Chapter 25

I jumped across the room to see Persephone calm, eerily so. I looked from her to Hades and back to her. Hades looked unfazed by her presence, not even trying to explain to her. I was too stunned at his reaction. Even lords pleaded for forgiveness from their wives caught them cheating back on earth.
“is this it? is this how you act? Sleeping around when I am out for my duties.?” She seemed genuinely sad and I felt terrible.
“my lady, it is most definitely what you think, i…”
“shut it peasant” she said, her voice contrasting how she spoke to me during my shared breakfast with her.
“don’t butt into my business and I won’t butt into yours and Dionysus’ “ she seemed to freeze up at those words.
She looked into his eyes before falling in her knees “I am sorry, I did not mean to, I did not know you would find out” I forced myself to hold back the scoff that threatened to fall out of my mouth
“I have always known, the other day way just a confirmation of my thoughts.”
“my… Hades i..”
“I am not mad, honestly, it is a relief” he said with a large smile on while walking to the other side of the dinning where he once sat, before the whole mess happened. “I just don’t want to see you here or you would regret it” it was the way his smile dropped as he said the last sentence that made my body shiver.
“w,,what! You cannot do that!!! We are even now!! and I just caught you cheating on this scum!!” she yelled, I just realised how close we were when I turned to completely face her.
“I was trying to explain your majesty! It is not like th-“ she swung her hands, connecting her palm to my cheeks rather forcefully which sent me to my butt with the broken glass on the floor from when Hades had flipped the table over.
HADES P.O.V
I was getting bore of her irritating voice. I just needed to explain to her after her rant that she was no longer needed at the underworld. I might have not been able to understand fully, but I knew that Zeus was also involved in it, and none of them were going to tell me what it was, so I was going to get to the root of the matter myself.
“I was trying to explain your majesty! It is not like th-“the sound of the slap caused my body to freeze up
“I said you should just up, are you deaf, you smelling, stupid being! You are the cause of all this! If only you had just dies when you were meant t-“
“that. Is. Enough” I said in a barely controlled voice as blood rushed to my ears.
That feeling came again, the one I had when she was unconscious. The tightening in my chest, the fear, everything.
“but baby, you just saw…” the endearment made my skill crawl, quite literally. ‘I wonder how it would sound coming from her lips’ I thought as I looked to Valerie in that split second.
“flowers” was all I said.
“what?”
“…” Valerie looked at me with shock.
I stood up from my chair, making my way to Valerie to held her up. ‘she could hurt herself if the glass is embedded in her skin for too long’ I thought as I walked towards her.
“she smells of flowers, don’t lie to get my attention” I said carrying her up and gently removing the broken pieces one by one.
‘it was all my fault, I should not have flipped the table. I should have stayed close to her, I should have…’ thoughts were running through my mind a mile per second as I picked out the pieces.
“babe, you should be paying attention to …”
“you have ten seconds to leave here. Once I am done, I would make you pay, with your life…
VALERIE’S P.O.V
Even I shivered at his words even though they were not directed at me.
“does it hurt?” he asked a few moments after she had gone, leaving a bit of silence between us.
I shook my head no but it was a lie, it hurt like a bitch ‘ you have faced more, this is nothing, don’t be a baby’ I told myself over and over.
“here, all done”
‘he was being soft, almost too soft with me, contrary to how he usually acted with me, it felt uncomfortable, it felt… nice
“h…hades, are you good? You seem…”
He scoffed, looking angry for some reason. “you are the one that is hurt, yet you ask me if I am alright? You really are something.” He smiled, lifting me from the floor princess style. “Hades, I can.., I can walk.
“hush, let me” he said gripping me a little tighter while marching to an unfamiliar path and taking in deep breaths.
His room
I thought as he opened the door.
“you fell pretty hard on the floor, bum first” he said as he placed me gently on the bed.
“I am fine, I swear”
“remove you lower garment, let me see if there are any injuries “
“Hades, I can assure you that…” I kept shut, his words finally sinking In as I understood “WHAT!!!!”
I moved as far as I could on the bed.
“I have to check if you are hurt, it is my fault you were hurt, I have to make sure that you are okay” he said, his face straighter than a ruler, inched with every bit of seriousness.
“whhhhhaaaaatttt” I could have a heart attack with how fast my heart was going at the moment “nf.. st… stay the hell away!! What are you even going to do, use your death’s kiss to heal it or something???” I said trying to get out of the bed without being at least ten feet of him.
“that is what I would do if I have to yes”
“…”
“…”
“so come here” he said like he had not said the most awkward and scariest thing ever
“FUCK YOU!!!!”