The Last Thing I Did

Chapter 19

Rea is sitting down in the garden of the pack house when she feels the presence of Falk. "Do you really think that your poison is going to kill him", Falk asks looking at his daughter who's staring in front of her. She doesn't respond and keeps staring in front of her, trying to understand how it was so easy to get her hands around his neck. "If it actually was that easy then Deadlive would've done it too." The only thing she knows is that Benjamin needs his soulmate in order to find a way to kill Rea, that's what she was able to read from his mind. "I've been thinking about that a lot actually, I couldn't sleep without finding out why Deadlive could not kill him this easily. Then I actually realized that she's been brainwashed by Benjamin", Rea tells him and he looks confused at her. "That's not possible, Deadlive could read his mind and see his memories. She would've known", Falk says not believing a word that she said. "Think about it Falk. All the memories she has read from his mind, they are false. Benjamin has toyed with them, secretly making a code to brainwash her, to make her think she can't kill him no matter what. That's also how she fell in love with you. Deadwolves have extremely good senses, so how did she not sense that you were a Doomed Soul from Hell? I can feel it in my blood whenever a Hell creature is on Earth. And I do think Benjamin is going to die. When I poisoned Benjamin he was actually afraid , Falk", Rea told him. He sits down on the chair in front of her, trying to make sense of what she has just told him. "What if he's manipulating your gift, acting like he is afraid", Falk says and she was offended by what he said. "If you don't believe me then that's your problem, but I am a hundred percent sure of it", she said.

It was a strange thought that Benjamin might never be a problem ever again.

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When Rea walked back inside she felt someone's hand around her throat. "You've made it out alive", Rea says with a grin on her face as she looks into the furious eyes of Deadlive. "Do you have any idea what would've become of this world if I died there", Deadlive yelled at her. Rea takes her mother's hand that's around her throat and breaks it to get loose from her grip. "I do have an idea actually. It's the reason I left you there in the first place", she says and her mother breaks her fingers back in the right place. "How many children are you going to keep throwing against your problems, Deadlive? Every child of yours has been fighting Benjamin, some failed and some succeeded in killing him but he always comes back! So maybe it's time to get realistic and eliminate this world and if you actually died there then my plan would've worked!" Everything that Rea has been saying sounds like nonsense in Deadlive's ears, but it is actually the truth no matter how many times Deadlive is going to defy this fate. "Benjamin is the problem , Rea. The world isn't what needs to be eliminated. If you could keep him in your dream world then he'd never be a problem ever again", Deadlive says and her daughter sighs frustrated. "Do you actually remember who Benjamin was before all this", her daughter asked. Deadlive stood still for a few seconds, trying to recall memories from millennia ago. "He was human, Deadlive. A scientist who wanted to cure cancer, like every scientist in the world. And eventually he did find a cure, by changing the human cells and therefore creating the first ever Werewolf, which was your father. He is the original founder of the Supernatural, the one who created our laws. How are you going to kill the creator of our world?"

Deadlive sat down a few seconds, muttering words to herself, trying to process what her daughter just said. "There is no defeating him", Rea says then. "Only destroying this world will make sure that he never comes back and if you don't do it then I will find a way." After Rea said those words she left towards the prison cells.

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"Have you come to watch me dying", Benjamin asked Rea when she stood before his cell. "I need answers", she said and he seemed surprised by that answer. The Wolves family have the habit of having pity with anyone they kill, even Benjamin has experienced it. "Why are you so obsessed with killing our family?" He doubted for a few seconds before he answered her question: "So that the Deadwolf gene would stop spreading", he answered and Rea was confused with that answer. "You created us, why would you want to stop the gene spreading", she asked. Benjamin grunted in pain as he went to sit up more straight. "Creating the Supernatural was one of my biggest mistakes, Rea. I'm sure you agree with me. I was just excited to see that changing the human cells and mixing them with wolf genes was stopping the cancer but then it turned out I created half humans who could transform into wolves and everything got out of hand from then. Especially when the Deadwolf was created, don't get me wrong it's an amazing creation. A wolf who uses the cancer cells in its body to create a poison, it's amazing but also a hell to live like", he explains to her and then she finally understands his motives.

"So all the killing that you've been doing is to wipe out the Supernatural", she says and lets it sink in. "I wanted to ask for your help since you clearly got the same plans, but then you poisoned me", he says. "I do have to say Rea, you're the most extraordinary Deadwolf I've known. It's the first time that a Deadwolf's poison is so strong that it is actually killing me. As a scientist you're the finished product." Rea was in doubt at the moment: should she take the poison out so that they can help each other, or does she let him die and eliminate the world on her own?

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Voss has been staring at the campfire ever since Avery talked about the soulmate subject. Flashbacks from years ago keep coming back up and he can't seem to forget about them. "What happened to his soulmate", Avery asked Ross when they were back in their tent. "He hasn't actually had his real soulmate yet, he just meant the woman he was with back when he was human", he explained to her. "What happened to her", Avery asked, curious. He sighed thinking back of how long Voss struggled with the loss of both his wife and child. "Voss was traveling with his wife and daughter when they got attacked by Benjamin. Deadlive found his family and tried to help them in her pack hospital but his wife and daughter died because they could not handle the transformation", he explained to her. "It happened a very long time ago, but it is a touchy subject for him." Avery took a deep breath , imagining what it must've been like for him. She couldn't bear to think that she'd lose Ross or the baby that's inside of her right now.

"But honestly, he does care a lot about Rea", Avery changed the subject. "Indeed he does", Ross said.

Voss cares more about Rea than anyone , even more than his wife that he tragically lost. Something that Rea has picked up on, also one of the reasons that she's keeping her distance from him at the moment. Benjamin who was off radar was the perfect excuse to send him away. A Hellwolf and a Deadwolf would be a scandal , at least in the eyes of the people. Rea has to admit that she started to like him the more he was around, but with the goal to destroy this world it doesn't seem smart to fall in love now.