Kore was a forgotten blossom spirit whose only wish was to save her dying mother, held captive in the realm beneath the gods. While searching for a remedy, she tasted an enchanted bloom and spent one reckless night with the feared ruler of that dark kingdom. By dawn, she carried his extraordinary twin children.
Her troubles only worsened when Menes, the man she had trusted for years, revealed his betrayal. After draining away her sacred strength, he seized the title of Spring God and flaunted his engagement to Astria before a crowd. Humiliated and ordered to serve their celebration, Kore had nowhere to run until Hades arrived atop his monstrous hound and claimed the woman who had unknowingly drawn him into her fate.
They make a harsh bargain sealed in blood. Kore will give him heirs, and Hades will free her mother. When their obligation ends, they promise to walk away. Love is forbidden, and the first heart to surrender will pay the price.
Yet behind his cold restraint, Hades has already chosen Kore over every divine law. He secretly swears to shield her from Zeus and openly offers her a crown at a gathering of the gods. Convinced she is only a replacement for someone else, Kore refuses him and escapes his kingdom.
Menes then abducts the pregnant goddess, planning to destroy both her and the children with deadly waters from the Styx. Hades storms into danger alone and takes the wound meant for her. Faced with ruin and loss, they finally abandon their pride and admit what binds them.
Years later, Kore rises from a powerless flower maiden into the formidable queen at Hades side. Their twins become the proof that a merciless arrangement can grow into a love strong enough to defy heaven and death.