Chapter 25

PERSEPHONE'S POV

STARLIGHT PALACE

I approached the bed in hasty steps, nearly falling twice. His body was tense, a crease between his eyebrows. Just beside the bed a huge bowl was placed, a black liquid swirling in it.

"Hades" climbing the bed I whispered softly, stroking his hair, he leaned into my touch as I kept my palm on his forehead....it was burning.

Tears brimmed my eyes as I observed he wasn't waking up even after minutes of trial.

I stared at the Black liquid again and surprisingly it has gotten darker, onyx even. I touched the bowl only to pull my hand back in shock...it was his life essence....it was my mate's life essence burning like hot lava.

I searched frantically around the chamber finding absolutely nothing to rejuvenate Hades.

A magnificent silver mirror carved on the wall attracted my attention, my reflection was starting back at me with panic filled eyes, tears were streaming down my face.

"He is going to be ok, he is going to wake up, he is sleeping..just tired...yeah he is tired, he works so hard and he is tired." I mumbled nonsensical words, chanting them like a mantra. I was going insane.

Walking to the bowl, a proposition coming to my mind. Taking out the dagger I slashed my palm, crimson droplets falling in the vessel.

The liquid starts boiling at the same time Hades groaned. The black colour liquid turning completely white.

"Hades! Baby! Wake up, please." Climbing the bed I clutched onto his collar.

He again groaned in pain, I put my hand on his heart as he abruptly sat up, his eyes wild, he gasped deeply, his hands holding my shoulder in a tight grip.

"Hades!" His grip loosened, senses coming back.

"Persephone?" I threw my hands around, embracing him tightly, snuggling into his chest, I was scared out of my mind today.

"Are you fine Hades?" I pulled myself away checking any scars on his body.

"I am now." The voice which I died to hear whispered in my ear.

UNDERWORLD

"You can ask your mind Persephone, I know you are in turmoil." We were back in our chamber. I was laying on top of Hades, holding him for my dear life, if he disappeared like that again...I don't even know what I will do.

"You shouldn't have been there that place is no good."

He sat up with me automatically shifting me on his lap.

"Can I ask you something goddess?" I nodded my head to it.

"You found me in Selene's palace, in her bed, I had not returned home from past two previous nights and you aren't...." He sighed closing his eyes.

"Accusing you of cheating?" I completed for him.

"The day Selene cursed you....she touched you didn't she?" I asked and his jaw clenched hard, abhorrence and disgust evident on his face but the thing which wasn't was hatred for her. It was a surprise but Hades forgave her countless of times. It felt like somehow she mattered to him.

"She did." A cold, hard answer.

"And you burned the skin she touched." I whispered remorsefully. I hated Selene with all my heart.

"Persephone..."he held my shoulders gently "....who told you that."

"I saw it in my dream."

Soft yellow light from the oil lamp Illuminated the dark room, the onyx night had fallen with stars sprinkled in the sky like freckles on the silky skin of an alluring maiden.

Persephone twisted in her sleep, tears trailing down her cheeks as sweat beads glistened on her forehead.

"HADES" The horrific dream has awoken her.

Her heart seem to beat frantically as she twisted the black duvet in her hands. Something was wrong...she needed to see Hades as soon as she could. Her intuition was screaming for the happening of unknown.

Her eyes clouded with black fog engulfing her surrounding but she soon found herself in the throne room. She looked around frantically only to find Hades bringing a burning rod of iron towards himself.

"HADES!!!!" but the scream had no affect she ran to him but before she could reach she woke up with a horrified scream….her own. She was never awake ….a dream inside another….a vision.

"Rose, it was just....it didn't even hurt."

"Sure it didn't Hades, if I keep a dagger to my heart it hurts but when you burn yourself or you put yourself in unmistakable danger it doesn't."

"Baby i-" Hades wiped my tears but I removed his hand angrily. The reality of what he had done today finally settling in.

Tears which I held for so long were cascading down my cheeks. And I was ugly crying, sobs after sob breaking from my chest.

"I hate you! I was so afraid today, it was like someone had crushed my soul, you don't have any right to do that to yourself. Lord! you are mine, not yours to abuse as you wish."

"Persephone-"

"You have a knack to be heroic in every sense, you are ready to die for my happiness but damn you don't get it..you don't get that you are my happiness. What should I do to explain it to you? I am-"

He took my tear streamed face in his palm, his lips coming on my own stopping me from spilling my heart out.

"I am so sorry Persephone."