Page 18 of Persephone

"Don't… Don't tell me what to do," Persephone gasped.

Hades snarled wordlessly, pulling out of her and flipping her onto her knees. Persephone gripped the sheets to keep her head up as he plunged into her hard enough to make a guttural cry burst out of her throat.

Hades gripped her hair. "Promise. Me."

"I promise...that I will always come back?" Persephone panted. A hard hand came down on her ass, and she squeaked in surprise.

"Try again," he said, smacking her other cheek before squeezing it hard.

Persephone's pussy clenched, and she was coming with a shaking sob before she could say anything at all. Hades brushed the hair back from her face, holding himself tight to her as she shook around him.

"How about I promise to tell you where I'm going next time?" she said.

"You do want to make me insane," Hades muttered and nipped the back of her neck. He began moving once more, slow and deep, which made her glad they were in Elysium, where there was no chance of anyone accidentally hearing her groan like a whore.

"Hades," she said, grabbing him by his hands that were on either side of her head. "Never doubt that I'm yours. No matter what happens. I'm not going anywhere."

Magic infused her words so he would know just how much she meant them. He turned her head so he could kiss her as he came hot inside of her. His breath was panting against her lips, and his eyes were all silver.

"My queen, my perfect fucking sunshine," he whispered, his voice filling with his divine power that left her heart and body seared with magic, binding them closer than any two beings could be.

Afterward, Persephone lay on her back with Hades's head on her chest as she told him about Isis's island full of goddesses and all they had said. She stroked his soft hair and finally felt at peace for the first time in days. Hades rested his hand on her belly.

"I hope you two aren't going to be as much trouble as your mother," he whispered.

Persephone smiled. "Yes, you do."

"Better you than me." Hades lifted his head and kissed her ribs over her thrumming heart. "I have a request, and I'm not playing."

Something in his tone made Persephone rise onto her elbows. "What is it?"

"I don't want to be a tyrant, but I would like you to stay for the last two months of the pregnancy here in Elysium. As Isis said, my power here is the strongest, and I... I can't risk losing you. I haven't seen you for two days, and I almost lost my mind."

Persephone brought him close and kissed him. "I promise I'll stay here, Hades."

"Really? I expected more of a fight," he said uncertainly.

"I want what's best for the babies and for me. Besides," Persephone said, flopping back onto the ridiculously soft pillows. "I could use a holiday, and I doubt I will get one when the twins arrive."

Hades put his head back on her chest. "You won't be alone. I fully intend to be here by your side for whatever you need. I could do with a holiday myself, and there's no paradise without you in it."

"Smooth," she teased lightly and hugged him a little tighter. Everything would be okay, just as long as he was by her side.

12

As it happened, everything was not okay. Ten weeks later, Persephone didn't walk. She waddled.

"I'm as big as a house," she complained, her thighs chafing. "The souls here are going to think one of the primordial giants has crawled out of a cave to devour them."

"You are being dramatic. I think you look lovely," Hecate said, looping Persephone's arm around hers as they walked.

It was another sunny day in Elysium, and Persephone was headed to the warm, salty pools down at the ocean. She never went anywhere alone anymore, and today's escort was Hecate. The triplets and Hades were back in Styx, working tirelessly to make sure the companies could be run in Persephone and Hades's inevitable absence.

"My ankles are the same size as your waist," Persephone grumbled.

"That is factually untrue."

"How do women do this for nine months at a time? Why did I agree to this?" Persephone needed to bitch about it to feel better, but for the most part, she stood by her decision to keep the babies. She was uncomfortable every second of the day now, and she could only tolerate it because she knew it wouldn't be much longer.

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