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He’s a fucking god, Ellie. Could I physically hurt a god?
I swallowed a sob of panic.
“Ellie, you’re a disappointment. I thought you were smarter than this.” He threw me down on the bed and the skirt and shirt instantly disappeared, leaving me naked.
I scrambled backward on the bed, but Okeus grabbed my ankles and dragged me toward him.
This is just a dream.
That’s right. It was just a dream.All I had to do was wake up.
“You bear my mark on your arm, but you refuse to take my mark of protection on your own.” A claw extended from his finger as his other hand pressed down on my shoulder. “So now you shall bear another.” He lowered the nail to my exposed abdomen, the tip sinking into the skin above my belly button, slicing his zigzag pattern there.
I screamed until I was hoarse, thrashing to get away, but it only made the pain worse.
I had to wake up. Why couldn’t I wake up?
Okeus looked down at his completed mark with a smile. “I claim you as my own, Elinor Lancaster.”
“Fuck you,” I shouted through my tears. Ihadto wake up. Ahone’s messenger had told me to use my resources, but what other resources did I have other than the mark on my palm?
David.
“David!” I screamed, hoping this would work. It was the only plan I had. “David!”
Okeus began to unbuckle his jeans.
“Ellie!” I could hear David’s voice in my head.
“David. Help me!” I sobbed. I felt my physical body being shaken, and I scooted backward.
Anger spread across Okeus’s face. “No!” He grabbed my legs and pulled me toward him.
I closed my eyes to concentrate. “David!”
A hard jerk shook me, and I opened my eyes to David’s terrified face.
Chapter23
Iwas back in my dark room—the only illumination a glimmer of light from the open bathroom door. David sat on the bed next to me. His hands were on my shoulders, shaking me. I sat up, wincing as pain shot through my abdomen, and threw my arms around his neck, sobbing into his shoulder.
He held me tight against his chest with one arm, his other hand cradling the back of my head. “It’s okay. You’re okay.”
I continued to cry, beginning to hyperventilate.
He gently pulled away enough to look in my eyes. “Ellie, you’re safe. It was just a dream.”
I shook my head, my shoulders shaking with my tears. I struggled to catch my breath. “Itwasn’tjust a dream.” I looked down at my arm.
“You’re bleeding.” His voice rose in alarm as he dropped his hold on me and grabbed my arm. “These are claw marks.”
“Ukinim.”
His eyes widened. “When did you leave the house?”
I shook my head. “I didn’t.”
“This happened in your dreams?”
