Oh, honey.

6

***Dorothy***
Oh shit.

What the fuck do I tell him?

I took in a deep breath. I exhaled slowly, trying to steady my racing heart.

"Josh.

Lucas."

He let out a scream. One of anger.

It scared me. I'd never heard him mad before this. It shocked me, in all honesty.

But I guess when you find out that your daughter was raped, by someone you thought you could trust, it makes you angry.

He got up, storming out of our room. I just sighed, not knowing what to do.

What do you do in this situation?

I was lost in my thoughts when I suddenly heard a scream.

It was Lily.

Quickly getting up and running down the hallway, I gasped at the scene in front of me.

Kevin had Lily by her hair, with a knife to her neck. He was seething. Josh was standing close by, with his hands up.

He opened his mouth to speak, except Kevin held the knife closer to Lily's neck.

"Neither of you. Say. Anything. It's time you both listen to me."

We both nodded. I was terrified to say anything. Josh apparently wasn't though.

"Son, we can talk through this. Just put your sister dow-"

"SHUT UP DAD!"

Kevin then threw the knife he was holding at Lily's throat at his dad, piercing his eye.

I almost gagged when I saw the knife go through his eye and come out through the back of his head.

He pulled a gun out of nowhere then. He turned to me, holding it up to Lily's head. He had a sadistic grin on his face.

"Mom. I really hope I don't have to kill you too. But you're going to have to listen to me."

I nodded more vigorously then. I could see behind him that Marcus was holding one of the few swords we still have. He gave me a questioning look, and I subtly shook my head.

I wanted to hear what he had to say first.

He started talking again, this time with more giddiness in his voice.

"I want to be king. I got Lucas to get Lily pregnant so I could be king. Don't you get it mom?

I'M SUPPOSED TO BE KING!

And if that means I have to kill Lily.

Then so be it."

He cocked the gun then. I was running out of time. One wrong move, and he would kill her. I had to think this through.

We didn't have cellars. Or anywhere we could put him. If he got away him and Lucas could keep messing with our family.

The only thing I could think of was for Marcus to kill him.

I met Marcus' eyes, and nodded. Kevin thought the nod was for him, and that I meant I would make him king.

He lowered the gun, and that's when Marcus ran the sword through Kevin.

The sword went in through his back and out through his chest, and the sight nearly made me vomit all over the floor.

His heart was attached to the end of the sword. It had pierced right through his heart.

His eyes went wide. Then glossy. Then he slumped to the floor.

My son was dead. And so was my husband.

Today was just not my day.

^Dorothy at the top^