LEO'S POV

The prophecy played over and over in my head as I trudged back to Half-blood HQ.

"Three paths converge into one. What has started cannot be undone. Traverse the crossroads carefully, guided by fire and the eye of the king. Will it be peace and unity... or the demise of us all that the trio bring?"

Hekate's terrifying delivery only made the words seem darker and more chilling. My feet crunched on fallen leaves as I entered the woods, mind running a mile a minute. I was so deeply immersed in my thoughts that I jumped nearly six inches when arms snakes around my waist.

"Gotcha!" Kori hugged me from behind. "Guess who~!"

I turned around, and I attempted a smile, but I think only half my face upturned. The freckle faced girl's brown skin shone in the moonlight. She cupped my face in her hands, eyes scanning the surface with concern.

"Leo, what happened?"

I sighed. There was no hiding my emotions from her.

"Oh, not much." My voice was laced with sarcasm. "Wait, there was this one tiny thing— we were summoned to Mt. Olympus! By your mom. And to make matters worse, she went all glowy on me and started prophesying."

"W-what?! N-no fucking way." Kori sputtered in disbelief. "Tell me everything from the beginning."

After I told her everything that happened at Mt. Olympus, Kori looked even more distressed if that was possible. She chewed on her bottom lip in that way that I loved so much. But it also let me know she had something on her mind.

"Where were you today?" I questioned. "I looked all over for you and had to take the heat from your mom all by myself."

Kori stared at the forest floor as she spoke, refusing to meet my gaze. "I'm sorry, Leo, but I went to Brooklyn... to track down the Pharaoh guy from last night."

The ghosts of flames threatened to spark at any moment from my fingertips, and I forced myself to keep cool. After a moment to calm my breathing, I asked slowly, "Why the hell would you go back there after what happened last night?"

Kori's brows furrowed, and she squirmed guiltily under my scrutiny. "Well, at the time I was pissed and wanted to make him pay for screwing up our mission. But then..."

My eyes widened as I listened to Kori describe her evening's events. Apparently the Pharaoh guy was an Egyptian magician named Carter. Irritation gnawed at my joints when she talked about him. Her sparkly brown eyes went all dreamy, and I noticed the blush that formed on her cheeks even in the darkness of night.

My eyebrows twitched in annoyance. "So you invited him on our next bounty hunt, huh?"

"Actually, he kinda just offered... and he's really strong, so I figured the three of us could take on a big bounty and rake in a huge reward." Her mouth was practically salivating, but I wasn't sure if it was for the money or the man.

I glared at the sky, cursing my fate. When I spoke again, my voice was gruff. "You think he's the third one in the prophecy?"

"Honestly?" Kori's voice was soft, and I could almost picture the wistful look she was no doubt sporting on her face. "Yeah, I do. Eye of the king... Eye of Horus... Pharaoh means Egyptian king... it makes a lot of sense."

I didn't know why, but my eyes seemed to be clouded with envy.

I hated the way Kori talked about this Carter guy. Last time I crossed paths with him, he was trying to kill us for fuck's sake. I knew that guy was trouble the minute I saw him. Damn Milk Man. Screw him! It pissed me off how cute and flustered and flushed Kori became when speaking his name. I wanted her to say my name.

A low growl of frustration rumbled from my chest, and I lurched forward suddenly, grabbing Kori's waist with one hand and tilting her chin up with the other. I pressed my lips to hers, unable to express myself in any other way. To my delight, she returned the kiss almost immediately, tangling her slender fingers in my hair.

I broke for air and guided her deeper into the trees, looking around our surroundings lazily. The coast was clear, and I quickly pushed her up against a thick tree trunk. Kori threw a leg around my waist and I pushed my hips against hers before attacking her neck with kisses. She moaned softly into the night, and the sounds were like music to my ears.

My hardness pressed up against her, and I bit into her neck when she began to grind her hips in slow circles against mine. The strangled cry of pleasure that escaped her lips nearly drove me insane with need for her.

I pulled her sweater up above her bra and kissed down the valley of her breasts. When I pushed the bra up and out of the way and took a hardened nipple between my teeth, Kori's body shuddered against mine. I couldn't help myself, I reached my hand down her pants into her panties.

I sucked in a breath with a hiss when I reached her gushy center. "Fuck, you are so wet down there... Damn."

The girl nodded, face flushed and eyes lustful, before pulling me roughly back to her lips. I kissed her deeply, tongue slipping into her mouth and twirling with hers. I was all too happy to appease her. Hell, I loved every second of it. I fucking loved how she wanted me as much as I wanted her.

My fingers pressed into her tight, wet little entrance, and Kori's eyes rolled back in her head, my name leaving her lips like a prayer. Gods, the way she said it made me want to tear her apart. I slowly pumped two fingers in and out of her dripping core, her moans fueling my movements.

"You feel so good wrapped around my fingers," I whispered in her ear before slipping a third finger deep inside of her. "That's where I wanna be, Kori."

"Fuck, yes," she moaned and clutched the front of my shirt tightly. "I-I want you there. Please, Leo."

My dick throbbed hearing her beg like this, but I shook my head reluctantly and pumped my fingers faster inside of her. "No, not yet... I can't. I don't want to rush, mamí."

She became breathless from my touch, but managed to mutter something about me being a tease before her walls clenched around my fingers. Her back arched, pressing her body deliciously against my erection again as she moaned and cried my name in ecstasy.

Unable to hold back any longer, I unbuttoned my jeans and freed my hardness from my boxers, hearing her gasp. I buried my face in her neck.

"Please, Kori, stroke it," I murmured into her skin. "I feel like I'm about to explode, oh please, touch it."

I could feel her heart pounding against my chest. Her small hand wrapped around the base of my manhood, and she stroked me slowly, deliberately. My breathing became labored, and I ran my hands over the curves of her body in the dark. I moaned softly in pleasure, and she quickened her pace until I was a panting mess.

"I can't wait until you give me some of this," Kori murmured into my ear suddenly, and I completely lost it.

My hips bucked wildly, and I let out a final low groan and spurted a stream of hot, milky white liquid all over her exposed stomach. Apologies spilled from my lips, and I quickly retrieved a handkerchief from my tool belt. The pink haired girl only smiled as I wiped her clean before pulling me into another passionate kiss.

After we both had redressed ourselves, I grinned broadly. "That was awesome. I'm hungry! Let's go eat." I grabbed her hand, and we made our way into the gates of Half-blood HQ.

Before long we were sitting at Pegasus Heart, talking happily just as we would any other day. Our faces were still flushed from previous activities.

A purple skinned nymph waitress smiled and came to our table to take our orders. "My, you two look like you've been having fun!"

Kori looked absolutely mortified, but I just laughed and said, "Yup! I'll take a burger and fries. Kori, you want shrimp tacos, right?"

The pink haired girl's blush darkened, and she nodded her head wordlessly. The nymph smiled politely again before heading back to the kitchen. I took a sip of water.

"What the hell, Leo?" Kori hissed. "Why'd you tell her that we were... you know!"

I stared at her in confusion until realization hit me, and I roared with laughter. "Gods, Kori, that's not what she meant! Nobody but us knows what we just did. You've got a filthy mind, young lady."

"Maybe so," she murmured and buried her red face in her hands. Gods, she really was adorable.

"I like that."

As we ate our food, I thought about the prophecy once more, this time with a clear head.

I took a bite of my burger. "So, if this Pharaoh guy—"

"I told you his name is Carter."

"Whatever," I said. "If he's the third person in our prophecy then what do you think the rest of it means?"

Kori took a sip of her pink lemonade and wrinkled her brows in thought. "Hmm... I'm not sure. It could mean that we have to unite the three factions. Ya know, stop all the violence that's been happening?"

I snorted. "How are we supposed to do that? Greeks and Romans have hated each other for centuries. And this Egyptian guy started beef with us on sight, so they can't be any better."

The daughter of Hekate frowned. "That's true, but I think Carter genuinely feels bad for attacking us. You'll see tomorrow at sundown."

I eyed her suspiciously. "Damn, excited much?"

To my astonishment, the pink haired girl's foot began to stroke at my thigh underneath the table. She bit her lip, a mischievous twinkle in her eye.

"You're so cute when you're jealous," she purred, her foot poking closer and closer to my manhood.

I batted her foot away and spoke in a low tone, "That's not gonna work, you know I just came."

Kori batted her long eyelashes at me innocently though her smile was devious. "Aww, so you're telling me if I wanted some right now... you'd deny me?"

I could feel my blood beginning to boil and rush to the southern part of my body. The tent in my pants grew stiffer, and a naughty smile spread across my face, too. "Well, shit, that's not what I'm saying..."

She laughed and dropped her foot to the ground. "Ohh, okay, just checking."

I bit my lip, slightly frustrated. "Mhm, who's the tease now?"

She appeared to be undressing me with her eyes. The fact that she was so quickly ready to go again made me excited and lustful as well. I was just considering getting up and moving to sit beside her in the booth so I could play with her some more when our waitress returned.

"How are things going over here, you two?" She flashed another friendly smile. "Everything taste okay?"

I bit my lip and gazed right into Kori's brown eyes as I answered. "Oh yea, everything tastes delicious. I can't get enough."

The pink haired girl visibly shuddered, and she looked like she wanted to climb right over the table into my lap. I wished she would. Instead, she turned to our waitress, and I could feel the heat coming off of her body from this distance. She stammered out:

"Can we get the check, please?"