Delphine pov
It's been a couple of days, but the weight of it all still sits heavy on my chest, choking me. How could someone be so cruel? So utterly heartless as to kill my parents and then look me in the eyes, claiming he loves me?
The man I fell in love with—the man I trusted with my heart—ended their lives. Even now, I can't wrap my head around it.
Sure, we weren’t close. My parents... they hated me. Hated the way I looked, the way I walked, even the way I breathed. Every glance, every word they ever said to me was laced with disdain. I hated them too. For years, I wished I could stop caring, wished their hatred didn’t cut so deeply.
But that didn’t stop the pain.
It didn’t stop the hollow ache in my chest, the betrayal gnawing at my soul when I found out the truth. They were sti
