I knew he hated being here, but I also knew he wouldn’t have missed it for the world.
And although I didn’t know what I would do after this, if I would go to college, what degree I would get, I knew one thing for certain: I wanted Hades in my life when I experienced it all.
After the incident with Judge Wilcox being exposed for corruption, there had been a massive shift in… everything.
A flurry of girls from the school had come forward with their truth about what Trevor had done to them. There was power in numbers, and we all stood together so everyone knew the truth about who and what he really was.
Because of the spotlight on his father, and with his sexual deviancy now out in the open, Trevor and his father had criminal charges brought up on them. The apple didn’t fall far from the tree where sexual harassment, molestation, and rape were concerned with the Wilcox family.
It didn’t matter how far he or his family ran, or how many charges were thrown at them. They couldn’t outrun the press, the allegations, or the repercussions from the damage they’d done. This would live with them forever.
There were still students who looked at me with scorn and hatred, still blaming me for what had happened, but I didn’t pay them any mind. It didn’t matter. Justice had been served in more ways than one.
“Are you ready, baby?” A heavy hand landed on the center of my back, his palm warm, his fingers strong as he added slight pressure.
I stole a glance at Hades and saw his attention was on Sophia’s parents. When I looked at them, I instantly saw their nervousness as they shifted on their feet.
Hades’ reputation wasn’t exactly a secret.
“Come on, sweetheart. We have a dinner reservation.” He slid his hand down the center of my back to cup my ass over my graduation gown, and I squeezed my thighs together as my inner muscles clenched.
I could feel the amusement spilling off of him, and chanced a glance up to see him slowly lower his sunglasses. He was staring at Sophia’s mother. And when I looked at her, I could see how red her cheeks were from her embarrassment.
I said goodbye to Sophia and her parents before turning, but not before Hades gave my ass a swat in front of everybody, then winked at Sophia’s mother. I gritted my teeth and glowered at him. But the truth was, I liked his possessive side.
There wasn’t a moment when we were out in public that he wasn’t touching me, making his possession of me known. When we were behind closed doors, it was amplified ten times.
Daddy Hades liked to get his way, and he liked me submitting to him when he did.
I’d never see him as the hero, or a knight in shining armor to whisk me away. He was a villain who taught me how to maim with my bare hands. I’d injure them with my words, and take all the hurt I’d ever felt in my life and use it as a shield of confidence.
He was a man who taught me, the one whom I looked up to, and he was also my lover… the person I wasinlove with.
He slipped his hand into mine, curling his fingers between mine, and led us to the car. I couldn’t help but look at him, feeling that familiar tightening in my belly.
If he was the devil who ran the underworld, I would forever be his queen.
The End.