“What?” I demanded as I froze in place my fingers still clenched around the lid. “You can talk?”
He chuckled. “Talk? Oh, I can do much more than that.” The snake tail thrashed back and forth as it approached. “If you don’t like this form, I have another, you can either submit and beg for my mercy, or I’ll make you cry as you’ve never cried before. I don’t know how you survived Emma’s plan, but I’m so happy you did.”
Hades growled at my side as his eyes turned gold. “Stay away from her,” he warned.
“You’re out of your league, pup. I’ve been requested to not harm you, but if I have to then I shall. Mason can always push out another heir after all.” He chuckled. “Wouldn’t it be justice if he kept your mate alive long enough for that?”
Hades turned in an instant and started to leap but I g
