A Touch of Ruin (Hades X Persephone #2)
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Read between February 3 - February 4, 2024
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Maybe she hadn’t been the only lover who’d inspired Hades.
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girl
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How many women had Hades loved? Did he still have feelings for any of them?
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GIRL
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“Isn’t it obvious that Hades intends to marry you?” Persephone laughed. “You are being very presumptive, Yuri.”
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no no let her speak
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Hades would never choose a mortal or a nymph as his queen. Trust me, he has had plenty of opportunities.”
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well
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The banquet table was crowded with Hades’s staff, including Thanatos, Hecate, and Charon. The wall they’d been pressed against was a door.
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oh! hello!
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“I will make it up to you.” She arched a brow and commanded, “Swear it.” Hades’s eyes simmered beneath the glow of the crystal lights. “Oh, darling. You don’t need to extract an oath. Nothing will keep me from fucking you.”
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Hecate laughed. “No, dear, I don’t like people.”
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hecate x me when?
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Are you not hungry for control, Persephone?” Hecate’s voice dipped low, tinged with seduction.
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kiss?
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I am the Messenger of the Gods and all.” “Weren’t you replaced by email?”
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LMAO
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He definitely has a history with the Divine, she thought, frowning. “I just meant that I would bring you cookies.”
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don’t do it queen
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Hecate’s wheel on her left upper arm.
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we should’ve gotten lexahecate
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“Pause the movie!” “You’ve seen this a hundred times!” “Pause it!” she threatened playfully. “Or I’ll turn you into basil.”
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“Are you saying you wouldn’t fight for me?” Hades sighed and brushed his finger along her cheek. “Darling, I would burn this world for you.”
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I mean, you are literally hoping for reason from a god who can’t take rejection.
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just randomly remembered what happens to apollo at the end of the series…….. might kms
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“You don’t have to be a bitch. It’s just a picture.”
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die
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Persephone felt right at home.
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At dinner, for instance—hi, honey. How was your day? Mine was good. The billion-dollar charities I own help kids and dogs and humanity!” Hades was trying not to smile.
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hehe
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I have existed so long alone, made every decision alone. I am not used to sharing anything with anyone.”
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“Now, what else do you own?” “Lots of morgues,” he said. Persephone’s eyes widened. “You’re serious?” “I am the God of the Dead,” he said.
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lmao
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Persephone started research on Apollo and his many lovers.
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girl leave it alone
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“I’ll give you ten points if you hit someone,” Hermes offered. “Is that supposed to entice me?” Lexa asked. “Uh, yeah, they’re Divine points.” “What do Divine points get me?” Lexa asked, as if she were seriously considering his offer. “A chance to be a goat,” he answered.
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“You’re leaving us?” Hermes asked. “What happened to sisters before misters?”
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LMAO why is this jonathan
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“I am Leuce, Hades’s lover.”
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oh this bitch
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“You turned her into a tree?” Persephone gasped, stunned by the revelation.
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i mean you turned minthe into a plant (as you should)
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Persephone grinned and ran into her room to grab her computer.
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girlllll
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You are in so much trouble, she thought as she sagged against the bathroom wall.
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yeah babe
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“The first rule of men, Persephone, is that they’re all idiots.”
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louder
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“So the mortal has come to play,” Apollo remarked.
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whip out those horns baby
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“You are a fiery little mortal. I could use someone like you.” “Speak further, Nephew, and you will have no reason to fear her threat, because I will tear you to pieces.”
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“I will forever regret my anger. How could I ever question your love? Your trust? Your word? When you have my heart.”
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“My dear, I would love nothing more than to help you stand up to your mother.”
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my bff
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“It’s Lexa. They aren’t sure she’ll make it.”
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ugh noooo not this
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“Yeah, well, she’s my girlfriend.”
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okay??? for all of like 3 months??? this is why men named jason suck
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It wasn’t her body beneath Hades’s—it was Leuce’s, her back arched, her head thrown back, her mouth open as she screamed her lover’s name.
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jumpscare
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He was Kal Stavros.
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ugh
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“Marry me.”
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That would mean she would lose contact with Lexa too.
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i mean baby she’s mortal, you’d lose her eventually anyways
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Where does Apollo hang out most nights?”
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sigh
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“I said please.” Her voice was venom.
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“Restraining me,” he corrected, and that mischievous glint entered his eyes again. “Am I correct in guessing this is one of Hades’s favorite parts?”
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hehehe
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“I want you to hang out with me.”
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he literally just wants to piss hades off😭
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“I’ll only do this for six months.”
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okay that’s not that bad
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“Don’t make it sound gross, Apollo,” Persephone snapped. “Gross?” “Everything that comes out of your mouth sounds like a sexual innuendo.” “Does not!” “Does too.”
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they’re so sibling coded
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“You should know that your actions have condemned Lexa to a fate worse than death.”
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i hate this storyline so fucking much
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“Oh, my love.” Persephone felt Hecate’s hand on her back.
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hecate is so sweet to her ugh my best friend
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“I didn’t know you liked pussies,” Aphrodite said, materializing as soon as Persephone set the cat on the floor.
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please
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“We might have an agreement, but I will not be used. Fuck you.” She left the building with a smile on her face.
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DEVOUREDDDDD
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“Someone should let him know I’m okay so he doesn’t destroy the world.”
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lmao
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Had he been so angry with her he’d sought Leuce’s comfort?
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girl
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What you failed to realize is that it wasn’t just her body that was broken. Her soul was too, and that, I’m afraid, is your lover’s wheelhouse, not mine.”
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so like couldn’t hades heal her soul now then? since she’s alive?
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