HADES’ POVBlake’s question took me off guard, but I knew that I would have to be forthcoming with convincing answers.Blake wasn’t only strong, he was also very smart.I hadn’t thought that he would have noticed that I didn’t fight more than two attackers, and even at that, the two still had to leave me to fight Blake.“Bloody incompetent imbeciles!” I cursed them internally. “Vince couldn’t even make arrangement for men who could murder in one go,” I added within myself.I was even getting really pissed off with Vince because if this had gone well, I would have been leaving the tunnel with the news of Blake’s death on my lips, but here I was, trying to find ways not to get myself implicated, especially as Iron now believed every damn word that came out of Blake’s mouth.“I really don’t know, Blake, but this is why I am saying that this was an ambush,” I said. “This is the first mission that ever turned out like this, and so I don’t have the answers to give, because I came here just

NESSE’S POV“I cannot be pregnant!” I bellowed to the doctor.All this time, I had been too weak to even respond even though I was awake and heard every single word that came out of his mouth, especially when he was discussing with Athena, and I also knew that I was like that because of the medication I was given.“But you are, Nesse,” the doctor said calmly. He was standing beside my bed and looking at me with warmth in his eyes, but I was too furious to even think of that right now, while Athena was standing a few feet away from the both of us.“No, I am not,” I stated firmly.The doctor was quiet for a few seconds as he allowed me to fume. There was no way this was happening; not in my age. I knew that I wasn’t too old to get pregnant; older women get pregnant every single day, but I had already been on birth control pills even before I got married to Iron. And all three years of our marriage, we only had sex countable times, which were more like routine because of the contract

HADES’ POVThe moment we stepped into the Organization, the Titans sighted us and began to raise the chant, and we were ushered to Iron’s chamber where he was waiting to receive us.I hadn’t expected to return with Blake, and that was enough to cause severe pain in my heart, but hopefully, my other plan would work.Blake was still bleeding, but to my surprise, he wasn’t as weak as he should have been.“Hades. Blake,” Iron said, rising to his feet the moment we got into the chamber.“Lord Dante,” we all said, including the Titans, and we bowed our head in reverence.“Leave us,” Iron said to the other Titans, and they left.However, I noticed that when we got into the Organization, the Titans were walking in groups, which wasn’t something common.“Why are they walking in groups?” I asked Iron.“We lost another Titan,” Iron blurted, pain instantly appearing in his eyes.Blake looked at the both of us, his jaw tightening even more. I did notice that he had been stiff and jaw-tight as we

ATHENA’S POV“How is Nesse doing?” Lord Dante asked me quietly in his chamber early in the morning, just before I left the Organization.Nesse was still placed at the hospital because the doctor insisted that she needed a lot of bed rest. According to the report he gave, Nesse would be having a delicate pregnancy because of her age, and of course, the long dozes of prevention medications that she had been on for years.Nesse didn’t want it, but he was forcefully instilling it, and now, I had to go there and be with her all day.“I think she might get better sooner if she stops fighting with the doctor,” I told Lord Dante.As at the time I returned to the Organization last night, he was having a meeting with Hades. Not wanting to interrupt, I had gone to bed, knowing that I could always talk to him in the morning. Also, I didn’t want to have to deal with Hades’ upsetting presence.“Nesse is very stubborn, so I am not surprised,” Lord Dante said, shaking his head.He spoke so fondly as

NESSE’S POV“When can I leave?” I asked Athena who had been by my side all day.“The doctor hasn’t informed me about that yet,” she answered quietly.“Why are you always here?” I asked her firmly. “Your job is at my company, not by my bed,” I added.She seemed a little confused for a second, and being that I was already impatient, I sucked my teeth.“Just get the doctor for me,” I instructed Athena.There wasn’t any reason why she was here every second of the day. Every time when I woke up, Athena was always there. Aside from when I was married to Iron, and my bodyguards, no one was ever there for me, and I was used to that, so I felt a little upset that Athena was choosing to stay when I didn’t ask her to.“Yes, Nesse,” Athena said and turned to leave, but that was not before I noticed the look on her face.Since I woke up and saw her, she had been staring at me strangely, as though she hadn’t met me before. She didn’t think I noticed the look, but I did, only that I didn’t say anyth