“Do you pay my sister for sex?” she asked. Dionysus’s mouth fell open, shocked by her question. “What?” “Do you pay my sister for sex?” she asked again, her gaze unwavering. He wanted to ask if everyone in her family had that same piercing stare. Gods, it was unnerving. “No,” he said, and when she continued to stare, he added, “Is it that hard to believe she chose me?” Finally, Phaedra dropped her gaze and approached slowly. “It’s what Theseus told me,” she said. “That Ariadne had turned to prostitution. She showed me pictures of you with her in the pleasure district.” “That is not what we
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