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Warmth spreads through me at the thought of my sister, but it’s quickly gone. “She’s married to Ryder. He can always take her away from danger. The same cannot be said about everyone else.”
I knew they wouldn’t see it in the same light as me, their sense of honor and loyalty to the vows we’ve made too strong to listen to reason.
I lost a soul a long time ago due to my actions, and unfortunately for them, they had no choice but to protect me.
“I won’t allow anyone to become collateral damage because of me.”
Remi gets up, twisting the ring on his finger, and then gently places it on the table as Florian and Santiago do the same with theirs, while the one still on me burns so hot I’m surprised it doesn’t bruise my flesh.
“What the fuck is this?” Remi asks, picking up one of the rings with a black jewel and examining it closely.
“These are our rings.” Florian gives us the rest, each with a different color stone in the middle matching our eyes, while the overall shape and the platinum surrounding it are identical. “With this, we are part of the Four Dark Horsemen, our unity.”
Leave it to Florian to create a romantic flair to this whole thing.
“Isn’t it like a chick thing?” I wonder, slipping a ring on my finger. Oddly, they all look good on us, not standing out as unnecessary accessories. “I vote for matching tattoos.” Besides, rings are so easy to lose anyway and bring too much attention.
Right now, despite our family names, we need less of it in order to cover our sins.
“We’ll do that too.” Remi shows us the design on his pad along with the quote. “In chaos do we thrive.”
“That’s what makes us feel alive,” Santiago replies, and we all laugh while the darkness slowly settles into our hearts as the full meaning of this hits us.
Those rings forever represent one simple truth.
We’re murderers.
“It’s all of us or none of us, Octavius,” Florian says as we stare at each other, their unity almost blinding in their intensity, and even though it doesn’t matter, I remove my ring and go to the table. Putting mine to theirs, I admire the diamonds shining brightly and sending colorful squares on the floor.
Even though I know they’re making a mistake, I never expected anything else from them.
Once upon a time, a group of boys made a decision.
Form two groups of best friends who would be able to defend each other if a fight erupted inside the four.
And connect each other with one brotherhood.
A brotherhood that would seal their fates together and friendship that nothing would be able to break.
Even death.
CHAPTER EIGHT
“There is a certain darkness about him…
That pulls me to him with some invisible strings, everything in me wanting to discover what hides beneath it.
I should be careful, though.
Because curiosity leads to disastrous consequences.”
Isla
Isla
My phone vibrates in my palm, and I quickly open it up, exhaling in relief when I see the message flashing back at me that rushes excitement along with gratitude.
Done.
