Violet

When I sent the emojis, I stared down at my phone for a long moment, my thumb hovering over the screen even though the message was already gone.

A simple thumbs-up sticker and a heart.

I don’t know what possessed me to send that, or why my heart was beating this fast in my chest, like it wanted to break free.

Maybe it was the adrenaline still rushing through my veins after everything that happened in that conference room. Or maybe it was because I couldn’t wait to see Hades again. That thought alone made heat crawl up my neck. I could already imagine his smug face when he...