A Game of Gods (Hades Saga, #3)

by Scarlett St. Clair

“There’s a warehouse in the Lake District. The weapons are made there. The attacks…they were tests to see if they would work.” “Are you saying they were…practice?” Hermes spoke deliberately, his anger barely restrained. “The goal was always to lure an Olympian,” Okeanos admitted. “Which Olympian?” “At first…Aphrodite,” Okeanos choked out. Hermes and Hades exchanged a glance. “Why?” “Because Demeter ordered it. It was her price in exchange for the use of her magic.” Hades had suspected Demeter was helping supply weapons to Triad, but he had not expected her to have ordered the attacks on Adonis and Harmonia. Now that he considered it, though, it was not all that surprising. Aphrodite was the only reason Hades had approached Persephone that evening at Nevernight. Her challenge—make someone fall in love with you—was why he’d drawn the Goddess of Spring into a bargain that saw her visiting the Underworld nearly every day. Hades frowned. What Okeanos said was true—he really was to blame. “Then why Tyche?” Hermes asked, holding his arm tighter. “I don’t know,” Okeanos moaned. “But Demeter’s war is with the Fates.” “Well, that was easy,” said Hermes.