"Yes, I Love Aether, Archpriestess"
Helena's words echoed relentlessly in the Archpriestess's mind, like a curse she couldn't escape.
She had asked Helena for details of the Academy's destruction, expecting facts, but instead, she received a confession that shattered her world.
The Archpriestess stood frozen, unable to believe what she had just heard. Her hands itched with the desire to strike... to end the life of the woman who had stolen her beloved from her.
But… no!
She stopped herself..... She knew all too well that if she harmed Helena, it would break Aether's heart.... All because that bitched her innocent Aether!!
"Killing her... would only hurt him," she whispered under her breath, her voice shaking with suppressed rage.
Aether's love for Helena was undeniable now, a truth she could no longer ignore.
He loved her more than Stella.. more than her!
That realization twisted inside her, gnawing at her sanity.