The Lies, The Betrayal

The silence that followed was deafening.

Lilith stared at the man before her, her mind struggling to comprehend what she was seeing. The Jefferson she thought she had been speaking to was gone, replaced by someone else entirely—a stranger, yet not a stranger.

His vibrant blue hair, the same shade as her own, shimmered faintly in the dim light of the secluded clearing. His sharp features, so eerily similar to hers, carried a sense of familiarity she couldn't deny.

Her breath hitched as the truth settled in her chest like a stone. "You… You're—"

"Yes," Aluxio interrupted, his voice low and somber. "I'm your father."

The words hung in the air, heavy and suffocating. Lilith took a shaky step back, her heart hammering in her chest. Anger, confusion, and betrayal swirled within her, each emotion battling for dominance.