Page 38 of Hekate: The Witch (Goddesses of the Underworld #1)

Styx Had Been Watching

I could see her looking at my features

with guarded caution,

trying to read my dark eyes,

wondering what I was debating

within my own mind.

I tilted my head slightly

and squeezed her hand in mine.

‘If she is an island now,

can she turn back

when things are safe?’

Styx simply sighed,

her voice an ocean of pain.

She slowly shook her head

and spoke dreaded words I had

hoped would not leave her lips.

‘No, little one.

Her bargain was

that she gave all her powers away

to become this island.

There is no way for her to return

to her divine body.

Not anymore.

This was the choice she made.

Not just for herself

but also to keep you safe.’