Carter

Chapter 23- Final Chapter

 Caspian's pov-

I did something awful. Something truly horrid. But it had to be done. I knew when I did it there would be consequences. I knew bad things would happen but I thought the reward was worth the risk.

I was wrong. So fucking wrong.

Two hours earlier-

We'd been home for a few hours. I was trying to give Carter her space and just assumed she was trying to relax. Honestly I was just happy to see her out of bed.

" Has she come down at all?" Callum asked, walking into my office.

" Not that I'm aware of. She's probably asleep, she was in the shower when we got home. I'll go check on her in a minute. I was just making sure everything was cleaned up and there was nothing to tie us to the Noor brothers disappearance." I explained, standing up from my chair. I've been resisting the urge to go upstairs and check on Carter for the past couple hours. I was trying to respect her by giving her the space she wanted. But I had news that I just couldn't hold in anymore.

" Maybe I should go, things have always been a little tense between the two of you." he hesitantly suggested. He wasn't wrong. Carter and I didn't get off on the best foot and with everything that's happened I feel like her and I never really got the chance to bond. But I hope to change that now. She's my little sister, I love her.

" I appreciate the offer but I think I've got it." I said kindly, gently placing my hand on his shoulder as I passed him and exited my office. I walked up the stairs and made my way to Carter's room. Her and I needed to have a conversation and I knew it wouldn't be an easy one. I had made a decision that heavily impacted her and our family. Now it's time for me to bear the consequences of it all. I just hope she can forgive me.

I gently knocked on her door, hoping to get a response. After a minute and there was no response I decided to quietly open the door. " Carter?" I called out, peeking my head in, trying my best to be respectful. I looked around and noticed that she wasn't even in the room.

I opened the door all the way and walked in.

Where the fuck is she?

It was just then that my blood ran cold as I realized I could still hear the soft fall of the water as it fell down onto the tile of the shower floor. Without a hint of hesitation I bolted for the bathroom, only to be met with a locked door.

" CARTER!" I roared as I banged on the door, desperately trying to break it down. I could feel as panic replaced the blood flowing through my veins. Panic made my heart beat fast, it was making my mind race, it's what my body was running on.

I stepped back from the door before using all my force to kick it in. Once I saw what was inside I almost wished I hadn't. If I had left the door closed I could've pretended everything was fine and that I wasn't staring at my little sister's corpse floating in the overfilled bathtub. Water was pouring onto the floor, so much so that it had soaked into the carpet outside the bathroom door. In this moment I couldn't contain myself, couldn't even attempt to keep my composure as I fell at the edge of the bathtub.

A wail escaped me and I think it was my soul exiting my body. I crawled over and gently picked her head up out of the water. Her skin was blue, her beautiful brown eyes were bloodshot and lifeless.

" Please wake up, please wake up, please wake up, please wake up, please wake up" I endlessly begged.

" CASPIAN?!" I heard my brothers shouting in the distance as their footsteps thundered through the halls. I didn't want them to see this, I wanted to close the door so they could pretend. So they wouldn't be haunted by the image of their dead sister. I wanted to protect them from it but my legs wouldn't move. I couldn't move. For the first time in my life I was paralyzed, stuck, completely and utterly helpless.