Chapter 23

ACHILLES. The women around me start to run. As they pass by me, I see that their faces are contorted with extreme fear and discomfort. I vaguely feel bad for scaring them off, but all of that goes away when I see Hyperion knocked out on his chair. He deserves that. My alliances be damned. This man is a useless slob and I should have kept that in mind before going here. But if I didn't go here, then I wouldn't have seen Claudia.... I take a deep breath, backing away from the scene and bumping into some of the women, who flinch at the slightest contact. I look at Claudia who immediately jumps off Hyperion's lap. I wait for her grateful voice to pop in my head, but when I turn to look at her, she's just staring at me with a disbelieving expression. If anything, she looks extremely mad at me. "Why?" she suddenly demands. "Why did you do that?" I frown at her. 'He was making you uncomfortable. He was touching you didn't want to be touched!' "And what makes you think I needed your h