(King Pison's Pov)

I was still deep in sleep when I heard a harsh whisper in my ears.

"Get up!"

At first, I ignored the voice and snuggled deeper into sleep. It's been a long time since I ever felt so... comfortable.

"Get up now!"

My eyes opened and I sat up.

The room reeked of death and a dark shadow hovered above me. It was so thick it looked like a cloud amidst the dimly lit room.

Hades.

For a moment, I assumed I was in some kind of trance, but when I balled my fists and dug my claws into the flesh of my palm, I knew this was real. This was unusual. As much as Hades was my deity, he never revealed his presence in this manner.

I watched the cloud sweep over to one side of the room into a human-like form, although there was nothing else to it, it was just shadows. "You refused to heed my warnings." Hades's voice rang out in the room.

I frowned, sitting up "I don't understand."

"Eden." He snapped. "She's gone."

I frowned, finding it a little difficult to understand. My eyes widened suddenly, and I whipped my head to the side to check the bed for Eden.

missing. Instinctively, my hand reached for the pendant on my

Empty.

Eden stole the antidote.

was after the antidote, that would mean

so sorry," I tried apologizing but Hades growled loudly that I shivered "If she interrupts with our

bowed quickly, and scurried to

a taste of power. I had been foolish, and

teach her a terrible lesson

soon-to-be bride is missing. Find her

your highness." They

left the room in haste, walking as fast as I could in the direction of her scent. It led me to the dungeon. fought hard to stop myself from shifting cause I knew the damage

might kill

sniffed the air in disgust. The area

the rogue guarding the entrance to the ones inside, they

supposed to be on guard at all times, not

entered just in time to

"Stop!" I bellowed.

startled. She looked back at me in shock, obviously not expecting to

my voice deep and menacing. Despite that, Eden didn't put down her hand and

knew the antidote would have a slow effect on Ryker who was

two other hybrid male and female that were caged together seemed to be healing,

recognized them as Eden's friends, the ones that always moved

or I'll kill your friends."

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