City of the Zodiacs MxM (Staten Krown)

11

"Welcome home."

I walk into Apollo's house. It's more like a mansion. It isn't the same apartment that he had with Lloyd. He's upgraded dramatically. Some of his staff are gathered at the bottom of the stairs. They welcome me in the house. I don't smile at them. I know it's not their fault I'm in this predicament but I can't bring myself to smile. Not today.

My entire world was turned upside down. Smiling was the last thing I could do.

"All of your things have been brought here according to your request," one of Apollo's servants states, "Is there anything else you need done sir?"

I'm not used to this. I had Whistler who was still at my side but I didn't have any servants. The only thing I had was that waiter that Ryder broke. Thinking about Ryder breaking that robot when we just met kind of makes me want to smile a little bit. The idea of Ryder is the only thing keeping me kicking right now. It's the only thing keeping me alive.

"No," I respond bluntly.

"Please give us some privacy," Apollo tells them.

Apollo descends the steps. His home is modern, the stairs are made of glass, and the chandelier is made out of neon lights. There is a luxury and sophistication about the home. It's everything that I imagined Apollo would have had. It just says Apollo.

He approaches me. I'm standing at the door. Sure enough all of my things have been brought to his apartment. I had the rest of my property sold. Apollo was my new husband. I probably wouldn't need anything from my condo any longer. He walks up to me, way too close and all of those memories comes back to me. I feel so sick to my stomach.

"I'm sorry about Lloyd," he tells me.

He can probably see the sadness on my face. It's been a few days that Lloyd was killed off. Sure enough I was married off to Apollo soon after. It's the weekend now. A week ago I was with Ryder. A week ago I was in a marriage that had love in it. This marriage had none. It was dead before it started.
I don't look Apollo back in the eyes.

"Ok," I respond.

I am as cold as ever. Truth is it's tearing me up inside that Lloyd is dead. Simeon got away. The news says that he used hostages and probably had help. What they don't say is that the Aquarian police let him go. I didn't see it but I know it in my bones. After Simeon killed Lloyd they let him leave that place untouched. He wasn't done killing for the High Liberty. It wasn't his time to be arrested. They had to make everyone so afraid of the Scorpios. They had to make everyone run to the High Liberty hoping that he would save them from the Scorpios who rebelled against the system killing randomly. What the news didn't say was that these deaths weren't random.

Lloyd was on the High Liberty's kill list. He was on there because he was going to vote to convict Apollo. He was a threat to the system because of his loyalty to me.

I fight back the tears.

"Come here. Come here I got you..." Apollo says.

He walks up to me attempting to HUG me! I'm shocked. I push away from him at that moment. I push away as hard as I can. I run up against Whistler. Whistler pushes me back towards Apollo. I don't imagine it. The bitch actually pushes me back towards Apollo.

He doesn't touch me again but the one touch makes me sick to my stomach. He stands closely.

"Listen. About our misunderstanding at the movie theaters that day," Apollo starts.

"Misunderstanding? You mean rape?"

Apollo stops talking. Maybe I'm too blunt for him right now. Maybe I'm too obvious. I know I shouldn't be talking like this especially in front of Whistler but I can't help it. I'm so pissed that I'm shaking right now. I want to attack him. I want to kill him.