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Athene definitely didn’t look like her normal in-command self. Her long, near-black hair had been pulled back into a barrette rather than flowing down her back the way she usually wore it, and her face was bare of makeup. Shadows darkened the skin under her eyes.
“I put my second bedroom on Craigslist just a day ago,” Hazel said as she handed me a glass of iced tea and poured more for Athene. Judging by the way Athene’s hand shook as she held out the glass, I had a feeling she really didn’t need any more caffeine.
Not that I was going to say anything. If anyone had earned the right to be jittery, it was Athene Kappas.
“Things have been a little tight lately,” Hazel went on, “so I figured I might as well give it a try. I was looking for more of a long-term rent
