Hades~
I extinguished the cigarette, crushing it under my heel as my gaze bore into the woman standing before me. Her golden eyes were wide, hands twisting nervously in front of her as she dared to meet my gaze, though her posture was anything but confident.
"You took her to the left wing without my permission," I stated, voice low but laced with undeniable authority. The words weren't loud, yet they echoed in the quiet of my office, heavy with warning.
She swallowed, her defiance from earlier now a mere shadow. "I have my reasons. If you would just let me explain, Your Majesty."
My eyes bore into her, hard and unyielding. Cerberus prowled like a predator in my subconscious. I lit another cigarette, my blood simmering. I took a puff, my eyes not once leaving her squirming form.
