Six

DIAN ANGELO POV 

"Are you even listening to what I am saying..." 

I could only vaguely make out the sound of Helaena's voice. My fist was clenched so tight that my knuckles hurt and when I glanced at them, they glistened white with the amount of pressure I exerted.

It didn't do justice to the anger that burned through my chest, a wave of anger that should not have been there in the first place, especially not because of Sybil Eagan. I'd thought I would never see her again, I'd made sure we never crossed paths but I guessed the universe was fucking messing with me. 

Watching her laugh, her voice booming across the space would have been bearable, but watching her touching another man, and the said man touching her like he had a right to made my chest go tight with white-hot anger. She'd moved on just like I knew she would, and it pissed me off. 

But It was absurd. I hated Sybil, she was nothing to me so why did seeing her affect me so much? Of course, her betrayal was enough for such a reaction, but still, it had been five years already. Back then I'd taken a step that I'd been sure would shatter her heart. I guess I was mistaken because the carefree and happy look on her face didn't scream that she was suffering.

I'd wanted to see nothing but the pain in the depth of her dark eyes, but I guess witches like her only thrived by destroying others. 

"Dian!" Helaena yelled, and my gaze snapped to her angry ones. "What the hell is wrong with you. I do not understand why I have to do so much to get your attention. I've been calling your name for ages, and all I get for it is your wrath".

I unclenched my fist, trying to get my breathing under control. 

"What is wrong Dian, you just walked off, and you had this look on your face like you wanted to murder someone..."

"Then why did you come after me!" I snapped and she flinched, but she didn't look very surprised. Helaena knew how my mood switched daily and I felt bad about it, but I couldn't help it. One minute I was cool and the next everything fucking irritated me. There was only one person to blame for it all. Sybil fucking Eagan. I should forget about her, she was nothing to me anymore, but seeing such a happy smile on her face felt as if she was taunting me. I couldn't be happy and she was. 

"I came after you because I was worried about you. Maybe you forgot but we are in a relationship, and it is only natural for me to care when you act... "

My attention snapped to Helaena as her words registered. "I do not need you to worry about me Helaena. I am not a child that you have to constantly watch and fret over". I inhaled in exasperation. "I already told you that this relationship could never work from the very beginning so why do you keep doing this"

Helaena blanched as if I'd punched her. "What? why do you keep speaking to me as if you only took pity on me by being with me"

I raked my hand through my hair feeling like a jerk, the worst sort, but I couldn't stop once I started. I just wanted to destroy everything. "I want to be alone Helaena. You don't always have to hover over me".

Helaena made a pained sound in her throat as tears welled up in her eyes "This is hard for me too, Dian. I love you and I am trying my best to make this work but you won't even let me, and you saying things like you just did, do you know how much it hurts me? I have done nothing to deserve this kind of treatment from you, so can you try to make me happy, even if it is just for a bit." She said, her gaze on mine as if she was trying to see into my soul. I remained silent and Helaena made a choked sound before stepping closer to me. "If you can't even offer me a little affection, then what is the point of this relationship?".

"let's end this then," I blurted emotionlessly and Helaena stared at me, her mouth hanging open. "You can just leave if you know that you can't deal with this anymore".

Her palm struck across my cheeks, the sound of it echoing in the quiet space as a tear fell down her cheek, her brown eyes filling up with more tears. She made to hit me again and I grabbed her wrist, my grip tight as she struggled to hit me. 

"You are such a fucking jerk you know that right. What did I ever do to you? Do you think that you are the only guy on earth? I could get anyone I want this very minute if I wanted to" she yelled then yanked her wrist from my grip, her chest heaving from all the exertion. 

I stepped close to her, keeping my expression neutral. "Yeah you could, so why are you still with a jerk like me," I got out coldly unable to stop as the anger that was poisoning my blood spread further, but it wasn't Helaena I was seeing, it was Sybil laughing, and being happy as if she was freaking innocent.

Helaena looked as If she wanted to strangle me. "Fine then," she said, her chin thrust out in defiance. There was only one person I knew who could really pull it off tho. Sybil. Her cursed name kept ringing in my head. Gods, I hated her so much. Why the hell did my memories of her refused to fade?

Helaena shoved me in the chest. "What the fuck, Dian. You won't even listen to me trying to break up with you. Wow, I'm speechless right now," She got out, her hands tangled in her hair as she stared at me incredulously. Helaena let go of them abruptly, her gaze becoming serious.

"I should have expected this... I mean you did warn me this was how it was all going to end" She chuckled bitterly, then held my gaze. "I do not want to see your face every single day of my life while remembering this moment, so please, transfer me to another department. That shouldn't be so hard to ask for right," she said instead, a resolute look in her eyes.

I nodded, knowing I was losing something precious once again, and why? All because I saw Sybil Eagan.

"I hope that one day you will look back to this moment and regret the way you broke my heart and pushed me away," she said turning to leave

"I'm sorry" I forced out of my throat and her gaze jerked to mine in surprise. Her eyes widened a bit before she shook her head.

"I do not need your apology. You already know what I want but you can't give me that can you? And please stop breaking character, we both know you never say sorry and even when you do, you don't mean them".

"Helaena..."

"I have the right to be pissed off Dian, so can you just let it be or do I need to forgive you just because you said sorry," She hissed then gave me the stink eye before she stepped out of my room, and she banged the door so hard, it almost shook on its hinges. 

I stared at the closed door, then dragged my hands through my hair before I roared and punched at the door.

"Fuck this!" I yelled at the empty room, then kicked at the table in front of me. 

I clenched my fist as Sybil's face came into view infuriating me further. It had always been her, and leaving her hanging high and dry on the wedding day didn't quite take the pain of what she'd done away. I'd tried to drown it out by getting a tattoo because at least feeling physical pain felt better than the ugly burn in my chest that made me feel as if I was suffocating, but after five sessions, I knew that it was not going to solve anything, so I stopped. 

And then I turned to work, building my empire until I was unrivaled. I refused to find anything out about her, I didn't even look her up even by accident, but maybe I should have, I'd have avoided meeting her here of all places.

But why should I run, and why should I be the only one suffering? Sybil Eagan was the villain in this story and watching her enjoy her life while I spent mine feeling like shit was not fair.

It was time she paid for her sins, and what better way to get rid of the pain I felt than to make her life miserable as well? Maybe that was the therapy I really needed. Getting my revenge on Sybil Eagan.