The Unthought Fate [MxM]

Chapter 34

   
Vlad

  I stopped the horse and lifted my head up so fast I think it looked unnatural. I was watching Calum as if he died, resurrected, died again and resurrected again. No more daydreaming, stargazing, cloud chasing and angels singing... it was dead silent in my mind, heart and soul. A full body shiver shook my entire being, my whole body hair rising...

  "Calum, you've said some unbelievable and some interesting things until now, but please, please, admit that what you just told me is a joke... please... please..."I pleaded chuckling, but it was not a funny one, not at all. I knew Calum would never joke with something like that, but the magnitude of what he said is... unimaginable, unacceptable, unprecedented, far too great to make it be real.

  Sighing and with his head down low, Calum was also disappointed with his confession. "I really wish I was joking, trust me. I shouldn't even have known this." he admitted slightly shaking his head. "One night, Corvinus drank too much and overshared, again, at a small gathering and dropped the bomb. You can imagine the ones attending also dropped dead soon after, because this apparently was supposed to be a very well kept secret, not for anyone to know. Thankfully, Corvinus wasn't aware I was close and listening, otherwise I  would have ended up just like the rest." he explained and I was too confused too understand anything.

  Absolutely nothing was happening in my mind, it was blank, the shock of this news was a reboot to my brain, but the restart was slow. "W-why?" was the softest mumble I could breathe out, I was feeling so drained all a sudden, as if someone sucked all life out of me.

  Calum was shaking his head, not wanting to reveal more, maybe he was afraid it would be too much for me. But it was already too much... another life long lie... I needed to know why...

  Taking deep breaths, my eyes tightly closed I was making an enormous effort to not break down, I needed to stay sane, to not let my panic and anxiety take the best of me.

  "Calum, it's really important for me to know....please..." I begged him, feeling my eyes begin to water.

  He raised his face from the ground and there was so much hurt and sadness in his eyes, it was incredible how much he could send across with only his gaze. I could see he had a hard time finding the right words to tell me the reasons behind such a decision, because it better be something grand, like fighting an unknown species, or something like that, and they didn't want to scare to population, a lie of war being the small evil out of it all.

  "The leaders of supernaturals and shifters made an agreement, each of them wanting what the other had, so they traded slaves under the excuse of war prisoners. The shifters wanted the powers of the supernaturals, it would have made their life a lot easier and the supernaturals wanted the shifter's strength, for hard labour and also desired the animal form of those that were...special... and rare" he added and I knew it... I could feel it coming "...like your father". he finished his idea and I felt like pieces of my heart were cruelly pulled out of my body and burned. I sensed my throat tighten and my lungs constricting... I couldn't breath... my body started to shake violently and Calum was there in less than a second to take me down from my horse and secure me in his arms, but my panic hit me like a tsunami, leaving nothing behind, no more sense of time, self, body, surroundings. It got dark fast and I felt relieved for the silence.

  I sensed my eyelids heavy and a little pounding headache minding its own business in the back of my head. I was not fully awake, but the groan I heard myself make was a sign of how displeased I was with everything. I passed out... again... I got overwhelmed... again... I had to rely on Calum... again... aaah.... I was not even woke, but frustrated mode was activated and fully functional. I begrudgingly opened my eyes, one by one and the light was intense. We were in a treehouse, you would think the leaves would shield us more from the sun, but no, it's like they were making way for sunshine to hit my face. Is this morning already? Whaaat??