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AMARA WAITED FOR Luke at the door of Chiron's office. Luke was talking to Annabeth and Percy.

"Annabeth? Percy! Are you okay?" Luke questioned them.

"Yeah, w-we're fine. Where's Chiron?" Annabeth questioned Luke, tilting her head.

Amara bit her lip, watching Luke.

"Chiron's holding camp together with both hands. Everyone thinks we're going to war, so the cabins are taking sides. Please tell me you're calling with good news" Luke begged Percy and Annabeth.

"We know who stole the bolt." Percy immediately replied.

Luke tilted his head, looking at Percy "How do you know?"

"We ran into Ares and Grover got him talking and realized Ares knew who the thief was but was covering for them. So, who would Ares cover for other than.." Annabeth explained to Luke.

"His favorite daughter...Clarisse is the lightning thief." Luke replied as Amara came forward.

Amara held onto Luke "We should talk about this."

"Amara's right. Chiron's gotta arrest her, find out what she knows. There's more to this than just the bolt, something bigger. Don't ask me how I know, you just gotta trust me." Percy looked between Luke and Amara.

"I'm on it." Luke nodded, looking at Percy.

Amara chuckled, tilting her head "So, Ares, huh? What was that like?"

"Well...compared to the Chimera on Monday and Medusa on Sunday, could have been a lot worse." Percy looked at Annabeth between Luke and Amara.

"Medusa was Saturday." Annabeth corrected Percy.

"I thought Sunday." Percy looked down, confused.

Annabeth shook her head "No monsters on Sunday. Monday, you died in the river."

"Right. So, Medusa on Saturday." Percy nodded.

Amara pursed her lips together "Guys..."

"What is this?" Luke questioned, looking at them.

"What?" Percy and Annabeth questioned in unison.

"When did you turn into an old married couple?" Luke teased them.

Amara smacked Luke over the head, playfully. Luke hissed, rubbing the back of his head. Percy chuckled a bit.

"Not to change the subject, but I'm gonna. We could use your advice on something. We're headed to Las Vegas to find your..." Percy got cut off.

Amara looked at Luke, sighing "Stop..."

Luke gritted his teeth, shaking his head "He's gonna see my dad, right?"

Amara gripped his wrist, rubbing his arm "Cas, calm down, please calm down."

Luke hugged her, kissing her head. Amara held onto Luke, rubbing his back.

"Thank you, Ames." Luke kissed her cheek, running his fingers through her hair.

Amara nodded, rubbing his chest "I love you, Luke Castellan."

Luke continued to run his fingers through her hair "I love you, too, Amara Menendez."