Athena De Santi. Lawyer, Single mother, At least to the outside world that's what she is.
To the underworld she's La Regina Perduta (Hade's Queen) deadly, beautiful, an assassin who has never missed a target in her life, and Giovanni's Queen.
And not a second too soon for him.

She has lived a  shadowed life for far too long, to the world it appears that she is a confident loving mother ready to destroy anybody to save her little princess.

In truth she does have a daughter, a seven year old princess she must be the best mother she can be to protect this young innocent from her enemies.

Because a second with her has the potential of shattering him to a million tiny fragments.

However, he's about to find out she's not the easiest target to hit, or the type of woman who is easy to kill.

Especially not when she has secrets, and vengeance, of her own to redeem and a daughter to save.
She's all they fear.

And that is why he must tread very, very lightly.

Time is running out.

Fate holds all the cards now.

May God save those who dare to hurt her little girl.

HADE'S QUEEN (LA REGINA PERDUTA)

Finally I realized that the monsters we were scared of as little kids would never amount to the wickedness of a human being. 


In front of me stood the man that ruined my life, smirking at his victory me on my knees in front of him. Begging him to spare my baby, he was enjoying this, savoring my whimpers and cries echoing through the basement. 


"Beg some more malyshka, let me hear your cries" he says looking down at me. 


I had seen the depths of the Underworld but I never knew it would have happened to me too. 


"I'm sorry Leonid I shouldn't have fought back, I'm so sorry I'll only obey next time" I say to him hanging my head in shame. 


Mama would be so disappointed in me, I miss her so much. My own mother thought I was a monster. She was right of course but it still hurts. 


"Give me one more chance and your kid will never cry." Leonid answers me by leaning down and grabbing my neck choking me. 


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