Page 75 of Hades

"Just you," Pyro smirks.

"Maybe later." I wink.

"’Maybe?’" He pouts.

"Can you two help Lainie move some mattresses to get a room set up? Drevi and I will be back in no time. We can talk strategy over a late dinner."

Both guys nod yes and Drevi and I are off.

A snap of my fingers and we are back in Vegas, in front of the Horseman Casino. "Where to? We'll need to get something fast. I hate leaving the Underworld again, but I'm no chef."

"Shake Shack, they have great burgers and are able to get orders done in a flash," Drevi says.

"Lead the way."

He chuckles a little, "We are in front of the hotel, I can grab a car. That will be faster than we can walk, come on."

Drevi holds out a hand for me, which I take. He is right, and my luck, I would get lost in the city.

We take the few steps to the valet stand and before Drevi can ask for a car, the attendant speaks up. "Your car will be here any second, sir."

Drevi gives him a little nod and we turn towards the drive as we wait.

"That is great service, did you tip him?" I ask.

"I will, don't you worry, we take care of our employees here. We know all their names and interview them ourselves."

"You guys are really hands on. That is amazing, not many people do that these days," I comment.

"We take pride in our hotel, besides the building, the people are the next thing the guests remember."

"Too true."

As the words leave my lips, our sleek, black SUV pulls up. The attendant rushes past us and opens my door as Drevi releases my hand and heads to the driver's side.

"Thank you," I say as I take the hand of the young man standing near the SUV's door.

He doesn't look at me, but gives me a little nod.

I slip into the seat and with care, he closes the door. As soon as my buckle clicks, Drevi is shifting into gear and we are off.

"Where is my aunt?" I ask, Frank, the horseman that we were left with. The others walked out when Nile started complaining that he was starving. If I knew where I was going in the place, I would have left, too. I’m still mad at Nile for what he did when I didn’t have any memories of him. Not as upset as I was, but it’s going to take time to get over it. He knew that he wasn’t supposed to contact me and did just that, putting me in danger once again.

We are waiting on Hades to return when two more of the horsemen walk back in. War speaks up, "Hades is topside grabbing some grub. Once she's back, we will talk about the upcoming war, over some food. Pyro and I are going to help Lainie with some room arrangements and then we will be back."

They don't wait for us to speak as they leave the living room again.

"He is straightforward," Stone comments.

"War is the best guy to have on our side for a battle. It is what he lives for. Blood and fighting. The only thing he livesfor more is Hades," Frank comments, the look on his face is like he said too much.

"So, how did the horsemen come to run a casino in Vegas?" Stone questions.

"Simple, when you've lived as long as we have, you figure out what you're good at and do that," Frank replies. "I'm generally the one that listens, so the bar is my domain."

“Seems that you do well for yourselves. That was some party, I mean even my dad showed up and he doesn’t make rounds for just anyone,” I comment.

“He seems to know when Hades is at the casino. This isn’t the first time he has been around,” Frank says.

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