Hades drew in a deep breath and sighed as tears pricked at his eyes. “Sooner than later would be best, wouldn’t it? We can cut to the chase. If you’re to kill me, we shouldn’t let little Aza get too attached.”

Well, that was far more horrifying than he meant to go. But it was true.

“We should pull the wool from your eyes before it becomes too complicated to deal with me. Rather, I’ve been having a change of heart. Oh, this is going to be so messy...Lahabrea is going to be all in a tizzy.”