Zeus raised his hand, revealing a lightning bolt he had conjured whereas they have been all distracted. A number of gods tried to subdue him, however he was too fast—he threw the lightning bolt, sending it straight towards the reunited trio of Georgius, Demeter, and Persephone.

Hades acted with out a thought, leaping towards Persephone. His hand touched her a break up second earlier than Demeter did, and although their divine powers taking part in tug of battle, he managed to wrestle Persephone away from her mom’s magic. Moments earlier than the lightning bolt hit them, he transported them away from Olympus.

Chapter 14

Persephone

Persephone’s abdomen lurched from the pressure of being hauled again to the Underworld, to Hades’s workplace. As the bottom materialized beneath her ft, she stumbled ahead.

“Are you alright?” Hades’ arms grasped her shoulders, steadying her. “Are you harm?”

She shoved his arms away. “Don’t contact me!”

“Persephone—”

“No! You keep away.”

“Please, permit me to clarify?—”

“Clarify?” she exclaimed. “All of it sounds quite simple to me. You introduced me right here as a result of he—my father—requested you to do it. So you possibly can get revenge in your brother and declare Olympus.” she stated. “That’s why…” She shook her head. “You got here to the plant store. You requested me in regards to the asphodel…we kissed…” Her chest ached from the betrayal.

“Persephone, please?—”

“None of it was actual, was it?” She hated the way in which her voice broke as she spoke. Her hand instinctively went to her neck however solely caught air. She didn’t even have the consolation of her pendant now. “It was all lies.”

“That’s not true. Neither is it that easy.”

Persephone took a step again. “How may you,” she accused. The belief of Hades withholding the reality had stoked the flames of her wrath as soon as extra. “You used me to get what you needed! All this time, you’ve been mendacity to me, even after you advised me you really liked me.”

“Please—”

“Don’t you dare come close to me or contact me!”

His shoulders slumped after which he ran his fingers by his hair. “Sure, I got here to seek out you as a result of the seer—your father—advised me to deliver you to the Sealing Ceremony. And the one approach I may have you ever there was when you have been my spouse. Sure, I did it due to vengeance. Sure, I lied to you.” He paused as he caught her gaze, his eyes like twin onyx orbs as he stared proper into her. “But when there’s just one factor you must consider that comes from my mouth is that I like you.”

“How can I even consider that now?” she stated quietly.

“Persephone, what should I do to show that I like you and so that you can forgive me? Inform me, and I’ll do it.”

“I…” She didn’t know how one can reply that, as his lies and deceit have been so actually monumental that she wasn’t certain how he may probably make it as much as her. “I would like…time and area.”

Silence hung between them like a heavy curtain. “You may take as a lot time and area as you need. However know this…I’ll by no means, ever love anybody else any longer. I’ll stay devoted to you. Even when it takes you till the tip of time, I might be ready. You solely need to name my title, and I might be by your aspect.” And with these phrases, he disappeared.

Persephone held on to the closest factor she may—the again of a sofa—as her knees turned to jelly. The harm and betrayal stung her, inflicting her chest to really feel as if it was collapsing in on itself.

I must assume.

She transported herself to the one place the place she might be alone and really feel comforted—the courtyard. Sadly, when she arrived there, the very first thing she considered was that day Hades introduced her right here and advised her this was hers. It solely made the ache in her chest throb.

“Ah, I assumed I’d discover you right here.”

Who the?—

Persephone whirled round to face the intruder. “How dare—Hermes?”

The messenger god stood earlier than her, however he was not alone. Minthe was there, too, and Hermes clutched at her arm tightly. “Hiya, my woman.”

“What are you doing right here? What’s taking place again in Olympus?”

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