Radiant Darkness

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He smiles. "Hello." It's a deep voice. I can feel it reverberate in my chest and echo all the way down to my toes. I know I should leave, but I don't want to. I want to keep my senses like this forever. I'm all eye, all ear, all skin. Persephone lives in the most gorgeous place in the world. But her mother's a goddess, as overprotective as she is powerful. Paradise has become a trap. Just when Persephone feels there's no chance of escaping the life that's been planned for her, a mysterious stranger arrives. A stranger who promises something more—something dangerous and exciting—something that spurs Persephone to make a daring choice. A choice that could destroy all she's come to love, even the earth itself. In a land where a singing river can make you forget your very name, Persephone is forced to discover who—and what—she really is. Title Page......Page 2 Dedication Page......Page 3 Contents......Page 4 Prologue......Page 8 Part One......Page 10 The Problem with Immortality......Page 12 The Meadow......Page 15 The Sacrifice......Page 21 The Latest about Zeus......Page 25 Dream......Page 30 The Courtyard Gate......Page 32 Plum......Page 38 Secrets......Page 44 Closer......Page 49 Something to Be Grateful For......Page 55 Ripples......Page 59 Beneath the Earth......Page 62 A Grave Concern......Page 67 A New Pattern......Page 70 Lord of the Maggot......Page 76 The Journey......Page 83 Part Two......Page 90 Shutters......Page 92 The Lethe......Page 99 I Take My Throne......Page 107 Cocoon......Page 112 Statues......Page 115 Roots......Page 122 Queen Lessons......Page 129 The River Styx......Page 133 The Sapling......Page 139 The Traveler......Page 145 Persephones......Page 148 The Present......Page 153 Tactical Maneuvers......Page 156 Melita’s Story......Page 160 Good Dogs......Page 169 Famine and Feast......Page 173 Not-So-Long-Lost Love......Page 181 Arachne......Page 185 Rain......Page 197 And More Rain......Page 200 Only a Mother......Page 205 My Voice......Page 213 A Single Red Drop......Page 218 The Door......Page 221 Part Three......Page 234 The Journey Back......Page 236 The Reunion......Page 240 Immortalized......Page 257 Philomena......Page 261 Footprints......Page 269 The Ring......Page 272 Goddesses......Page 276 Home......Page 280 Author’s Note......Page 284 Thank You......Page 286 About the Author......Page 287 Credits......Page 288 Copyright Notice......Page 289 About the Publisher......Page 290