Ch. 122: Bonus Chapter — Hecate's Conviction
I rushed out of the elevator the moment it chimed open, my feet pounding against the marble floors of the hall. Skidding on the red carpet, I spotted Hermes in the distance, his back turned to me as he approached Hades.
"Damnit, is he going to confess to Hades here?" The thought raced through my mind, igniting a surge of panic. I pushed myself faster, determined to reach him before he did something irrevocable.
"Hermes, what did you do?" I heard Hades' voice, low and stern. He extended his hand towards Hermes, but the messenger god flinched back, his entire body trembling as if the weight of his words was too much to bear.
"Hermes?" Hades' voice softened, tinged with a rare note of concern.