The darling of high society, Persephone Dimitriou, plans to escape the ultra-modern city of Olympus and start a new life away from the treacherous politics of the Thirteen Families. But her plans are thwarted when the girl's mother secretly arranges an engagement for her to Zeus, the dangerous ruler standing behind the dark screen of their brilliant city.

Having no other choice, Persephone flees to the forbidden lower city and makes a dangerous deal with a man , which she once considered fiction... with someone who will open her eyes to a world whose existence she did not even suspect.

Hades has been hiding from prying eyes all his life and does not intend to come into the light. But having discovered that with Persephone's help he can achieve the act of revenge he has craved for years, Hades uses this excuse to help her - for a price. However, with every sleepless night that they spend in each other's arms, feelings for Persephone begin to awaken in him, and he is ready to start a war with Olympus itself, if only she would be nearby...