Nigel Howell and Damien had been escorted away, leaving Calliope alone at the dining table across from Simon.
A long wooden table stretched between them, covered with a generous spread of food. Simon glanced up at her, noting her untouched plate. “Nothing looks good? Aren’t you hungry?”
He spoke between mouthfuls, eating with the vigor of someone who hadn’t had a decent meal in days. Each bite seemed to delight him, but Calliope barely registered the aroma of the food. Her mind was spinning, weighed down by the chaotic state of Black Spider.
This new personality—Simon—was clearly a far bigger problem than she’d anticipated. With him here, all her earlier plans were useless; now everything was tangled and unpredictable.
“Not your taste?” Simon asked after swallowing another bite.
“How long have you been…present?” Calliope fixed her gaze on him, searching for clues.
Simon’s lips curled with amusement. “Oh, long time. You just never saw me.” His eyes glittered, thoroughly entertained. “Surprised? I’ve watched you plenty, even if you’ve never met me.”
A shiver ran through her. “Then why haven’t you shown yourself before?”
He gave a careless shrug. “Didn’t feel like it. But things have gotten interesting. Now I want it all. This world, everything in it—it should all be mine.”
“So, your plan is to kill me? You couldn’t kill me if you tried, and I’m certainly not giving you a chance.” His tone was almost playful. “But I’m fascinated by you, Calliope. You’re strong, stubborn—a lot of fun, actually.”
“Fun?” she echoed, her voice flat.
He grinned. “Of course! I thrive on excitement. That’s what sets me apart from the others—they play it so safe, so boring. But stick around—something thrilling’s about to happen.”
A sly smile played on his lips. “Those tigers out back? They haven’t eaten in days. They’re starving.”

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Oh wrestling expert ey? So is this Khamzat Chimaev or Shavkat Rakhmonov? Because Khabib's would be too haram....
Oh no. Million is just mix of Conor McGregor, Islam Makhachev, Mike Tyson, Max Holloway, Anderson Silva... I bet he lands 5sec flying knees like Jorge Masvidal too. Oh nope, 1sec knees. And has faster left hooks than Alex Pereira. Definitely would win UFC championship in every weight division including women. Poor Zhang Weili....
Okay so.... Million is now from East. Arctic wolf from East, modified genetically so he can manage his own Instagram and probably also box like Mike Tyson and snapping left hooks like Alex Pereira....
This is starting to be the same twister of abilities as Cassandra Yates and Tiffany. But question is, why the hell Silas can't just open his mouth and tell Caliope that she's the one whom he has in his heart. He would prevent a lot of misunderstanding. Seems like despite capability of talking with modified arctic wolf, she's not like telepathic....
Oh no, so FL is again another hidden genius with both hemispheres working on hundreds... Ffffuuuu. Cassandra Yates and Tiffany were already enough, ughugh. And Tiffany was even more exaggerated than Cassandra....
That's weird, in the first chapters there was said that her bio parents and bros doteď on Caliope but then they adopted Lisette, but this chapter suddenly says otherwise. Did author forget what he wrote?...
I REALLLYYY REALLLYYYY REALLYYYYYY WANT TO SLAP THE 3 BROTHERS WHENEVER THEY OPEN THEIR MOUTH !!! AND THEIR MOM !!!...
Why has this not been updated ?? there were 5 more chapters which was released and it has not been updated.. Please do update on regular basis......