Love Thy Shadow, Satan (LTSS) [#Wattys2018]

Chapter 38 - Behind Enemy Bonds

Faith's POV

After returning to the Pack House, everyone was found to be waiting silently for me in the Main Hall.

Although not fully satisfied with the change in plans, I couldn't help but feel as if some justice had been served.

I didn't plan on killing her so soon, but I think the way she died played out a lot better than I'd intended.

Originally, I had wanted to torture her myself - in front of the high and mighty Caden Black - make him watch in helplessness as I slowly drained the life from her eyes.

To hear her screams die out to silence, the same as I'd been forced to do for my mother.

I have to admit though, I hadn't expected to successfully manipulate him - that was what had caused the sudden change in plans.

I had overestimated his power. A first for me.

And the worst thing is, I actually enjoyed the struggle he put up to try and fight my command. I'm growing just as dark as him. An ever-blackening Shadow of the past... I'll did what I had to, for revenge. I hope my little slip-up of satisfaction didn't chip my humanity.

Was it OK for me to enjoy her death? Or was I slowly turning into what I had shadowed - a monster? Like Satan?

Bitterness of the revelation left a sour taste in my mouth, as I whispered for my ears only, "I've truly become the Shadow of Satan."

Thinking back to the overbearing being who had been walking beside me on our return from the cave, I remembered the aloofness he has tried to pull off during our return. Little did he know that I had felt his murderous gaze, directed towards me, throughout the journey.

All the way home... He had been staring at me all the way home. Wierdo.

He may have hid it well from the others, but I could feel his piercing gaze cutting through me. He wasn't radiating much emotions - as usual, his dark aura curtained tell tale signs of emotional change - leaving him all the more mysterious in my minds eye.

Since I met him, I have realised that his mood is exceptionally harder to decipher than the average wolfs.

He knew I could feel him watching me, but he just didn't care. As if he wanted me to react - to punish him for his obvious disrespect - but I wasn't going to play into his hands.

I was going to stick by my plans. And now that Lizben was gone, I am going to leave it at that - unless he tries to hurt me again, by hurting another person close to me. If he ever tried then I'd be forced to retaliate.

I thought back to how I felt for Caden Black after I left.

He forgot me. He'd probably never thought that the shadow of his past would come back to haunt him, but I did just that. Satan forgot that the most deadliest of enemies keep close to their target, silent watching until the perfect time to strike.

And it's the Shadow who will be the Satans undoing. How fitting.

Although I didn't expect him to submit so willingly near the end. I thought he'd retaliate more.