[ Thalia's POV ]
I didn't know what to do at this moment.
Again. I had failed.
I was this close to winning. This close to proving everyone wrong. And yet again, I made the same mistake. Reached the same result. Where he had to interrupt to save me.
I looked at my partner. My savior.
Eren.
He was walking toward me. And every step he took sent a jolt through my spine. I didn't understand why, but his face was scaring me.
He was looking directly at me. Not at my cousin Azrael. Not at the battlefield. Just at me. As if every cell in his body was cursing my existence.
After a few more steps, he stood face to face with me. Completely ignoring Prince Azrael who stood just meters away.
"What the fuck was that?" His voice was cold. Angry. Disappointed.
I couldn't reply. What would I have said? What excuse could justify what just happened?
"You know what's worse than losing? Choosing to lose when victory was already in your hands."
He didn't wait for my response. Didn't need one.
