Hades
"We could do it, Hades," Kael murmured, his tone hesitant.
I stopped in my tracks and let the silence drench us both. "What?" I asked quietly.
He took a step toward me, his footfall unsteady. "We should let Elliot undergo a paternity test like... she said. It would clear—"
My head snapped toward him, silencing him. "You believe her crap, Beta?"
The use of that official title made his shoulders bunch. He swallowed, glancing away briefly before his eyes returned to meet mine, filled with uncertainty. "The evidence against her is immense, but it's..."
"Eve?" I cut him off, taking the name straight out of his mouth. "Because it is Eve, isn't it?" I asked.
He said nothing. The hallway's tension was like a noose around our necks.
"You haven't answered me. You want me to toss away evidence because she is... Eve?"
"No..." He gulped again. "But I... you know her..."
