James POV

When I left Cayden’s office, the feeling of hope disappeared. It felt like I was a balloon and someone was slowly letting all of the air out of me. Initially, when I heard that Mr. Hades wanted Cayden to take a case, I was excited. I thought that if we just complied with all of his demands, he would let Mary go.

But I realized that was foolish. Even if we did everything Mr. Hades said, he could kill Mary simply because ...