Kept Secret

Chapter 20

Lucas~

The twins have been arguing for the last 3 hours and both Camille and I are at our wit's end. They never fucking shut up and if it weren't for the chains binding me to the moss-covered walls, I'd have probably shut them up myself. They continue to bicker about whose fault it is that we ended up here when Camille lets out a startling growl that shuts them both up, "For Goddess' sake, both of you shut the hell up! it's because of both of you that we ended up here and I don't want to hear another word about it because eventually I will get free and I will rip you both to pieces so for the love of goddess be quiet!" They send each other one last glare before turning away from each other, plunging the cell into an eerie silence. We all stare at each other from our corners, some with worry, some with malice, and some with regret. The last few days hang heavy between us, none wanting to cast the blame but all secretly knowing who's responsible. Without her, none of this would've happened and now there's a massive shitstorm approaching. I just hope we're prepared for it and that she's ready to face the consequences of what she's done.

flashback~

"Now listen here you little bitch, you're going to tell me exactly what I need to know or so help me god I will drive this dagger right through your cold, dark heart" I've never seen Camille this hostile before and it would've worried me if it weren't for the collective hatred we all felt towards the vampire still in Jackson's hold. A vampire whom I apparently used to cheat on Lia and who turned out to be Jackson's evil sister. I run my fingers through my hair, mentally exhausted because of everything that's been happening the last couple of weeks. First I find out my all-time crush is a witch, then a werewolf, then a vampire, I meet her ex who knows everything about her, find out she's a princess and now she's gone missing after I cheated on her (which I don't remember) with this girl (whom I also don't remember).

I tune back into the conversation where Camille is dragging the dagger over Julia's skin, making it sizzle like some barbecue chicken. Although chicken doesn't smell that bad. I scrunch up my nose at the smell of burning flesh while Julia hisses out in pain. Camille has an evil smirk on her face, clearly enjoying this. I wonder what vampires ever did to her. "So you ready to talk?"

She plunges the dagger into Julia's thigh, making her scream out in pain. According to Camille, this dagger is extremely dangerous to vampires and if it stays embedded in their skin for too long they could die. She screams out and Camille yanks the dagger out, "Okay fine I'll talk. I was sent here by King Raymond to break up the tribrid and her mate. He wants her for himself and now that she's lost all faith in the bond, he'll have her." She's panting while we're all in shock, all except for Camille. She opens her mouth to talk but Julia beats her to it, "She was also part of the plan." We all question who 'she' is but one look at the glare Julia is sending her way clears up any confusion, "That little mut was all part of this. I saw her with the king almost every week, talking about your precious tribrid, feeding him information to take her down. She's just as a part of this as I am." Jackson and I turn to Camille in pure shock. Jackson recovers from the shock first and throws his sister to the side before diving at Camille and tackling her to the ground.

He hisses at her and bares his fangs while she bares her canines, trying to kick him off her but failing miserably. I may not like him but I can tell he cares about Lia more than anything and by the look of rage evident on his face, he's not letting Cammie off easy. He grabs her throat and pushes her back to the ground, "Why would you do that to her?!" His voice is thick with anger and his eyes glow the deepest red.

Cammile struggles against his hold and growls at him," I had no choice, he had my mate and would kill him if I didn't do as he said. I never wanted to hurt Lia and I had no idea he'd do this." I decide to step in before this went too far.