I hadn’t understood why Ares revealed the truth about our bond to Rayden at first, but the moment those words escaped me it made complete sense.
My judgment was clouded, but I had been so angry that Jayne saw me as nothing but a temporary distraction that I needed to tell her the truth.
She was shocked. I don’t know whether she knew the truth about her brother, but she didn’t shout at me or tell me I had no idea what a bond was, she was just staring at me with wide eyes and her mouth was slightly open as if her words were stuck in her throat.
“I know you probably don’t believe me. Ares didn’t believe it at first, either, so I don’t expect anyone else to understand. I do know how it must seem to you… how it will seem to anyone who knows him… but I didn’t ask for this, and neither did he
