her, his voice gentle

about this. What we had was a mistake, a

yes filled

oved me, that you woul

out a low,

elieve that? Look at yourself and look at your sis

ke slaps. She took a st

're a monster,

closer, his smile n

rd the party, toward Ariadna, "is the best business deal of

atched as he returned to Ariadna, how he kissed her with apparent adoration, h

room. Once inside, she closed the door and c

ury. Books filled the shelves, and the walls were decorated with ph

her thoughts and feelings. While Melina frantically wrote in her room, the party continued. Ariadna and Leonidas were the center of attention, po

ered to her husband,

onversation with a local politici

ewhere, dear. You know

owing inside her. She decided to go up

he folded it and left it on her bed. Then, she took her purse

roar of her car's engine was drowned out by the music and laughter from the party.

into Melina's room. His eyes fell on the letter on the bed. He r

in his pocket. Just as he was about

you doing here?" s

quick to react, s

na to thank her personally for her

head, worry evi

oking for her. Thi

ently guiding Athena out of the room. "Let's go

aimlessly through the city's streets. Her mind wa

e red light. The screech of brakes and the cr

ng tragedy. Ariadna laughed with her friends, Leonidas chatted wit

ng. It was at that moment her phone rang. The color drained from h

aos. In a barely audible whisper, she mana

os dropped his glass, the crystal

ached. "What's going on?" she asked,

ould barely respond. "Your s

ble to process the news. Suddenly, the words she had directed at her sister ec

eved, relieved that the secret of his

n embrace that seemed more like a perfor

y, my love,"

, sobbing uncontrollably. Gu

to say through her tears, "and now I'll

from the initial shoc

party, every

in silence. The hall, once full of life and celeb

ing with silent sobs. Nikolaos remained stan

ll go to the police to get more information.

ined to reach the accident scene before anyone else and en

ality of their loss. Ariadna, looking at her engagement

"do you think Melina kn

g for the first time in a long while the vul

oice breaking, "sisterly love is co

tions, retreated to his study, mut

police were finishing their initial investigation. With his usu

he found nothing. The letter he had taken from Melina's room weighed heavily i

as beginning to set in. Ariadna, sitting on th

as the good one, the kind one. I'm just... this," she gestured

to her daughter,

ble," Athena said, feeling guilt herself for

eing for the first time in years

fter, his face showing a st

ears it was an accident. Melina..." he paused, as if

Nikolaos, who had returned

s said. "You have been a great

onate son-in-law. Internally, however, he was already planning how to use t

vigil. The Kallistos family, each member lost in their own thoughts a