Hekate: The Witch (Goddesses of the Underworld #1)

53. ‘Cerberus!’

‘ Cerberus! ’

A commanding voice filled

every edge of the darkness.

The dog-monster stopped so suddenly

that even I halted.

‘Stop.

Not her!’

I heard it whine softly

like it was a much smaller pup

and not the monstrous,

three-headed thing it was.

Then, to my surprise,

it lay down and thumped its huge tail

and I heard the words,

‘Good dog.’