I rush down the hallways in search of Hades.

I don't want anymore unannounced visits from Cora and if he finds out from anyone else that she has been here without him noticing and that I knew about it, I might literally be dead.

I stop one of the servants,"Have you seen Hades?"

"He's in a meeting mistress," he says with his eyes lowered.

"But where? In what room?" I push.

He nervously shifts under my gaze and I would be lying if I said I didn't enjoy the surge of power that ran through me.

"Tell me." I say lowly," and I won't punish you for even thinking about lying to me."

"He's in his study!" He says and runs off, down another corridor.

I've never been inside Hades' study before and vaguely know where it is. Once I get closer I hear sounds coming from the room and I furrow my eyebrows in confusion. I swear he said he had a meeting with his brothers today, but the voice on the other side sounds more feminine.

"... You're distracted and obviously this girl, this human, is the reason why. You care for her more than you cared for me"

He scoffs," The only thing I care about are the souls that come in and out of my domain."

She laughs," That's surprising considering she's not a soul."

"And I'm sure you'd like to rectify that," He deadpans.

She laughs again,"You know me too well. They seem to think I can convince you, foolish really."

"They seem to forget that I'm in charge here and that if I wanted to I could take both of their domains without lifting a finger."

She tsks," They won't take too kindly to that, but I guess I could convince them to let you be. But you have to prove to me that you don't care."

"And how would I do that?"

I hear shuffling,"I think you know what to do. Just like old times huh?"

"Are you sure this isn't more for you than for proof."

She laughs but says nothing and soon no words are coming out of their mouths. Just variations of sounds and it doesn't take a genius to figure out what was going on on the other side of that door.

A cry comes out of my mouth and I immediately bring my hand up to muffle it but I know they already heard me. I hear Hades swear and then more movement on the other side of the door.

It was time to run.

I rush down the corridor looking for an escape. The first door I see is to outside but I don't even give it a second thought before I'm headed for it. Just as the red sky meets my gaze, hands wrap around my waist and yanks me back inside.

"Let me go!" I scream struggling in his hold.

"Never." He says it more like a promise than a threat,"Did you forget that you belong to me?"

That just infuriates me even more,"You're a bastard!"

He holds me tighter and whispers into my ear until I calm down. I don't want to be near him. I want to run again. I want to feel angry.

"I'm sorry," he says and for some reason that's the catalyst that breaks me.

I stop fighting and just sob. How could I be so stupid to believe he brought me here to be more than just a living toy for his amusement. I should know by now that trusting people got you nowhere but alone and hurt.

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Hey guys,

Sorry for the really late chapter but I had terrible writer's block, but here I am and now I'm ready to update this book regularly.

With that said, I don't think this book had many chapters to go. Maybe like three or four left but you never know.

I'll be updating soon.

~June