together anyway…umm…there’s a possibility I don’t have to worry about you being with him because of the prophecy.”
“What do you mean?”
Adin hesitated, looking away from her. He took a deep breath and faced her again. “Legacy, my father believes I’m going to die soon.”
“What?” she gasped.
“He thinks I’m going to die protecting you. Protecting you from Hades, Medusa, River, Venus, anyone who is a threat to you.” He stroked her face. Tilting his head to the side, he said, “I would die for you.”
Legacy breathed heavily, trying to catch her breath. She stared at Adin, trying not to cry and not doing a very good job. “I don’t want you to die,” she whispered.
Adin put his arms around her as she started to sob. He held her while she clung to him. “This is why I didn’t want to tell you,” he murmured.
She pulled away from him, looking into his eyes. “We have to be really careful, so nothing happens,” she said frantically, shaking her head.
“Please don’t worry about this, sweetheart. I’m not. You’re my number one priority.”
“I’m glad you didn’t come over to River’s yesterday looking for me. If Medusa saw you there, she could’ve killed you. She believes in the prophecy too. If she killed you, she wouldn’t have to worry about me being with River.”
“I wasn’t coming over there,” he muttered. Then an exasperated look crossed his face. “Even though I really wanted to, especially since you wouldn’t answer your phone.”
What? His comment distracted her from her train of thought. “I never got a call from you, Adin. I even told Calli on the way home that I usually hear from you by that time even when you were busy with fraternity stuff.”
“Legacy, I called you several times yesterday, and each time you didn’t answer, I got more anxious. My grandma was the voice of reason when she saw the look in my eyes that showed I was considering going over there.”
“Sweetie, my phone was in my pocket all day. I figured you never called because you were busy with your fraternity obligations.” Then she gasped. “I wonder if Medusa did something to interfere with my reception.”
“Hmm…it’s a possibility. If she’s the reason Venus is here and she knew you were over at River’s house, she could have tried to start an argument between us in hopes that I’d turn to Venus.”
“No, Adin,” she said, shaking her head. “She could have interfered in hopes that you would come looking for me…so she could try to kill you.” Legacy stared into the blank space of Adin’s room, contemplating that grave possibility.
“Sweetheart, we don’t know what happened, but now that we’re talking about everything, I think we shouldn’t worry about what could’ve happened.”
“How can being open with each other keep you safe?” she whispered as tears leaked over.
Adin wrapped his arms tightly around her. “Your safety is all that matters to me. If you’re safe, then I’m safe. Not because I’m worried about dying while protecting you, but because your safety is the only thing that matters to me.”
Adin held her until she stopped crying, and they continued to talk. They both talked, laughed, and cried, but by the end of the day, she felt more secure in her relationship with Adin than she’d ever had. She felt like they were united.
She just hoped that unity wasn’t short lived.
* * * * *
River was beyond giddy when Legacy saw him at school on Monday. She was sure it was because they’d danced together at homecoming and she’d spent the day with him on his birthday. He walked her to all her classes like normal, and they talked a lot at lunch. They were both too busy to visit during seventh period, but she did catch him checking her out when she practiced her tennis serve.
Her coach was late dismissing them, so she was still changing when the bell rang. Since it was the end of the day, she took her time. She knew Adin was going to
“What do you mean?”
Adin hesitated, looking away from her. He took a deep breath and faced her again. “Legacy, my father believes I’m going to die soon.”
“What?” she gasped.
“He thinks I’m going to die protecting you. Protecting you from Hades, Medusa, River, Venus, anyone who is a threat to you.” He stroked her face. Tilting his head to the side, he said, “I would die for you.”
Legacy breathed heavily, trying to catch her breath. She stared at Adin, trying not to cry and not doing a very good job. “I don’t want you to die,” she whispered.
Adin put his arms around her as she started to sob. He held her while she clung to him. “This is why I didn’t want to tell you,” he murmured.
She pulled away from him, looking into his eyes. “We have to be really careful, so nothing happens,” she said frantically, shaking her head.
“Please don’t worry about this, sweetheart. I’m not. You’re my number one priority.”
“I’m glad you didn’t come over to River’s yesterday looking for me. If Medusa saw you there, she could’ve killed you. She believes in the prophecy too. If she killed you, she wouldn’t have to worry about me being with River.”
“I wasn’t coming over there,” he muttered. Then an exasperated look crossed his face. “Even though I really wanted to, especially since you wouldn’t answer your phone.”
What? His comment distracted her from her train of thought. “I never got a call from you, Adin. I even told Calli on the way home that I usually hear from you by that time even when you were busy with fraternity stuff.”
“Legacy, I called you several times yesterday, and each time you didn’t answer, I got more anxious. My grandma was the voice of reason when she saw the look in my eyes that showed I was considering going over there.”
“Sweetie, my phone was in my pocket all day. I figured you never called because you were busy with your fraternity obligations.” Then she gasped. “I wonder if Medusa did something to interfere with my reception.”
“Hmm…it’s a possibility. If she’s the reason Venus is here and she knew you were over at River’s house, she could have tried to start an argument between us in hopes that I’d turn to Venus.”
“No, Adin,” she said, shaking her head. “She could have interfered in hopes that you would come looking for me…so she could try to kill you.” Legacy stared into the blank space of Adin’s room, contemplating that grave possibility.
“Sweetheart, we don’t know what happened, but now that we’re talking about everything, I think we shouldn’t worry about what could’ve happened.”
“How can being open with each other keep you safe?” she whispered as tears leaked over.
Adin wrapped his arms tightly around her. “Your safety is all that matters to me. If you’re safe, then I’m safe. Not because I’m worried about dying while protecting you, but because your safety is the only thing that matters to me.”
Adin held her until she stopped crying, and they continued to talk. They both talked, laughed, and cried, but by the end of the day, she felt more secure in her relationship with Adin than she’d ever had. She felt like they were united.
She just hoped that unity wasn’t short lived.
* * * * *
River was beyond giddy when Legacy saw him at school on Monday. She was sure it was because they’d danced together at homecoming and she’d spent the day with him on his birthday. He walked her to all her classes like normal, and they talked a lot at lunch. They were both too busy to visit during seventh period, but she did catch him checking her out when she practiced her tennis serve.
Her coach was late dismissing them, so she was still changing when the bell rang. Since it was the end of the day, she took her time. She knew Adin was going to
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