Theodora’s POV

Javier seemed restless when I left him in the alleyway. I couldn’t blame him, not when Zeus 9 was a very different place than Ilios. I told him to stay hidden beside the alleyway and that I’d come back for him once the meeting was over.

In case everything were to go to shit, at the very least, I had my comms at the ready. All it took was a little red button on the underside of my comm and I’d give the order to fire up the engines and ...