Hades' Cursed Luna

Chapter 244 - 244: The Fateful Reveal

Hades

The lab inside the greenhouse was almost... comical.

A sterile glass cube planted in the middle of lush greenery—rows of vibrant flora curling toward the sun, while inside, the scent of antiseptic clung to everything.

The absurdity of it wasn't lost on me.

Inside this box of plastic and steel, surrounded by symbols of life and growth, we were

Like a dancer counting beats before a strike.

Rhea stirred.

"Eve," she said, her voice no longer gentle, no longer laced with insight.

"Listen to me very carefully. Move."

I didn't question her.

But it was already too late.

I caught the flick of her wrist, the flash of metal in her hand—a syringe.

My body screamed. I twisted away, but Amelia was fast. Fast in a way I hadn't expected from her.

I tried to shove her, but her grip locked around my arm—surprisingly strong. I felt the sharp nick of the needle against my skin—just the tip.

"No—Amelia—what are you doing?!" I gasped, breath hitching, fury and betrayal colliding in my chest.

I slammed my elbow into her side, and in the scuffle—the syringe spun.

And struck her own thigh.

She gasped.

Staggered.