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I stare at her. “Over-reacting? Nora,the policewere called to our apartment, and you were smoking weed! Are you fucking serious right now?!”
“It’s legal now, in case you missed the memo!” she barks back at me. “You’re the lawyer, aren’t you?”
“Not if you’re fifteen years old it’s not! And those boys arewaytoo old for you!”
“I’m not a fucking kid, Elsa!”
“Legally speaking, yes you are. And they are, legally speaking,adults.”
“Did they hurt you?”
The dark, edged note in Hades’ voice startles even me. Nora just about jumps out of her skin before her eyes whip past me to where he has just emerged into the living room.
“Uh, who the hell are you?”
“Answer him,” I murmur quietly, dread pooling in my stomach.
Nora rolls her eyes again. “No. They didn’t hurt me. Jesus.”
“Were they in your room?”
Her face turns crimson as she shoots daggers at Hades.
“Oh my God,seriously?!”
“Nora.” My brow furrows as I move toward her. “Given their ages and yours—”
“Holy fuck, you’re serious.” She stares at me. “What do you think I am? Yeah, Elsa, Iblew themboth for pot.” She rolls her eyes. “That’s ajoke, by the way. Just making sure you got it.”
“Nora, what were you thinking?”
“Honestly? I was thinking I just wanted to smoke some weed and listen to some cool music! What, like you never let loose and partied when you were my age?”
“No!” I snap. “I didn’t!”
“Well, you should have!”
“I couldn’t! I was too busy raisingyou!”
The room goes silent, and I cringe.
Fuck.
“Nora, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean—”
“Whatever.”
She starts to turn to go back to her room.
“Where’s the weed?” Hades asks.
She stiffens, turning back to glare at him. “Again, whoareyou, and what are you doing in our house?”
“This is Hades,” I mutter. “He’s…a client.”
Nora smirks, arching a brow. “Dude, your name is seriouslyHades?”
“Last time I checked.”
