On the Other Side

Shock

I lie in the back on my stomach in the back of the car not saying a word as I watch Titus drive.

Maybe I'm in shock, maybe I've lost some blood but that's an understatement, lying in a pool of my blood.

I want to die, that way I can be with my husband, my beautiful husband, who made me ha-

The car comes to halt and I let Titus carry me inside as I stay limp in his arms. His boots and another pair of shoes click clack on the tiled stairs as he heads upstairs.

He lays me down on the bed and turns me on my side as someone treats my wounds and wraps a bandage around my back. I try to stay still as a light is shone into my eyes.

"She's unresponsive" a female voice says

"What does that mean" Titus asks

"She conscious but unconscious at the same time. She's in a state of shock. We just need to give her some time to recover"

"How long"

"Maybe a few days"

"Yes Alpha King. I'll be leaving now. I will be back in a few days"

Her heels click as she makes her way out of the room

I hear Titus sigh deeply

"Maybe I went too far" he whispers

He takes my hands in his and squeezes it tight. Before taking his hands and running them down my face and over my lips. Bile rises in my throat. This is sick, he is obsessed with me and all I want to do is spit in his face.

He rises from the bed and makes his way out. Closing the door and locking the door behind him.

A single tear slides down my face as darkness takes over

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I wake up to the door unlocking and the sound of Titus' footsteps entering the room. I watch closely as he places a tray on the bedside table.

"How did you do it" I whisper

Titus spins around so quickly I almost don't see him move.

"You're awa-"

"How did you do it" I choke out

"Do what"

"Get inside the Blood Kingdom, kill Linwood. How?"

"Jeana, stop with silly questions. That's not important you are here now and that's all that matters" he smiles

I try to sit up but my back hasn't healed yet

"Just tell me, please" I beg

He growls before spitting

"You're the one who asked. A boy helped me, he let me use his body as a vessel when I convinced him to"

I waited for him to continue

"I told him by the next month I would have his King dead, he refused at first but after I told him the throne that was taken from him and his family would be his again, he cracked. I entered his body right before that competition

I kidnapped the companion of Queen Sabrina and told her I would kill him if she didn't help me with this task. She helped me transfer my essence into the boy's body and preserved mine until I came back

I was just going there to question Linwood about your whereabouts after I found your scent and his, near that dead woman in the woods. But when I was in a bar that day I overheard two men talking about the beautiful and exotic girl the King acquired as his Select. How he was going to surely make you his wife. I knew about their tradition and how secretive they were about it"

"Were you the beast in the woods" I whispered

"Yes, when I saw you, I wanted to kill you. That's why you nearly died at the ending duel. You had gotten stronger than I remembered but I changed my mind, maybe I wouldn't kill you, maybe I would take you back. But during our fight I could sense what was going on in your body. You were dying slowly, your Visionary side was battling your Vampire side. Your dear Linwood knew all along, he was holding off the Ceremony day, so he could find Sabrina and ask her how to stop you from dying

She told him the only way it could be stopped was by going through the ceremony, just like I told her to. I poisoned Evan's girlfriend so she wouldn't be able to attend the ceremony"

I remember the girl now, she always seemed to calm him down. I didn't know they were dating

"Evan started to act up after that, saying he didn't want me using his body anymore, that he wanted out. I told him one last task and the throne was his. Sabrina poisoned the arrow I shot at Linwood, so he wouldn't heal as quickly and slowly die. After obtaining you I separated bodies with Evan and killed him"

I hung my mouth open at the news, fighting back the tears that were clawing to come out. All along, we were being played. I felt like puppet, I felt used. I found the strength to sit up, my back not hurting as much as it did before, maybe because my heart hurt more this time

"I want to kill you Titus" I grit out

He smiles, the bastard smiles.

"But you won't"

"And why is that"

He pushes me back into the bed harshly, climbing over me so he straddles me. I try to hide the fear that I know is showing on my face as he cups it in his rough hands.

"Because I'm the only thing that's keeping you alive"

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Hey Everyone,
Sorry for the slow update, assignments are a pain in the neck.