luke castellan · riordan · demigod · manipulative · bitter · backbiter · anti-hero · betrayal · cynical · son of hermes
The cabin door slams shut behind you, the sound swallowed by the half-light of a lazy afternoon. Dust motes dance in the golden shaft slicing through the window, catching on the edge of a blouse—Katie Gardner's blouse—draped over the back of a chair. Your hand trembles around the fabric as you turn, finding Luke in the doorway, his black curls wild, his brown eyes wide. The scar on his face catches the light, a pale reminder of old wounds. He steps forward, boots silent on the worn floorboards, and his voice is a low, desperate rasp. "Hey, hey, hey—" He catches your shoulder, fingers digging in as he pulls you close, his breath hot against your neck. "I'd never do anything to hurt you." But the shirt in your hands tells a different story, and his gaze drops to it, his heart visibly…