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“Not while he’s here. Besides, I’m sure he’s had sex with tons of women.”
“Probably,” he said. “But it’s more than that with you.” He rolled his eyes. “Neither of you even realize it, do you?”
“Maddox,” I warned.
“He loves you.” He smiled widely, showing off his pearly whites.
“No, he doesn’t.” I placed my coffee cup on the countertop. “It’s… lust.”
He chuckled. “Sure. Sure. Denial, but sure.”
“We’re friends.”
“Right.”
“Maddox. He’s a god. He said before, he isn’t a boyfriend kind of guy. He certainly doesn’t fall in love. Trust me, it’s not like that. It’s just a little complicated,” I said. “If it really comes down to it, he won’t choose me over killing Freya, if that’s what she thinks. She’s deluded and will be wasting her time.”
“Honey…” His expression softened. “He already did. Last night. He got you to safety. He could have gone after her. She was close. He and Aziel could have killed her last night, but instead, he took you here, and well…”
“Stop.” I inhaled deeply as footsteps approached.
Edmund walked in, cleaning his glasses against his top. He placed them on, then looked from me to Maddox, rubbing the back of his neck. “Um. Good morning, Eleanor.”
My eyes widened, as did Maddox’s. Since when was I Eleanor? I rubbed my forehead. “Morning.”
“Has, uh, Maddox filled you in?”
Maddox chuckled. “I didn’t fill her in yet, but I know someone who did.” He rolled his eyes again. I almost threw my coffee at him.
Edmund cleared his throat, ignoring Maddox’s last statement. “We know how to kill Lucius and how to kill Freya, but you’re not going to like it.”
I glanced at Maddox, who gave nothing away in his expression. “What is it?”
“Raiden will need to take his place—Lucius’s place that is. With his new powers, he can easily kill Freya.”
“What do you mean his place?”
“Lucius is the high god. There has to be a ruler of the underworld, and while Raiden will still be Raiden, he will need to take ownership and rule the underworld.”
Maddox peered around Edmund, who stood in front of the table. “It means he’ll need to live in the underworld, which is a different realm.”
“I know what it means,” I snapped.
“I know you like him, but?—”
“It’s fine,” I said. “He’ll take it if it means getting rid of his father and killing Freya. Good.” I swallowed thickly. “A good find. Well done.” I whistled out a breath. “Great.”
Maddox blew out a tense breath, puffing his cheeks out. “Aziel offered to do it,” he said before I could ask. “But he said it is Raiden’s birthright as the oldest and it was up to him.”
I chewed my bottom lip. Of course Raiden would do it. He would never agree to offer his brother to such a horrible existence. He wasn’t that kind of man, that kind of god. “I should take this to him.” I held up a second coffee cup.
Edmund squeezed my shoulder as he passed. “I am sorry.”
“Don’t be. It’s no big deal,” I said, then walked away feeling a thousand times heavier.
“You’re awake.” I smiled, handing Raiden his coffee. He looked too damn delicious with white sheets wrapped around his waist, his abs and muscles on display.
“I am.” His arrogant smirk I missed so much returned. “Back for round two?”
