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

by Scarlett St. Clair

“I…did not mean to suggest you haven’t tried to stop Theseus,” she said. “And I know there are still things you are working on telling me. I think I am just afraid of what I don’t know.” Hades moved closer and took her face between his hands. “I am no less afraid even with all I know,” he said. “But I can promise you that I will never leave you in the dark again.” She tipped her head back farther, holding his burning gaze. The corners of her lips lifted just a little as she brushed a strand of his hair away from his face. “I want your darkness,” she said. “But I want your secrets too.” “Darling,” he said. “Give me time, and I will give you everything.” “I just want to know that we have time.” She spoke quietly, unable to keep the fear from entering her voice. “I want to know that we have forever.” Hades studied her, slipping one hand around her waist. He kept the other on her face, his thumb caressing her cheek. “Then perhaps we should dream about it,” he said. “So that we can think about it when we are on the battlefield.” She raised a brow. “Did you not say that I am to think about the pleasure of being beneath you?” “Well,” he said with a small smile. “That is one part of our forever I look forward to.”