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I chose my words carefully. I thought that if I showed obedience, and removed myself from the situation, this would end here. But instead of easing, the pressure in the air grew heavier.\u00a0<\/p>\n
My father\u2019s eyes darkened, the faint amusement vanishing completely. The temperature around us seemed to drop, his presence suddenly more oppressive. I had the sickening realization that my explanation hadn\u2019t calmed him at all.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It had done the opposite.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Before he could speak, a soft chuckle drifted through the silence.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I stiffened and looked past him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Leaning casually against the wall behind Hades was Sierra. A drink rested in one hand, her short red dress hugging her figure perfectly. I hadn\u2019t even noticed when she arrived. When our eyes met, hers sparkled with open mockery, as though she were watching a particularly entertaining drama unfold.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWow,\u201d she said, lifting her glass a little. \u201cNephew, are you trying to dig your grave faster, or are you just naturally talented at it?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
My brows knit together in confusion and unease.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When did she get here? No, that wasn\u2019t the important part. What did she mean by that?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Before I could ask, or even react, movement behind me caught my attention.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cM-Mr. Sinclair.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nora\u2019s voice trembled as she stepped forward. The entire room turned to her. She looked pale, and desperate, her hands clenched tightly at her sides as if she were holding herself together. Her eyes flicked between my father and Violet before finally settling on him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not Matthew\u2019s fault,\u201d she said quickly, pointing straight at Violet. \u201cIt\u2019s hers. She\u2019s the one who caused this scene on your wedding day!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hades finally shifted his gaze as if he had just noticed Nora\u2019s existence for the first time this evening.\u00a0<\/p>\n
My eyes widened at her outburst. I stared at Nora in disbelief. I\u2019d known her for years, or thought I did, but I had never seen this side of her before. She didn\u2019t hesitate. She didn\u2019t flinch. She threw Violet under the bus without a second thought, as if it came naturally to her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Where was the sweet woman who wouldn\u2019t hurt a fly?\u00a0<\/p>\n
What terrified me most was that she didn\u2019t even seem to care that I was watching. Whatever this was, it wasn\u2019t just her business, it had become her mission. And her mission was to make Violet\u2019s life hell.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u201cThis bitch is a slut,\u201d Nora spat. \u201cShe\u2019s not good enough to be part of the Sinclair family. But because she seduced your son, he can\u2019t let her go. He\u2019s fallen for her tricks.\u201d She turned fully to my father now, desperation flashing in her eyes. \u201cMr. Sinclair, please. Do something. Chase this girl away. You have to make things right.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The moment she finished speaking, Hades\u2019 lips curled upward, and my blood ran cold.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That smile, God, I knew that smile; I had seen it too many times, and that wasn\u2019t amusement or interest, it was rage so deep my father only smiled like that when someone had already crossed the line and didn\u2019t even realize they were dead yet.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nora must have sensed it too, because her confidence shattered in an instant. She took a step back in fear, but her heel caught on the edge of the carpet. She stumbled and fell hard onto the floor, her body trembling as she scrambled back, staring up at him like prey.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hades looked down at her, and his voice was calm.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNot good enough to be part of the Sinclair family?\u201d he repeated slowly. \u201cSeduce my son? Chase her away?\u201d His\u00a0<\/p>\n
eyes darkened, the air around him turning heavy. \u201cIt seems none of you truly value your lives anymore.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I felt my chest tighten.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He looked away from Nora then, as if she had already ceased to exist, and turned his gaze past me. Instantly, I knew who he was looking at.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cPrincess,\u201d he said lazily, his deep voice carrying through the room. \u201cHow long are you planning to stand there quietly enjoying the scene? Their stupidity is starting to irritate me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Princess?\u00a0<\/p>\n
My body froze.\u00a0<\/p>\n
No. No, no, no.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A horrible realization crawled up my spine as I turned back.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Violet stood there, calm and unbothered, a faint smile playing on her lips. She looked like she was watching a movie. When our eyes met, something inside me shattered.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She smiled.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI just wanted to see how far stupid people could go,\u201d she said. \u201cBut then again, I\u2019m not surprised. Stupid people will always be stupid.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
My stomach dropped.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She placed her hand on Sebastian\u2019s wheelchair and began walking, straight past me, and straight toward\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hades.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Instinctively, my hand twitched. I wanted to stop her, grab her wrist, and pull her back, but something deep in my bones screamed at me not to. I knew, with terrifying certainty, that if I touched her now, I would never\u00a0<\/p>\n
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use that hand again.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I stood there, powerless, as she reached him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hades didn\u2019t hesitate for even a second.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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His arm wrapped around her waist immediately, pulling her into him with an ease that spoke of familiarity, and possession. He lowered his head, pressing his face into her hair, inhaling like he had been starved of her scent. The gesture was intimate, and natural.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The room exploded into gasps when they saw the scene. People froze, their mouths hung open.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Violet turned her head slightly, her amused gaze sweeping across the crowd, her expression radiant.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cTo finish my sentence,\u201d she said clearly, her voice echoing through the stunned silence, \u201cI don\u2019t need an invitation.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She paused, her lips curling. \u201cBecause what kind of bride would need an invitation to her own wedding?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The world tilted. My face drained of color. My legs staggered back as the words finally sank in, crashing into me like a fucking truck.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cFuck,\u201d I breathed, the sound barely leaving my throat as everything I thought I knew collapsed right in front of me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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