Lily's pov.

Three weeks later.

My hands feel raw from the amount of scrubbing I’ve been doing. Hades has me cleaning every last inch of his castle and won’t let me leave a spot missed.

He said “somebody needs to teach you a lesson or two.”

Before he locked me in here, working me to exhaustion.

I use the back of my hand to wipe the sweat that’s started to pool on my forehead. I’m starting to feel dizzy from all the work I’ve been doing.

I start to stand on shaky legs when ...