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away. That was wrong, and it made her angry. She was tired of being less than nothing to everyone in this plane. Demeter treated her like an indentured servant half the time, and a two-year-old the rest of the time.
    But… this might be a good thing. The lord of the underworld had kidnapped her, so he’d probably dragged her to the underworld itself. That fit right in with the plans Muffin had instructed her to carry out.
    She needed to find that flower of the underworld.
    Of course, no one had told her that being a sexy god’s plaything was part of the program.
    Muffin had omitted that tiny little tidbit, and Rose wanted to give her a piece of her mind.
    Still, part of her was… intrigued by this new turn of events. This Hades guy wanted her badly enough to steal her away right under Demeter’s nose? No one ever seemed to notice her and suddenly she appeared to be the most important thing in his world.
    That was a heady feeling.
    He’d thought she would be timid. She could tell just by the way he’d initially treated her. Of course, he’d seemed a bit shocked—and pleased—when she’d begun to touch herself in front of him. Yeah, that part was all Rose.
    And, if she admitted such things to herself, she was curious to see what he was going to do to her. She wasn’t scared of him. If he sought to rape her, he could have done so while she was unconscious. Instead, he hadn’t touched her.
    He’d touched… himself.
    The thought made her feel all flushed and giddy. She’d enjoyed the sight of him pleasing himself, and even more than that, she’d wanted to put her hands on him and be the one doing all the touching. Even now, her fingers slipped to her own sex just thinking about it. The pleasure had been intense. Way better than any of her previous masturbation experiences.
    Demeter would not have approved, she thought with a snort.
    Of course, Rose realized with a somewhat light heart, Demeter wasn’t here. She had no domain in the underworld. The haughty battle-axe was not around the corner to frown
    disapproval or to chide her daughter.
    For the first time since appearing on this plane, she was free.
    Well, in a sense. She’d more or less traded one captor for another. Yet she suspected that Hades wouldn’t push her away from hedonistic pleasures. It seemed that he wanted to see her enjoy herself.
    Perhaps she should test this theory.
    Before she could ponder this thoroughly, a servant entered the room and bowed to her. “Lady Persephone,” she said in a soft voice. “Lord Hades has bid me to give you this.” She set a tray down on a nearby table and stepped backward, watching Rose.
    Rose sat up, an eyebrow raised. The table was full of meats and fruits and a few delicious pastries. A goblet of wine had been poured for her. And while she didn’t know a lot about the underworld, there was one thing she’d been able to overhear from humans. If she ate or drank anything in this place, she’d never be able to leave.
    And that was total crap. She wasn’t about to fall for that old trick. Rose eyed the food and drink. “Does Hades think I’m stupid?”
    The girl’s eyes widened in shock. “N…no, of course not, lady.”
    “Any human that partakes of food or drink in the underworld cannot leave. And I’m pretty sure that I’m half-human.” Or so she’d been told.
    “Pretty… sure? You don’t know?”
    She didn’t, actually. “Whatever. My point is, does Hades think I’m stupid enough to fall for this trick?”
    “I am sure he did not—”
    Rose gave her a pointed gaze. “Take that stuff away. And bring me clothes. Something that covers both breasts. I’m going exploring.”
    ~*~
    She didn’t see Hades again that day. Or was it day? Here in the underworld, there was no sunrise or sunset. When she was tired, she slept. When she wanted to explore, she did so. When she was hungry or thirsty—well, she ignored it.
    But so far, the underworld was turning out to be a very interesting