Chapter 72 Shadows Of Doubt

• Zeus's Point of View
• Back in her room, Aphrodite sat in silence, her fingers trailing along the fabric of her dress, eyes distant and unfocused. I watched her from the doorway, unsure of how to break the silence that had fallen between us. The party downstairs was still murmuring with life, the guests’ voices faintly drifting up the stairs. After her outburst tonight, though, I knew it would be a long time before things felt “normal” again.
• I closed the door quietly, stepping into the room. “Do you want to talk about what happened down there?” I asked, keeping my tone gentle.