Page 177 of Hekate: The Witch (Goddesses of the Underworld #1)

‘What Took Courage?’ I Asked Him

‘Your audacity with Nyx.’

It surprised me that he did not refer to

the Goddess of the Night as his mother.

‘Not many have had the courage—’

‘And remain to tell the tale?’

I finished his sentence. It struck me

in that moment that it was true.

Nyx left no one unscathed when pushed.

‘What is it like,’ I asked him,

‘to have her as your mother?’

The corners of his mouth lifted,

and his brow raised slightly with mirth.

‘She is as loving as she is terrifying.’

I would have asked what he meant,

but he was pulling into the bay.

Beyond us lay a legend

from which only few came back whole.