The Heirs

Ethan: Avalanche

Chapter 14:

(Damira POV) -Albuquerque

The night came and went and I couldn't help but count myself lucky that this would all be over soon. The dress fitting, the rehearsal dinners and a mirage of other wedding events passed by in front of me but, I wasn't really there. I just needed to be dismissed. Once I was dismissed I could leave and go to my room where everything was ready for my plan. I would wait until it was dark out and the house was quiet and then I would take the dagger that was hidden under my mattress and do what needed to be done. I thought about adding insult to injury, maybe inflicting a few scars that would ruin the perfection they had worked so hard to create, maybe cutting off all of my hair, or something else. I smirked at the thought of them seeing me like that. Their precious blood spilled and the perfection they set their lives out to create destroyed. It was oddly comforting.

They were all finishing up dinner, I barely touched my food, and decided to retire to the parlor. I walked with them and sat quietly on the end of the sofa just trying to maintain my focus on the plan. King Edward was sitting on the safe sofa and as the night continued I noticed him making his way closer. His hand was now rested on my knee and I continued to stare at a fixed point in the distance. He leaned over, "One more day." I didn't say anything but, I knew better than that.

He continued to touch my legs and it felt so different from the last time someone touched me that way and all I wanted was to get away but, I couldn't. It took a little longer before Eliza finally said, "You better go to bed. You are going to need your beauty rest." I stood up moving his hand from my leg and held my head down, "Good night." I made my way to my room and sat quietly as I waited for everyone to go to sleep.

As all the lights went out in the hallway and all the noise quieted down. I went into the closet and put on my "wedding dress." I wore it without the corset and let my hair fall down around my face. I took a deep breath and reached under the mattress and pulled out the dagger. I felt the cool blade against my hand and I felt shivers run down my spine. I lifted it up to my cheek and made two quick cuts that would definitely scar. I wanted to destroy them in every way I could think of and I knew that this would just hurt them more. I smiled as I felt the blood drip down my cheek with this small act of defiance.

I then looked back over at the dagger and my smile went away. I didn't want to do this, but it was the only thing I could. Tears started to form in my eyes. I really didn't want to do this, I wanted to live, I wanted to become a knight, I wanted to be loved, I wanted to see Ethan again. There were a lot of things that I wanted but, I knew that I would never have them. I needed to do this. I needed to stop the threat my life imposed. I needed to stop the Cunningham's from gaining any type of power every again. I needed to make things right. I closed my eyes and brought the dagger into chest. I leaned back and brought myself to the ground. I closed my eyes and wanted to let myself drift away with whatever dignity I had left.

"Damira," I heard a voice say. I heard a voice and it sounded like Gabriel. My eyes batted open and I saw him standing over me. I wasn't sure what he was saying and I was so tired that I just let my eyes close and drift away. I would be alright, it was all going to be over soon.

(Ethan POV)

I kept banging on the stable doors when finally someone opened them, "Your Highness what are you doing here?" I had no time to explain. I quickly saddled up and began to ride off to the mountains. I had to help Gabriel. I rode as fast as I could making my way there. When I arrived it was the dead of night and I saw sorcerers from all different kingdoms. They were casting a spell and I could see all entrances and exits to the mountain exposed before being closed off. I couldn't see Gabriel or any sign of his horse or Mira. I went to the mountain and the boulders that were blocking them off and I could see there was absolutely no way to move them.

If Gabriel wasn't here then maybe he was inside with her. She was still alive and Gabriel would do everything he had to, to take care of her. I could find a way to get her out eventually. I began running through the ideas in my mind when I saw the sorcerers casting another spell. I had no idea what they were doing but, I watched as their magic went up to the top of the mountain and I heard a loud crash before I saw snow coming down. "No, you have to stop it. You are going to kill them," I said trying to get one of them to do something. Albus turned to me, "We know. We are doing exactly what was asked of us." The noises inside the mountain came to a stop and I knew that there was no way for them to survive long. If they weren't already suffocated, they would die of hypothermia soon enough.

I stayed there for a while as everyone else left. The reality further sinking in and I couldn't believe that she was gone. The sun began to rise but I still hadn't moved. I felt a hand on my shoulder, "Ethan." I turned and saw Dad standing over me. "You planned this?" He sighed, "It had to be done." I nodded my head, "Ethan..." I got up and went over to my horse, "Dad I really just don't want to talk about it." I rode off to the castle with him in silence as the numb feeling began to take over. She was gone and I would never see her again and it was all my fault. It was all my fault.

Mom was outside waiting for both of us to come back. She wrapped Dad and I in a hug but, I didn't move. They were both apologizing to me, trying to explain why they made the call but I didn't respond with anything more than a head nod here and there. "I'm going to go get some sleep. I have practice early tomorrow," I said without really any indication of what was going on. "Are you sure honey? Do you want to talk?" Mom asked but I just shook my head, "No. I'm just really tired." She looked to Dad and he nodded his head, "Alright we will send someone to wake you up for dinner. And if you do feel like talking our door is open." I nodded my head and walked through the halls silently. I laid down in my bed and just felt hollow inside.

I made a vow to myself then, I would never talk about this again with anyone. I would never fell this again with anyone. I would go back to my life as if it never happened.I would go to practice every day, spend some time with my siblings and then go to bed and continue living like that on repeat, no time to think, no time to feel. It was the only way I was going to be able to survive.