The Hades Trials: The Complete Collection

Chapter 1

Blood. Everywhere I looked, there was blood. And fire. Flames were licking over the bodies where they lay motionless.

What have you done?

I tried to stagger to my feet but a wave of dizziness crashed over me and I dropped back to my knees. I didn't feel the pain as they cracked against the rocky ground, only saw the crimson blood as it splashed up my white dress.

What have you done?

“Persephone?” Someone was roaring my name and I turned, heat searing the skin on my face. “Where are you?”

I made no noise. I didn't want him to find me.

I couldn't let anyone find me. I couldn't face them all when they realized this was my fault.

I couldn't face him. My gaze snagged on the body of a woman, only twenty feet from me.

Her face was peaceful, even as her skin burned. Tears slid down my cheeks.

Look at what you've done to her. To them all.

Pain tore through my head, unbearable, as I heard him scream my name again. I couldn't live, while they burned.