miranda's 'family'

Part 59: The Encounter

"greetings Duke and my dearest (y/n), has been a long time since I lay saw you at a meeting."

Her words, so calm and soft. It made me uneasy, the way she hummed my name like a peaceful melody, it was the serenade of destruction. I kept my eyes on the Duke as he gave a curt laugh. He glanced at me, watching as I slowly began fall, fall back into the deprevity if my mind. She relished in it.

"well I have been busy, ya know... Learning and expanding my knowlage like how my parents would have wanted."

Malice, all I could do was bite my tongue and spit words with a harsher tone as I faced her. Her face was pale, decorated with makeup and a head piece, a halo. She was far from an angel. Those eyes, cold and bitter, glazed over as they flicked over my figure.

"you've gotten bigger since the last time I saw you, your eating well... Some might say too well"

That snide remark crawled into my ears and under my skin. Karl had told me that I look healthier and stronger than when I was younger. i looked down at my body for a second and looked back at her with a sarcastic smirk.

"well atleast I have something to me, not like a stick figure. More to love."

I snapped back, monotone and prompt. The Duke butted in.

"well its getting late, you better head back."

His words desperately trying to get me away but she took another step towards me. Eyes crackling as she glared.

"I need to talk with the young one before they leave, in private..."

Her hand grabbed me, snatching my wrist before I had a chance to get away she pulled me away from the Duke. I shot him a glance, pleading, begging him to do something. I stumbled over my own feet as she dragged me over to the altar. 

"You have been avoiding me as of late, Hiding with the insolent Heisenberg, it seems you are choosing him over me, is that right? if so you'll pay the price." 

She growled, her voice low and forceful as she spoke to me keeping a firm grip on my wrists as i tried to pull her off. 

"Get off of me!" 

"your body has accepted the gift better than i could have hoped not many have seen the progress you have." 

I stood there in silence, my whole body tingled as she poked something into my neck. I hissed and pushed her away. she scoffed and disappeared, a could of feathers was all that remained of her after she gave me a farewell gift. 

Rushing over to the duke i held my neck, he gave a worried look and telephoned Karl for me as i started to feel funny, the world began to swirl around me and i could feel my legs begin to shake. the fuck did that bitch do to me. i could hear the muffled speech of the duke as he was on the phone to karl. i knew this wasnt going to end well. my lungs refused to function, coughing uncontrollably as my body tried to reject whatever she put in me, to the point where blood covered the stone slabs and eveything went hazy.