Agreeing to talk things through with Ares was easy for me, but actually having a conversation was a different thing.
It wasn’t in my nature to talk about how to navigate complex situations with other people. I was used to doing as I was told and avoiding the people who saw me as beneath them as much as I possibly could. I wasn’t even confident that I could come up with a solution, but I thought it was important to try. I needed to have some say in my future, and Ares was giving me that chance.
“You think we should be transparent…”
He seemed to be contemplating what I had said and weighing up whatever alternatives he was considering.
“I don’t like lying.”
“Of course you don’t.”
I glanced at him from the corner of my eye. I wasn’t sure if that was a complaint or a criticism, or if he s
