Goddess (Starcrossed) by Angelini Josephine

Author:Angelini, Josephine [Angelini, Josephine]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2013-05-27T22:00:00+00:00

Matt watched Apollo leave Hector and Andy on the beach and relaxed his grip on his dagger, thankful that nothing had happened. He knew he couldn’t have allowed Apollo to hurt the girl but interfering would have caused a whole mess of problems. Matt was still trying to convince himself he could live with a few misgivings as long as the greater evil was exterminated. He was just glad he didn’t have to confront those misgivings yet, and he hoped the gods didn’t put him in a position where he would have to.

Matt stole up the beach silently. Quiet as he was, he knew the only reason Hector hadn’t heard him was that he was distracted by Andy.

He and Andromache were reunited. From what Matt saw they had the same kind of love as before. A tender, humorous companionship that could survive anything—even war, famine, and the loss of other loved ones. Their love was one of the reasons Troy had withstood the siege.

Matt wished them the best and hoped it would turn out differently this time. He really liked Hector. He always had, despite their deep political differences. Hector was the only one who really understood him.

That’s the thing about walls, Matt thought. The men on either side of them sometimes have nearly everything in common—except for the one detail that they are willing to kill each other over.

Running up the beach to Great Point Lighthouse, Matt could vaguely make out the tents of his army’s camp. Well camouflaged even during the day, they looked like nothing more than sand dunes to the casual observer, but Matt could see them for what they were. Myrmidon nests.

“Master,” Telamon said, appearing soundlessly next to Matt.

Matt smiled at him and clasped him warmly by the forearms in greeting. He was surprised to feel such a deep tie to the captain. Fond memories welled up in Matt, reminding him of the bond they once shared. Telamon peered into Matt’s face.

“I look nothing like him, Telamon,” Matt said with a chuckle.

“It’s not the looks that are important,” he replied sincerely. “It’s your conviction that counts.”

“I know what I believe. I would have believed it even if the dagger never came to me. I realize that now, and I know what I have to do,” Matt said sadly, and released his old friend.

He became aware of a mass of men moving out of the dunes. They gathered around Matt like a thinking fog that bristled with arrows and swords.

“Which is precisely why the dagger chose you.” Telamon stepped back and raised his voice slightly, including the other thirty-two Myrmidons in this reunion. “Master would never force his beliefs on another. That’s why it took so long. He waited until he found a spirit that matched his own.”

The soldiers who seemingly appeared out of thin air passed in front of Matt, each of them searching his face as Telamon had. Some of the faces of his soldiers had monstrous ant-like characteristics, like antennae, shiny all-black eyes, or lobster-red skin that seemed to be made out of shell.

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