A short time later...
The rock hitting the sign jars Mal from her dark thoughts.
"Is that really what the letter said?" Jay asks quietly once they make it to their hideout.
Evie doesn't stop as she directs Carlos to the couch where she gathers their youngest member on her lap protectively, running her fingers through his hair as she whispered sweetly to him.
Mal's comment dies on her lips when she sees the dark look that promised retribution if she said anything about it. So instead she turns to Jay.
"Pretty much, yeah," Mal responds in a hushed tone as she shoulder checks Jay and walks past. She might not want to test Evie right now, but she'd be damned if she didn't get her anger across.
She felt like a damn idiot. There was no way Jay could have made her sword after seeing the size of the hammer they used. Sure her second was strong, but working with that would have left Jay with obvious results.
Gil now…. That boy had gotten fucking ripped- At least his arms anyways.
If Jay was going to lie to her, she had no problem doing it back. She still didn't know what to do with the feelings of betrayal swimming around in her belly.
"You two stay with the pup." Mal snaps at them. "I have to go have a discussion with my mother."
"Is she really joining us?" Evie blinks up at Mal.
"Yes." Mal seethes between clenched teeth. "She is." Before the group can ask any more questions she slips back outside, with a resounding slam of the door. Her insides felt like molten snakes were trying to eat her guts.
How the fuck could her mother pull this shit? The fucking audacity was worse than any shame she would have felt to losing Hyades on her own terms. How the fuck did her mother expect her to force Hyades to join, after demanding they be friends? Stupid fucking bitch did this shit to fuck with her. She had too.
Had this been her plan all along? To make her understand exactly how not her mother she was? To make her feel worthless and like a failure? She clenches her fists as she punches a wall out of anger. She grimaces when she realizes she did more damage to herself than the cement. Stupid.
Evie's birthday had been so long ago. She'd forgotten that she'd once help Evie in the greatest contempt because of not being invited to a stupid birthday party. But, she did remember Hades showing up with a tiny squalling Hyades, and she remembered her anger when her mother had taken back the banishment.
Had it really only been for the deal?
And now? Hyades played by her rules, or she lost Evie. That was fucking wonderful. Both her and Hyades' hands were fucking tied.
She scoffs. She didn't want no fucking pity join. And certainly didn't need one. Dammit all to the fucking deepest pits of hell. Her head was starting to ache she was so pissed... And hurt.
"FUCK!" She growls as she kicks over a trash can, sending rats scattering everywhere. Her intense brooding keeping everyone at a distance as she stomped her way home.
So short and not so sweet,
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