Hell On Earth by Melissa Haag

Author:Melissa Haag [Haag, Melissa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Shattered Glass Publishing
Published: 2023-11-20T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER ELEVEN

I stroked my fingers over Hades’ jaw as I struggled with what he was saying.

“Zayn is Zeus?” I asked.

“I have forgotten many things, but I have not forgotten my brother’s face,” Hades said, capturing my wrists. “I cannot count the number of times he has tricked me into doing as he pleased. No more, Ashlyn. I will not go back to the scraps he gave me.”

Hades captured the back of my neck, and he touched his forehead to mine.

Shifting my hold to his shoulder, I closed my eyes and tried to think of a way to help reassure him. If Zayn was a god, Megan would know, wouldn’t she? And why would a god walk around pretending to be human when he could be a god? It didn’t make any sense.

“Do you understand now?” Hades asked gently.

I pulled back to meet his tormented gaze.

“I understand why you’ve doubted everything. It’s not easy to trust after you’ve been lied to. But you do trust, don’t you? Megan’s your daughter. Would your daughter ever work with Zeus against you?”

I saw the flicker of doubt in Hades’ gaze.

“She wouldn’t, right?” I coaxed. “Isn’t it possible that, if I look just like Persephone and Eliana looks just like Aphrodite, Zayn might be who he says he is but looks exactly like Zeus?”

Hades held my gaze, and I watched some of that burning rage fade.

“It is possible,” he considered. “But do not ask me to believe three mortals with godly images in one place is a mere coincidence.”

“You’re right. It’s suspicious, and we need answers. We haven’t had any luck finding Adira or Thanatos, and baiting them in didn’t work much better. We can try that again, or we can try working with Zayn to see if he can help us. I think I have less of a chance of getting shot or stabbed if we go with Zayn’s help.”

Hades closed his eyes again. I could see he didn’t want to trust Zayn, and I understood why. But I didn’t see any other choice. We were dealing with another god. One Hades couldn’t remember when he could remember Zeus, Persephone, and Aphrodite just fine. Why couldn’t he remember Thanatos?

“It will be as you will it,” Hades said.

“Okay. Then, I’d like to work with Zayn, but first…”

I glanced at Megan and the others, debating between tough love or gentle when it came to the Thanatos discussion we needed to have.

Everyone was right where they’d been, watching us. Tension radiated from Nicolette, Eliana, and Oanen. Fenris looked relaxed enough, but the way he kept glancing at Eliana said it was a lie.

Megan caught my eye. She was watching me closely but didn’t look upset or worried.

“You look like you’re debating,” she said. “Don’t. Go with your gut, and do whatever you think is best. You have more power over the situation than anyone else.”

I had power? I wanted to laugh at the thought that I, the human who had almost died half a dozen times, had any power over anything.

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