" So what happened after that?" " Nothing, I came back to my room." I mumble, rolling on the bed. " I think that bastard has a trick up his sleeve. Jared Martinez wouldn't be so polite unless it is something that benefits him." Hades mutters. I find myself nodding at his words. Father's behavior really seemed odd, or maybe it was normal but I found it odd because of how he treated me all this while. " So what are you doing?" I ask, changing the topic. Hades chuckles, his deep chuckles sounded so sexy that I gripped my phone tightly, cherishing it. " Rejecting a peace treaty." his voice seemed so proud that for a moment I thought I have heard him

-SHAWN-" What's wrong with her?" I sit on the bed, pulling Sage in my arms. " I guess she's having a nightmare." Hades whispers, touching her cheek. " Calm down, baby," I whisper, rocking her back and forth. Sage sobs uncontrollably, her eyes were still closed but her body was trembling. " It will take a lot of time and patience to calm her down, it works best when you hold her gently and rock her. Don't hold her too tight, it triggers her more." I whispered looking up at Hades as he nods hurriedly as if taking mental notes. " Ssshhhh, love. I'm here, no one is gonna hurt you." I whisper, looking down at her troubled face as she sobbed uncontrollably. " Can I?" Hades sits on the bed, beside me. " Okay, hold her gently. Don't put any pressure on her or she'll panic." I whisper, slowly placing Sage in his hold. Hades has troubles holding her at first but then he quickly copies what I was doing a minute ago and begins to rock her ba

-SAGE-" I love you a lot, Sage but Hades is your future now. As much as I want to carry you down into the hall and make you my bride, I can't because you love him now. You love him, and he loves you. You're perfect in every way, Sage and so is he. And my happiness lies in yours, I guess that's what poets call love." He chuckles, cupping my face, caressing my cheeks with his thumb. " What about us?" I croak out. " Us? I don't know what we have but I'm damn sure, it's stronger than the bond you share with that mob boss." he giggles as I sob. " Now what?" I whisper, looking up at him. " Now, you'll marry the love of your life and begin a fresh new life. He'll stand by your side, through thick and thin, ups and downs and fulfill all his promises unlike me. You'll have two kids, two bratty kids just like you. A girl and a boy, who throw tantrums all day and never get tired of pranking everyone. And then, one day we'll meet again. Our eyes

Brother. His brother. Brother. I stumbled back. My sobs got so heavy that my body shook with each sob. " Surprised?" Hades smiled, taking a step towards me. " D-don't." I point at him. " You're such a dumb bitch, Sage. But, you just made it so much easy for me. All I had to do was handle your childish tantrums, make some fake promises and you were already drooling over me." he scoffs, taking another step towards me. " Hades." I whimpered. I tripped on my dress, falling on the floor with a thud. My body trembled as I curled against the wall, pe

-HADES-"Are you sure letting her go is a good idea?" I gulped down my glass of champagne, looking up at Sofia. " If she does what we tell her to, then it's fair to let her go." I shrug, leaning back on my seat. " But what if she tells everyone about what we made her do?" Sofia mumbles, looking at me with wide eyes. " She won't. By the time I'll be done with her, she won't even have the courage to speak to her own self properly." I smirk. Leo looks up at me with a frown on his face before he goes back to eating his pizza. " What's wrong with you?" I chuckle, yanking a piece of pizza from his plate.