Chapter 195 - Misunderstood Heroes?

The duchess was on run and even if she was a goddess as Persephone had said, he wouldn't make someone like her his. He had no wish for becoming hero by saving her. His job was to catch her and drag her back to the hell that she had dig for her. 

"Any news on her?" Killian questioned him. 

"None," Callum answered. " It's as if she is a ghost." 

The Duchess had means and resources of hiding. And if she didn't want to be found, no one would be able to find her. Her late husband had left enough money for her to last. 

"Where were you?" Killian asked. He didn't know that Callum had already arrived. If he had known, he would gave thrown Nash on the next plane and sent his ass back with Callum. This way he didn't have to deal with a melancholic version of Nash. 

"At santiago's," Callum murmured. "He has a gotten a cute wife. A kid on way."

"Lucky bastard," Killian muttered. He got the girl he had wanted and was about to become a father. What else could he ask for? He even found his siblings. And he had every way of uniting his family. 

"I wish I could say the same." Callum's voice trailed off. "He has complicated his life with all the secrets and lies. If both of them didn't clear their shit, their marriage will be in shambles." 

"What does this have to do with us?" Killian asked him. "If they didn't want to save their marriage, what your or I can change?" 

Callum looked at him for a long moment. He was pondering what Killian just said. After what seems like eternity, he replied,"He is family, Killian. Not just Santiago, even if your marriage was falling, I would do what it takes to show you what you are losing. He clearly likes her a lot. Perhaps, more than just like. And I could easily see in Persephone's eyes care for him. They are about to have a kid soon. As much as their life had nothing to do with us, I can't help but think about that kid in her belly. We lead the life of orphans, Killian. Not one to rely on. No one to care about us. No where to go. But Santiago's child would have a family and yet wouldn't have one if they didn't save their falling marriage. I don't know about you but I wouldn't be able to see this. The little guy on the way is our nephew or niece." 

"You know what Callum?" Killian said. "It's already hard for me to deal with a melancholic Nash. I don't think I can handle a lecture of Dr Facci's exclusive philosophy classes." 

"You are overreacting because you know I am right," Callum murmured. 

"Of course, I do," Killian scoffed. "But what are you going to do? Play fairy?" 

Callum suddenly smiled at Killian. "Not a bad idea, Kill" He hugged Killian's shoulder. "Since you are just going to watch the scene, I will have to take the reign of this matter in my hands. Even if I have to play fairy to ease the misunderstandings in their life, I will. Not only this, I'm going to solve Nash's love problem. If Santiago's sister really reciprocate Nash's feelings, then I am going to get compel Nash to put his shit together." 

"Callum, get a love life," Killian groaned hearing his reply. 

"As if you guys are not miserable enough." 

…

Callum was smoking out on the patio when he saw a very worried Persephone coming his way. 

"Big bro, Santiago cut my phone without saying a word. But he seemed to be shouting at someone," Persephone let out. "Could it be that he is in danger? I had a bad feeling about it. Can you please call him? He is not picking my phone now." 

Callum consoled her and took out his phone to call Santiago to ease her worries but they instead increased when he didn't pick his call either. 

"He will come back," Callum reassured her. "He is Santiago and no one can hurt him easily." 

"He will be fine right?" Persephone whispered. " I am so scared, Callum"

"Don't worry. He will be fine," Callum tried to joke to lighten up the heavy mood. "He won't die soon. Heavens and hell didn't want him and so they sent him to torture earth."

Persephone smiled tightly. "He is not invincible."

"Of course, he is not," Callum agreed. 

Persephone couldn't stop worrying since the time she had heard shouts and shrieks over the phone. She didn't know where he was or why he was there. What was worse than her worry was why she didn't understand this sudden worry for him? 

As much as she said that she didn't care about him, at the end of the day she knew she cared more about him than she let on. 

"Persephone, do you know why he is the way he is?" Callum questioned her. 

"Isn't he because he loves to play the big bad ass villain?"Persephone glanced at him and asked in confusion. 

"Persephone, what are Villains if not misunderstood heroes?" Callum questioned. 

"I don't know what you are saying." 

Actually she did understand what he was trying to tell her but still she wasn't able to understand these words in Santiago's context. 

His words sounded more like a quote taken out of a romance book, polishing the blackness of Villain's characters with big fancy words. 

If she pondered on these words, she found that Calllum's words actually made sense in a way. 

She didn't remember who had said that everything in this world isn't just black or white. 

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