Chapter 45 The Price Of Rebellion

• Aphrodite's Point of View
• It had been days since Maria disappeared into the darkness of the dungeon, and the quiet was almost painful. Every creak of the mansion made my heart rocket with nervous energy. Where was she? What had happened to her? I did my best to keep up appearances, looking after the twins and going through the motions of managing such a large house, but my mind was solely taken up with thoughts of Maria.
• I could see it in the faces of the staff, the way their eyes flickered nervously whenever Zeus was around. They knew something was wrong but no one was brave enough to talk about it. The whole mansion was a tight spring, put to strain. It's only a matter of time before all this bursts off the chain.