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Violet I watched him walk away, my heart pounding so hard it almost hurt.I didn’t even know why I felt this nervous or scared, or whatever this mess in my head was.Roman hadn’t done anything wrong. He had been calm, and polite. But the whole time we sat there, I could barely breathe. My palms wouldn’t stop sweating, and every time his eyes met mine, I felt like my thoughts scattered into pieces. And now, as his back disappeared from my view, I could finally exhale. But it didn’t help. The nerves were still there.How was I supposed to tell him the truth about Hades and me?I’d gone over it a hundred times in my head, trying to find the right words, but nothing ever sounded right. Telling someone like Roman that I was involved with his brother felt impossible.A part of me wanted to just leave. Roman would find out eventually, everyone would. Maybe it would be easier that way, to let someone else tell him instead of seeing his face when he heard it from me. I didn’t think I could ha

Violet The cafe was so silent I could hear the faint ticking of the wall clock. If a pin dropped right now, I was sure it would echo through the whole place, and honestly, I wanted it to. Anything to break this unbearable tension pressing against my chest. But no, it stayed painfully quiet.I bit my lower lip, a nervous habit I’d never managed to stop. My palms were clammy against my lap, and I could feel every pair of curious eyes in the cafe glued to us. It wasn’t every day people got to witness a Sinclair family drama up close.When I finally looked at Roman, I almost wished I hadn’t. He looked the same, composed, expressionless, that same unreadable calm that somehow felt more intimidating than anger ever could.I’d thought my confession would draw shock or disgust from him, but he just stared at me quietly, like he was trying to read me. Then his gaze shifted to Hades.I didn’t even need to look to know he was still wearing that infuriating smirk. It was always there when things

Violet I clutched his shirt for my dear life, so hard my knuckles turned white, my breathing ragged and shallow. Every second that passed only made the sensation coursing through me worse. When I couldn't breathe anymore, Hades pulled back from the kiss, just enough to let me gulp air greedily, my lungs screaming with need.I stared at him, drinking in every detail as if memorizing him could somehow keep me from losing myself completely. His dark hair was slightly messy, and those blue eyes were piercing, and predatory, locked on me with an intensity that made my stomach clench. His jaw was perfectly defined, the lines of his face carved like they were made to be worshiped. Even the slight tilt of his head made me react before I understood why.His sleeves were rolled up, and my eyes couldn’t help tracing the veins along his forearms, the faint flex of muscle as he moved. Oh God, what was I doing? My face burned, but even as my mind screamed at me to stop, my body betrayed me. I co

Violet I leaned back against the bedframe and pressed a hand to my head. Everything rang. My skull throbbed, my body felt sore in places I didn’t even know could ache, and every muscle complained the second I tried to move.I let out a tired sigh. A few days had passed since the disaster in the parking lot and all the tension with Hades and Roman. After Hades had carried me out of the car like some uncivilized barbarian, he made love to me in the car, not even waiting to get in the house. And even after that, he still wasn’t finished. The moment we got home, he took me again, against the wall, on the stairs, in the hallway, on the couch, practically every corner of the house, until my legs shook so badly I genuinely thought I would collapse.The days that followed were peaceful.I spent nearly every day at the hospital with Sebastian, checking on him, talking to him, and helping him recover. Penelope and Kai came by constantly too.For some reason, Hades spent nearly all his time wi

Violet Silas lifted a brown folder from the table and held it out to me with both hands. “Here is the marriage contract, Mrs. Sinclair. I added everything you requested. Once you sign it, the marriage between you and Hades will be official. Even if you choose not to have a wedding, you will still be legally married.”My eyes dropped to the document, my heartbeat quickening as I finally took it from him. The paper felt heavier than it should’ve. A part of me still couldn’t quite believe I was about to marry my ex-boyfriend’s father.I opened the folder and scanned the neatly printed terms and conditions.My old self wouldn’t have added anything at all. She would’ve assumed she didn’t have the right to have conditions. She would’ve believed she was powerless. Someone who always ended up on the losing end. Someone who never said what she wanted because she thought she didn’t get to want things.For most of my life, I didn’t have a choice. But these days, it was different. Hades made it