Lilia's life took on a pattern of sorts for the next few weeks. Monday and Wednesday she would head to class with Cerberus, Tuesday, and Thursday she trained with Hades, Chiron, and Helios. On the weekend she worked on her homework, working hard to keep up. Each night Hades took her home, helped with dinner, and spent the night. In the morning they would go on their customary run, take a shower, and then he would drive her to work. She knew he was only protecting her, but she loved being with him. He made everything else in the world vanish. She didn't have to worry about her parents, brother, or hearing she was wasting her talent by becoming an event planner. On Friday, about a month and a half after she and Hades started dating, she had Hades drop her at home right after work. The first

