025 The Iron Lady

Scarlett’s POV

“I was mad at you for loving him when he was a total jerk to you, but that’s not the main reason why! couldn’t talk to you in all these years.” Lilith starts with a nervous look.

I did not see that coming. I really thought that was the reason.

“….I know a secret, sort of, of Sebastian’s, I didn’t want to tell you because it would only hurt you, but i don’t know how to face you when I know I’m keeping such a secret from you, so…”

Her blurt is baffling but I sort out a lead, somewhat-

“Okay, so what’s this big secret?”

like she is preparing herself for her death sentence before

21st, five years ago, do

That was the day Sebastian came to me and said “he agrees to my deal for his hand. I thought it was his version of

in my mind. I knew he didn’t love me, I knew he only agreed to that because of Ava, but mannnnn, I

deep brand of humiliation on

in my eyes. I

just need to

Aurora exchange a worried

don’t need to know,” Lilith starts, “It’s doesn’t matter now, not

cut her off, “I don’t care about him or his secret. I just want to know why I

failed. My voice lost shape when the word “lost” left me, and

it all comes out at my first poke. It’s like I was back to the worst day of my life, the one I lied to myself saying that

My wedding day.

my “family” showed up- they took Ava for a trip to Egypt to cheer her up; the day my best friend walked out on me with disappointment in her eyes; the day when the few quests that came all looked at me with judgy eyes; the day, when

in so long. Aurora joins us and that just makes me

025 The Iron Lady

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