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

Chapter 37 - The Mourner

3rd Persons POV

The whole of Blood Moon stood quietly in the shadows and watched as their sub-Alpha ripped his own heart out.

They just quietly stood there and observed in wide-eyed horror as he mauled the very woman he had been constantly protecting, since the day they first met her.

The same man who had broke every neck which dared to turn her way with lust - dared turn her way with anything but good intentions...

The same man who had tortured the people who even unintentionally hurt her feelings...

The man who had let that fragile flower bloom, under his protection and care... He was the very same man to rip his dearest to unidentifiable pieces.

......

Faith watched the crouched man before her, as he absently stared at his laps - lost in his own blankness as his eyes soaked in the image of his bloodstained hands.

He couldn't fathom how little Faith had managed to overpower him, to such an extent... To the point that he could do nothing but watch in horror as he danced to her dark tune, like a stringed puppet.

How did this happen? He wondered, sorrow piercing his being like an unfamiliar dull blade... How will I survive without my Bennie?.. My Liz?

Closing his eyes, he faced his head to the ceiling - not wanting to see the redness that usually was reason of his happy moods.

He made no move to leave as pack member after appalled pack member made a silent exit, running swiftly to reach the comforts of their rooms - most likely ready to wash the horror-filled events of today down with a bit of love and care from their loved ones.

But a hug and a kiss and a few hopeful words could only get you so far. Nobody will forget how their perfect Shadow forced the Satans hand to commit a sin that even he didn't want to commit.

This will forever remain with them, as a reminder and a warning of just how cruel she was under her innocent-looking exterior.

They will never look at her the same. Caden thought, but Bane kept silent.

He hadn't said a word since their hands were forced to fulfil the atrocious command of the Shadow - but that didn't deter me from continuing. I'm pretty sure no one can string two good words about her together right now - not after what she made us do.

Shows over. She stated to Blood Moon. You may all leave. Now. Nobody spoke, but almost everyone released their held breaths and sighed in relief - their torture was over.

She is such a hypocrite. Bane whispered, most likely to keep tight control of his burdening sorrow. She condemned us to punishment for the mass murder of Moonlight - her parents in particular - yet she forced our hand to do the very same. Technically she, herself, killed Lizben... So who is she to look down on us?

Caden couldn't help but add his input - wanting his wolf to see that she had deliberately planned to - and surpassed them, exceedingly - in the level of cruelty they had set, so many years ago. What we had done was not fully our decision, since the Moonlight situation had not been under our control at the time - but what she did was far worse. She forced us to kill the closest person to us... To me, this whole situation seems almost ironic.