what's everyone's predictions, the end is approaching..
-The first thing I register when I peel my tired eyes open once more is their distraught faces, Kyle has a bruise stark against his skin from the hits he took during his time in captivity that hasn't healed yet due to his lack of energy. All of them are weak from the lack of blood they have in their systems; I can't gauge at this moment how long it's been but nevertheless it is too long.
It is all too long, and to think that I knew this whole time without the ability to do anything kills something inside of me, I want to recoil away from their touch as punishment.
Selena's eyes are red and puffy, cheeks covered in the remnants of her tears and blood smeared across the caramel expanse of her collarbones from where I was grabbing at her as the poison wreaked havoc in my body. At least the horrific marks left by the acid has faded away with her healing, I don't think I could bear to look at it.
The gash on Rhydian's neck is mostly healed, the blood dried around the wound and my teeth marks still engraved in his skin, I have never experienced anything like that before and god, even the thought of letting him die makes my stomach revolt.
They're all exhausted, and I can't shake the feeling that has slithered its way back to me so quickly; they were safe before me. At the very least, safer, than they are now, I have no doubt that most of these things would have come to pass eventually but that doesn't mean I haven't made things worse.
"I told you that you could do it" Kyle smiles, brown eyes dark as they survey my body, the light in them still catches me by surprise. The lack of anger I am being faced with doesn't compute in my brain properly, I almost killed all of them and teared his mate bond apart and yet, he has no qualms smiling at me like nothing has changed.
Their bond, that magic felt so real in the palms of my hands and I almost split it down the middle, it was so close to broken.
I used to say that even though they were kind to me they were still monsters, but the truth is I'm the monster, out of everyone I was the one that hurt them. How could I possibly classify them as the monsters when they have made no move to harm me since my rescue. All I have learnt is that I'm a horrible person, and a raging hypocrite.
Before I have the chance to respond, Mady's glowering face enters my line of vision, in my pain and confusion I had forgotten about her and most would have just assumed she would have fled. For the purpose of self-preservation and all, but her standing back and watching us without sending anyone to attack is a curious turn of events.
A groan leaves my lips as I shift forward to pull myself off the cold ground, one of Sel's hands coming to hold onto my arm as I use the wall as leverage, we may all be weak and in pain but that doesn't hinder any of them from helping me up.
"E, you need to stay put!" Selena tells me, hand moving around my waist so that she can hold most of my weight against her as my vision wavers and the room spins around me, in a way it feels like my brain has gone cold as I try and catch my bearings. I feel her shoulders stiffen and her hand clamp around me firmer when her eyes narrow in on who I spotted.
"Really touching that after everything she put you through you still go to her rescue the moment, she lets you" Mady comments, arms crossed over her chest, black coat dishevelled and dirty on her body.
"You did that" Kyle spits back.
"Why did you do this? What did we do to deserve it?" I question, my voice carrying through the silent room, the people in support of her stand to the sides with their heads down.
"Rhydian is deserving of a throne, everyone knows that, and the royals want him in their corner, I never planned to kill any of you, only help Evelyn become who she is truly meant to be. You didn't listen, you only have yourselves to blame for the measures I had to take, Cole would be proud if he could see me now"
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Touched
FantasySome people are more unlucky than others, Evelyn knows this more than most, after being kidnapped from her house she finds herself at the mercy of creatures she thought children's stories. When a mysterious lady saves her from an awful fate, she is...