Violet 

I lifted the glass of strawberry juice to my lips and took a small sip, hoping the sweetness would help calm my nerves.

It didn’t.

Instead of tasting sweet, it was so bitter that I almost winced. The juice didn’t even go down right, sticking halfway in my throat, forcing me to swallow hard just to keep it down.

God, someone just kill me already.

If there was ever a time I wanted the ground to open up and swallow me whole, it was now. I’d do anything to get out of this painfully uncomfortable moment.

I glanced sideways, my heart hammering in my chest.

Hades sat beside me,...