All Chapters of The Titan War God Returns: Chapter 21
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Recognition
ATHENA’S POVI sat at the bar, watching the dancers turn and twirl on the pole.This was a different bar. For the sake of Iron, I didn’t bother to go to that previous bar. He worried too much and I just didn’t want him to try to refrain me.The cold beer touched my tongue and I allowed the liquid to sip into me. The dancers were hardly doing a great job. They looked bored and tired, and I shook my head.They were nothing like me.When I used to dance, everyone wanted to watch me. Men and women were fascinated by my skills, and I made tons of money, but I had had to stop that life, especially after the murder.While I watched, I noticed one of the dancers. She didn’t seem very confident. Granted, she was doing a horrible job at it, but she was very uncomfortable. At every turn, she kept trying to shield herself from her nakedness, but she couldn’t do much because of the scantiness of her cloth.I understood her because I had once felt this way, but that was at the beginning. A little wh
Stern And Focused
NESSE“I am expecting someone this morning,” I said to my secretary. “When she comes, do let her into my office,” I added.“Will do, ma’am,” she responded before leaving my office.First thing this morning, I had already searched for the best investigative journalist I could find and booked an appointment this morning. I meant it when I said I wanted to find this person who kept sending money, and now, setting me free from the claws of murder accusation.While I waited, my mind drifted back to my mum’s conversation the day before.Talking to Mr. Loreson wouldn’t have been a big deal; she had always been close to the family, but the words she said to him indicated that there was something more than just a cordial relationship. I hadn’t asked her about it, but I couldn’t take my mind off it.“What was that about, mum?” I asked myself.My door burst open at that moment, almost startling me, and the detective walked in, my secretary on his heels.“What is the meaning of this?” I asked with
More Logical
IRON’S POV“She brought a human into our midst,” Hades informed me, sounding utterly displeased.“Who?” I asked without paying much attention to him.I was trying to figure out how to find out our traitor, so I could barely concentrate on what Hades was saying.“Athena,” he reported.“What do you mean?” I asked him, taking my mind off what I was thinking about and giving Hades the attention he needed.“Athena returned from wherever she went and dared to bring a woman into our cave,” he said.“Is that right?” I asked, wondering why Athena would do something like that.She had been doing quite a lot of rebellious things lately and I just wondered what was going on with her. I only brought her in because I found out that she was half-human and half-Titan. She had been birthed by a Titan who fell in love with a human, and I needed to save her from wasting her life as a dancer. However, it seemed that she never let go of that life.“Yes, Iron,” Hades said. “I think you should ask her to lea
Finding Out
IRON’S POV“Lord…” she said, bowing her head slightly.She didn’t mention my name, but I could already guess that Athena must have given her some lectures on how to act. She knew that this would happen, and she wanted me to be impressed.But I wasn’t.I was shocked, and enraged at the same time.Vince had been one of the enemies from the Sect that I had discovered during my three years of hiding away. I got to find out that he was one of the perpetrators of the war that led to too much fatality in the Titan organization, Hera’s death, and my going into hiding.So far, Hades and I had secretly been able to eliminate most of them, but this particular Vince had been very difficult to get a hold of. First of all, he was very discreet and private. It took me years to even get his first name, and that was the first assignment I had promised myself and the Titans. One of the reasons I had been able to find out the little I could about him was because he mingled with the humans.However, the m
Confident Proposal
NESSE’S POVI got into my mansion and the first place my eyes went was the spot where I and Iron’s portrait had been hanging.And nostalgia washed over me.Instead of fighting the feeling that shouldn’t even be there in the first place because I understood the terms, I let it soak me in. Then I dumped my handbag on the couch, took off my pair of high heels and walked bare-footed to the bar. Filling a glass with my favorite wine, I returned to the couch and sat down.Then I took my eyes back to the spot which was now vacant.Maybe I shouldn’t have allowed my mum to get out the portrait, and I almost succumbed to the urge of calling the domestic worker who took it out, but I didn’t. There was no use getting all mushy about a man that was never nothing more than a mere contracted husband. However, if Iron was still here, he would have served the wine, but since the contract ended, I had returned to doing those things pretty much myself.Involuntarily, my mind crawled back to the day every
Fixer
HADES’ POV“Hades, may I ask a question?” One of the Titans walked up to me and asked.I was patiently waiting to get an opportunity to speak with Blake without Iron’s knowledge. Fortunately for me, I could go into his chamber, and his inner cell because I had access to. Iron wouldn’t like going into his private areas without permission, but I just had to do this.If he knew the sacrifices I had made to ensure that his throne was preserved all these years, I bet he wouldn’t be taking his control and power lightly.If he couldn’t handle things, I would do that for him.“Go ahead,” I urged him.“Why don’t you take along other Titans when you go for operations or assignments that are being handed to you?” He asked.When I gave him a stern look, he hurried to explain.“For instance, you have been given the task of killing Helheim after we failed, but so far, you have been making plans on your own,” he continued, his hands up in humility and surrender. “I don’t mean any disrespect, Hades,”
Protecting Her
IRON’S POVEven though the mark wasn’t on Belle’s shoulder, I couldn’t stop thinking that she might be linked to Vince in a way.I didn’t recognize her as his daughter by coincidence.Granted, she didn’t have any of the signs that could have described her as Vince’s daughter, but there was just something about her that gave me the chills. Anyway, I allowed Athena to keep her in the cave for the meantime, but at the same time, I also assigned some Titans to keep an eye on her.Like hawks so that nothing would come as a surprise to us.When it became dark, I slipped out of the cave and went in search of more information.Clearly, I had ordered the hit on the wrong Vince, but that didn’t mean that my real target was dead. Vince was hardly ever human to die like that.I roamed around the city in the middle of the night, allowing the quietness to rub off on me until I got to where I was headed. “You are back,” he stated, his voice croaked with age.“Yes, and Vince is not dead,” I declared
Gruesome
JULES’ POVThe sirens of the cops were almost deafening as I drove into Nesse’s compound like a crazed woman and parked my car.There were about four police vans in the premises already, and I could see some cops walking around.My heart thundered hard against my ribs.“Oh my gosh, where is Nesse?” I asked frantically as I hurried inside.The first news that I had read this morning had sent me into a panic mode.“Business mogul, Nesse, experiences a terrifying attack at her mansion over the night.”There were a thousand and one news that had followed that story, but I hadn’t even proceeded to the next line for fear of what I might right. Then when I had called Nesse’s phone several times and it kept going back to voicemail, I almost had a heart attack.When I hurried into the living room, there were more cops there, but that wasn’t what made me to stop in my tracks.There were three bodies lying on the ground.“What happened here?” I asked, horrified.I hadn’t seen anyone this gruesome
Offensive Bargain
IRON’S POV“Is he dead?” I asked the guard watching over Blake.He shook his head and said, “No, he isn’t.”As much as I was upset, I was shocked that Blake was still alive. I had put him through the worst torture that no one would survive, and yet, he was still breathing. Worse, I had ensured that along with the torture, he must not be fed with food and water, and yet, he still lived.“Has he pleaded for mercy?” I asked further.“No, he hasn’t,” he answered.“Are you sure? Not even a whisper?” I asked.“Not a word of that, Lord Dante,” he responded.“You may leave,” I ordered and he walked out.Then I looked up and wondered what kind of specie Blake was made of. This had to be the most shocking situation I had ever seen. He was stubborn and resilient, but he was also strong, and I worried that that might be a bad thing.First of all, I had applauded his braveness and strength, but after my return and his public display of disrespect, I had realized that something that could be admired
Head For Head
HADES’ POVI waited for him at a private club, but he seemed to be taking longer than necessary. Anyway, I wasn’t in any hurry, but at the same time, I didn’t want to get delayed over nothing.Two men were drinking from their bottles of beer just a few feet away from me, and their conversation drifted to my ears.“Isn’t this just a whole lot of drama?” The first man asked the second man. “I mean, the news said it was an attack, but it doesn’t look like one to me,” he added.“I was there,” the second one said. “I was one of the medical team from the police department who packed up their bodies. They were badly murdered, man,” he added.“What could have happened to them?” The first one asked.“I wouldn’t know, but that Miss Nesse isn’t an innocent woman,” he said. “What do you mean?” The other man asked.“First, Vince Loreson was killed, and she was accused by the family as being responsible, and a few days later, three bodies are found dead in her living room. It doesn’t add up,” he an