LEILANI’S POV

Tonight was not supposed to go as well as it did. I wanted another reason to hate him, to dislike him despite everything that Kendra said. She wanted my hatred to go toward my father and some of it did, but I couldn’t fight the nagging feeling that I should hate Ares too.

He was too good to be true. He was proving to be witty, funny, and to my delight not under Christina’s spell. Not to mention he’s handsome, successful, smart, and unlike my ...