Hades A vacation on earth from the underworld sounded perfect. Like nothing could go wrong. I wasn't expecting much. I especially wasn't expecting to meet Persephone. The same Persephone I was told didn't exist for me, the same Persephone who was destined to be my wife and queen, the same Persephone who's the key to my rule in the underworld. Nor was I expecting to save her life. And the thing I was expecting least? For her to be nothing but a goddamn mortal. Persephone Everything seems to be falling apart. My entire life. I've lost my job, my parents are nowhere to be found, I'll be kicked out of my apartment soon, and I nearly died. Nearly. The last thing I would imagine happening to me is a handsome and mysteriously dark stranger saving my life. Begrudgingly. I have no doubt he would have let me die that day, but clearly, something told him not to. I understand that he saved my life and I owe him or whatnot. But in no world does it make sense what he asks of me. Or tells me. He's Hades. The Hades. And he isn't a human. No, not at all. He's the real Hades. The ruler of the underworld and my personal doom. . . . ALL RIGHTS RESERVED don't steal my idea <3

One year later Skylar Anderson, enrolled in Philadelphia College of Arts, has nothing more to worry about other than dozing off between classes. And her might-just-be crumbling relationship with her boyfriend--Caden Miller. Long-distance relationship wasn't what Skylar had been looking forward to. Not when her boyfriend was once again finding it a little too hard to not go back to his old ways. Old, secretive ways with the mysterious New York gangs. It's like they all say: once a gang leader, always a gang leader. Or a liar. Both of them works. New secrets once more brewing to the surface, with a past that was better left buried. Not to forget, the police department was also searching for Blake Matthews--who, unfortunately (or not) had escaped prison bars. There was so much Skylar thought she knew, but she didn't. So much that's been left in the dark. And secrets always have a way of coming out. After all, what's a life without some lies? Text copyright © Crystal7016 ™ 2022