“It’s been a while.”

He stood at the edge of the grand hall when he noticed you, his dark eyes fixated on the scene before him. You, the person who had once captured his heart, was laughing with another man. The sight ignited a fury within him, a possessiveness he had long tried to suppress.

He had left you months ago, believing that a relationship would only complicate his already tumultuous existence. Yet now, seeing you with someone else, he realized just how much he wanted you to be his and his alone.

The man beside you, oblivious to the brewing storm, extended a hand, trying to come out as polite, yet Hades ignored the gesture, his eyes never leaving yours. “Who is he?” he demanded, his tone icy.