Sentinel [Covenant #5] Read Online Free Page B

here.” Luke leaned forward, dropping his arms onto his knees. “Not until we’ve rallied the troops and you’ve fully recovered—” “I’m fine!” My voice cracked on the last word, a humiliating lie detector. Luke raised a brow. “Whatever,” I said. “I need to leave.” “You. Are. Not. Leaving.” Everyone in the room turned to Aiden, including me. His words hung in the air, and challenge seeped out every pore. “I have to,” I said. “No.” Stalking forward, his powerful muscles rippled under the black shirt he wore. The black shirt of a Sentinel, and gods, he was a Sentinel through and through at that moment. “We already had this discussion. All of us know the risks, Alex.” Challenge accepted. “But that was before Ares went all god badass on us.” His eyes turned a furious shade of silver as he stared down at me. “Nothing has changed.” “Everything has changed!” “The technicalities have, maybe, but nothing else.” I stared at him, dumbfounded. “It was one thing when we thought it was Hephaestus or Hermes, but it’s Ares. In case you don’t remember, he’s the mother-fu—” “I know who he is,” Aiden gritted out.“Children,” Marcus admonished. We shot him mutual death glares. Marcus ignored it. “Aiden is right, Alex.” Of course he took Aiden’s side. “We all know what we’re getting into.” He gestured at his battered face. “Trust me, we all know, and like we said before, we are in this together.” “What about them?” I totally remembered when everyone had stood up and announced that they had my back. And one of them was dead now. I gestured at the back of the room. “What about every person at the University—the students, and all the people who came here for the safety it once offered? Are they willing to take that risk?” A Sentinel next to the young one who’d been with Dominic they day we’d arrived here stepped forward and said, “If I may speak?” Aiden sent him a look that a wiser person would’ve run from. Apparently this Sentinel wasn’t used to running. Then again, none of them were. “What is your name?” Diana asked. “Valerian,” he answered, and I pegged him to be in his late twenties. A half-blood, of course. “Like the root?” Deacon asked. Luke rolled his eyes. The man nodded. “Most people call me Val.” “What do you have to say, Val?” Diana spoke again. “Everyone here has been affected by what is happening. I can’t name one person who hasn’t lost a friend or a loved one. Not to mention we lost our Dean and our friends when Ares attacked. I can’t speak for everyone, but you will find that the vast majority of those who reside here are willing to do just about anything to see an end to this.” Then they all were idiots. I shook my head as I turned around. None of the Sentinels or Guards here could stand against Seth, let alone gods knew what else Ares could throw our way. Aiden caught hold of my arm in a firm but gentle grasp, as if, even in his anger, he was aware that my body was still healing. “Stop being so stubborn, Alex.” “You’re the one who’s being pigheaded,” I shot back, and I tried to pull free, but Aiden held on, a warning flaring in his eyes. “I’m trying to protect them.” “I know.” His voice lost a fraction of its edge. “And that’s the only reason I’m not throwing you over my shoulder and locking you in a room somewhere.” My eyes narrowed. “I’d like to see you try.” “Is that a challenge?” he asked. Someone in the back of the common area cleared his throat. “So I’m assuming these two have some sort of past?” Deacon choked on his laugh as he plopped down on the sofa. “That would be an affirmative.” Aiden’s gaze slid to his brother, and he took a long, nice, deep breath. “Wow.” Deacon elbowed Luke. “This would be awkward if it weren’t so entertaining. It’s like watching our parents—” “Shut up, Deacon,” both Aiden and I snapped at the