Ligea hissed, her lips drawn back over her teeth. "What is he to you?" she asked. She didn't step back, because she wasn't even playing at being the beautiful human girl anymore. "This one is going to take me to the river."
Jesse's head felt like it was in a fog, music and ancient magic twining together to leave him tightly in Ligea's grasp. He had no idea that her very name meant 'clear toned', but he knew it was the sweetest song he'd ever heard. He ducked around Hades, trying to put her back in his line of sight.
Ligea laughed. "You see? He can't take his eyes off me."