Eve
"It was Eve!" I screamed, tearing myself away from him. "She did this to me!" Bile burned the back of my throat, tears prickling my eyes as I prepared for the horrible things I was going to say... against myself.
I wrapped my arms around myself, fighting the chill of self-hatred. "She cursed me—she cursed us all!"
Hades stilled, his gaze sharpening with predatory interest as I broke. "What did you say?" he demanded, his voice low, dangerous.
I sucked in a shuddering breath, tears prickling my eyes as I forced myself to continue, every word slashing deeper into my own heart. "She cursed me right before she died—right before they executed her. She screamed it for all to hear. They thought she was mad, but she wasn't. She was vindictive." I lifted my gaze to his, my expression trembling and hollow. "And the curse took root. Everything went to hell after that."
