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GALLAHAN’S POV

Willa prepped sweetened chamomile tea for the two of us and warm milk for the twins before finally joining us in the living room.

She handed us our respective drinks and then settled on the opposite end of the couch. The twins were sitting snugly between the two of us, but Gillian was very mindful of keeping a bit of distance from me in consideration of my lingering injury and the balm that was spread evenly all over it.

“What are we going to talk about, Dadd?” Gillian asked quietly as she gazed at me with mild curiosity burning in her eyes.

“My childhood,” I said vaguely. “But you shall hear a very clean and glazed version of this story. Because my past, the one that goes beyond my years leading a war as the General of the Culling Army, is very violent and traumatic. It’s not quite suitable for your young ears and pure minds. But I will make sure you will still understand Daddy.”

“Okay,” Gillian replied as she looked away from me with a pensive look on her face.

“I was
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  • FATED TO A TYRANT   MONSTER

    GALLAHAN’S POVWilla prepped sweetened chamomile tea for the two of us and warm milk for the twins before finally joining us in the living room.She handed us our respective drinks and then settled on the opposite end of the couch. The twins were sitting snugly between the two of us, but Gillian was very mindful of keeping a bit of distance from me in consideration of my lingering injury and the balm that was spread evenly all over it.“What are we going to talk about, Dadd?” Gillian asked quietly as she gazed at me with mild curiosity burning in her eyes.“My childhood,” I said vaguely. “But you shall hear a very clean and glazed version of this story. Because my past, the one that goes beyond my years leading a war as the General of the Culling Army, is very violent and traumatic. It’s not quite suitable for your young ears and pure minds. But I will make sure you will still understand Daddy.”“Okay,” Gillian replied as she looked away from me with a pensive look on her face.“I was

  • FATED TO A TYRANT   ONE MISTAKE

    WILLA’S POV“That’s not true,” I refuted emphatically with a shake of my head. “That’s not true at all.”Gallahan let out a humorless laugh. It was short-lived but it rang heavily with the kind of bitterness that left my own mouth dry.“Please, Willa. Let’s not lie to ourselves. It’s pretty clear to me that my past, my history, and my flaws have always loomed over us. Like a guillotine ready to chop my head off. One wrong move. One failure. Then I’m out. It’s all over for me. The words I heard from you tonight just proved that you have been waiting for me to give you a reason to cut me off.”“No,” I denied, my vehemence making my voice loud and sharp. “It’s not like that, Gallahan! Do you think so little of me?”“Willa…” Gallahan sighed, running his fingers through his mussed-up hair. “It’s not because I think so little of you. And perhaps it’s really not true. But you’ve made me feel that way. Tonight more than ever.”I tried to swallow the growing lump in my throat, but it stubbornl

  • FATED TO A TYRANT   WILTCOVE FOREST

    GALLAHAN’S POVWilla’s eyebrows drew together further, deepening the creases in the space between them.Then, ever so slowly, with hesitance weighing the gesture, she reached out a hand and gently brushed her fingers through my hair.“Were you…” She swallowed, her searching gaze wide and soft with concern. “Were you attacked?”I leaned into her touch as if she was my gravity.Her hand gradually slid down until it cupped my cheek, the feel of her palm sending a ripple of warmth all over my body. It was as if she was a furnace thawing away the exhaustion from my bones, and I could almost say for certain that I could take thirty creature hunters all over again because of the affection radiating from her touch.“I was,” I said a little breathlessly. “I fought back, of course. But I was careful and mindful this time. I didn’t kill a single one even though it would’ve been easier for me to just tear them apart and let their blood spill and soak the ground. But I just incapacitated them, Wil

  • FATED TO A TYRANT   BRUISES AND ANSWERS

    GALLAHAN’S POVI counted it as a win that Willa neither chased me away nor blew her fuse and nagged my ears off.After all, I had broken a promise and disappointed our kids.BIG. TIME.And that was a line that should never be crossed. Hurting Calisto and Gillian—whether intentional or not, physical or otherwise—was something Willa would cut my head and balls for.Being a good father was a non-negotiable. Willa had also made it abundantly clear that our kids would always come first and foremost.It was something I agreed with. Wholeheartedly.Besides, my guilt and remorse wouldn’t reverse the damage I had done. I could only imagine the crash after the twins’ high when they realized I wouldn’t be able to keep my promise.Even then, I clung to hope that my battered state would court me some sympathy and the reason behind my delay would earn me understanding and forgiveness.So knowing the thin ice I was standing on, I let the silence loom around us as Willa tended to my injuries. I sat s

  • FATED TO A TYRANT   BLOODY ARRIVAL

    WILLA’S POVThe twins barely ate their dinner, just poking and pushing their food around their plates. Their appetite was as squashed as their precious little hearts.And seeing the sag of their shoulders and the evident dimness in their gazes, I didn’t have the heart to truly scold them for playing with their food. I told them, of course. But not as firmly as I would usually do so.Even their movements when they went up and did their night routine were too sluggish with evident sadness. There were also no words exchanged between them.The air was just so delicate that when I talked, my voice was kept in a low and gentle volume as if any louder would snap the last vestiges that were barely holding on to the pieces of their shattered hearts.I ran my hand through Calisto’s hair and planted a kiss on his forehead. I did the same to Gillian before making a beeline to the door.But just as I was about to make my exit, I turned around and said, “I love you both. So, so, so much. Alright? D

  • FATED TO A TYRANT   DISAPPOINTMENT

    WILLA’S POVThe room seemed to stand still as the weight of my words hung heavily in the air. Complete silence cloaked everybody, and it was as if no one could even dare to breathe.But my heartbeat was loud. It pounded so boomingly that I could hear it within my ears and feel it reverberate in my chest.“I, I…” I stammered stupidly when the quietness of the room became too much to bear. My mouth had gone as dry as a dessert, and my throat was quickly closing up.Gallahan looked at me as if he was seeing me in a new light.Whatever kind of light it was, I wasn’t too sure due to the wave of panic that was slowly but surely consuming me. The only thing I was sure of, though, was the palpable shock written so clearly on his face.Finally, he took it upon himself to speak, saving me from having to say anything myself.“You cannot have chosen a much more wrong time for this.”His words made my blood feel cold in my veins, and yet I felt impossibly warmed by the fresh hot wave of embarrassm

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