Intro. Alice Heart and Nico di Angelo were 16 years old when the war took away the only thing that Olympus could not give back: love. Alice, daughter of Aphrodite, died in battle. And Nico, the son of Hades, did not cry. Because he began to plan how to bring her back. For four years, Nico traveled the world fulfilling a deal sealed with his father: he would deliver souls, as many as were needed, in exchange for Alice's return. It wasn't a sacrifice. For Nico, it was a purpose. The world could burn if it meant seeing her breathe again. Alice was resurrected. Young, beautiful, with no memory of the hell her return cost. As she tries to fit into a world where she no longer fully belongs, Nico watches her like an artist watches his muse. He is no longer the boy I used to love; Now he is someone who killed without remorse to have her again. He has no regrets. He doesn't hide it. Because for Nico di Angelo, love is not something that is lost. It is something that is taken, it is claimed, even if you have to fill hell with corpses