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But who?
A guard?
No. Someone close. They had to have known we kissed or maybe even that we had sex.
“We control the Titan empire now and no one can stop us,” Not George Clooney said. “And do you know what happens to those who rebel against us?”
I panicked.
“I’m not rebelling against you,” I said.
The Changeling chuckled and it sent shivers down my spine.
“Of course you’re not,” he said. “But the Titan lord would be. And there is only one form of punishment for such betrayal. He would be tossed into the belly of a sand serpent.”
The name held no meaning for me but it was clear from his tone it wasn’t anything good.
“It is a creature deep beneath the dunes of a distant world,” he said. “We feed it the worst of our prisoners. The betrayers. The liars. The thieves. The murderers. Perhaps even one day the Titan lord. Imagine a thousand years being slowly consumed piece by piece. A thousand years of agony before, finally, he’s given mercy and allowed to die.”
My fists grew tight at my sides.
“He’s nothing to me,” I said. “It doesn’t matter to me if you punish him.”
Not George Clooney looked uncertain. He wasn’t used to Titan emotions, never mind human ones. He couldn’t tell if I was being genuine or not.
“She’s lying.”
The voice came from a corner steeped in shadow. It was deep and commanding and I recognized it from somewhere…
The speaker stepped into the light, forcing a gasp from my throat.
“Zes?” I said.
“The one and only,” he said.
He looked different. He didn’t stoop over and he wasn’t wobbly or uncertain on his feet. His back was ramrod straight and he was even taller and broader across the chest than Kal. He was older but it had given his body an ease of movement and confidence in his abilities few possessed.
He did not look like the same Titan.
“She cares very much for Kal,” Zes said. “She has fallen for him just as he has fallen for her.”
I was too shocked to respond. This couldn’t be happening.
“She went into his bed-chamber,” he said. “They made love. Multiple times.”
I clenched my teeth and looked away. It made my skin crawl to think he had listened in on us.
My reaction was all the proof Not George Clooney needed.
“So, you have gotten closer to him,” he said with a grin.
“I tried but failed,” I said. “He told me nothing of where his loyalties lie.”
“It doesn’t matter what he says,” Zes said. “It matters only what he does. He will make a decision and it will condemn him.”
“I won’t help you betray him,” I said. “I refuse.”
“Then you and your friends will never return home,” Not George Clooney said.
