Chapter 128. Nida’s Gift

Eir’s POV

“Oh, shut up, Hades, I know you love me.”

Nida winked at him before shifting her focus back to me, and to my surprise, the beautiful snake-like woman smiled at me with a beaming smile. Her white teeth looked unnaturally white, and her sharp canines glinted in the light. Deadly, stunning, and mythical.

Nida was not someone I had expected to meet ever again, and, to be frank, I had no idea how to react. I should hate her—she worked with Loki. But then again, she never did me anything wrong. Not really. To my surprise, Hades mumbled and looked down to the side, giving Nida all the space she needed without hesitation. I heard him beside me, still mumbling incoherent words like a scorned teen.

A cold but delicate little hand with long nails gently lifted my chin.

“Don’t let him sour your mood, little human. He is an expert at sulking. I mean, he beat the most skilled, spoiled, and stubborn toddler I’ve ever met anytime.”

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