By the time the clock strikes midnight, Lily Evans must face the consequences of the masquerade she plays, because in this story...Cinderella loses more than just a silver shoe. (jily; Cinderella AU)

As Persephone lay in the cool grass the shade offered her, a chill crept across her body. She wondered if invoking his name would really bring her estranged husband to her as Demeter feared. She was still, her cheek on the ground, her hand pressed into the dirt, her fingers tapping the ground. "Hades…" she whispered. "My king…"