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

by Scarlett St. Clair

“I’ll meet you at the gates,” he said and then let him fall to the floor, dead.

ate down

I think it’s kind of weird that you think your brother is hot.” “Half,” said Hermes. “And why is it weird? It isn’t like I want to fuck him.” A strained silence followed Hermes’s words. “Why do I get the feeling that none of you believe me?” “Because we don’t,” said Hecate.

She watched in horror as Cronos snatched Hecate and slammed her over his knee. She seemed to break in half.

no.

As she did, she used her own power to call to the earth. From it, roots sprouted, and they wrapped around the God of Time until he was completely consumed within the trunk of a tree, its branches reaching toward the sky before blooming in a waterfall of pink blossoms. It was magnificent.

MY queen of the underworld

He looked at the baby and then at Ariadne. “Where is Phaedra?” Her mouth quivered. “She didn’t make it,” Ariadne said, dissolving into tears. She fell into him, and he caught her, holding her against him.

:(

“I love you,” she said. Hades grinned again, and a breathless laugh escaped him. She lifted her legs, wrapping them around his waist. “Why do you laugh?” “It is merely disbelief,” he said, his words punctuated with a breath as he moved inside her. “You have become my past, my present, and my future.”

“I’m afraid this isn’t,” said Hecate, sweeping into the room.

my babygirl

“Am I the only one who finds this really fucking annoying?” Hades asked. “With the way Sephy keeps moving, I imagine you find it quite unbearable,” said Hermes.

lmao?

Outside, she heard Hecate yell, “One!” “I am trying to decide how long it would take to make you come,” Persephone said. Hades laughed. “I think it depends on whether Hecate decides to actually count to ten,” said Hades. “Nine!” “And there is your answer,” Hades said.

lmao

She’d thought she would see a stranger, a shell of the person she had been in her previous life. Instead, she saw strength. She saw pride. She saw a woman who was queen. She let her gaze rise to Hecate, who watched her in the reflection. “Now you see yourself clearly,” the goddess said.

“I saw you die,” she said. “I will never forget it. Cronos broke you.” She could not look at Hecate, but she could feel her gaze. “I love Hades. I will not live without him,” she said. “But I cannot live without you either, Hecate.” “Oh, my dear,” she said, her voice thick with tears. “You will never have to.” When Persephone looked up, she saw that Hecate’s eyes were watering, but the tears never fell. Instead, she drew Persephone into a hug, and when she pulled away, she touched her chin. “I do not have children of my own,” Hecate said. “But you, I consider a daughter.”

your honor i love them so fucking much

“Apollo,” she whispered, holding him tight, her head resting against his hard chest. He had no heartbeat, but he was warm. “You look beautiful, Seph,” he said. “I miss you,” she said. He chuckled. “You won’t for long.” She pulled away. “Don’t say that.” He shrugged. “Call it self-awareness,” he said. “I’m a needy motherfucker.”

best best best friends

“Hecate,” Persephone asked. “What is this?” “Your coronation,” the goddess said. “You are Queen of the Underworld, but you have not been crowned.”

Then she turned to Persephone. “I love you, my dear.” Persephone’s mouth quivered. “I love you too,” she whispered.

“My darling,” he said, his voice quiet but warm. “My love,” she replied.

“Sephy,” said Hermes. Hades glared at the god, but Persephone laughed. “Bestie,” she said. Hermes grinned. “See, Hades, we’re besties.”

you don’t understand they’re EVERYTHING TO MEEEEEEEEEEE

“And you promise to uphold the laws of my court?” Persephone lifted her head, her answer a little more hesitant. “Yes?” Hades chuckled. “Fair enough.”

she’s like girl i’ll try but fuck them rules

“Then it is my pleasure, my greatest honor, to offer you this crown as a symbol of your dedication and love for my people and this realm.”

“With the way they act, you would think they never get any attention.” She arched a brow. “If I didn’t know any better, I’d think you were talking about yourself.”

“Forever,” she said. “Forever will never be enough,” he said. “Not when I have lived half my life without you.” She considered commenting that he might say otherwise when he had lived half his life with her, but she knew he would disagree. “Perhaps I can make you forget you were ever alone,” she said. “I accept,” he said. “Did you take that as a challenge?” “No,” he said and grinned. “A promise.”

my pookies