Hades reached for the box and placed it inside the pocket of his jacket before heading toward the door. “You cannot just take what’s mine,” Acacius said. “That eye was bought and paid for.” “Perhaps my generosity has led you to believe you are entitled to make demands,” Hades replied. “It doesn’t.” At the door, Hades paused. “Dionysus will come for you. He always does. I would remain alert, not that it will do you much good.” “You cannot leave me to him,” Acacius argued. “Tell me one more time what I can and cannot do,” Hades said, and as he stepped outside, he found that Hecate had
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