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He just reaches in again, grabbing my ankle and pulling me slowly toward the door. I lash out, cutting him several times with the scissors. But he isn’t deterred at all.
A desperate thought flashes through my mind. It won’t be the first time I’ll be forced to lie through my teeth, but it will be the toughest to pull off.
I turn the scissors toward my belly, calling out again. “Get back! Otherwise I will hurt myself! Your brother’s child is right here. What do you think Hades will say when he’s found out that you let me kill myself and his heir all the same time?”
Ares goes still, looking at me like I’ve gone insane. “Ye wouldn’t dare!”
Tossing my head, I brandish the scissors again. I laugh a little, though I’m so fucking scared inside.
“Try me, Ares. I’d rather die than let you make life decisions that will affect not only me, but my child and Hades.”
He sneers at me. “Ye are the queen of the damned. Ye know that, right?”
I lift my chin, pressing the scissors against my belly. And Ares stares me down, unable to predict my next move.
