Starcrossed (Starcrossed 1)

Daphne said, frustrated to the point of cruelty. ?Now, as a kinkiller,

he?s an Outcast, and he can?t have contact with anyone from

the House of Thebes without the Furies revealing his sin to you.?

?Pallas,? Castor said gently. ?Didn?t it ever bother you that our

brother stayed hidden even when there were no other Houses left

to fight??

?But there were other Houses, and there still are!? Pallas

shouted, pointing to Helen and her mother. ?He must have known

she was still alive, and that she can seduce anyone, even us, to help

her get to him.?

?I haven?t used the cestus on you, Pallas. Not even to get you to

believe me,? Daphne said tiredly. ?I want you to know in your own

heart who killed Ajax. I need you to believe that I wasn?t the one

who killed my husband.?

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?Everything she?s saying is true,? Lucas said, locking eyes with

Helen. ?She hasn?t used the cestus. And sh

e and Ajax were

married.?

Helen looked away, although she could feel him studying her

face.

?The Fates have done this many times,? Cassandra intoned, a

hint of the Oracle?s glow in her eyes and voice as she momentarily

peeked through the Veil. ?The Star-Crossed Lovers are in the warp

and weft of the pattern, and my mothers are compelled to repeat it

again and again. Symmetry must be maintained or the fabric of the

universe will be ruined. All Four Houses have been preserved this

way.?

?All four?? Lucas repeated as his eyes sought out Helen?s. A glimmer

of hope flared up in him, but instead of seeing his own elation