Page 75 of Hekate: The Witch (Goddesses of the Underworld #1)

Hades Went First

And for a second,

it looked like he had disappeared

into an abyss of darkness.

But then he extended his hand

and I hesitated before taking it.

Because somewhere deep inside

I knew whatever I saw beyond

this door would change me forever.

But I was a child of war.

My childhood was made

of endings and running

and losing so much already.

I raised my head high,

kept hold of Styx’s hand

and the chasm swallowed me

whole.