Chapter One Hundred and Fifty Seven

Lilith’s POV

Zeus keeps to his word, bringing me home before the sun has even thought about rising in the sky.

It’s still pitch black outside, besides the shine of the moon high in the sky, yet it feels right to be standing out here within the darkness.

Zeus teleported us here from the top of the mountainside, which has mildly pissed me off.

Why make me walk so far if he could have just teleported me there instead?

I walk through the years and into the house and then climb the stairs.

I feel less restless now but tired, so I climb the stairs and round the corner and slip inside the room, where I find Khai and Theo sleeping exactly where I had left them.

So I drop the dressing gown and climb between them, letting their scent calm my nerves and finally allowing sleep to consume me.

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I wake to the sound of my own heartbeat racing in my ears as I wake from another frightful dream where I was forcing the people down on earth to follow me.

This time I was in a chair made from metal, and