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The male turns, and Eros removes two more weapons, tossing them across the shack.
“I have a little gold. It’s in the drawer over there.”
“I don’t want your gold, old-timer.”
“Don’t hurt my animals.”
“Wouldn’t dream of it.”
The male’s shoulders drop. And for a second, I almost forget why we are here. “What do you want?” he asks.
“What’s your name?” Eros demands.
“Jupiter.”
“No surname?”
“Just Jupiter.”
“Just Jupiter, the brother of Haden Moretti? Or another just Jupiter?”
“Haden’s my brother. But he won’t pay a ransom for me.”
“Interesting. How are you so sure?”
“Because he cares about nothing but himself.” He looks Eros directly in the eye. “And the glory of Braesen.”
“And you have no use for your brother? He lets you live in squalor?”
I glance over to where I know Nico must be standing from the slight shimmer in front of the wall covered with feed bags.
“I choose to live here near my animals. They do no harm.”
“Do you train those sharks out there?”
“Yes.” His hands don’t move from where he is trying to keep the strap from tightening around his neck.
“What for?” Eros takes a trident from his waist with his free hand and drops the strap.
“Protection of Braesen.”
“Not the Veiled City?”
“Yes, the city, of course, the city.” He rubs his neck and takes in a breath.
Nico appears out of the vapor, and I follow.
“Poseidon, what is this tech?” Then the old male’s eyes focus on us. “Callis. You, you are the ones who brought that human into our midst. You will ruin everything.” The male spits on Nico’s leg. “You’re no second coming of Poseidon. You’re the arrival of Hades. Take your serpent back to the humans.”
Eros pushes the trident into the male’s neck. “That’s my mate, sea slug. Answer my questions. Tell me what you know about the attack on Alder Callis, and I won’t let him torture you.”
The male’s eyes widen. “If he’d died the first time, when he was supposed to, none of this would have happened.”
Nico’s gone silent. His eyes flick over Jupiter. Nico moves, changing his angle, giving himself a clean shot if he wants it.
“What do you mean?” I ask.
“He was supposed to die in that omada with all the hagissa’s mates and her spawn.”
