Safe House

---AVALON POV---

Minutes later, after I've said all that I can say,

Dorian sits there on the edge of the cushion in a mild display of shock. But she's more worried than anything.

She looks up at his brother.

"How long do I have to stay here?" He asks him.

"I would really like to go home. And I want to take Avalon home."

"That's not a good idea," Ares says. "And as far as Avalon, she is going to have to stay with me. Indefinitely."

I swallow hard at his words, knowing that Dorian won't take them well.

"Then…but then what does that mean?" he asks nervously and turns her attention on me only. "Avalon, are you never coming home?"

I shake my head carefully, regretfully. "No, Dorian, I can't. I need to stay with Ares, I'm safest with him. And you're safest without me."

He shakes his head solemnly. "Will you visit

me?"

"Of course I will." I squeeze his hand gently. "I

would never leave you permanently."