Chapter 360
Chapter 360:
“Finally, you’re back.” She stood up.
Her angry mood already told me what she wanted to talk about.
“I am not done, Mother. And believe me, I do not have the time for this p>
“No, Jaris! We’re going to have this conversation!” she snapped. “Why on earth are you protecting that girl?! She’s a Siphon! A forbidden thing! Have you forgotten so soon what they did to our family? Her kind is the reason you and your brother have suffered p>
“And do you know how many other people have suffered because of Caden and I?” I cut her off. “Do you have any idea about the lives that have been lost because of us? People die every day, Mother. But so far, Lyric has been no murderer p>
“Oh, really now? You seem to be forgetting she killed that Executioner p>
“She never meant p>
“And she’ll never ‘mean it’ when she does something more dangerous,” she stormed closer to me. “Please, Jaris, do not tell me you’re going to ignore this simply because you’ve been with her for what? Three months? You just became King! You cannot afford to be biased right now p>
I laughed. I looked crazy, and even my mother stared at me like I’d lost my mind. And maybe I had.
But when I eventually stopped laughing and addressed her, my tone was icier. “Lyric and I may have known each other for only a few months, but she’s the closest I’ve been to anyone, Mother. The connection I feel with her, I never felt it even with Father. And definitely not with you p>
Of course, how could I feel it when, growing up, she had been too focused on being a feared Luna rather than a caring mother? She didn’t even notice when Caden and I drifted apart, to fix us. All that ever mattered to her was power and making sure one of her sons stayed in it. It didn’t matter which son.
The truth smacked her like a blunt object. Her lips parted in shock, more from the fact that I could utter such words to her.
Concluding she’d be too shocked to say any more words, I left her in the room.
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LYRIC
Why did fate have to be so cruel to me?
I had to lose my mother at a young age, got branded with silver, and grew up with the “ugly” tag. As if that wasn’t enough, I had to be a Siphon.
Bad news does travel faster. It looked like the entire world already knew I was a Siphon, because everywhere I turned, there were suspicious eyes on me. The people were keeping their distance like I was a plague that could harm them.
Jace, who was holding my hand beside me, gave it a little squeeze. “It’s fine, Lyric. This will pass p>
If only he knew how reassuring his presence next to me was. I honestly wouldn’t know what to do if a friend wasn’t close by.
We parted ways when we got to the hallway dividing our rooms, as he also had to get his things from his own room.
A while later, I was so hungry and had to go get something from the Pack’s restaurant. I was approaching a corner when I heard the muffled voices of maids cheerfully greeting someone, “Greetings, Grand Luna p>
Message from Noah: Happy holidays, beloved people. God loves you, and Noah wishes you all the best. ᵕ ˂ p>