Valerie’s p.o.v
I tossed and turned in the bed, the soft sheets twisted around my legs, feeling like a suffocating embrace. No matter how I positioned myself, sleep remained just out of reach.
I closed my eyes, thinking of one person who I could and at the same time, could not think about.
Hades.
I tried to hold onto one of the memories that Flooded my mind, But as soon as i focused on it, the memory began to blur and distort. The edges frayed, the colors faded, and the scent of the flowers—once so vivid—became a distant echo.
'this is it' I sighed as I felt my mind go crazy as more memories rushed in.
No, no, no” i muttered like a desperate prayer willing the memory to stay, to remain intact, but it was too late. I could feel the presence of something, sucking in the memories.
My eyes snapped open, looking as though I could see the memories if I looked hard enough.
“Fuck you Hades” I muttered, wiping the rebellious tears. “fuck you,”
“Is this how you curse me when i am not around?” he replied as if summoned. ⁿwell.... i think i love it” he smiled
“I want to bee alone right now” I said looking away from him
“too bad, i don’t trust you enough to leave you behind so get your stinky butt up. We leave in an hour” his words left no room for arguments as he left the room.
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I found myself being dragged across the familiar path. He really did mean it when he said ready or not he was going to take me
The place held a lot of memories I did not know I was carrying. The night of my wedding to the Earl, how nervous I had felt.
“wait here”
He said entering the double doors. I stood for heaven knows how long
‘He would not notice if i followed, no?’
I walked in, the unfamiliar place. It looked ... beautiful.
I snapped my gaze, focusing on ...
My heart slammed at my chest as I saw the sight before me.
Hades stood with an imposing grace, his dark cloak flowing around him like shadows. His presence seemed almost too grand for the small delicate corner of the room in which he stood. Beside him stood the Earl and a woman. The last time I had seen the Earl, he had this air of arrogance around him. But now? He looked ready to roll on his back if Hades demanded it.
“please, she is carrying my seed, please “ he begged, the woman also looked scared
I stood, hidden by doors unable to tear my eyes away. The Earl’s wife, looked terrified. Her eyes were wide with a mixture of resignation and dread as she looked up at Hades, her fate sealed by his presence.
Hades moved closer to her, his expression unreadable, a mask of eternal calm. As he leaned in, the air seemed to thicken, a palpable tension hanging between them. I watched, my heart pounding, as he placed a gentle, yet hauntingly final kiss upon her forehead.
Then he moved to her lips
Death’s kiss.
My breath caught in my throat, a sharp pang of something I couldn’t quite name twisting in my chest. I felt a bitterness rising within me, a sharp, acrid taste that tainted the air. It was jealousy, I realized, an envy so potent that it made my heart ache.
I watched as Hades stood back, his gaze lingering on the place where the Earl’s wife had fallen. His demeanor was as composed as ever, but I could careless about that. All that my mind understood in that moment was ‘I was not special he kissed another, is that he same way he had kissed me?’
It was then that I realized the true nature of my own emotions. It wasn’t just jealousy; it was a deep-seated resentment, a bitterness that I couldn’t escape.
He had no right to place his lips on another person.’ I thought, desperately keeping myself from ripping his lips from hers.
I stepped back, retreating into the shadows of where he had told me to wait.
my mind a storm of conflicting feelings.
I was angry
Angry at Hades for not even thinking twice before placing his lips on another
And mostly, I was angry at myself for feeling this way.
I paced the outside of doors ignoring the cries I heard inside.
“I hope I did not waste too much time?” he said, smiling at me lime he had not done something irritating.
‘You have no right to be angry.’ A little voice whispered but I did not care. I did not mind listening to the voice of reasoning.
“Come, let’s go” he said taking my hand which I immediately snatched from him.
“I would prefer if you did not touch me!” I hissed, causing him to look a me in shock.