A Touch of Chaos (Hades x Persephone Saga, #4)

by Scarlett St. Clair

“Lord Hades promised to return Zofie once she brought honor to us,” said Hippolyta. “In exchange, I agreed to lend him my belt.” Persephone’s brows rose in surprise. Hades had never told her how he’d met Zofie, and now she wondered why he’d asked for the belt, though it was not unusual for him to collect weapons or relics. The Amazon queen extended her hands, the belt held flat between her palms. “This is the Girdle of Hippolyta, a gift from my father, Ares, a symbol of my rule over the Amazons. Any mortal who wears it will be granted immortal strength.” Persephone gazed at the belt and then at Hippolyta and shook her head. “I cannot take it,” she said. She did not understand the deal Hades had made with the queen, but it seemed wrong to accept such an item without him. “You must,” Hippolyta said. “It is not a gift. It is a symbol of the promise I made, and I do not break promises.”