Starcrossed (Starcrossed 1)

The House of Thebes won, and it was thought that the other three,

The House of Atreus, the House of Athens, and the House of

Rome, were wiped out entirely. But even though everyone else was

supposed to be dead, Atlantis wasn?t raised and the gods did not

return. My father, aunt, and uncle thought that we were the ones

that were keeping the war at bay by refusing to join Tantalus and

his cult. We thought it had to be us because no one else was supposed

to be left.? Ariadne took a deep breath and looked at Helen.

?But it was you all along. Somehow your mother hid you here, preserved

your House, whichever one it is, and kept the war from

starting. She?you?also kept Tantalus from attaining Atlantis.?

Helen sat in silence for a moment, realizing how many incredibly

strong demigods wanted her dead. The Hundred Cousins believed

that if the House of Thebes was unified and the only Scion House

left on earth that they would become like gods, and Helen?s life was

the only thing standing in the way. Her life was also the only thing

keeping the Olympians from coming back to earth and starting

World War Whatever. So the Delos family had to protect her even

if they all died doing it. And here she was refusing to learn how to

fight. No wonder Hector hated her.

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?I?m sorry,? Helen finally said, so overwhelmed by her own

selfishness that she had almost no emotion in her voice. ?Your

family is siding with me against your own kin.?

?Your burden is heavier,? Ariadne said, taking Helen?s hand. She

was going to say something else, but she was interrupted by Pandora

who burst into the locker room, looking for them.

?Hey! Am I going to have to take someone to the hospital?? she

asked, only half joking. ?There?s a whole lot of blood out there.?

?No, she?s okay,? Ariadne answered back with a laugh as she