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“And that’s when you got these?” I traced the tattoo over his left shoulder.
“Just this one.” He took my hand and drew it over the tattoo that crossed his heart. “The others came later.”
“Did it hurt?” I didn’t move my fingers away from his skin, enjoying the connection even if it made the conversation even more intimate.
He winced. “A lot. I screamed. And afterwards, I could feel magic. It was the weirdest sensation I’ve ever experienced.”
“I’m sorry.”
“Don’t be, it isn’t like you did this to me.”
We lapsed into silence while I considered my next question. “What do the Sons of Seth know about gods?” It was something I’d never really thought to ask. And I’d been actively avoiding knowing.
“Very little, I think. But I haven’t been privy to much information on it until recently.” There was something in his tone that made it feel like that was part of the reason for his disillusionment.
“Honestly, it’s so complex that I don’t think anyone really understands it,” I said. “I barely remember the start, just that it was me and Kuk.”
“So, is your brother actually your brother?”
I nodded. “He’s been my twin for several thousand years. It’s a hard bond to shake even if he likes to lecture me about my decisions. You’re the latest thing he likes to tell me off about.”
“No doubt because I’m with the Sons of Seth.”
“It doesn’t exactly make you the best choice of bed partner for a goddess,” I pointed out. “Aren’t you trying to kill all the gods or something like that?”
“Not me personally,” he pointed out. “And I didn’t know that until about five years into the situation I’d found myself in. And I only found out last week that...” He trailed off and became visibly uncomfortable.
“That?” I prompted, not knowing what he was going to say or if he was even going to. I wouldn’t blame him for not wanting to tell me, this was definitely the most in-depth conversation the two of us had ever had.
He cleared his throat. “I shouldn’t say.”
“But you want to?”
His eyes searched mine and I could tell that hereallydid.
“I can keep a secret,” I promised.
“I know you can. But you shouldn’t. Not this one.”
I blinked a few times. “Youwantme to tell your secret?”
“You’ll have no choice but to tell someone else.”
I bit my lip. “All right, tell me. Then I’ll decide what to do with the information.”
“Our magic comes from a dead god.”
I blinked a few times as the words sank in. It was a hard thing to get my head around. I’d never actually seen or felt Abrax do magic, and he’d mentioned being human at one point. If that was true for all of the warlocks with the Sons of Seth, then I supposed it made sense that the power came from a god.
“Kua? Say something?” The pained look on his face said how worried he was about this.
“Sorry, I was just processing,” I responded. “So the Sons of Seth’s power comes from a dead god?”
He nodded.
“Do you know which one?”
“No. I asked, but my supervisor either didn’t know, or wouldn’t tell me. Which made it worse. I didn’t know I was using a dead god’s power, but now that I do, it feels extra wrong not knowing their name.”
