“She’s different,” Zeus interrupted, his voice filled with unease. “She doesn’t seem excited about the bond.”
Kaius clenched his jaw. “You think she doesn’t want us?”
Zeus hesitated before letting out another low whine. “I don’t know… but she’s avoiding us, running every chance she gets. You saw it yourself. Do you think she just doesn’t want us specifically, or does she not want the bond at all?”
Kaius exhaled sharply, trying to suppress the burning frustration in his chest. “You can’t know that just by looking at her,” he countered, but even as he said it, doubt clawed at the edges of his resolve.
Zeus growled. “Then what do you think it is? You saw her reaction in the library. She’s pushing us away. Again.”
“That’s why I’m going to confront her,” Kaius said firmly, his voice leavin
