Chapter Nine
AMANDA
I ignored the noise of the bar all around me and focused on the man sitting in front of me. Shepherd Cade looked the same as he always did. A sort of smug confidence like he knew he was in charge. The man sitting next to him had a quiet intensity. I would’ve felt nervous surrounded by so much of the rowdiness inside of Hades if I wasn’t so laser focused on my goal. I knew that nothing was going to stop me.
“I need to make one thing clear to you,” Cade said. “The information I give you… You didn’t get it from me or anybody inside of Hades. When someone asks you, you tell them you don’t know.”
“I understand—”
“Someone puts a gun to your head. Cops shine a flashlight in your face and starve you for a few days. You’re dangling from a rope and the only way to save yours
