“your façade can’t disguise the fact that you are in misery.”Daisy’s POV“What are you doing?”I turned slowly, discreetly wiping my hands on my skirt, cleaning my fingers of the dirt from the soil.“I am not going to ask again,” Eve hissed.“Does it bother you that I just wanted to have a minute alone with myself?” I yelled.“Away from you, Alec and the sick control you both have over my head! I just need a moment to exhale, can I do that?” I uttered, staring at Eve with a hard glare.It had a low success rate, but I was willing to try.I was playing the offense, going for her inner self.Eve’s stance faltered, “I am just tired, and I needed just a minute to find myself,” I whispered, my voice cracking.I was laying it on thick, I couldn’t hive her the space to discover herself.“You can check around, no one is here, it’s just you and I,” I said in a broken voice, sitting down on the garden floor.“Does Alec know you are here?” she asked in a much calmer tone.“No, I left immediatel
Daisy’s POVThe goddess night ritual had gone without any hitch.Alec looked respectful, staring intently at the moon, setting his intentions.He barely paid Hades any mind. I could see the confusion on every ones faces. To an outsider it would look like Alec had a change of heart, but I knew better.Alec’s weapons were easy to decipher. He would bait till he doesn’t and then he just attacks.I could feel priya’s eyes on me through the ritual, and I ignored her, it was easier to avoid eyes that have to think of ways to tell them you couldn’t exactly move until Alec said jump.Alec had it all perfectly planned, he had pretended to be busy with the bottle of whiskey at the bar, while I discreetly told the maid the practiced message to Hades.Alec had made a show of being light on the feet from intoxication. I watched from the corner as he picked a fight with an Alpha, an ally I would assume. Alec’s guards rushed towards him, taking a shouting Alec out of the room.Eve winked at me as
“you had to kill me, but it killed you more.”Hades’ POV“They are leaving,” Lucien said.I could feel the judgement in his eyes. I would have judged me too but each bottle of rum didn’t send to have judgment at the bottom and I had searched through five bottles.“What happened last night?” Lucien asked.His eyes had followed me as I sneaked out, following Daisy to the library.I shook my head slightly, trying to rid myself of the thought. Her words hurt but I couldn’t get over the look in her eyes, like she couldn’t bare the thought of standing in the library.I could tell something was off with her, but there wasn’t a way to tell.Her words were a blow to my chest, each word slicked through my already broken heart, breaking any hope I had.“Hades,” Lucien growled, slamming his fist against the surface of my table.“I choose Alec,” her words echoed in my ears.I was too late.“Enough of this sob party,” Lucien yelled.“what fucking happened?”“everything!” I shouted.“Every fucking
“strategy sets the scene for the tale.”Daisy’s POVI knew my words had hurt.But I had wished they would at least stand outside to watch us leave.I wasn’t expecting Hades to stand outside, but Brittany and Priya, would have at least tried.“Don’t look so broken, he is just getting over the heart break,” Alec taunted, wrapping his hands gently around a sleeping Eve.In some moments, I would see his demeanor crack and his resolve would falter as he stayed at Eve with so much gentleness in his eyes.Blair squeezed my hand gently.I kept my eyes focused on the building that was slowly getting out of sight. My eyes widened, seeing Hades rush out of the building, just before our carriage passed through the gate.“I love you,” I mouthed, praying that the wind would take my message to him.Blair’s thumb rubbed soothing circles on my hand, reminding me of her presence.The gate had closed but Hades eyes still followed me.“you are alright,” Blair whispered.I nodded my head, her words comfor
“a chain reaction of counter moves, I have become the mastermind.”Daisy’s POV“Do you think he knows?”My face brightened, watching Blair emerge from the tree shadows.Alec’s greatest weapon was the power of surprise.It was the night he held her on a choke hold that brought everything to light. A plan had formed in my head when she told me everything she had gone through under his ruling.Alec underestimated me, and that was my weapon.“A narcissist never sees past his shadow,” I muttered, pulling her inti a deep hug.“I was so scared he would hear how loud my heart was beating,” she whispered in my ear, her voice trembling.Blair was still shaken up, after Alec had brought up her dead lover.“you are fine now,” I whispered in her ear, rubbing her back soothingly.One thing about our massive fall out was the fact that Alec had lost his bargaining chip.Blair was free.“how are you feeling?” I asked, taking in her tired face.“it’s better, knowing that I don’t have to be looking over
“there’s never a clean break, constantly fighting,”Daisy’s POV“Wake up”A voice screamed in my ear and I snapped my eyes open.I couldn’t see it, but I felt it, lurking in the shadows.I kept my cool watching the figure inch closer to me. Its steps were slow and quiet.Light flashed across the sword that was pulled from his back sheath.He was going to kill me and no one would know. My fingers slowly touched the ground of the tent, and I gently gathered enough sand in my hands.I waited with a racing heart as the figure approached, and I lunged, aiming for the his eyes.The sword clanked, and my assailant gave a loud hiss, trying to subdue the pain he was feeling in his eyes.My feet ran faster than I could imagine.. “help me,” I screamed my voice trembling in fear.Alec rushed out of his tent, his eyes wild searching around for the danger.“There’s a man on my room with a sword” I screamed from my lungs.Some guards rushed into my room, surprised to find the assailant still writh
“you’ll see me in hindsight, I have become your worst nightmare.Daisy’s POVCuriosity had always keep me to things I wasn’t meant to discover.I watched with eyes wide open and mouth agape as Kevin open the cell door, letting the man who had attacked me slip out.I wandering after I had another nightmare. The camp was getting to me and I was just hoping that Hades would get here fast.Hush tones had attracted me, and I walked slowly trying to find the source of the voice.Kevin was standing with the guards, letting them off, and I watched on with keen interest, trying to figure out what he was playing.Kevin was the person trying to sabotage me.No one would believe me anyway, it was always going to be my word against them.I quickly sneaked back to Blair’s room, my heart pounding loudly in my chest. I couldn’t imagine what would have happened if Kevin had seen me.“why do you look like you have seen a ghost,” Blair muttered.“Because I guess you can say I saw one,” I whispered.I t
“I’ve laid the ground work”Daisy’s POV“What do you mean they have gone silent?” Alec roared.The air around the camp has been thick, almost suffocating.Alec has been on a rampage, something was happening but no one knew how.“Reach out to the northern region,” he growled.I settled deeper into the shrubs hiding from his sight.“Eavesdropping is not a good look on you,” Eve muttered.I jumped in fright from the sound of her voice and landed face down on the grass.Eve’s laughter had my blood boiling.“So what did you get from all of that?” she asked, stretching out her hand to pull me up.I accepted her offer with a sly grin on my face.“ouch” she yelped, falling to the ground.I crackled, holding my ribs as I laughed.“you really are a mean one, you know,” Eve muttered, with an unimpressed look on her face.“I’m sorry,” I chuckled.Eve and I had somewhat gotten cordial. I had seen it all, she was just a girl who was trapped into loving her abductor.“Do you want to go to the garden