Hades didn’t linger around for much longer after he had made that shocking statement—and judging by the expression on the faces of those who had been around us, I wasn’t the only one who had been shocked by his revelation. After all, it wasn’t like having a lack of intimacy was something that was normal for him. But then again, he did make it through six months of the year, every year, without having anyone lay with him. What if all of that was simply making it easier for him to do all of this? To keep his side of the slate clean?
I could feel the way that everyone was staring at me, and if I had to be completely honest with myself, I did not like it one bit. But there was nothing that I could do about it, because despite my desire to leave, I knew that I couldn’t. Not yet. Everyone arou
