Page 156 of Hekate: The Witch (Goddesses of the Underworld #1)

‘Who goes there?!’

His deep voice rumbled across the cave,

disturbing the stalactites that hung

from the ceiling. Far behind me,

I heard one fall to the ground.

I was many things, but I was not

a coward of any kind.

So I stepped further into the light,

and said, as strong-voiced as I could,

‘My name is Hekate,

Daughter of Asteria and Perses.

And I am trying to pass

through to the Halls of Night.’

His wild eyes took me in,

and I saw that his face,

much like his hands, was withered,

old and weary of something.

‘Perses.’ He stood up

and stepped towards me.

‘Now there is a name

I have not heard in a long time.’

I saw a scar on his throat.

The mottled place where

Zeus had sliced his sword

and unleashed his siblings.