Patch POV
Battering Ram Bracknell WAS Hades?
No matter how much Patch disliked the woman, the idea turned his stomach, and he felt something strange and unsettling as he gazed down at Melisande’s unconscious form.
He felt sorry for Melisande.
Dane sniffed, his nostrils flaring. “Yes. A distinct smell of rottenness I didn’t notice before.”
“Like rotting fruit that’s overly sweet,” Patch commented, making a face.
Lilia’s eyes were wide with horror. “How did we ever miss this?”
Morgana shook her head. “Hades has had centuries to perfect deceiving people–just when you think you know all of his tricks, he finds one that’s even worse.”
“But we KNOW this,” Lilia snarled. “We were so busy hating her that we were blind to any possible changes in her! It wasn’t like Cyran where people loved
