Violet

“Shall we find out, princess, how badly I can ruin them?”

I swallowed hard. He wasn’t even threatening me, and yet a cold shiver ran down my spine. I couldn’t help but wonder what their faces would look like when they realized who was backing me.

Would my smug aunt still hold her head high once she learned it was Hades protecting me? Or when she discovered it wasn’t just him, but Roman too?

I wasn’t a fool. If the police were involved, it had to be Roman meddling. He was the type to lean on the law and twist it until it bent to his will. Hades, on...