CHAPTER THIRTEEN
Ceres followed Zaxos as he led the way higher into the hills of Haylon, wondering all the time where he was taking her. She followed because of the chance he was offering to get her powers back. Because she needed some element of hope.
And because, if she didn’t follow him, it would mean having to go after Thanos. It was strange that it was so easy to take on armies and fight invasions, but it still didn’t make talking to the man she loved any easier. This was the second time Thanos had proposed to her, and like the first, it simply didn’t feel right. It felt as though he was doing it just to prove something to her, rather than because they were ready for it.
Ceres forced herself to concentrate on the ground beneath her feet. It was rocky up here, although it seemed tha
