Flames of Fury

Chapter 22

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Incandis

I thought when Mags was missing that things had never been more out of my control, but that pales in comparison to the way things are playing out now.

My biggest regret and my darkest secret have come to light in the most devastating way, and that's not even including what we did to Kat or the murderous glare her brothers shot me before Xander spoke up.

"Kat it's not his fault, I couldn't risk your brothers seeing you with Incandis. It would have unraveled everything." Xander's taking the fall for me again, falling on the proverbial sword to try to protect me.

Kat looks at me over her shoulder. "Why didn't you stop him? You knew he was going to invade my mind, why would you let him do that to me Incandis?"

I don't even have time to open my mouth to respond before Kat heads for the door and runs down the hall.

I do the only thing I can think of — I go after her. If she wants to hate me and leave me then it'll be because I deserved it for what we did with her memories, not because I didn't fight for her.

She's fucking fast, she's practically turning the corner at the end of the hall by the time I run out after her. It's no use chasing her, I won't be able to catch up. My mom probably put her in the same room she was in last time she was here so I just teleport there and wait for her to barge in.

A minute later Kat practically kicks down the door, angry tears stain her face and her eyes burn with rage like a wildfire when she catches sight of me in her room.

"Kat please, let me explain." I implore her, my palms up in surrender.

Kat scoffs and walks in past me. "You know, in some sick way I can at least understand why my mom suggested having the twins' memories erased, but what I can't understand is why mine had to be wiped too." Kat looks at me with glassy eyes, her pain is prominent and sharp and it pierces straight through me. "You didn't need mine wiped to make this work, we could have been together all this time." Her voice cracks at the end exposing the emotion she's been suppressing. "You really don't want me, do you?"

Her words pulverize my heart. "Kat, of course I want you —"

"Before we talked to Xander, before you left, that whole week you wouldn't touch me. I literally threw myself at you and every time you had some excuse."

"Kat, please —"

"What's wrong with me, Incandis? Why are you trying so hard to avoid me? If you don't want me then I'll give you the words to break our bond but don't keep stringing my heart along behind you."

"Kat," her name comes out as part laugh and part sigh, "you're perfect. You're funny, smart, gorgeous...but I'm — I'm only going to hurt you."

"Please tell me you're not honestly pulling a 'it's not you it's me' right now. Don't be a fucking coward, the truth won't break me."

"The truth no. But I will."

My words are resolute, she needs to understand this isn't some game I'm playing, that people who get close to me only get hurt. My fucking sister is exhibit number one.

"What does that even mean? Incandis, be real with me. No bullshit. I deserve the truth."

She's right, she's always right. She deserves better than I've been treating her, she deserves the truth. I take in the sight of her like inhaling a deep breath before taking the plunge, like she's the last breath I'll ever get. Because after I tell her the truth, she'll discard me and let me sink to the bottom like a stone.