Malia.
Instead of prioritizing cleaning ourselves after the fight, we headed for the room where the giant globe was located per Neptune’s request. The sea god was already waiting when we arrived along with Aurella, my brother and an exhausted Ryker. I hadn’t taken as many blows as I previously had but the one Vulcan inflicted on my spine was almost as brutal as being impaled. I stopped on the steps where Ryker was seated with his head in his hands and his knees propped up. Vulcan moved past me to the globe, seriously examining it with his arms crossed over his muscular chest “I’m sorry” I whispered, taking a seat in between him and Malik. My brother was too focused on our friend to even bother glancing at me. Ryker groaned, lowering his hands away from his head to meet my concerned gaze “
