Page 74 of Hekate: The Witch (Goddesses of the Underworld #1)

‘ Tartarus ’

Hades’ voice was a whisper,

but it was not because he was scared.

It was because he was reverent.

It was strange that this boy-God

still found a reason to be reverent

towards a place within his domain.

And yet, as he whispered,

a door opened within the waterfall,

an impossible door

in an impossible place.

The more I saw of this realm,

the more it terrified me.

What was Tartarus?

I wondered as I heard the sounds

just beyond the door.

I swallowed hard

and considered quietly

whether coming here

was a wise idea at all.