CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX: LILY, A FRIEND
ROSE AMARA POV
Hades converses with her guards while Belle relaxes on a sofa in the entryway. She is dressed in a stylish floral dress. Her hair looks untidy, and her shoes are just a few days old. She stands and spins around, beaming, as soon as she sees me.
"What do I look like? ”
I smiled at her and allowed her to put her arm around me as I spoke to Hades.
"Perfect, as usual."
With the guards, we went through the security checks. His eyes moved from me to Belle, then back to me.
"There's no harm in repeating them."
"Would you like me to accompany you? ”
Ethan's voice entered from behind us, saying, "No need. I'm going with the ladies."
Fighting with him about this is pointless. I don't have time for another verbal conflict between him an
