"This is… your home?" she whispered, as though speaking too loud might break the illusion.
It wasn't awe alone in her tone. It carried a faint tremor of disbelief, the sound of someone trying to reconcile the brutal stories whispered about this place with the elegance now unfolding in front of her eyes.
Wildfire Estate. Block C.
Alice shot her a sidelong glance, "Don't stare too much. You'll draw attention."
But Paula couldn't seem to help it. The building looked just... too much. She had seen Block A and B and now, they were at C, which was equally magnificent.
The word Paula had used, home, echoed unpleasantly in her mind. Even now, even after a while of living under its roof, she could never bring herself to think of Block C as hers. It was Hades's. It would always be Hades's. And stepping into it with Paula at her side felt like exposing her to something dangerous, something that might stain her if she wasn't careful.
