Page 21 of Hekate: The Witch (Goddesses of the Underworld #1)

Hades and Styx

The hesitation was there in both their faces.

Styx’s too-sharp eyebrows were furrowed,

Hades’ cool dark eyes harboured wariness.

A resounding crack and roar rose behind us.

Hades and Styx looked in its direction sharply,

then back at us as I flinched, my mother very still.

That was the sound of two angry Gods,

enraged at being denied entry to claim us.

Finally, the God-King of the Underworld

gazed at the River Goddess as his mouth set,

A quiet pact exchanged between them.

Then he reached out for my hand and said,

‘You have my word, Goddess.

We will keep her safe.’