Half-Blood by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Author:Jennifer L. Armentrout [Armentrout, Jennifer L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3, pdf
Tags: elemental magic, YA, Greek gods, demons, mythology, urban fantasy
Published: 2011-09-25T15:15:44+00:00

CHAPTER 13

PRACTICE WAS EPICALLY AWKWARD THE

FOLLOWING day. Aiden spent the time pretending I hadn’t physical y and sexual y assaulted him, which created a conflicting set of emotions in me. Part of me was glad he didn’t bring it up. And the other part… wel , that part felt stung. Although it total y made no sense, I wanted him to acknowledge what’d passed between us.

But I did bring the anger to practice. I fought better and blocked more than I ever had. Aiden praised my technique in a truly professional manner, which irked me. When we rol ed up the mats at the end of practice, I felt al kinds of confrontational.

“I ran into Seth… last night.” The words “last night”

probably carried a lot more weight than anything else I said.

Aiden stiffened, but didn’t respond. “He wants to know why Lucian ordered him to Council.”

Aiden straightened, brushing his hands across his thighs.

“He shouldn’t question his orders.”

I arched a brow. “He thinks it has something to do with me.”

He looked at me then, face impressively blank.

“Does it?”

No answer.

“Does it have something to do with what happened to my mom?” My hands curled into fists at his continued silence.

“You said last night I had every right to know what happened to my mother. So I think I have every right to know what the hel is going on. Or are you going to lie to me again?”

That got a response. “I never lied to you before, Alex. I omitted the truth.”

I rol ed my eyes. “Yeah, that’s not lying.”

Irritation flared across his features. “Do you think I liked knowing what happened to your mother? Enjoyed seeing how hurt you were when you found out?”

“That’s not the point.”

“The point is I’m here to train you. To get you ready to attend classes in the fal .”

“And nothing else, huh?” The hurt that sprang forth fueled my anger. “Not even the common courtesy of tel ing me what’s going on when you so obviously know what’s happening?”

Uncertainty darkened his expression. He shook his head and ran a hand through his hair. The dark waves tumbled back to his forehead like they always did. “I don’t know why the Minister ordered Seth to the Council. I’m just a Sentinel, Alex. I’m not privy to the inner workings of the Council, but…

” He took a deep breath. “I don’t entirely trust your stepfather. His display in Marcus’s office was… abnormal.”

Out of al the things I expected him to say, I was shocked he would admit that. It diffused some—not al —of my anger.

“What do you think he’s up to?”

“It’s al I know, Alex. If I was you… I’d be careful around Seth. Apol yons can be unstable at times, dangerous.

They’ve been known to lose their tempers, and if he’s angry about his relocation… ”

I nodded, but I wasn’t real y concerned with that. Aiden left without saying much of anything else. Disappointed, I left the training room and ran into Caleb outside.

The two of us stared at each other.

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