Violet 

“Don’t stand there. Come to Daddy.” Hades’ voice echoed through the study, loud and clear enough for everyone to hear.

I froze on the spot, my hand still wrapped around the doorknob, my entire brain short-circuiting for a full second. I honestly thought I must have misheard, but when I looked around the room, and then at Hades’ perfectly smug face, I knew I hadn’t. He actually said it.

He actually called himself Daddy in front of everyone.

Sierra, Alec, Silas were right there. They had definitely heard it, yet somehow, not a single one of them looked surprised. They didn’t even react. It was like hearing Hades say...