Chapter Two Hundred and Sixty Three

Theseus’s POV

I take Lilith’s heat as a sign I should go home and spend time with Celeste.

This is the longest we’ve ever been apart and it feels highly unusual and refreshing at the same time.

I actually have a reason to be excited to go home, excited to see Celeste after spending so much time away.

And when I arrive home she’s sleeping in her long white nightdress in our bed, alone.

The last part is important, being alone is exactly how I wanted to find her.

After coming back to find her with Zeus that has played on my mind a whole bunch.

I suppose trust is a fickle thing but for me, after being with Celeste for many years, I know it wasn’t solely her choice that caused the situation to materialise.

There was more at play other than choices and emotions.

And I know Celeste and I know her choice would have been different had there not been more at play when everything went down.

I use my time wisely, climbing into bed besides her to watch her sleep.

Her eyes flutter with whatever dre