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CHAPTER 168
~Valerie's POV~
Everyone sat in stillness and suddenly, I didn't feel so victorious anymore because while the world saw gods with sharp jaws, handsome, brutal, powerful… I saw boys who had bled in silence.
And I couldn't stop wondering… what did each of them lose? And why did it feel like their grief was drawing them closer to me?
I never knew they experienced their personal suffering like I did but hearing about Axel really changed my perspective.
Astra whimpered internally.
'I was right when I said you should speak to them."
I wanted to argue my reasoning with Astra but I was too weak to do so.
I bid the girls goodbye, not bothering to continue the conversation as I headed for the changing room. I needed to freshen up and go for my final class before detention.
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Detention let out just after six.