Chapter 116

Eileen's POV From that day, he changed. He stopped trying to get their attention. He gave up on family, on affection. And most of all, he gave up on her. If she was going to be the goddess, then fine. Let her shine. He would become her shadow. "While she trained with our father, I was cast aside. They thought I was nothing," he said, rising to his feet, his voice nos cold. . "But I had power. Deep, raw power they never noticed. I fed it with every rejection, every slap, every moment of loneliness." He began to learn in secret. Magic. Control. Darkness. "And I watched. Oh, I watched," he said, stepping closer to me. "I saw her become the Moon Goddess, beloved by all. While I rotted in the shadows. Forgotten." My chest was tight. My heart thudded painfully as I looked at him. There was grief in his voice, heartbreak that spanned lifetimes. This wasn't just a villain. He was a boy who had been broken so thoroughly, so cruelly, that he had remade himself into a monster. The room was silent