Tears welled in Avey’s eyes, blurring her vision.
She didn’t know whether to feel relieved or devastated.
Reality was crashing down on her raw and unforgiving.
Max’s words weren’t just answers they were shattering something deep inside her. Breaking the invisible chains she had never even realized were there.
Fate.
Who?
Why?
Why had someone twisted her life, Lucian’s life, into something so cruel?
Avey felt a storm of emotions raging inside her. Anger. Grief Helplessness.
She had no control over any of it.
The choices she thought were hers…weren’t.
The pain she caused… wasn’t truly her fault.
The love she had buried, the guilt she had carried, all of it had been forced onto her.
She finally understood Diablo’s words.
Her body felt too heavy to move.
She just sat there, silent tears spilling down her face.
Not sobbing. Not speaking.
Just letting it sink in.
Diablo’s gaze hardened as she stared at Max, frustration and something deeper concern clouding her expression.
“Max, you…”Her voice was sharp, laced with tension.
Lately, he had been acting recklessly, letting emotions dictate his choices, disregarding consequences.
“You know she wasn’t supposed to hear this.” Diablo exhaled, rubbing her temples. “She isn’t even a contractor.”
Her eyes flickered toward Avey and for the first time, hesitation crept into her tone.
“Look, Max…there’s only one way now.”
She paused.
Then, with visible reluctance, she finished.
“We have to kill her.”
Avey flinched.
The room seemed to shrink around her.
Her tears stilled. Her breath caught in her throat.
For the first time since arriving here, she truly felt it the vast gap of power between them.
If they wanted, they could erase her without a second thought.
She turned her head toward Max, heart pounding.
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Fear clawed at her chest, but she forced herself to breathe.
Moments ago, she wanted to die.
But now…
Now that she knew the truth, that she hadn’t been the monster she always believed, she didn’t want to disappear.
For years, she had lived in self-hatred, convinced she didn’t deserve Lucian’s love, that she had only ever caused him pain.
Even when she tried to reach out to him, something had always held her back.
Fear. Doubt. Guilt.
But now, she understood.
It wasn’t her.
Something had been controlling her, twisting her feelings, forcing her away from him.
And now that she was free of that invisible chain…
“I don’t want to die,” Avey whispered, her voice barely audible.
She clenched her fists, her entire body trembling, but she didn’t look away.
“I want to go back. I want to do things right, without hating myself, without holding back.”
Her chest ached.
“I know he hates me. I know I might never get another chance with him.”
Her lips quivered.
“But that was the old me. And I will change for him.”
She shut her eyes tightly, barely holding herself together.
“Please don’t kill me.”
A silent prayer.
Her entire hope rested on Max.
She had seen it in his eyes he cared for Lucian.
And maybe… just maybe, in some way, he cared about her too.
Even if only because of Lucian.
Even if she didn’t fully understand why…
Max had risked something serious by telling her the truth.
Diablo was powerful so powerful that even Max, who called her Master with respect, had to answer to her.
And yet, he had still spoken.
Avey swallowed, trying to steady her breath.
This was serious.
Max shook his head, a light smile playing on his lips.
“Don’t worry, Master. Nothing will happen. We don’t need to kill her.”
Diablo’s sharp gaze remained locked on him.
“Then what? Are you planning to keep her locked in here for the rest of her life?”
The problem wasn’t just that Avey had heard the truth it was that she wasn’t supposed to.
The world’s will would only react if Avey left this place carrying forbidden knowledge.
This office existed outside the world’s laws, a space where fate’s grasp weakened.
But the moment Avey stepped beyond its borders…
The world’s will would crush her.
It wasn’t cruel. It was balance.
Knowledge was power, and not everyone was meant to have it.
Those unworthy of knowing the truth who could disrupt the order were erased before they could tip the scales.
And the one who told them?
Punished just the same.
That was why Diablo’s first instinct had been to kill Avey.
It wasn’t personal. She actually liked this naive, kind-hearted girl.
But if she had to choose between Avey and Max, the choice was clear.
Now that Max had refused to kill her, the only other option was to keep her here forever.
It wasn’t the worst fate.
She could read books. Learn. Exist.
At least she wouldn’t be dead.
It’s her own fault, Diablo thought with a sigh.
She shouldn’t have heard something she wasn’t meant to know.
But then
“Who said I’ll keep her locked here forever?” Max’s voice was casual, but his eyes held something deeper.
Diablo’s brows furrowed.
Avey, still processing the weight of everything, turned to Max, confused.
Max smiled.
“I’ll make her deserving of this knowledge.”
A sharp silence filled the room.
Diablo’s eyes widened slightly.
Then, realization dawned.
“You’re serious.”
She turned her gaze back to Avey, scanning her carefully, as if reevaluating everything.
Avey stiffened under the intensity of her stare.
“You’re really lucky, girl,” Diablo murmured.
A rare opportunity.
A once in a lifetime chance.
no maybe…once in an existence chance
And Avey didn’t even know it yet.
Avey let out a quiet breath of relief.
Max wasn’t going to kill her.
And he wasn’t planning to keep her locked here forever, either.
That was enough for now.
She glanced up at Diablo, who was still looking at her eyes sharp, scanning her from head to toe like she was some rare specimen.
Avey shifted uncomfortably.
“What is it, ma’am?” she asked hesitantly.
Diablo didn’t answer right away.
Avey didn’t know what to make of this woman. Just moments ago, she had suggested killing her without a second thought. And now… she was acting like an older sister, completely unfazed.
It was unsettling.
But before Avey could dwell on it, Diablo shook her head, clearly deciding that whatever was going on in Avey’s mind wasn’t worth digging into.
Max, however, had his gaze fixed somewhere past Avey.
There was something in his expression something between amusement and seriousness.
Then, without warning, he spoke.
“I’ll give you a system.”
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ughhh sorry guys for being late….i wont lie….i was just too lazy to write tday… extremely sorry but yeah…ahhh i am regretting that now i gotta write it this late