“Is it...is it…” I shuddered, I was shocked and words weren’t coming out of my mouth, my mind wasn’t taking the information in. “Yes, what you’re thinking is right!” he replied, “Wh..what!” I whispered while biting my lower lip and placing my palm over my face, “Don’t worry, Apollo ended it and he’s no more in touch with her,” he continued, but his words didn’t ease my doubts nor this feeling I had in my chest. What is this feeling! Am I hurt? Or is it something else? Sensing my silence Romulus spoke up, “Clarissa! You must talk to Apollo about that but… I have to warn you! This topic is a bit sensitive to him and he can get upset about it… you need to choose your words very carefully if you want to talk to him about Juliette,” he said and I could concern in his voice, “Okay,” I replied and sighed deeply, I want to know this relationship he had with Juliette, I don’t know why? Is it my curiosity? Why do I feel like I have a right to know everything about Apollo? I feel kind of o

Clarissa’s Pov:- I swallowed visibly while debating what to ask him, I know nothing about Shade, I’m confused but I had been researching about this as I had to handle Apollo while staying here. I had read how to behave with a person with MPD, I made myself remember it. “I-I want to talk to Apollo? Please let me!” I asked with a smile, My heart was beating rapidly while I felt tensed and nervous about him. I noticed the way his eyes moved to my face to my body which made me self-conscious, “You’re Clarissa?” he asked, I noticed that his accent was different, the way he said my name sounded different. I nodded my head in response and maintained the smile. “I have 'eard a lot about you, Nice meeteng you,” he said while extending his hand towards me. I forced a smile and took his hand, he has an Irish accent.“You too,” I replied, “I'm shrry but I can't allow you to talk to Apollo, as de topic will cause him pain and I can't allow dat,” he said politely, I was disappointed at his rep

Clarissa POV:- I have to ask Romulus about it right away, I thought and turned to Romulus who was strolling back to me after leaving Benjamin outside. “What happened to him at 7?” I asked and I noticed his shoulders sank and he held a weak sigh. “My grandmother… After losing my grandfather, she has changed, my mother didn’t know the condition my grandmother was in and let her take Apollo to her home… Grandma used to beat him a lot when he did things wrong and abused him… he was so scared of her that he never said any of us about it and tolerated her for years… Cyrus had come to the light to make my grandmother stop beating and he even defended Apollo and told everything she did to my mother… After seeing what my grandmother is doing to Apollo with her own eyes, my mother stopped sending him to her… Cyrus hated my mom for sending Apollo to my grandmother but what he doesn’t know is… that my mother... didn’t want my brother to witness what my father was doing to my mom… she wanted to