Page 231 of Hekate: The Witch (Goddesses of the Underworld #1)

Fear

I had barely taken a few steps

out of Styx’s palace

when I heard it,

the sound of small wings,

a breathlessness

a flash of gold,

and I looked up to see

Hermes.

He landed before me

but before I could greet him

I saw his face,

a fear in his voice.

What would make

Hermes the Olympian,

Hermes the arrogant,

afraid…

He stumbled forward

and I caught him

before he fell,

his elegance a distant memory.

He clutched my arms

as, terrified, he looked

into my eyes.

‘War… war has come to Olympus.’