SIX
“I DIDN’T ASK TO BE PROTECTED,” Tess said.
In the driver’s seat, Styx frowned. “You’re acting like this is some kind of hardship. That it’s a game.”
“You know what?” she snapped, twisting her whole self toward him. “Olympus is your choice. It was Harry’s. It was Daire’s. And yes, I’m using everyone’s real name because I am not a super-agent. I didn’t ask to be involved in this. My whole life, since the day I was born, I have been treated like an asset or vulnerability to be exploited. Why the hell would I choose to have any part in this? I am never treated with respect, never treated like a human being. I am a thing for all of you to fight over. Not because anyone cares about me, no, because I’m an easy mark.”
Because she could be used against her mom, against her dad. Even now, al
