Persephone was quiet for a moment and then said, “I don’t understand why people do this. Why do they...

Persephone was quiet for a moment and then said, “I don’t understand why people do this. Why do they want to sell their soul to you?”

“They don’t agree to a game because they want to sell their soul,” Hades said. “They do it because they think they can win.”

“Do they?”

“Sometimes.”

“Does that anger you?”

He smirked, and she felt it deep in her gut.

“Darling, I win either way.”