**recap**
Sophie had something to do with Will’s death and I knew it.
Without warning I got up and ran to Sophie’s room knowing she would be there because she had the day off.
I heard foot steps behind me so I knew Gabe had followed without asking questions which I appreciated right now.
When we reached Sophie’s room I rapped on the door with my knuckles and we heard rustling around in the room, then footsteps and the door opened. She looked surprised to see us and voiced just that. She invited us in and inquired our presence in her room.
“Sophie, we—I need to ask you something really important.” I said.
She slowly nodded and said okay.
I took a deep breath and prayed that I was wrong. “DidyouhavesomethingtodowithWill’sdeath?” I asked quickly mumbled.
Sophie looked confused. “Can you say that again please Ms. Grey?”
“Did you have something to do with Will’s death?” I repeated
She didn’t say anything at first and I started to get nervous. But what happened next I could have never prepared myself for.
Her quaint, kind face became sinister and cruel. She gave a dark smile and leaned against the wall nearest her. She gave a humorless chuckle and shook her head. “Of course I did. I’m surprised it took you as long as you did to figure it out Anne. Maybe you’re dumber than I thought.”
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I stood there frozen in my place. I didn’t know what to say. Sophie has taken care of me since my parents died and I thought we had become friends at least. But I guess I was wrong.
“I’m a pretty good actress, huh? Well I just wanted my house back and I needed you weak and broken so I took the thing closest to you.” She stated matter-of-factly.
“Weak? Why would you need me weak? I haven’t done anything to you.” I said becoming increasingly confused.
“You see, this is really my house. My family owned it before your grandfather sued my father and we had to sell our house because of your family. Now I’m here to get it back." She said casually. "And the only way to do that was to first get close to your precious little family and remove you all one by one.” She sneered.
“So you thought killing me was your best bet?” I questioned
Her features softened a little but she simply nodded and started walking towards me. Gabe grabbed my wrist causing me to jump. I completely forgot he was in here because he hadn’t uttered a single word since telling me he was innocent.
He growled and began pulling me behind him. Before I could get behind Gabe, Sophie lunged with a knife in her hand that she produced from the folds of her dress.
Before she could get the knife to my chest Gabe grabbed her wrist roughly, causing it to snap and I herd the knife clatter on the hard wood floor.
He easily spun her around and snapped her neck. She collapsed on the floor with a thud and laid there unmoving. I was frozen in my place once again and Gabe turned to look at me. Tears welled up in my eyes and he and enveloped me in his arms. I broke down sobbing into his warm chest.
Saying I was overwhelmed would have been an understatement. In under 24 hours I had learned that mythical creatures exist, my best friend is one, and my personal maid had a personal vendetta to settle with my family and tried to kill me.
My legs began to give out underneath me but Gabe scooped me up and walked me back down to my room. He laid me down and kissed me on the forehead. I was asleep before the door to me room was shut.
*6 months later*
Sophie and all other threats were finally gone and dealt with. Gabe was pronounced innocent and we went back to our lives. Gabe and I have grown closer over these past few months and i can see myself falling in love with him soon. Because his mate is gone he is letting himself fall in love. He feels safe. I am still sad that Sophie turn out to be an evil witch but everything she did was for retribution and she never care about any of us. I have to keep telling myself that. But life is good again.
The End!
A/N: YAY! It has offically ended. Thank you to those who stuck with this story even though it took a while to finish
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Mystery / Thriller“Hello Sophie. What are you doing here?” She just looked at me for a second. Just when I was about to shut the door she spoke. “Someone came to the door and gave me this. They said that I was to give it to you and no one else.” ...
