‘Excuse me?’ ‘I said, do not call me that. That is not my name and I do not like it.’ Her clear voice rang out sweetly. Hades chuckled darkly.... ‘Oh, my little Persephone. How naïve can you be? Your feelings do not matter now.’ Persephone stood up angrily, hopping off the bed and storming over to the door. ‘I want out.’ ‘No.’ He followed her to the door and maneuvered himself in front of it. ‘Yes.’ One thing that was bad to do around the king of the dead was get him angry. His anger was quick,. The diamond was glistening under the full moon. It was beautiful clasped around Alin’s neck. Jared rested both his arm around her waist now, he was breathing heavily against her neck. ‘Remember one of the first things I gave you?’ Alin wanted to say something but she couldn’t. Jared continued, ‘It was a necklace just like this one. When I saw this I had to get it. No way was I going to let Haltor get it. This necklace belongs to me…and so do you’ The last statement made Alin snap back to. " You are?" Jan asked, a bit shocked."Yeah, I sometimes wonder if that is why I dress this way," Alex admitted."Maybe to get attention, or maybe to look prettier. So, yeah, I'm insecureabout the way I look. In a way these dresses and makeup make me feelbetter about myself." I wondered why you wanted to dress like a girl. I mean, when I met you Ihave to admit that I did think it was a little weird at first. But thatmakes sense, I know exactly how you feel. How long have you been doingit?"Alex. She contemplated wearing shorts or jeans, but with the image of Sean’s expression fresh on her mind, she selected the new denim skirt she had bought and a heavy cotton blouse. Sean and Merlin were waiting for her in the kitchen when Amanda presented herself to them. ‘Perfect timing,’ Sean said as he admired her choice of clothing. ‘Merlin is due for some quality outdoor time after breakfast. Do you want anything to eat or drink before we go?’ ‘Food or drink is not on my mind yet. Maybe later,’.