ログインVioletStart by talking…My lips curled as I turned my head to Kylan. We shared a look for a split second before he lowered his head, shoulders tense.I knew we shared the same thoughts. This was different compared to when Chrystal died. We hadn’t approached him right away. We waited and stayed quiet because we thought that was what he needed.But he hadn’t waited for even a second and was right here, comforting me.“What’s on your mind?” Nate asked gently. “You don’t have to carry it alone. You can tell me.”His eyes shifted briefly to Kylan. “Us,” he corrected.A lump formed in my throat as I thought of how to begin. They were there too. They had seen everything. The little girl, my parents, the choices I made that had led to this.Yet both of them were waiting to hear me, and I appreciated it.“I can’t stop thinking about her,” I sighed, my head still resting against Nate’s. My eyes drifted to the ceiling. Somehow, it made talking about it a bit easier.Neither of them asked furthe
VioletI closed the heavy doors behind me, entering the bedroom.Everything went quiet for just a split second before I got interrupted by the sound of my uneven breaths. I had been crying too hard for too long and didn’t know how to stop.I pressed my back against the door in an attempt to steady my breath, but it didn’t help. Nothing did.The tears kept coming anyway.My head hurt, my heart felt like it had been ripped open, and I didn’t know what to do anymore.I had watched my parents die, just stood there and let it happen.“No,” I sobbed. No matter how many times I tried to breathe through it, the same thought kept crashing back into me, over and over again. I had made so many mistakes before.Some bigger than the others, but I could live with most of them.But this? Trusting Baelor?This one had cost Mom and Dad their lives.I paced back and forth, my hands curled into fists as another sob broke free. I covered my mouth, trying to shut down the sobs when a voice broke through.
VioletAelius lowered his gaze. “You will stay with your uncle, and he will raise you among the people. Your people.”The people of the common land…“We will always be connected, and I will always think of you, but you are better off with him,” he said. “This is my way of protecting you.”Little Violet gave him a weak nod. I sucked in a sharp breath as I studied his face, trying to decide if I was perhaps imagining things.Were his eyes…wet?He seemed to be on the verge of tears and on the verge of fully breaking. Aelius caught my gaze and cleared his throat. “We don’t have all day,” he said coldly.I nodded and reached out, placing my hand gently on Little Dylan’s head. I hadn’t noticed the tears spilling from his eyes until Trinity wiped them away. He was awake too and had heard everything.And unlike Little Violet, he wanted to forget.“I want you to forget that this day ever happened,” I said softly, my thumb brushing his head. “I want you to remember to be brave, kind, and stubbo
Violet“Next time,” I promised, although the promise was difficult to make. “I will be strong enough to do what I want to do, and no one will stop me.”“But this time,” I continued, swallowing hard, “I will show you mercy.”The words tasted bitter, and saying them out loud was harder than expected. It made my throat tighten because I knew this wasn’t what she deserved. Mercy…Not after everything.Not after mom and dad.“I will make you forget.”Esther’s breath stuttered, and her chest rose as her memories slipped away, piece by piece.“You will forget this day,” I said calmly. “You will forget all the harm you’ve caused my parents and their friends, and that you were Baelor’s vessel. You will forget that you were ever part of his schemes…and you will wait for me at Starlight.”My teeth clenched as I leaned in closer. “And"When we meet again, I want you to remember everything slowly and painfully. I want you to remember why I hate you so much, and I want you to remember the fate that
VioletAll eyes were on Aelius as we waited for his instructions.Dylan and Nate were supporting Kylan, one on each side. He clearly wanted to prove he didn’t need it, but his weight leaning on them said otherwise. He was still weak.Aelius’s words kept looping in my head.‘Now that all of you have learned what not to do…’They had been directed at all of us, but they hadn’t done anything wrong.I had.That was on me.Kylan had nearly died because of me, and hadn’t hesitated for even a second. He had been willing to let Baelor inside him just to keep me alive.I let out a slow breath and looked around. The ground was torn apart, feathers lay scattered everywhere, and blood-stained places I refused to look at for too long.My parents were gone, Esther unfortunately still alive, and the children…I didn’t even want to think about that. Whatever this night had been, it had taken everything and left me standing with so many regrets.I looked at Aelius.“I’m sor—” I started, but when his ey
VioletEsther shifted back. Her fur vanished, bones reshaped, and suddenly she was human again.The world narrowed down to one thing only, and that was Esther. I could literally smell her fear, her heart beating inside her chest as I made a run for it.Esther crawled on her hands and knees, her body shaking as she tried to get away. She looked so small and pathetic. I was so determined to snap her neck the same way she had done to mom and dad, but when those green eyes met mine…I stopped.My claws were in the ground as I froze in place, just watching as she tried to crawl away, dragging herself forward inch by inch while leaving a trail of blood behind her.I could end it.Right now.So why wasn’t I?Deep down, I knew it had to do with how weak she looked. It would have been so much better if she had fought back, but she looked nothing like the monster I was ready to attack. She looked like someone who had already lost.And I knew she was in fact a monster, but I just couldn’t do anyt







