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"Then your mother will die," I said bluntly. "I'll help you save her. More importantly, I'll help you gut the Demon. But all I care about is you, Aurora. Everyone else can bleed out for all I care."
"Love you too," Remington crooned without looking away from the keyboard.
"I know that's how you feel," Aurora said, "But if you care about me, you're stuck caring about the people I love."
"Still feeling left out," Remington said.
"Oh, you know Cain loves you as much as he loves me," Aurora said, though she cast a sidelong glance as if she didn't quite believe it. "In his own way."
I scoffed. "I tolerate Remington."
Why did she have to be so selfless all the time? I loved Aurora all the time, but the thought of having to protect her from herself forever was...exhausting. I loved the moments she showed me she was dangerous. Sometimes, like with her best friend Jenna or her mother, she seemed so sweet that I was afraid she couldn't survive in our world.
Remington let out a low whistle, and we turned to face the screen. "I'm in," he said, his voice tense. "The camera's on, but it looks like he's not there at the moment. Just a dark room."
"Can you activate the mic?" Aurora asked, leaning forward.
Remington nodded, his fingers tapping away at the keyboard. "Got it. The mic is on. Just give me a moment to...wait, what the hell?"
"What?" Aurora asked, her voice rising with urgency.
Remington's eyes darted back and forth across the screen. "Someone's coming into the room," he said. "It's not the Demon, though. It's a woman."
"A woman?" Aurora repeated, her eyes widening in confusion.
"Yeah, she's...oh, shit," Remington cut himself off. "Aurora, I think it's your mother."
She walked into view, her eyes wide and terrified. A noose was already around her neck, her hands bound in front of her.
"Aurora," she said desperately. "You have to stay away."
Well, I wasn’t too fond of the bitch for abandoning Aurora to the Demon, but I agreed with that sentiment.
The Demon stepped into view, a wicked smile on his face as he looked directly into the camera. "Is this what you wanted to see, Aurora? Do you want to watch her last moments? I should have known you couldn't resist checking on this pathetic woman...you've always longed so much for someone to love you."
Aurora's eyes were fixed on the screen, her face a mask of despair. I wasn’t used to seeing her look so…broken. Aurora was unbreakable.
"Please, let her go," she begged. "I'll do anything you want. Just let her live."
The Demon laughed, the sound echoing through the room. "Anything, Aurora? You know what I want. It's the same thing I've always wanted.You."
Aurora's eyes flickered to me, and for a moment, her expression was pure panic. She was desperate enough to sacrifice herself to the Demon to save her mother.
"There's not a chance in hell." I moved to cut the connection.
Aurora leapt forward, grabbing my wrist, though she was still staring at her father. "I have something else to offer you."
Her voice came out strong, no matter how terrified her eyes were.
"There's nothing else I want. I want you by my side or dead, my girl. There’s no middle ground."
"There's always something else you want," she said. "Carnage. I can offer you Carnage."
For a second, I was intrigued.
This was a side of Aurora I'd never seen before.
Then she added, "You've wanted to take him down for years. I'll get him for you."
