind, and we didn’t think it wise to stop her, Lord Dante, especially as she did it for the children,” Eric re

ATHENA’S POVLord Dante really hurt me, and I couldn’t even deny that. After I left his chamber, tears pooled in my eyes, and a few of them dropped before I got to the room.However, I wiped clean my cheeks and blinked back the ones in my eye because I didn’t want Belle to see me crying.Ever since the announcement, she had been deeply moody, and I knew that it was because of her feelings for Blake, even though he might never reciprocate it.“What’s wrong, Athena?” Belle asked me.“Nothing,” I lied.I lay down, but my heart was still heavy.Lord Dante was someone I would stay loyal to for the rest of my life, because what he did for me, no one had ever done it, and regardless of what was going on around him right now, I knew the kind of war god that he was.I didn’t know his predecessors, but one thing I was certain was that the Organization was lucky to have him as their war god. Even Hera was the luckiest woman to have someone like Lord Dante dedicate his heart to her.Nesse was equ

IRON’S POVI still wasn’t comfortable that Athena left Nesse all by herself, and surprisingly, that was even more troubling than the combat that was just a few minutes ago.I went to the ring where it would happen and just waited for the time to come.But still, I couldn’t stop thinking.Nesse was carrying my seed. I never thought that I would ever have an heir, but I did. However, there was a little glitch; he wouldn’t be full Titan, and there was nowhere in the history of the war gods that a half-Titan ever ruled.“That is if you ever even have the balls to confess your sins to the Titans,” a voice in my head reminded me.I didn’t want to dwell on that, so I tried to take my mind off it, but that wasn’t working.Three Titans arrived first, but because I was at a corner, they didn’t notice me.“Who are you betting on?” One of them asked the others.They seemed excited about the combat, and when they spoke, I realized that their anticipation was very high.I had thought that with ever

HADES’ POV“Hey!” Iron’s loud voice called out, stopping Blake and I from making any further move.That was after his sword left his hold and flew out of the ring, and I wondered why Iron was interfering now; I only hoped that it wasn’t what he was thinking.The Organization had been quiet since the combat started.The only thing I could hear was the beating sounds coming from the heart of the Titans, and I and Blake’s heaving breathing as a result of the combat.The air was so tense that no one even dared to move an inch. I wondered if they would even dare to breathe.“Blake is unarmed, and that leaves him at a more vulnerable position,” Iron added.I ground my teeth in annoyance; I was fucking right!Iron cared so much about Blake that he didn’t want him to die. Was he really rooting for Blake to win over me deep down? Had I lost the loyalty, commitment, and bond I had built with Iron for over three years to Blake?Was this what this was about?Oh well, I couldn’t wait to see Iron m

IRON’S POV“Enough, Blake,” I said.Blake stopped.“The combat is over,” I declared.“But he is not dead!” The Titans shouted in defiance.I knew that Hades wasn’t dead, but for the life of me, I couldn’t watch Blake kill him, which was exactly what Blake was going to do if I had allowed him to continue.“He is not dead!” They screamed.“Everyone, to your rooms, right now!” I declared firmly. “The combat is over!” I repeated.“The combat isn’t over until one is dead!” They screamed.They were no longer being careful of speaking without being given the permission to, and all this time, aside from their occasional booing, they had been too tensed with suspense to even breathe. The only thing that had worked was their beating heart.And I thought they were staking their bets on Hades? Why were they seeking the combat to continue?“Let the combat continue!”“That was your decree, Lord Dante!” “Let the combat continue!” They yelled at the top of their voices.I realized that if I didn’t