Page 218 of Hekate: The Witch (Goddesses of the Underworld #1)

The Sword Fell to My Side

Zeus was the king of the Gods.

His decree was final

and there was very little

I could do to help her.

I closed my eyes, trying to think,

and I remembered his then-young face

when he took me in despite the odds,

when he helped me see my father.

I was sure that somewhere

inside him there lived that boy-God,

the one who let kindness lead him.

If I could just appeal to him instead…

‘Please, Hades.’

I made my voice soft like honey.

‘You are so much better

than your brothers.

Let her go and if she loves you

she will return to you willingly.’

There was a hesitation in his eyes

and I leapt at my chance.

‘You are better than this.’