Chapter 168
Sabrina’s POV:
“You…you knew,” My words are soft as cotton, contrasting the hard breaths I sucked in. “You knew and you..”
“Oh so now you admit you fucked him.”
“If you knew them why did you act like you didn’t?!”
This means he’s always known. He has people watching, when I thought he was gone he was still there. He knew. Everything, every detail. And when he found me, he knew.
“It was fun.” He said with a lazy shrug. “Watching you lie. Watching the look what passed your eyes whenever you’d see him. All the jokes, the double meanings. It was so much fun, Sabrina. You both must have thought that I was stupid.”
“That’s enough.”
“That I didn’t know. How funny it must have been. My brother, fucking you while knowing that I was in love with you.”
“That’s enough, Caldan stop.”
“Tell me. Did you both ever laugh about it? Huh? Oh what a fool Caldan is, his girl is fucking his brother.”
Shame twisted in my belly. His words hurt. More than they should have.
“I didn’t mean to…”
“Oh of course you did. It’s not like you fell on his duck by accident.”
I grit my teeth and swallowed my shame. “That’s enough. You knew, you’ve always known. That saves me the stress of telling you.”
“Look at you. How shameless you are.”
I let the insult fly right
over to head. “You’re done. Can I go now.”
He shook his head. “You’re going nowhere. We aren’t done here. Not by a long fucking shot.”
“No.” I said, putting strength into my voice. “I am done. Done with you, I want nothing more to do with you. I don’t even mind, going back to being a maid. I am done.”
“Well it’s too late for that now.”
“I’m leaving.”
He took a step closer to me and began walking up to me.
“Stay back!” I raised my hands and spread my palms, directing them at him. “Don’t come any closer!”
He laughed, his eyes glinting with evil. “What do you think you’re going to do to me, Sabrina?” He said. He looked at my hand and laughed again. “You’ll use your powers?”
“I will”
“Sorry to burst your bubble, but you can’t. It’s clear you didn’t even understand how to use them”
I took a step back. “You didn’t think that when I blasted you off, did you?!”
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Chapter 168
“Try.” He said, still walking up to me. “Go ahead, use those powers of yours again.”
Anger and hatred mixed in my chest. Fuck. He’s right. I can’t understand these powers. I can’t even use them.
“Told you.” He said with a smug smile. He paused a few steps in front of me and shoved his hands into his pockets. “You haven’t asked why I played along with your lie.”
“Why”
“I needed you. Scratch that. I need you.”
“I’ve told you. I don’t want to be your queen anymore”
“Are you fucking dumb? Whatever made you think I wanted you to be my queen in the first place?”
“What?”
“You think I meant that? You actually believed that?”
I shook my head. Of course not.
“I don’t need you, Sabrina. All I need are those powers that are inside you.”
“Well newsflash, even I can’t use them.”
“I know.” He said with a smug grin. “I’ve know since the day I met you. I knew about them.
“And I said I can’t control them at all. How the fuck do you think I’m going to help you with it? And even if I could, I won’t do it. There’s no fucking way I’ll agree to help you!”
“Really?”
“Yes! Lwill never use my powers to hurt anyone. You are an evil person, Caldan. You’re horrible and disgusting. How could you try to kill your own brother?!”
“Oh please, you hypocrite. Like you weren’t in on it too. You were part of the plan, every step of the way.”
“I was never! Never! I would never try to kill someone. The only reason I pretended to be p it was to make you believe I was with you. Any other way, I would never try to hurt the king.”
“Excuse, Sabrina. That’s all I hear. And I don’t give a shit. I wasn’t even asking for tour permission to use your powers, whatever gave you that stupid idea?”
“What are you on about”
“I wasn’t asking, Sabrina. I’m telling you. I need your powers, I’m going to get them when I kill you and extract it. Simple.”
Chills ran down my spine. I grabbed the hem of my torn skirt to steady myself. My heart beat so hard I feared I’d pop a blood vessel and die on the spot. “You wouldn’t.”
“With your powers, I will have immortality. For so long I’ve waited, patiently. Befriending you. Wooing you. Everything in- between, all while you lusted after my brother like a cheap fucking slut.”
My eyes darted to the door, and I estimated how long it’d be before I reached it. I didn’t have the time to stop and ponder on his words. Or let the weight of his betrayal sink in.
Run. All the voices in my head screamed for me to run and never look back.
He’s going to kill me.
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Chapter 168
And to think I used to believe he was my friend, that he cared for me. When from the beginning, even before I knew I had powers, he had planned to kill me.
I looked back at him, and I was tempted to ask how he knew.
But fear won’t let my words come out.
I can’t use my powers. They went listen to me. No one is coming to save me. No one will hear my screams. And Caldan won’t let me leave.
I bolted for the door. I ran as fast as I could move and grabbed the doorknob. I pulled, yanking as hard as I could.
It was bolted shut.
I heard his cruel laugh behind me. I turned, my back flattened against the door. The next thing I felt was a cloud of powder poured over my head.
It got into my nose and eyes, and it burned. I began to cough, a sneeze building up in my nose. I doubled over, violent coughs wracking my body.
“Easy..” Caldan said, his voice soft and mocking. “Just let it do it’s thing.”
My vision turned blurry, his voice sounded drowned out and distant.
My knees gave way and I crumbled to the ground. My body went weak, every inch of me tired and feeling like a ton of lead.
Caldan laughed. His laughter echoed in my head, promising of nothing good to come.
“Goodnight, my Rina.” His whisper was the last thing I heard before the darkness claimed me.
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