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Chapter22

#Chapter22

Aphrodite

As the words leave my lips, Ares’s features contort into a mixture of remorse and guilt. Twisting in my seat, I stare at the surroundings that I didn’t really bother to take in.

It’s beautiful. Flowers, balloons, romantic lighting...Ares has set up the perfect birthday date. But since it’s with him, it’s far from perfect.

/"I know,/" he murmurs, running a hand through his hair and staring at his plate. My eyes flicker down to mine and I see that it’s my favorite--a shrimp cocktail and a caesar salad.

How did he know?

I blink as I have no clue how he even knows it’s my birthday. I didn’t tell him about that.

/"Eat, Aphrodite. Would you like to talk about funeral plans?/"

I think back to the tomb in the middle of the Arctic that’s been built for my father. He deserves to go there and have a traditional burial, so that he can move on to whatever comes next.