Theodore
I didn’t know what to say as it all clicked into place for me.
“Violet...”
She shook her head, forcing a wry smile. “Look back, the Goddess had to have been protecting me probably for the best, right? A child with him...”
Her voice cracked, and I swallowed hard.
I pulled her closer, not saying anything. I just held her. She melted into my arms. The moment hung between us, raw and unspoken. I couldn’t imagine what she was thinking, what she was feeling, knowing the notoriety of her parents. I ran a hand down her back, my fingers tracing absent patterns against her skin as I tried to sort through my thoughts.
“So, what was wrong with him?” I asked, my voice steady.
She laughed a sharp, unexpected sound that made my lips twitch despite myself.
“Clearly nothing, given
