The Werewolf's Chapter 98: Lucinda

Chapter 98: Lucinda.

Cassius.

Running for your life.

That is what I did. Gyles made

promise to leave. That was the agreent if anything ever happened. I had to make it out alive.

I always thought he was ssing around.

I didn’t know how dangerous it was to be a vampire. He wasn’t always like the rest of his family. The mont he beca one of them, I saw the change. He was different, stronger, more beautiful.

I should’ve known how I felt about him. it took

a while to understand my emotions. He watched

grow. He cared for , never let

suffer for all the years I have known him. now he is gone.

Dead.

I know it even though I haven’t seen the bodies.

How is he going to co out of it? he walked to the screams bravely. Gyles has always been brave. That is one of the reasons why I love him.

I run through the woods even though my legs hurt. I run until I can’t run any more. There is nowhere for

to go. I have no one. They were my family and in just one day, they are all gone.

I don’t know how long I run. It’s been hours since I last saw him. I don’t know what to do. I want to go back ho, confirm that they are really dead. From what happened,

going to confirm will just be torture. I don’t want to see his body. That would be the last thing I rember of him.

Right now, I am hiding out in an abandoned cabin in the woods. Gyles and I have snuck away here a couple of tis. There are mories we have shared in this place, now all they bring to

is pain.

I stay in the cabin for two days, two days of pain and anger. Angry with myself for thinking my happiness would last. I thought I had found my forever and in the blink of an eye, I lost it all.

I go back to the house. The place I had called ho for years. I just have to make sure, see things for myself. I need to know if he is dead. I didn’t even get to say goodbye to him.

Now he is gone.

Everywhere looks straight out of a horror movie. There is blood everywhere. Their bodies already ash. They burnt them all, to get rid of the evidence. Now I am all alone.

The mont I see it, I know he is gone. On the hardwood floor in the family room. The chain I got for him. the chain he vowed to never take off. The tears start to fall out of my control because how do I go on. How do I continue living?

I don’t want to live in a world where he doesn’t exist.

I don’t want to go on without him.

’’Killing yourself won’t bring them back,’’ I turn around to the voice and it is a lady. A very beautiful lady with the darkest eyes I have ever seen. She is dressed in black pants and a white shirt. Her hair is up in a ponytail. She walks closer to

with a warm smile.

’’Who are you?’’ I cower, taking a step away from her.

Her smile is welcoming. Her eyes are kind. ’’Soone that wants to help you,’’ she tells , and I sense the honesty in her words.

’’How can you help ? I have lost everything.’’ I shout out all the anger that has been pent up within.

’’Gyles wouldn’t want you to die. He died fighting for you. Never forget that.’’

How does she know Gyles?

’’He was a special friend.’’

She answers my question even though I never asked. I don’t know what is happening. I don’t know what to do but I will never trust another person. I will never be in that state of vulnerability.

Never again.

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’’The Elis are angry with you,’’ she continues, taking slow strides towards .

’’You all knew that I couldn’t be controlled. You made

who I am today. so let

finish my task.’’

She stops walking.

A frown on her face.

’’There is a contention, there shouldn’t be any killing.’’

I laugh ’’I don’t give a fuck about a contention. I don’t care about those monsters. I will destroy them all.’’

This is all the anger I have carried my whole life. the only reason I have survived this long. Nothing can kill

at this point. I am not even scared of anything.

My will to survive is stronger than all the threats.

’’You know what will happen... I have tried to understand you and all your actions. You got the people that hurt your family. You got your revenge. The rest is just unnecessary.’’

She doesn’t understand. No one understands. The day I lost Gyles. I lost everything. I lost all the good that only he saw. Now they all think I can just put it back on like a fucking switch.

Being numb to everything.

’’Are you here to kill ?’’ I ask her because I am over this conversation.

She shakes her head ’’You know we don’t kill our kind. You were one of us. I am here to bring you back ho.’’

’’Your ho is not my ho. Your fucking cult, you all think you are doing good. Like you are so kind of ssiah. I will never sit back and act as if I belong with you all.’’

She sighs ’’You know what is going to happen Cassius. You know how this will end.’’

She looks pained. Almost like it hurts her to see . I know the relationship we had. She loved ; I know that much but she had to know that I was beyond love. The mont she found , the look in my eyes; should’ve told her that I couldn’t be saved.

’’You have to stop chasing , let

go.’’ I walk over to her until I am directly in front of her. I grab her hands in mine, she doesn’t fight

or push

away. This is the only person from the Elis that doesn’t want

dead. She is the only one that believes I could be saved.

She is the fool.

’’If you are not here to kill , then I suggest you leave,’’ a tear slides to her cheek. I reach for it and she closes her eyes. Lucinda was the only one that believed in . she is still the only one that believes in .

What is the point in believing in

when I don’t even believe in myself?

’’They are coming for you.’’

She is talking about the rest of them. Funny enough I have been expecting them for a while now. Unlike them, I will kill anyone that gets in my way. The Elis are strong, I should be afraid of them.

I am not afraid of anything.

I was one of them—they trained . I can win over anyone.

’’Let them.’’

She sighs ’’I wish you could let go of all the anger. That is the only way you would be free.’’

I shake my head; she opens her eyes and watches

with sadness ’’I will never be free as long as I live.’’

If only she had let

kill myself all those years ago. I wanted to die; I was ready to go with him, but she convinced

to fight. She convinced

to get the revenge I deserved.

Now she is here trying to convince

to let go. It should’ve stopped with the people that killed them. That was the plan, but I didn’t get the satisfaction I thought I would once they were dead. I didn’t want anyone to have to go through that kind of pain. I wanted the world to be free of their kind. I still want that and nothing Lucinda says will change that.

The only way I will let go is death.

’’Co back with , let go of all this hate. I will convince the rest of them. You will go into hiding for a couple of years. Please.’’

She ans well. I know she does but I don’t want that. I don’t want to go into hiding. I should’ve been done with this town. This is taking a lot longer than it usually does.

’’I am not done.’’

I am sure they don’t even know she is here. She ca here to try and convince

to turn myself in. Almost like she never learns from her mistake.

Kill .

I know she can hear my thoughts. She heard but she wouldn’t listen. Just like in the past. The only way this will stop is if she kills .

Kill .

’’You know I can’t.’’

I raise a brow ’’You can’t or won’t?’’

’’I won’t’’

She turns around and I watch her walk away from

like she was never even here in the first place. Lucinda is a distant mory. She is a friend. A person I had co to trust.

I wish she could see my intentions.

I wish she understood.

No one understands.