Adrianna’s Pov

My heart jolted and I felt the rest of my body stiffen in shock at the mention of that name. I turned quietly to Eric. “It’s… It’s my father.”

“Are you sure you can do this?” Eric asked, worry threading through his voice as he cradled my face, his thumb tracing slow, calming circles against my skin.

We stood in the main hall of the castle, the massive entrance door the only thing separating me and the man whose hatred shaped my entire childhood, the man who sold me off to Hermes without a second thought. Five long years had passed. And to be honest, if he hadn’t...