I was just trying to get it over with. She was so matter-of-fact about it, and it broke his damn heart. She shouldn't have to give Hermes the time of day. He had tried to rape her, and all she'd asked of him was to stay away, and the entitled fuck couldn't even manage that. He deserved Artemis and her knives.
But instead, Clio had put them on standby and decided to get it over with. Why? Because it was simpler that way, quicker, less chance of being engulfed in an extended family drama?
Well, she had just been exiled from her own house by two arguing siblings, Will supposed. That didn't make it right.
"I'm sorry," he murmured, lacing one hand through hers. "What does he want?"