Sebastian's POV:
I had barely stepped out the door when Sylvia's venomous voice stopped me in my tracks. Memories of her tormenting me as a child resurfaced, and hearing her now only brought back that bitterness.
‘If it wasn’t for the curse, would she have ever stopped?’
Even after the curse, she had always tried to make things worse for me.
But today, her cruelty had reached a new level. Sylvia had always been a bother in my eyes because of the methods she would use to bully me. But today, she had crossed the line by whipping Athena. It was because of me that Athena was suffering. So, I couldn’t just walk away.
Before Sylvia could land another lash on Athena’s back, I moved swiftly, grabbing her wrist with a firm grip.
"Stop it. You're being pathetic again," I said coldly, my voic
