The Empire Of The Rose

Bringing Death Back [II]

I gave a scream as I threw some of the books from William's library across the bedroom shattering the mirror in the process.

"I'm so sick of this!" I exclaimed as I ran my shaky fingers through my hair.

"You know that is no way for a lady to act." William commented as he stepped in the bedroom.

"Get out!" I said angrily, my voice hoarse due to all the screaming I had done all day long.

"You know it is my house." William remarked.

I rolled my eyes.

"Fine, then I'll get out." I snapped at him before I started to make my way out of the bedroom.

"You know that snappy attitude of yours won't get you anywhere." William commented.

"How awfully bad." I said sarcastically.

"So, Sebastian was wondering-." William started to say but I raised my palm interrupting him.

"I'm going to stop you right there, for once and for all I will not marry that bloody wanker much less procreates with him, and that is final." I said before I sat on the sofa crossing my legs under me.

"That's what you say now but soon enough you'll change your mind." William told me.

I shook my head.

"No, you're wrong because that's what I saw now and that's what I'll always say." I told him firmly.

"Need to remind you that we made a deal." William said staring at me.

"We did make a deal, in fact it was for the price of my blood, needless to say we never made a deal for me to marry your lapdog, something I completely refuse to do so." I told him.

"This is the deal we made; I simply found a loophole to it." William told me calmly.

I simply gave a sigh.

"When are we leaving?" I asked him.

"In two hours shortly, so I expect you to be ready by then." William informed me.

"I can't wait." I fake cheerfully added as he started to leave.

"By the way happy birthday, happy 22nd birthday Alice." William said amused before he left the bedroom.

"Yes, happy bloody birthday to me." I murmured before I crossed my arms in front of my chest and leaned back into the sofa.

Despite their calls and every single one of their efforts I knew that nobody would ever be able to find me especially since William had so thoughtfully gotten a warlock to keep the whole castle hidden from sight as long as I was in it.

"What are we doing here?" I asked as stopped dead on my tracks.

"We are here to start the ceremony." William calmly told me.

"You never said anything about going to the Academy." I said as I slowly started to panic.

"I guess I forgot to mention that." William said with a smirk.

"You most certainly did, which is why I refuse to do this." I told William firmly.

He chuckled at my reaction.

"Honestly Alice where do you think we were going to perform the ceremony?" William asked me still amused by this entire situation.

"I don't know you said it had to be on holy ground so I assumed it would be in a church or a cemetery, but I never imagine it would be in the Academy's grounds." I told him alarmed.

"At least you were right about something Alice, it is going to be in the cemetery, in the Academy's very own." William told me and I immediately shook my head.

"No, that cemetery is to be left untouched. That is where my mum is resting William!" I yelled at him.

"And where do you think my daughter is resting? This Academy used to be my home before it was infested by all those human parasites. This place used to be my family's home, until my sister selfishly inherited it. But every single one of our family members, soldiers and even enemies rest here." William informed me and I looked around, it seemed nearly impossible to imagine a scenario like that.

"But there wouldn't be enough headstones for that." I commented as I looked at the cemetery from afar, there were lots of headstones but not enough for an entire army.

"That's what it seems like." William commented as his men started to spread and take their positions.

"How? How is that even possible?" I asked still shocked by the upcoming news.

"This entire Academy, even the Association is based in nothing but lies, what you don't know like most people is that before this was the Academy it is today several of the underground tunnels weren't used as escape routes but to lead to the underground, a subterranean burial ground as others would put it, a city of bones." William told me and all I could picture were the catacombs of Paris.

I gave a sigh in defeat.

"When do we start?" I said finally giving in.

As we were finally getting ready to start the ritual several of William's men fell down by arrows.

"Have you set us up?" William screamed at me outraged.

I shook my head as my heartbeat quickened due to the fear.

"I gave you my word William. This isn't my doing." I told him as more arrows followed and I tried to take cover.

"Alice, stop!" I heard someone scream from distance.

I turned around, the snow damping my curls, the cold air biting my flesh and my heartbeat drumming against my ears.

"No, go back!" I yelled as I noticed everyone from the distance heading our way.

I must've known that they were going to try something like this. I knew they weren't going to give up that easily.

"Get away from him Alice, things don't have to be this way." Eva said as they all got closer, everyone was here except for Katheryn Eleanor's sister, Andrew, Alik and Olivia who were missing.

"Just leave, you don't know what you're getting into!" I said warning them.

"No Alice, you don't know what you're getting us into." My dad said as he stared at me in fear and desperation, I could see how Mason was holding him back.

As long as my brother held him back our dad wouldn't be able to try, try to save me.

"Don't let him get to your head Doll, please." Ryder said calking my attention.

I looked at him seeing how his knuckles were deeply bruised as if he had been constantly punching a wall, his skin was so shallow, the color drained as if he hadn't rest or feed in weeks, needless to say his appearance not only was it awful but it was also alarming.

I met his gaze and felt how the tears freely rolled down my face.

"I'm so sorry." I said chocking up in tears before I slashed both my wrists and throat open.

Tonight, we were bringing death back.

This was ending tonight once and for all.