Chapter 241

I heard her voice first.

“Hades… Hades… Wake up, Hades.”

Soft. Familiar. Cutting through the thick fog in my head like a blade of light.

*Is she here? Is she calling me?*

My heart slammed once, hard.

Then the voice changed—rougher, louder, panicked.

“Boss! Boss, WAKE UP—”

Not Nora.

Paco.

I tried to open my eyes. Nothing happened. It felt like someone had poured glue under my lids and let it dry.