Chapter 01 The Beginning

"Where is she?!"

"WHERE IS SHE?!"

I tremble, slapping a hand on my mouth to prevent my low whimpers from escaping. The old man frantically searched every corner of the room. Watching and Waiting…..Waiting for just one perfect moment…….to catch me red handed and sell me off

I pray silently, my heart going a mile a minute. God, please god please! Don't let this monster find me! Tears start falling from my eyes and a single drop of sweat falls down my back as his footsteps come closer and closer.

I feel around for my Swiss Army knife my hands sweaty from my fear. I hold my breath to prevent any sounds from being heard. Only to feel betrayed by the fast pace of my loud heartbeat.

I open the knife, pointing it towards the closet door, just as he places his hands on the knobs. My breath stills in apprehension.

Only to come out in a relieved sign as his hand leaves the closets handles.

The door to the room slams open startling my father. My breath remains bated as my heart shatters at the scene I see just seconds later.

My bloodied up brother, held up by just his collar. His body completely limp as if boneless. My heart stills as the man drops my brother onto the ground, like a sack of potatoes, where he falls in a heap of open tissues and bones .

My father looks at his son apathetically, and then looks at the man. He then asks, "And Agatha?", his voice devoid of any emotion.

"Buried twelve feet under sir. Just like you wished" the hulk of a man says bowing deeply to show his respect.

"Hmm" My father says. “You have done well” he continues but then pauses. “Where’s Rachel” he asks to the towering brute.

I pause, 'Why does he want to know about Mom's cousin sister?'

A woman decked in the shiniest of jewellery steps out from behind the towering brute. She winks at my father as she goes and hugs him. “Miss Me?” she purrs her voice breathy and a mixture of sultry poison.

My dad smirks a cruel glint in his eyes. My blood runs cold as fear overtakes my very being.

Rachel pulls my dad closer as she trails her finger against my fathers face. Her face shining with malice and greed.

My father kisses her deeply as he cups her ass cheeks. I see her pull away as she whispers into his ears. “How does it feel Evan?

My father moans out “So good”

My stomach roils with fear and disgust as I look through the cracks of the closet. My eyes glued to the repulsing actions of the two. My heart drops to my stomach as the realisation sets in.

My dad was cheating on my mom…..And that too, with a person she considered more than family. Not only had he been the one to kill my brother but, he had even murdered the one person who loved him blindly….My Mom.

My Mom….My Brother…..Dead? I pause as my carefully crafted world seems to fall down on itself. My muscles tighten and my throat constricts. The fear and grief over take me, threatening to pull me under.

The woman who birthed me….The very woman who heard all kinds of negativity for me…..The same woman…..who I cursed at today. She’s gone? How- How could she be gone? She- she… She Promised!

Hots tears fall down my face as my head reels. I start to panic as the revelation kicks in. My Mom….Is Dead….

And, all for this….this woman?!

The same woman who had treated him as nothing more than the dirt under her shoes?

Tears fall down my face. Leaving unbridled heat in it’s wake. My hands fist, barely containing my fury.

I grit my teeth, the fiery flames of my rage licking at the shattered pieces of my once complete heart.

I look at them seeing nothing but the betrayal and pain I had to go through because of them. My head reels remembering the words of my grandfather as he lay on his bed, his skin a shade of ghastly pale, almost white.

"My dear child, always remember never, completely trust someone. Keep doubting them, even if they prove themselves to you more than once. For not every person can be trusted"

"Your mother never believes me but, you don't make the same mistake as her. Don't trust blindly, even if it's your family"

A fresh set of tears fall down my face as his words stab my heart deep.

"You were right Gramps" I whisper, my voice still muffled by my hand.

I look up to see that disgusting couple leave. The broad shouldered guy following them silently.

I wait, to ensure that they leave. My tears continue flowing as the truth finally sets in. Piercing right through my soul.

I hug my legs tightly wanting to break down. Only for her voice to flood my senses bringing back a cruel sense of bitter nostalgia.

"Honey, no matter what happens in your life always remember that you should never be mad at your family. Because only they will be with you when you are in need"

I scoff silently, mad at her for trusting such a cruel man despite the warnings. I walk out slowly opening the closet door. I tear my fluffy white gown looking at the open skull of my older brother.

I cover his body, silently placing a kiss on his fingers.

“I love you dumbo” I whisper beside what seems to be his ear. My heart begs for me to stay but I push it down cruelly knowing that I need to leave. It’s what he would’ve wanted of me.

I breathe deeply and then slowly place my hand on the door. My heart beating like a war drum, amplified ten times in my ears. I linger, not wanting to leave the confines of the room.

I take in a deep breath in and push the door open. Regretting the action almost immediately.

I flinch as a strong metallic taste hits my tongue. I gag, bile rising to my mouth. I cough as the taste of vomit fills my mouth.

My ears ring. My body working overtime to give me some semblance of normalcy back. My heart pounds in my chest as I finally Tak in the scene before me.

The large winding corridor to the chapel. Which was once decked in billions of Lillies of The Valley are now splattered with blood and organs.

My eyes water as the stench burns into my skin and my heart twists as a pit forms in my chest. Every emotion comes slamming down hard as I lean against the walls for support.

‘Everyone….Where- where is everyone?’ I whisper to myself. I flinch as a voice drawls out, “They’re Dead Princess”

I look up to see-

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