Blade
"What did she say?" Hilary asked me while helping Tanu and Lexi to serve everyone with tea.
"She was once in love." I admitted.
"Who? Estelle?" Cynthia scoffed.
"She wasn't lying. I hate to admit this but... Claudia really messed up with her. I really don't think there'll ever be any forgiveness amongst those two."
"Don't you dare even think of vilifying my dead sister..."
"... Cynthia, now is not the time to fight. You of all people knows what Claudia is capable of once she sets her mind on something." Sarah scolded Cynthia.
"Are you seriously taking Estelle's side?" Cynthia glared at her mother.
Ever since Claudia's death, deep cracks in the family had begun to show. Arguments had broken out about her and now of all times, we needed her to super glue us back together.
"We don't know what that woman is capable of now. She killed a man in cold blood in front of us without even flinching."
"Claudia did no such thing!"
"Oh really? You forgot the day she called her husband and told her that she'd kill him. She shot that big guy three times merely because he made her angry. Only God knows what she did to the King family."
"Can we speak about this later, please?" Charlene pleaded, calming down the fight between her mother and sister. Suddenly, my phone rang loudly and caught everyone's attention.
"Who is it?" Zeus asked.
I picked up my phone and looked at the caller ID. It was Damien Genaro. I answered almost immediately.
"Yes?" I said.
"Hera woke up."
"Alright, I'm on my way."
I hung up and looked at the anticipating family. I told them the news and they all burst from joy. I left the house soon after with Zeus and Bullet.
Once we arrived, the Hera we saw was one like no other. She was wrapped up in Bryson's arms and had Estelle attempting to feed her. They all looked up at us, all except Hera, and my heart dropped from how horrific she looked. The news of her parents was obviously going to hit her the hardest.
"Hey, little sister." Zeus greeted her first, but she flinched away and buried herself even deeper into Bryson's arms.
"How are you, Hera?" I asked, choosing the wise decision of keeping my distance from her.
It was all silent as we waited for a reply. I could see from her arms that she was clenching desperately to Bryson and half of her face was hidden behind his bicep. Her face was stone cold and her breathing was extremely slow and almost nonexistent.
"How long has she been up?" Bullet asked Bryson, but he too wouldn't speak.
"Is nobody going to say anything?!" I asked in frustration and Estelle immediately got up angrily.
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The Queen: Love's Death || ✔️
ActionI had fallen head over heels in love with Hera King. I couldn't sleep without her by my side so I hadn't had much sleep in days. I couldn't breath without seeing her smile. When she said yes to marrying me, I couldn't control my pounding heart and f...
