Chapter 66
I was taken to my room by Mary, who found me wandering alone. Apollo was out on the balcony looking at the view. We were on a cliff somewhere, overlooking the ocean.
“He’s going to kill me, you know,” he said, “even if he lets you go. One way or another, I’m a dead man walking. You should take whatever deal he’s offering. Save yourself, Rose.”
“If he kills you, he kills me,” I told him.
He stared directly at me. “Why? You should hate me.”
“No, I shouldn’t,” I said with a firm nod, “we’ve had this discussion a million times. It’s never going to change. The only reason you got me into this mess was because you were trying to keep me safe. So, stop trying to get me to leave you. Because it’s not happening.”
“What if we said no?” Apollo asked. “What if we reclaimed the th
