Chapter Seven

Sasha could not believe she had slept with Ethan again. She couldn't understand why her body couldn't resist him. Why was she so infatuated with this man? This was very bad. She knew she was attracted to Ethan, but why on earth would she be attracted to Hades of all people? Fear ran down her spine. The fact that she had laid with the most dangerous man in the country was terrifying. He was someone she couldn't afford to offend. The way he killed those two men without remorse was scary, but something in her wanted to be pulled into his world. She didn't mind being with him, which surprised her. Was she willing to learn to kill just to be in hell with him? What was wrong with her? She had spent only two nights with this man and was already losing her senses. She needed a way to escape him. She needed to focus on Hue, her fiancé, who had been so good to her. She felt bad for cheating on him, but she honestly didn’t feel bad about cheating with Ethan. Even though he was the devil himself, that man was gorgeous. The feeling of pleasure filled her body as she reminisced about her time with Ethan—her Hades.

She took out her phone and dialed Hue's number, but it went to voicemail. She hadn't heard from Hue for over a month, and every time she called, it went to voicemail. She wanted to go to his house, but he stayed with his parents, and his mother hated her. She didn’t want to have to deal with her. She decided to look for him at his company later in the day, but first, she needed a shower. She had just been dropped off at home and needed to freshen up. But just as she was about to head to the bathroom, the doorbell rang.

“What now?” she sighed. “Can I just have one minute of rest?” she added, feeling frustrated.

“Mr. David!” Sasha said, her frown breaking into a smile after seeing who was at the door. Mr. David was her mum's family butler who had moved with her to her dad's house after she married him. Her parents had died in a car accident, and Mr. David had been like family to her ever since.

“Come in,” she said, gently leading him to the couch in her one-bedroom apartment. “Are you hungry? I can make you a sandwich.”

“No, my dear. Besides, we both know you can't cook,” he replied, trying to hide his laughter.

He wasn’t lying. She couldn’t cook. She had always eaten at the hotel when she worked there, and now she would be eating at the clubhouse. A flash of Ethan telling her to quit her job surfaced. She never planned on quitting; she needed the money and didn’t plan on relying on him.

“I have to hurry back to your father.”

On hearing that, Sasha frowned. “He sent you here?”

“Yes, you haven’t been picking up his calls.”

“Because he went back on his word. He hasn’t paid Chris’s hospital bills for months now. Why would I want anything to do with a man who can't take care of his son?”

“He asked me to come to the house with you,” Mr. David said. “He wants to see you and told me not to return without you.”

“Is he mistreating you? You can come to stay with me,” Sasha said, concerned.

“No, but I need you to come with me,” Mr. David said worriedly.

“Okay, let me just freshen up then,” she said, heading towards the bathroom.

“Are you still with Hue Conner?”

His question made her stop midway to the bathroom. Turning to face him, she replied, “Yes, I am. Why do you ask?”

“Just that I’ve been seeing him around the house lately,” he answered.

“He’s been going to my father’s house lately?” While she hadn’t been able to reach Hue for a while now, she was happy to hear he was okay, though confused.

“What is he doing at the house?” she asked, baffled about why he was leaving without her.

“I don’t know,” Mr. David said, trying to avoid eye contact with her. “You deserve better, my lady. He doesn’t deserve you.”

“Why are you saying that?” Sasha was really bothered by his tone.

“He doesn’t deserve you. I don’t think you should marry him.”

“Well, that’s not fair,” Sasha said, annoyed. “He has helped me so much. He got me this apartment. He clearly cares for me.”

She saw the disapproval on his face. He looked like he wanted to say more but decided to stay silent. She wondered why he hated Hue all of a sudden. He had always supported their relationship.

“If there’s anything I need to know, let me know now,” she said, hoping he would open up.

“Nothing, young madam.”

She stood looking at him for a moment before heading to the bathroom. She didn’t know what was going on, but she was going to find out one way or another. After seeing her father, she would get answers from Hue. She was determined to get to the bottom of it. It was really sus that he had not bothered to reach out to her or come see her or Chris. It left a bad taste in her mouth, and she felt uneasy. His behavior was making her feel less and less guilty for cheating. She had a strong hunch that he was doing the same, too, but she did not know if she should get angry about it or just ignore it since she did the same. Although it will depend on the timeline of when it happened, she will be very mad if he has stepped out on her all these years.

As she let the water from the shower hit her sore body, she felt exhausted. She was trying to avoid the living hell king, who she was surprisingly developing feelings for, and now she had to deal with an uncooperative fiancé. She started to cry. She felt overwhelmed and really missed her mother. She wished her mother were still alive.