Chapter 52

• Hades’s Pov
• I tossed my phone onto the car seat beside me, a sharp exhale escaping my lips as I leaned back against the leather. The confirmation from the office came through quicker than I had expected, but it didn’t bring the satisfaction I thought it would. Pushing Anita to sign the divorce papers tonight felt necessary, like a step toward resolving this tangled mess between us, but there was an unsettling tightness in my chest. A feeling of finality that didn’t sit well with me.
• I ran a hand through my hair, staring blankly out of the car window as the city lights blurred by. Was I doing the right thing? Forcing her hand like this? It wasn’t that I wanted to pressure her, but every day that passed without clarity felt like a weight pressing down on me. I couldn’t keep dancing around these feelings, around the truth.