He offered her not only the throne. Not just the Underworld. He offered her a love that could survive the test of time.

Virgo, Daughter, Goddess of Spring. She has many names, but none of them fit. Cora has spent her entire life in a gilded cage, loved by everyone but no one understands.

When Hades emerges from the darkness with promises of midnight and glory, he offers her a kingdom. Eternity. He asks her to eat and drink in the land of the dead. And then he calls her by a new name. Persephone. Herald of Death.

But the gods want to separate them, rare ones can outwit the Olympians. Of course she eats the pomegranate. He offers her the world at her feet. But she only wants him.