Page 3 of The Hellbeast's Betrayal

“Made me what? Foolishly fall in love with a girl who was nothing but my enemy?” I challenged, making her sigh.

“I was never your enemy, Jared.” The sound of my name coming from her lips was just like I used to remember, just like I used to adore… Now, though…? It just grated against my bitter soul.

“No? Then it wasn’t you who planned my demise?” I questioned, making her scoff.

“Oh, but I hardly think having you become who you were destined to become can be considered as a demise,” she argued.

“Oh, I see, so you did me a favor then?” I asked sarcastically.

“Didn’t I?”

I gritted my teeth and snapped my reply.

“I had no fucking choice, Lerna, you ripped it from me, you and your actual husband!”

Again, she sighed, as if getting frustrated.

“Yes, and have you thought to ask yourself why?”

I had, but I didn’t want to give her the satisfaction of this.

“It doesn’t exactly matter now, does it? Seeing as I am stuck in Hell with the both of you!” I growled, my eyes casting to the fucker, Koro, who was watching this scene of ours with a narrow gaze.

Yeah, come and try it, fucker.

I tensed my jaw. I swear I would have no fucking teeth left after this conversation.

“You always were stubborn,” she muttered, making me warn,

“Don’t… don’t you fucking dare act like you know me.”

“Don’t I?”

I glared down at her before telling her in a hard tone,

“No, you don’t. A lot has happened since those days and I am very, very different, Lerna.”

“I can see that,” she said, looking me up and down, noting my demonic appearance. One I hadn’t bothered to try and tame. Not that it did me any good as the little fool just wouldn’t take the fucking hint. I knew that, when she continued.

“Yes, and like I said, you are now who you always were fated to become, I just played a part in that.”

“A fucking cruel part,”I gritted out through clenched teeth.

“You may feel that way but…”

“Oh, but I do feel that way, and have you ever thought to ask yourself why?” I said, interrupting her and making her shake her head, like this would help.

“Jared, I…”

I finally stopped walking and turned to face her, because if she wanted to do this shit, then here it was… she would get it all!

“I watched you die, Lerna. I was forced to watch the woman I thought I loved die… do you have any idea what that’s like!?”

“I do actually,” she replied, surprising me, but it wasn’t enough to make me stop.

“Yeah, well fucking multiply it by three hundred years and you might be where I am at!” I snapped, making her gasp in shock, making me wish I hadn’t given her that.

“Jared, I… I didn’t know,” she uttered quietly, and I hated her even more for it…the pity.

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