Checking In
When I got back, repair orders were piled high on Heph’s desk. I don’t know what Charlie and his crew did while I was gone, but it wasn’t work, that’s for damn sure.
When I got back, repair orders were piled high on Heph’s desk. I don’t know what Charlie and his crew did while I was gone, but it wasn’t work, that’s for damn sure.
The jest of it was that by tomorrow morning, someone close to Dad would be dead. The only way to prevent this from happening was if the Gods left and never returned. Our kind wasn’t welcome here among the mortals anymore.
It was rare that I ran into a woman I had spent time with on my travels. Even more unusual that I remembered any of them at all. But Cassie…she was different.
“The question is…who?” I said as we left Number Seven. Who would be dumb enough to try and stop the Gods from coming back?
“Well, there’s a small problem that I am hoping you can help me with,” she said. “Someone has broken into your father’s office.”
“Hello, Ares,” Aphrodite said. “It’s so good to see you again.” Like a fool, I
I kept quiet, because it wasn’t often that he admitted I was right about anything. “Why are you really here? It’s certainly not to critique my color choices.”
After leaving Dad’s office, I considered not going to see the woman in Human Resources.