The Power of Hades (The Hades Trials, #1)

by Eliza Raine

I gasped, my pulse skyrocketing, and took another step back, but I couldn't take my eyes off his. Purple lightning was firing in his irises, in time with the flashes above me. It was utterly beautiful and completely terrifying.

“Harm a single hair on her body and we'll find out once and for all which king is strongest,” hissed a voice, at the same time as my skin felt like it was being covered in ice. A smoky form shimmered into existence beside Zeus and tension literally crackled through the air. Then Zeus slowly began to shrink, the tension easing as his size decreased.

“Right,” I said, flexing my fingers. “Well, in that case, I would like to take this opportunity to inform you that you are a colossal prick.”

Can’t kill me so I’m gonna insult you 🤣

“I thought you were here to offer comedic relief,” I sighed. “Not deep and meaningful pep talks.” “Your wish is my command. Did I tell you about the time Dionysus tricked Poseidon into having sex with a tree?”

“I hate this place,” I whispered and he flinched. “Please, please make me understand how this was once my home. Because I know it was. I know you were.” “It wasn't always like this. It was before you came, and it was again after you left. But when you were here...” His eyes bore into mine. “You brought light, and life, to a place where I thought none could exist.” He spoke hoarsely, and his words crashed through all the mental armor I'd built up since coming to Olympus. He loved me. I could see it in his face, hear it in his broken voice, feel it in his electrifying touch. All this time, all those years alone in New York, and someone, somewhere, loved me this much. And I never knew.