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Lucifer’s eyebrows shoot up as he glances between the two gods and my bestie. “You want to take three of my reapers with you?”

“We do. Honestly, probably a few more than them.” Nyx pauses, seeming to think something over. “Even with the amount of angels killed today, there are too many for us to watch between the two of us. Maybe we can do some kind of schedule where a group of reapers can come to Olympus for a set period of time to work alongside the harpies as guards?”

“You really think that’s necessary?” he asks, and she nods. “The upside is a lot of reapers just graduated today, so I have more than enough of them to be able to assist with that. As far as Diana, Melody, and Warren, I’ll leave that decision to them.”

Diana’s wide eyes meet mine, and I can tell she’s freaking out.

Oh, yeah. There’s definitely something going on there.

Warren’s the first to speak up. “I’ll only go if both Melody and Diana want to go, but I don’t hate the idea.”

“Same. We’re a unit, so if anyone doesn’t want to go, we won’t,” Melody adds, and I can see the panic growing in my bestie’s eyes.

“You don’t have to go if you don’t want to, Diana,” I tell her. “If you want to remain here, it’ll make me happy knowing that one of my best friends is safe and sound. Well, both of them—unless someone wants to send Celeste somewhere too.”

Celeste laughs, shaking her head. “If they do, the answer is no. This was more than enough adventure for me.”

That sends the table into a round of laughter, and it’s nice to just let go—even if it’s only for a moment.

“We’ll go,” Diana finally says, but she still looks worried.

I’ll need to make sure I take the time to talk with her before she goes.

Damn it.

My bestie and my twin are about to head to Olympus, which I don’t even know where it is. But something tells me it’s not close by. I really don’t like it.

Lucifer continues the meeting, although it doesn’t seem to be anything important. Which is good because I can feel myself dozing off.

I rest my head against Nex’s shoulder and the next thing I know, he’s shaking me awake.

“Time to wake up, gorgeous. The meeting’s over.”

I blink away the sleep, glancing around to see the room is empty except for me and my mates. “Shit. I didn’t mean to fall asleep.”

“It’s all good,” Wraith assures me. “Your dad even laughed a little, but he made sure everyone left as quietly as possible so as not to disturb you.”

See? Like I said, he’s squishy for me and Wren.

“Let’s go home, firecracker.” Brenden pulls me to my feet and tosses his arm over my shoulder.

I grab Nex’s hand and step into the shadows. I bring us straight into the bathroom and start stripping down.

“I need a shower, and so do you. Let’s make this quick so we can get some sleep.”

By the time all my mates join us in bed, it’s clear they all have the same idea. As soon as the last of my mates climbs into bed, I pass the fuck out.

Chapter Twenty-five

Audrey

When I wake up the next day, I have no idea how much time has passed. At least not until I glance at the clock.

Holy shit.

I’ve been in bed for almost twenty-four hours, which is probably why my bladder feels like it’s going to explode and why my stomach feels like it’s trying to eat itself.

Throwing back the covers, I jump out of bed and hustle to the bathroom but note that none of my mates arestill in bed.