Percy Jackson, Assassin of Chaos

Chapter 7- Protection

Elizabeth's pov

I watched as he drifted off in my arms, before gently easing off both of our boots and climbing into bed, enduring not to disturb him. The fire magic had taken a lot out of him and he looked thoroughly exhausted. He was so thin it scared me. I glanced over at his bedside table and saw them. Diet supplement pills. They worked instead of food and would keep you alive, but to be healthy you also were meant to have snacks. Αφοσίωση clearly didn't bother eating and lived off of these pills.

My gaze turned back to my little Αφοσίωση, fast asleep on my chest. He was so frail that I was afraid a strong wind would break him. However, he could clearly hold his own but that would not stop my worrying. Even when we all ate together before we left, I remembered that he had barely eaten anything.

The war briefing had been- problematic. To say the least. His ex had spent most of it reminiscing about when they were a couple. It didn't go well.

The disgusting woman had insulted me, said it was my fault that he wasn't eating and that he had abandoned her and their baby. The baby. The thought of it made me growl. If he was going to mate with someone, it would be me.

My growl clearly woke him, as he shifted and looked up at me, exhausted.

"vrythin' m'kay?" he slurred, fighting to stay awake. I buried my face in his hair, muffling my reply,

"Your ex.." I scowled. That woke him up. He shifted so he was upright, straddling my waist.

"What's she saying now?" he gritted his teeth, forcing the words out. I stared at him, seeing the anger on his face made me realise more than ever that I wanted to be happy and stress-free. Unfortunately our jobs aren't great for that. I explained what she had said about the baby and immediately had to grab his waist to keep him from killing her. He squirmed in my arms, eager to use her to demonstrate his assassination skills. I would have let him, but I liked having a job and I was pretty sure he did too.

"How do you know it's not yours?" I asked, worried. He turned beet red and hid his face in his hands.

"I'm a virgin" he mumbled. Due to the fact that I have no self-control whatsoever, I cooed at him and pulled him onto my chest. He nuzzled into the crook of my neck and I petted his hair softly.

"go to sleep" I murmured. "I'll kill her when you have your strength back". He laughed softly and wrapped his legs around my hips, slowly drifting off to sleep.

My hand slipped down to his thigh and rubbed small circles into the skin. I eased off my shirt and pants, leaving me in just a bra and underwear. It was a relatively warm night, I figured that he may as well be in his underwear too.

I sighed before feeling myself slowly begin to drift off. This was the first time he fell asleep on me. A small smile spread across my face, as much as I despised his lack of self-care, at least from now on I could be here to protect him. If anyone, especially that ex of him, tried to hurt him or take him, I would end them and that's all there was to it. I would never let my enemies take someone I love. Not again.