Hades
I recalled the incident—the first meeting we had after the throne had been left vacant. I thought he had been mocking me. Maybe in a way he had, but I was starting to realize that he might have been trying to draw out the boy he knew from the monster that I had been shaped into. But that had not been the only time I had lashed out because of the name I no longer bore. I had hurt Kael too that time when I became triggered concerning Eve all those months ago. He too had been trying to reach me.
But when Sophie had called me Uncle Luci, I felt none of the rage. Only that a name that Lucien would know and remember had slipped out from my mouth in the most natural way. "Little star" would have never touched my lips if a part of me did not remember who I used to be.
My defenses were down, hackles lowered, and the—
A tear slipped down Cain's face.
And the world screeched to a stop. "Cain..."
