Hades' Cursed Luna

Chapter 149 - 149: Intertwined

Hades

Screams tore from the re

Montegue's eyes narrowed, a flicker of hesitation breaking through his mask of fury.

"You think me a fool?" he hissed. "That I would not see this for what it is? You kneel before the daughter of Darius the very man who destroyed my family. My daughter. My grandson. And now you parade around with his spawn as if it means nothing!"

I let his words hang in the air, heavy and venomous.

"Nothing is ever without purpose," I murmured, steepling my fingers. "What you see in that image... is exactly what I wanted to be seen."

Montegue's lip curled. "Cryptic words from a man too cowardly to admit his disgrace."

"No," I corrected, my voice sharpening like a blade. "Calculated words. You know me better than to think I'd fall victim to sentimentality. That woman—" I let the word drag, "—is far more than Darius' daughter. She's the key to ending him."

His eyes burned, a silver of doubt. "I know you loved Dany. But if you fail her, if you betray her for the blood of her killer. You will never know where her body is. I will take that right from you."