Chapter one
Kidnap. I had never thought of it as a gateway to Hell, I had never dreamt of The Underworld, because I had no reason to dream of suffering and death. I had always been fed the knowledge that The Underworld was simply a pit of despair, where the sinful mortals of the earth found themselves when their lives had come to an end.
I was terrified. My body tensed hearing the low whispers that seemed to travel down river and seemed to swirl around the air.
"Persephone." My name a dark sound that slipped the tongue. "Persephone." The name of his new prisoner. A shiver darted down my spine and I felt my hands begin to tremble. The air was so cold that it nipped at my skin and attacked my body.
"H-Hades." His hands slowly brushed the warm skin of my neck. I stared down at the stone floor with my heart pounding. Does he sense my fear? I exhaled loudly and closed my eyes, waiting.
"Are you afraid, Persephone?" I shrugged my shoulders in reply, allowing his hands to twist through my auburn locks of hair. I had never witnessed his face before and some wild part of me craved to see, but the other only wished to look down.
"You are frightened, I see you tremble in fear." Was it really that obvious? I felt my breath catch in my throat and I swallowed hard shaking my head.
"You're so beautiful, in my opinion more beautiful than Aphrodite herself." His cold hands ran downwards and stopped at my breasts. His fingertip circulated slowly around the surface of my nipple under my thin dress and he groaned feeling it turn solid under his touch.
I gasped out in horror and rapidly his finger was gone. "Forgive me, Sweet Persephone. I loose myself in your company…. Come with me." I wanted to see his face, the face of The God of The Underworld.
"May I see you?" My voice shook and my fear was clear. I opened my eyes and looked up from the ground.
Smouldering black eyes that burned with desire, blood red lips and long raven black hair that ran straight down past his shoulders. His face was as handsome as you'd expect a God's to be. I gazed more, fascinated by his terrifying beauty.
"You've kidnapped me. I must get back to my mother, please. She will be looking for me everywhere….. What do you want with me?" He placed a finger to my lips to silence me. "You will be my Queen." My heart pounded and I suddenly felt faint.
The Queen of the Underworld. No! "I don't want to be your wife! Please let me go back home!" Hades lips curved into a dark smirk and his hand ceased mine.
I screamed and cried as I felt myself being dragged through the narrow and bitter tunnels of his Underworld Fortress. The stench of death hung strongly in the air. I wanted to vomit but I resisted the temptation.
Hades ignored my cries and protest. I stared into his face again; it appeared young and handsome yet dark and evil. We appeared the same age of around 16 but this did not stop my fear.
"Sit down." He commanded coldly beckoning me with his hand. I stared around his grand bedchamber and my attention was quickly drawn to fire, the flames were black and bellowing. "I said sit, Persephone." My bare feet's steps were silent as they slipped on the cushioned fur rug. I settled down on his great bed reluctantly obeying to his wishes.
Without warning, he appeared behind me snaking his hands down my back. I did nothing but sat silent and still. How could I object to Hades desires? How could I escape?
I felt his touch all over my upper body running down my neck and slipping down my cheeks. I was Hades' new property. I listened to him moan softly as he slowly fulfilled his dark desires.
He pushed me back gently so that I led down on his bed, defenseless and soon to be exposed. I watched as Hades crawled on top of me with a terrifying hunger glistening in his malevolent eyes. He licked his lips like a ravenous predictor and leaned in to take me.
His wet lips crushed mine forcefully and I cried out with my body jerking. His tongue swirled around my mouth and I moaned out in discomfort and unwillingness.
"Get off me!" I breathed fearfully fighting against him. He ignored me. "Let me go, Hades!" He kissed me again roughly and he smirked with pride.
"You're mine." He muttered. "And you will never ever escape."
He came battering into me with a deadly force making my entire body rise and fall. "AH!" I screamed painfully. He was right….. I was now his and I would never be free.
"I love you, Persephone."
"I hate you, Hades."
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