Chapter 138. Rigged and Ripped Off

Valen’s POV

Raina and I exchanged glum glances. Mystified and unable to decipher what was in the glowing glass ball. The clear fluid inside it sloshed around.

“What is it?” I asked, icily. I felt annoyed because this was another way to procrastinate our departure.

“Before you go, Cronus wanted to let you know that this was all planned.” Artemis shifted on the curving end of her crescent moon to focus mainly on Raina. “See in life, there are critical events that must happen, no matter what. This moment was one of them and also your impending war. We knew your decisions and actions before you did them.”

“This game was rigged from the beginning.” I cursed inwardly at the revelation, wishing a comet would knock her ass off the moon.

“You cheating ― ugh!” Raina accused, coiling both hands into fists. “You played us! You ripped us off!”

“Ya, uh-huh.” Shamelessly, Artemis carried on with a blithe disregard for their dirty dealings. “The