Hades
The sound of her voice cut through the corridor like a drawn blade, halting us mid-step. For a moment, no one moved. No one breathed.
Cain's arms tightened subtly around Sage as we closed the remaining distance to the cell. Kael and I exchanged a glance—confusion flickering in his eyes, worry in mine.
I gave him a look that promised I would tell him soon.
He nodded, understanding the message I was trying to convey.
From inside came her voice again, this time quieter. "I want him. Only him."
Her meaning was obvious—her eyes were on me, even through the wall.
Maera's jaw ticked, but she signaled to the guard who had not been there before. The locking mechanism released with a sharp click, and the door groaned open on its hinges.
Light bloomed as I stepped in, and for a second the world shifted at what greeted my return to this place.
