I Believe In You

Chapter 13: In the deep waters of atonement

They needed to find Hades. Liam had said that Emma, most likely, had gone to him. They were almost running but Liam found an opportunity to have a word with his father.

"Why the hell did you do this? Is there any soul inside you?" Liam asked furious.

"It's not what you think." Brennan muttered.

"Isn't it? You know why Emma needed to find proves, don't you? You're doing your best to hurt Killian. But putting Emma in danger? Where was her fault?" He complained.

"Don't try to put this on me. How could I know that she would go to Hades right after our conversation?" Brennan complained too.

"Oh please! Justify yourself until he kills her!" Liam mocked him.

"We have to stop this, Liam. Arguing won't accomplish anything."

"Of course it won't." He admitted.

"I understood my mistake! I want to help Killian; I want to get him out of here. And I need to find Emma too!"

"You do?" Liam stopped walking to look at him.

"Yes!" Brennan exhaled. "I'm truly sorry for what I've done. For what I've said. I don't hate my son." He cried.

"Alright, let's find her!" Liam squeezed his father's shoulder encouraging him to keep walking.

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She was near the lake, once again when the disgusting man appeared in front of her.

"Oh, not you again." Hades complained. "What do you want this time?" He asked her tiredly.

"Do you want to impede our plans for saving Killian? Okay! Do you want to keep his memories? Fine! But you will tell that I'm saying truth!" She requested.

"Fine! You're saying truth." He said ironically.

"Not to me!" She protested furiously.

"Can you please remind me since when I have to satisfy your demands?" He asked.

"I need proves!" She complained.

"Then go and find them!" She challenged her.

"That's exactly what I'm doing!" She replied but he didn't even flinch. "What do you want?" She asked unwillingly.

He smiled wickedly. "Why, a deal of course!"

She sighed. She wanted desperately to avoid it but she had run out of options. She was needing proves. "Split it out." She said.

"You're accepting eagerly to come with me and I'm telling the truth to your boyfriend and everyone else."

"Come with you where?" She needed more.

"I won't tell you everything!" He complained one more time. "But I can tell you this. You will be trapped until I decide to let you go."

He smiled satisfied and she wanted to vomit. She was afraid of what he had in mind but... she was hoping. If Killian was hearing from Hades' voice that she's saying the truth, he would definitely fight to save her. He could do this. He could find her. He always did.

"Deal" She said.

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The next thing she saw was a dark room... Actually it was a cage. It was small, cold and full of moisture. She took a deep breath in an effort to calm down.

"Are you new here?"

She startled at the woman's voice and a shout escaped from her lips as she was turning away. "Who are you?" She asked.