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At the last second, he hesitated. Would Amalia be hurt by this revelation, especially since it was so long in coming? She didn’t know he’d told Inkeri the truth shortly after meeting her and supposed he would keep that detail to himself. But he had told Ink and, honestly, this was long overdue.

My name isn’t Icarus, Atreus told her, or Bear. It’s Atreus. You can call me that whenever you want, as long as it’s you and me. But keep calling me Icarus if you come calling at Mereo, ‘cause they don’t know my real name, and he didn’t think any of them had earned that honor.

But Amalia? She definitely deserved to know the truth. She should have been the first.