He was in the bathroom. Of course he was. The door that he had gone through earlier was his own personal bathroom, it was more masculine but the same size as mine. He had servants attending to him as well.The moment I got Into the bathroom the first thing I encountered was the steam, there was so much steam I could hardly see in front of me. I walked forward and saw that he was inside a very hot tub of water, the only thing visible was his head, he laid back on the side of the tub with his eyes closed. And he was having his hair washed."Leave" I said.Immediately all the servants dropped what they were all doing and left the bathroom, leaving just I and him behind.I stepped forward until I was close and bent low, sitting on the small stool that a servant had previously occupied."How many times has your hair been washed?" I asked him.I took the line of products waiting to be used and looked through."Once" he replied, his eyes still closed. He didn't seem surprised at all.I went
"Have you changed your mind yet?" I asked him one night.It had been several days since I met him outside, and since then I had made it my personal mission to hound him every single chance I got, I wasn't going to stop until he agreed.It was evening and we were both lying on the bed. We shared a bed every single night but woke up every morning and went our separate ways. He attended to his husband duties to me at night, every night, leaving me fulfilled and sated. But that was all there was to our relationship, we didn't talk at all when we met and we stayed as far away from each other as we could. Although I knew we weren't doing it intentionally.I was so busy learning the ropes with my new assistant, Hashira. We spent most days everyday in the very hugelibrary on the second floor of the castle, and I was learning so much and still had so much to learn.First off, I had to understand what exactly my responsibilities were and I had to also know how to execute them. Second, I atte
Hades pulled me back onto his chest, my back to his front and held me there. He had this bewildered look on his face as he stared at me through the mirror. Even though I couldn't look away from myself, I actually looked like that in real life, I looked absolutely magical.My husband held my shoulders and turned me around to face him, then cupped my face up to look at him, he searched my eyes for something, he must have found it because he gave me this small smile that made my breathing stop because it was so beautiful, then he bent his head and low as he could till his mouth claimed mine.We spent the rest of the day in that room, I didn't know where we were or which room this was or on what floor it was located, all I knew was that it was big and it had a huge bed, and my husband wouldn't let me leave it.He was even more ravenous for me than usual, seeking for me over and over again till i was begging him to stop, too sensitive and exhausted to do anything but lay there and take wha
I woke up calmly the next morning, a lot earlier than I usually did everyday. I looked at the bedside next to me and found it empty. Where had Hades gone?It was weird how we shared the same bed room but it never felt that way. We hardly went to sleep at the same time and never did we ever wake up with the other still in bed. I was either gone or he was. The only proof that he slept here was the dent on his pillow and also the fact that he woke me up in the middle of the night to perform my wifely duties.Today was different though, and I thought he would be here with me, at least to give me a little of the support he had shown me last night. But he wasn't here, and I felt a weird kind of disappointment.I got up myself and went about mymorning routine, normally I would do this with my maids but today was different, I wanted to feel like my old self again. I wanted to go through my routine and prepare myself for today's challenge, just like I would if I was going on a mission.I we
The host, a council member, looked animal-like, literally like an animal. He was huge, about seven feet in height, there was almost too much hair on his body and he reminded me of the demon wolves here. Half wolf half human. He was dressed in a uniform of sorts, and I watched as he walked all the way to where we stood."Ladies and gentlemen. We all gathered her to witness the first ever! Throne challenge! Miss Persephone has challenged our reigning Queen to a fight to claim the rights as Queen of the underworld" he started.The screams of the spectators didn't die down one bit, if anything it only got louder."Winner has to either kill the other, or make them submit. There are no rules" he added before stepping away. Far away a bell rang in the distance, signalling whatever this was can startI and Persephone stood in limbo for a moment, sizing the other, taking a deep breath, just being before we both went into motion. Persephone pulled out a gun from somewhere, I had no idea, and i
I didn't think as I straightened the spears in my hands, tightening my hands around them. My focus zoned in on the twelve or so attackers coming my way, and I went for them.I was so focused I didn't realise how fast I was going. So fast in fact, that the crowd could hardly see me. I was a blur, running from one demon wolf to another and slicing through only to go after the next. I went through them all in a matter of seconds, and stopped, breathing very hard. My eyes looked around, searching for my next target. I had only gone so deep into my feral state once, that was in the fighting realm, when I and several of the competitors had been put in a cage. I was feral right now, but I was also in control, all I wanted to do was kill all that wanted to attack me, nothing less.More demon wolves burst out of aninner cave, they looked deadly and angry. Persephone had really planned this down to the last detail, since she had so many of the demon wolves on her side. I smiled as I balanced
His arm around my waist squeezed reassuringly, giving me strength. I was finally able to raise my head up and face the council members, and we started the meeting."First of all. Persephone's warriors. I have had my head of warriors form a small group to go far to the southern and eastern lands in search of any men or warriors that she has left. I want none of them living in my realm" he said immediately."Yes Sir. We have been speaking and he has gone even farther than you directed. All warriors found under her name are being annihilated" said one of the council members."Good. Let the news go far and wide. No warrior of hers is allowed to live, all must die. No one in support of her should live, no one that stands for her should live" he added gravely.There was silence in the room, a quiet intense one. The king had just given out an order, and all must follow. I took a deep breath and cleared my throat. That had been aggressive."Emmm. Mandira, you wanted to speak with us" I said i
"It did, and then some. We were all quite shocked when we finally met with you, you were calm and a way nicer version that what the books had painted you to be" said Feta."And you were so... different looking than what we had imagined. A beautiful Queen you made" added Ira."I guess" I said "but why are you barefoot though? I thought you would be getting on the horses?" I was still curious about that."Maids and servants are not allowed on horses, ever" said Ira quietly."Why not?" I asked."Well, we are only slaves," she said with a straight face, as if this was a normal thing to say."What? Slaves? Did you just sayslaves?" I asked her, I was truly shocked."Yes my queen. Our parents have served the royal family for generations. Thousands and thousands of us, we serve hell and it's master" said Rega happily."Thousands? And that is...normal here?" I asked, I didn't want to offend anyone."Of course. Only the strongest families are chosen to serve Hades. We were very honoured" said