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He lifted his head, gazed intently at her "This blood and se is proven?"

"Yes I touched your face after you passed out, ingested your blood and well over twenty-four hours have passed and I haven’t sickened"

His eyes widened "Had the answer all along" He kissed her face, nipped at her lips "Thank you Thank you, princess Thank you so much"

"It’s Hades e"

"He’s not the one who took ave ret your decision," he said "For the rest ofin my power to make up for my poor behavior" He released her, only to cup her cheeks "I love you You areI would even eat raisins for you"

"You love me that much?" she asked softly

"With all that I am, all that I will ever be"

"Good, because I love you, too" She flashed one of her favorite leather chairs into the corner of the roos ar

He looked at both and laughed "All I need is the crowd," he said

"And you’ll have one This is your throne, and it will be moved into our new throne roo in the sight of her ive asm for every day ere apart, and maybe, just maybe, I’ll call us even," she said

A wicked sot a deal" He drained his drink and snuffed out the cigar, setting both aside He cocked his finger at her "And, princess? There’s no better time to start"

EPILOGUE

A FEW DAYS LATER, Keeley stood in the doorway of the dining roo not to be overwhelmed This was her first family dinner All of the Lords and their fah she’d bonded to theotten sick Torin’s demon wasn’t part of the bond--he’d betrayed her so --so there was nothing the fiend could do to any of theiven her the power to defeat Hades--he’d been putty in her hands before Torin had gotten hurt They’d fed her strength--and in return, she would make every dream the Lords of the Underworld had come true She would find and destroy Pandora’s box She would clai Star