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Chapter 156\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 156\u00a0<\/p>\n
Violet\u00a0<\/p>\n
There are two people. One is the victim. The other is the predator.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The predator destroys the victim\u2019s family, steals everything from him, and leaves him with nothing. Everyone calls the predator a monster, because that\u2019s exactly what he is.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But then anger grows. The victim finally decides he\u2019s done being prey. He steps out of that role and chooses to become the predator instead. He hunts down the monster who ruined him. He kills the predator\u2019s family, takes everything the predator loves, and gives him the same agony he once suffered.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And suddenly, people start to talk.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Would they still remember who struck first?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Would they remember the monster that created this cycle?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Or would they turn on the victim, label him the monster, and pretend the true predator was ever a victim at all?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Does the world simply flip the roles, and forget the truth?\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAn eye for an eye. A tooth for a tooth. What goes around comes around. People don\u2019t stop unless they\u2019re made to understand the cost of messing with you. And since they started it, you make sure you end it in the most satisfying way possible.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cJust because you fix something on your own doesn\u2019t mean the way you fix it is always right. Sometimes, when you\u2019re desperate to survive, you end up becoming too much like the people who tried to bury you. You end up becoming a\u00a0<\/p>\n
monster.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Two brothers. Two different beliefs.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Who was right and who was wrong?\u00a0<\/p>\n
I didn\u2019t know, and I didn\u2019t care. What I did know was that I was done listening to others. I was done letting anyone decide for\u00a0<\/p>\n
From now on, I would decide what was right, and what was wrong.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I looked at Roman, couldn\u2019t help myself, and scoffed. \u201cWay to fix things? How exactly do you want me to fix things, sir? Go into the room and let history repeat itself by letting Nora and all of them get their way again?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roman didn\u2019t react to my words. He remained calm, \u201cI\u2019m not saying that. I wouldn\u2019t let anyone hurt you anymore.\u201d He said. \u201cI already fixed everything before you came. You didn\u2019t have to stoop to their level or get yourself involved with them, Violet.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I blinked at him, my irritation spiking. \u201cAre you saying I should have just sat down and let you take care of things?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He put his hands in his pockets, his gaze steady as he looked at me. \u201cYes. That\u2019s what I\u2019m saying. You didn\u2019t have to let Hades influence you by acting irrationally. I don\u2019t want you to be influenced by him. This is not who you are.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Who I am?\u00a0<\/p>\n
My lips twitched in frustration. I crossed my arms tightly over my chest. \u201cMr. Roman, with all due respect, I am not a pampered princess who needs anyone\u2019s protection. And if you think this is not who I am, then you don\u2019t know who I am.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I took a breath to calm myself before continuing. \u201cMost of all, you\u2019re acting like Hades is a monster who can\u2019t control his\u00a0<\/p>\n
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emotions and gets angry every time. He is not that. Just because you are both different doesn\u2019t mean Hades is evil.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I forced myself to control my temper. He was worried about me, and I couldn\u2019t fault him for that, but it grated on me when people didn\u2019t see Hades for who he truly was. I thought about how I had once considered him a monster, and a bad influence. But he had never once told me what to do. He always wanted me to make my own decisions. He treated me well. He protected me every time I needed it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hades Sinclair was not a devil.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I didn\u2019t know why I was defending him so fiercely, or why I felt so protective of him, but it didn\u2019t matter. What mattered was that no one, not even the man I respected the most, would talk about my husband that way in front of me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roman looked at me with a strange expression, but I didn\u2019t dwell on it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I shook my head slightly and said, \u201cI have to go. I can\u2019t stay late, after all, I\u2019m someone\u2019s wife now.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roman\u2019s gaze didn\u2019t waver, though a subtle flicker passed through his eyes. He didn\u2019t look angry, and he didn\u2019t look disappointed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I didn\u2019t care.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGoodbye, sir.\u201d I turned and started to leave, the tension easing slightly from my shoulders.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou trust him too well, Violet. It\u2019s just like she did back then,\u201d Roman cut in.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I paused, confused. \u201cWhat?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t want you to get hurt like she did.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I was even more confused, my brows knitting together.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat are you talking about?\u201d I asked, my voice barely steady.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He looked at me with that same intense expression. \u201cDo you want to know why I hate my brother and don\u2019t trust him?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I froze, staring at him. My mind screamed at me to say ignore him, to turn and walk away, but I couldn\u2019t. Something about the way he looked at me demanded my attention. Even though I was married to Hades, I realized I knew almost nothing about him, nothing about the depths of the man he truly was.\u00a0<\/p>\n
There were pieces he kept hidden, secrets I hadn\u2019t even begun to understand. My curiosity overpowered every cautious thought in my head.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I swallowed hard. \u201cWhy?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roman stepped closer, and this time, I didn\u2019t move back. I had to hear him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I had to understand the kind of man Hades Sinclair really was.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u4ead\u4ead\u4ead\u00a0<\/p>\n
I stepped out of the school building into the cold wind, shivering as it brushed against my face. People passed by, whispering and glancing at me, but I barely noticed them. My mind was spinning, thoughts tumbling over each other, my heart pounding in my chest. Every step felt heavy, like I was moving through a fog.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cViolet, Violet, Violet!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
At first, I didn\u2019t respond, then a gentle tap on my shoulder made me flinch. I turned to see Penelope, worry written across\u00a0<\/p>\n
her face.\u00a0<\/p>\n
21.13\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tue, Jan 13\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 156\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHuh?\u201d I muttered, still feeling dazed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Penelope raised an eyebrow. \u201cHey, what\u2019s wrong?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I blinked at them, trying to gather myself, and only then did I fully notice my surroundings, and my friends.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kai stepped forward. \u201cAre you okay? We\u2019ve been calling you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Penelope nodded. \u201cYeah, did something happen with Professor Roman? You look absentminded.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
751\u00a0<\/p>\n
I looked at them, at the worry in their eyes, and for a moment, I couldn\u2019t find the words. Finally, I nodded, forcing a small smile, though it felt hollow. \u201cI-I\u2019m fine.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Penelope didn\u2019t look convinced. \u201cFor real?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I nodded again. \u201cYes. I just want to go home. Sorry, guys. I know you probably had a little celebration planned, can we do it another time?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kai and Penelope exchanged worried glances before turning back to me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kai\u2019s voice was gentle. \u201cIt\u2019s okay. Come on. Let me take you home.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Penelope linked her arm with mine, guiding me toward the car. But no matter how much I tried to focus on my friends\u2019 care, my thoughts kept drifting back to Roman\u2019s words, replaying in my head.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDo you want to know why I hate my brother and don\u2019t trust him?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
66\u00a0<\/p>\n
93\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s because Hades killed our mother, the only woman who ever loved us. He\u2019s a cold.hearted murderer, someone incapable of loving anyone. No matter what you think, no matter what he says, he doesn\u2019t love you and never will. A man like that doesn\u2019t even know what that word means. Loving him will only get you killed.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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