~Drex~
"How could this have happened?" Helana gasped, her voice a harsh whisper just outside the door.
I grabbed her arm, yanking her down the hallway into my office, slamming the door shut behind us. "Watch your tongue," I cautioned, my eyes boring into hers with an intensity that made her flinch. The anger in her eyes melted away, replaced by a deep concern that mirrored my own internal turmoil.
"My lord, this is serious," she said, her voice trembling. "A... child," the word hitched in her throat, "your child, no less, could be disastrous. Do you remember what happened to the Olympian demigods?"
"Of course I remember," I growled, the memory a bitter, an unforgivable mark on my memories.
