Page 177 of G.O.D.S Omnibus

“So, how did you get pregnant with Jimmie’s baby?” I ask “Because not only is my pregnancy a miracle, but it turns out so are yours and Blayne’s. Sinclair and Summer—it’s possible they had an accident, but something tells me it’s not.”

She sighs. “Do you promise that if I talk, they won’t kill me?”

Honestly, I expected a harder fight; she is either stupid or also playing the game.

“I promise.”

Holding my hands under the desk, I cross my fingers. It might be childish, but Chester and Laughn are unpredictable when it comes to me. So I will do everything in my power to protect her—for now.

“Fine, Mr Z called me into his office one day and gave all these threats. But in the end, he asked if I wanted to join aproject he was currently working on. It’s called Project Athena—I will have all the files sent over to Chester. The idea was to create two siblings more powerful than Team Hades and Team Zeus combined.”

“How is that even possible?”

“By combining all your DNA. He told me he has combined yours with each team to create super babies. Whatever that means. I really don’t know much about the technical aspect of it all, but I have everything you need.”

“How did he get everyone pregnant at the same time?”

“I asked the same question. He told me that with the advancements at Olympia, it was as simple as an injection twenty-four hours before embryo transfer. This was in the works since you first arrived back. Summer, Blayne, and Sinclair would each have had a doctor visit. He had it all planned. It’s not unusual for us to go into Olympia and walk out with partial memory loss. It was all part of his control.”

“And the guys’ sperm?”

“They all willingly give up samples—they have for years. Mr Z always bragged about his super teams. Everyone would have killed to be part of that. I was even willing to give up my morals to have a child be a part of a super team like yours.”

“So, are your babies all super babies?”

She is shaking her head no before I even finish asking my question.

“He wanted to create a new style of team. It was becoming too hard for him to manage so many handlers at once. So, he wanted to create a new dynamic. His super siblings—more powerful than anyone else in Olympia. Then the rest of their team would be just like your teams are now.”

“This is a lot,” I say, leaning my head in my hands.

“I know who the fathers of their babies are. He made me choose.”

I look up at her in partial shock and partial disbelief. “Why?”

She shrugs. “Why did he do anything?”

“Well, then you should tell them. Let’s go.”

“Is it safe for me?” she whispers, and I nod.

“I gave you my word. Don’t try to stall any more than you have already. Let’s go.”

When I open the door, Laughn is standing there waiting for me. He raises a brow in a silent question as Betty walks out behind me. “Don’t start with me, Laughn Taylor. Just be our shield until I gather everyone.”

He nods, and we head back to the main part of the house.

Everyone has congregated outside and is talking in groups. I notice Summer and Blayne’s teams are now here. As I walk outside and onto the patio, everyone goes silent.

“We all need to talk. But listen very carefully to what I have to say. No one, and I meanno one, is to lay a finger on Betty. She was following orders.”

“Are you fucking kidding me?” Khale shouts. Well, I guess Summer filled her team in about what is going on.

“Everyone has fucked up by following orders. Summer and Colt—you played a part in the test zone that was supposed to kill Team Hades. Not doing as you’re ordered has consequences, and everyone knows that. I’m in charge now, and unless I say so, no one touches her.”

I hate having to pull rank before I have even officially stepped foot in the role, but right now, we need her. We have to make sure she isn’t hiding anything else, and one thing I have learnt over time is to keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

I give Betty a nod to explain what she just told me. Everyone’s gaze moves to her, and they listen with rapt attention as she repeats the details that she told me in the conference room.

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