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I scoop Clio into my arms and take her to the bed, and I hold her as she continues crying, my heart shattering with each sob. “How can someone be so cruel, Valerio? He watched my whole family killed, knowing they didn’t do anything and Athena killed Lio.
He died confused, not even knowing why, and then she took his head with no disregard for his family. She just killed him like he was nothing,” Clio says, and I tell her I’m sorry. “I know you are just as hurt and I don’t blame you, but I’m so angry,” she adds, and I hold her tighter, saying I know before saying I’m sorry again. She pulls back, saying I have nothing to apologize for, but I shake my head, cupping her face.
“I do, my love. I have a lot to apologize for. My own ambitions and desires consume
