MARCUS POV:
Well, this is a mess. A bloody, god-awful mess that I'm responsible for. If there's one thing I've learned today, it's that my big mouth and my damn jealousy have caused more damage than I could've ever imagined.
I should've kept my damn mouth shut. But no. Instead, I let the anger and jealousy consume me, and I snapped. Watching her fall apart because of Lucius... I couldn't handle it. I felt her pain like it was my own, the way she crumbled, broken and desperate, and all I wanted was to fix it—to make it better. But the only thing I did was make it worse.
I should have kept my mouth shut. I really should have.
It's not an excuse, I know. I've never been one to shy away from the truth, and hell, maybe I thought I was doing the right thing in the moment. But now? Now I can see how stupid I was. Anger and jealousy don't mix well, especially not when they're directed at someone you care about, even if you don't realize how much you care until it's too late.
