Was it even a question? Evangeline thought in her head.
If Hades felt shocked, Evangeline sitting in front of him who had peered to his face so intently that it could have bore a hole on his handsome face, was still holding a wide smile, unable to see that he was stunned by her words.
She continued softly, almost as if afraid the words might shatter if spoken too loudly, "I think… I would be able to do anything for you."
"Anything?" Hades echoed, his tone deceptively calm.
Her gaze dropped at once, lashes fluttering as heat rushed to her cheeks, the pink deepening with every second she lingered in her confession. "Anything," she repeated, earnest to the point of foolishness. "If you need my help— washing your feet, climbing trees, whatever it is— I wouldn't hesitate."
"Do you have any idea how dangerous a promise like that is, girl?" he asked.
