I was going to go alone. Well, not entirely alone, not when Chaos was so eager to finally meet the master of the Greek Pantheon face-to-face. But when I stepped back from Adam, he followed me with a soft smile.
"I'm coming with you." Nothing about Adam's statement came across as bossy or pushy despite his words. I realized then Zeus had broadcasted his little order and everyone heard it. Likely the entirety of the Crosspath from the way Mafdel's lips twisted in wry irritation and Destiny's eyes narrowed in anger.
I almost turned down Adam's offer, but his hand slid into mine again and the warmth of his touch, the zing of energy passing between us, felt entirely good and right. I really needed more of those things in my life. And there was something in the way his eyes seemed to lose focu
