Hades' Cursed Luna novel Chapter 37

Eve~

I instinctively wrapped my arms around his neck as we swayed on the dance floor. I couldn’t bear his intense gaze, so I avoided it. The heat radiating off him was enough. Why was he suddenly on edge? Everything had been alright just a moment ago.

"Look at me, princess," his voice slashed through my thoughts. I couldn’t afford his ire again, so I raised my head hesitantly. I was met with his inscrutable expression.

I frowned, unsure. "What’s wrong?"

He quirked a dark brow. "What do you mean?"

Was he not angry? I bit my lip. It seemed I was wrong. I looked up again to see him watching me, expectant. "Why are you being... nice?" I found myself asking.

His lips curved into a half-smile. "Nice," he echoed the word as though tasting it. "Is that what you think this is?"

I swallowed hard, feeling the tension between us heighten. His hand on the small of my back pulled me a fraction closer, and the world around us seemed to fade. The music, the murmurs of the guests, everything was a distant blur. It was just him and me, and the intensity of his presence was suffocating.

"I don’t know. You tell me." I challenged. "What is this?"

"Would it be so unbelievable?" he asked.

I didn’t reply, but I guessed that my silence was answer enough. He took my hand and raised it, twirling me before pulling me to him again.

I stumbled slightly as he pulled me back, but now my back was to the front of his body.

He leaned in close, his lips brushing against my ear as he whispered, "You can learn to trust me."

I stiffened, a jolt running up my spine. "Trust you? How can I trust the man who plans on taking revenge on my father through me?"

His breath was warm against my skin as he chuckled softly, a low, dangerous sound. "Trust is earned, I suppose," he murmured. "But I promise to let go of my former plans."

He twirled me again before what he had just said could fully sink in. When he pulled me to him again, my chest was pressed against his body, his hand too damn low on my back. Yet, my treacherous body leaned in. My nipples hardened.

I shook my head, trying to fight the haze. "What do you mean by ’former plans’?"

"I won’t hurt you in the stead of your father," he clarified.

I didn’t miss a beat. "I don’t believe you."

He chuckled, the sound almost entirely too sensual. "Am I that untrustworthy?"

That made sense, but Hades was not the man to give up something like revenge. He looked like an eye-for-an-eye kind of king. _{ƒreewebηoveℓ.com}