Chapter IV (29.08.2016)
Seth realized that something wasn't right when he noticed Hunter in the ring. He was not supposed to be there. However, he just let it go, thinking that his boss was going to make the win easier. And what a mistake that was!
He was so surprised when Hunter did the pedigree on him that he just stood on the mat of the ring while Owens covered him.
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"You're winner and new WWE Universal Champion, Kevin Owens!" He knew what the ring announcer was saying but he just heard the words that Dean told him two years ago.
"They're just going to use you and once they find someone that they think is better than you, they are going to betray you. They are trying to isolate you, so you don't have any help if you decide to go against them when they do it. I hope you realize it before they destroy you" Dean was right. Roman was right. But most importantly, Valerie had been right all along.
He got out of the ring and went straight to his traitorous "team". Mick looked shocked and was talking with Stephanie. Hunter was nowhere in sight.
"What the hell was that?!" He yelled in Stephanie's face, making her flinch. He was fuming "Did you know? Did you know?!" He continued screaming at her. She didn't have time to answer "After everything I've done for all of you! After everything we…. I've been through!"
"Don't you dare blame me for this! I didn't know he was going to do that! But you know what?! I'm glad he's done it!" Stephanie responded, getting really agitated. The truth was that the Authority had been getting really tired of the boy lately. He was getting even cockier than he already was and he was getting on everybody's nerves. They hadn't realized the power that his Shield friends had on him, they hadn't realized the way they kept him grounded, kept him humble, kept him sane. And they didn't know how to do that and they weren't willing to learn to.
"Are you fucking kidding me?! I've done everything you've asked of me!" He couldn't stop "You told me to betray the Shield and I did! You told me to stop being friend with Val and I did! You told me to hate her and I did! I've broken my own heart to stand by your side!" Stephanie stared death into his eyes. She knew it was true and she also knew that had been their mistake, they hadn't known the importance that the girl had for him "And you repay me with this! Fuck you! Fuck all of you! I'm done!" He finished before going to his locker room.
He arrived to his hotel room late at night. He went directly to lie in his bed, trying to forget what had happened that night. Once he realized he couldn't, he took his phone and there it was, among a lot of message from his family, one single text from her. "I'm sorry about what happened tonight. You deserved that tittle"
And that night he felt asleep crying for the girl he lost because he'd been a stupid self-centered asshole.