Page 1 of Ares' Shield
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The tray clangs as I drop it on the table and take a seat. The cafeteria is full this afternoon, and everyone happily ignores my foul mood.
Raven drops into the seat across from me with a raised brow.
“What is your problem?” she asks.
“Just watch,” I say, pointing to Jayden.
He’s finishing up getting his food and I would bet money that he will end up sitting at his own table all alone.
He’s the only child of Hades so he gets a table all to himself. Only he rarely sits at it. He almost always sits with us.
Until recently. Until Draven threw a damn tantrum. Now, he rarely sits with us in the cafeteria and barely even speaks to me.
I’ve had enough.
Jayden finishes up at the buffet line and our eyes lock. His brows pinch in a frown as he glances at my table and then back to his empty one.
He shakes his head and walks over to his table and sits down.
“See?” I ask, throwing up my hands.
“Yeah, but he’s been doing that a lot since we got back from the underworld.”
“That’s my point. We were fine while we were in the underworld, then Draven spouted off at the mouth and I seriously want to zap them both.” I pick up my sandwich and take a huge bite.
“He’s a moron.” Raven shrugs.
Dax waves at me from the Ares table and I sigh, but wave back at him.
He’s still on my shit list for the problems he’s caused, but he’s gotten better about acting like an asshole and trying to fucking kiss me.
Thank fuck for that.
“He’ll get over it,” Raven says around a mouthful of her sandwich.
“It never should have been something he needed to get over.”
Movement out of the corner of my eye catches my attention and I turn to glare at Mia as she slinks over to Jayden at the Hades table.
“B?” Raven waves a hand in my face.
“That bitch just won’t give up, will she?” I snarl.
Raven turns and her eyes widen at the sight before us. Mia runs her fingertips over Jayden’s shoulder and he flinches.
“What are you doing, Mia?” Jayden yells.
“You looked so lonely over here, so I thought I would keep you company,” she says with a pout.
She scoots closer to him and my hand clenches into a fist as lightning crackles beneath my skin. The lights in the cafeteria flicker and all eyes turn to me.
“I told you, Mia, I don’t want you and never have. You’re just embarrassing yourself now.” Jayden pushes her away from him.
Taking several deep breaths, I do my best to calm myself. He pushed her away. He is always pushing her away.
I unclench my fist and grab my sandwich as I continue to watch Mia’s humiliation unfold.
