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June 8, 2019
A Touch of Darkness - CHAPTER XV - OFFER (on Wattpad)...
A Touch of Darkness - CHAPTER XV - OFFER (on Wattpad) https://my.w.tt/TceiDEdUmX
Another chapter up!
Persephone is the Goddess of Spring by title only. The truth is, since she was a little girl, flowers have shriveled at her touch. After moving to New Athens, she hopes to lead an unassuming life disguised as a mortal journalist. Hades, God of the Dead, has built a gambling empire in the mortal world and his favorite bets are rumored to be impossible. After a chance encounter with Hades, Persephone finds herself in a contract with the God of the Dead and the terms are impossible: Persephone must create life in the Underworld or lose her freedom forever. The bet does more than expose Persephone’s failure as a Goddess, however. As she struggles to sow the seeds of her freedom, love for the God of the Dead grows-and it’s forbidden.
“You do realize the Underworld is the realm of the dead, don’t you Hecate?”“It is also a place for...
“You do realize the Underworld is the realm of the dead, don’t you Hecate?”
“It is also a place for new beginnings,” she said. “Sometimes, the existence a soul leads here is the best life they’ve ever had. I’m sure you, of all the gods, understand that best.”
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Persephone looked at the Goddess. “How else should I create life?”She could tell by the amused look...
Persephone looked at the Goddess. “How else should I create life?”
She could tell by the amused look on her face that she wasn’t going to like what Hecate had to say.
“You could have a baby.”
“What?”
“Of course, to fulfill the contract, Hades would have to be the father,” she continued as if she hadn’t heard Persephone. “He would be furious if it were anyone else.”
