Starcrossed (Starcrossed 1)

gods to challenge them, and too interested in their own pleasure to

consider the implications that flirting with mortal girls could have

for their entire House.

Jason spent most of the evening talking to a tiny Japanese girl.

He seemed to be able to control himself around women, but Hector

was a different story. It wasn?t even midnight yet, and Creon had

seen him rolling around in the sand with two different girls

already. Didn?t Hector know how easy it was for Scions to impregnate

women? Did his idiot cousin really want his firstborn to be

from some foolish child with no character? Obviously, Hector

didn?t care about their House, or he wouldn?t waste his time with

such silly girls. It rankled so much, Creon had to look away and grit

his teeth. There was only one girl on this island that was equal to

any of them in status. Only one girl worthy of his attention.

Helen. But Lucas wouldn?t leave her for a moment, and it forced

Creon to keep his distance from her. He couldn?t confront his cousins

directly or his undercover mission would be spoiled, but there

had been a few times when Creon had considered it. Helen?s face

had stayed with him. He thought back again to their confrontation

out on the moors. The fear and anger in her eyes while she chased

him had been pure, so passionate it was almost too much to resist.

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She was powerful, and yet so unaware of her potential she was

nearly helpless. His hands shook at the thought of conquering her,

but he had to be patient.

His mother had begged him to wait until she could quietly ask

around and find out if there was a possibility someone in the family

had left a bastard in Massachusetts. Creon had reluctantly

agreed to wait a week on her reply, but he knew what the answer

would be. Even though he hadn?t seen the Furies when he first encountered