Helanie:
"Azura, even if he did not rember who everyone else was, he knew he was killing soone to bring soone back, didn’t he?" Norman grunted, his fist clenched. This was sothing I had told him.
"No. The part of him that was human was gone—or almost gone. He was scared of everyone. He thought everyone was out to get him. And because I had angrily cursed him when dying, he only rembered . So for him, it was like finding soone, or bringing back the only person he could feel a connection with. It was like an animal killing all the other animals just to bring back its own pair. He didn’t understand. He had no compassion, nothing. And he brought back out of misery, out of the curse, not because he wanted to. He was probably losing his mind being alone. And since he only rembered , that was the only thing he could do," she argued. Her fists clenched as she walked past Kaye and Maximus to reach Norman.
"And what did you say? It was my fault that I went out? Sure, it was my fault. But your brother attacked . How are you going to stand here and act so righteous, talking about, ’Oh, Emt was going to kill a human. Emt was going to kill soone,’ when you are the one who defends and protects his monster of a brother who killed ?" Azura pointed at her chest and scread, "You’re a hypocrite, Norman. Just a hypocrite."
That was when I shoved her hand off Norman’s chest, her hand that she was pointing with, and stord between them.
"Don’t you dare tell my husband that he is not allowed to grieve," I grunted. "As for Maximus, he didn’t know either. He attacked you, just like you said. Emt had no mory. Maximus has no mory. He attacked you because you ca out. And then you survived. You were in the hospital. Nobody knows how you got out and went into that well. So don’t say Maximus killed you. You were killed because you left the hospital out of your own stubbornness. It’s all about you—your stubbornness."
This was the first ti we were having a face-off, and I was screaming in her face, pointing at her. She looked at like she would rip my head off. But I was sure she wouldn’t dare.
"Well then, let’s just admit, the world we live in is a murky one. If Maximus cannot be held accountable for his actions, neither should Emt be. Or is it only because the one receiving the pain, on the other end of the pole, was you this ti?" She looked in the eye and raised her brow.
"And if it’s still such a problem, and you all cannot see Emt here, then it’s better that we leave." I was stunned when she said that.
"No, Azura, you will not make a decision for our brother," Maximus ca in front and warned her, pointing a finger at her.
She was just watching us all, breathing so hard that her beauty bones were becoming prominent in her neck.
"It is between us brothers. We fight, we argue, but we don’t leave each other." Norman said. He looked her in the eye, hunching down.
"Really? You call this fighting? You’re accusing him of murder. I’ve seen how you all were looking at him. Do you still believe he should stay among you guys?" she retorted, once again putting forward the idea that Emt should leave.
"You have no right to talk about what he should and shouldn’t do. I am his mate. I will make the decision. And they are his brothers. They will too," I scread, getting annoyed that she was stepping in between.
Then my eyes moved to Emt, because I was confused why he wasn’t talking, he seed zoned out. I could tell from his face that the realization had probably dawned on him: that he might have done it, and forgotten about it, after Norman practically proved that he had the evidence, and that he was the one who had told to go to the well.
"Fine then. How about Emt makes this decision?" Azura stepped back and then looked at Emt. "Emt, do you still want to stay here where they see you as a threat?"
She phrased it in a way that I was afraid he would make the wrong decision.
"Emt, tell her you will stay here," Norman demanded, pointing at Azura.
I was watching Emt’s face, hoping he wouldn’t make so stupid, rash decision. Even though I was angry with him, I still wouldn’t want him gone. Because I know we all have demons we’re fighting. And if he did do it while he had no mory, that gives him at least a little bit of an upper hand.
"If you think I am such a threatening person to you, your mate, your child, why would you want to stay here?"
That’s when Emt broke the silence by uttering those words. It felt like he was slowly bending toward Azura’s decision.
And then I rembered how he didn’t want to be with her, but now, he was making the stupid decision of going alone with her, where she would be able to manipulate him.
"Emt, I am the one who was hurt. And I’m telling you, you can stay here," I uttered so softly that he shook his head very gently.
"Wait, you cannot force him. You accused him of killing your child, you will not make him stay here. If he’s a threat, then he should go!" Azura stord in, almost in a haste, making sure I didn’t convince Emt.
I did not want punishnt for Emt. I wanted an apology, an acknowledgnt, and help for him. But I guess all that didn’t matter anymore, because she just looked at as if I was the accuser, not the victim.
I suddenly felt bad, and that part sucked, because I had every right to be upset. But now it seed like I was the one being punished. Because if he left and she manipulated him, I’d be accused of that too.
"Emt, as your mate, I’m asking you to stay." I finally played the mate card.
But that’s when a scoff from Azura turned all our attention to her.
"Well then, if that is the term, then he will co with . Because, Helanie, you’re not the only one who has multiple mates. I am Emt’s fated mate as well."
She was able to pull the ground from under my feet with that one simple statent.
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