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“Luke… how could you?” Lilith was on the verge of tears now. It took all of my conscious effort not to wring his neck right then and there.
But the witch didn’t allow anyone else to speak but her. “Constantine would make him a king no one has ever seen before,” the witch explained. “He has given us that promise! I would get my revenge and Constantine would make me his royal advisor, just like my grandmother was to the vampire ruler before him!”
So, it was all about revenge. Constantine was only indirectly involved. He let others do his dirty work, and it seemed that they were more than willing to do so.
“What did you do to my sister?” Lilith demanded to know. She refused to be silenced. I admired her for the courage to stand up to someone like Evangeline and demand answers. Not many would have the courage to do so.
“Why, it was an accident, my dear!” Evangeline chuckled maliciously, enjoying herself. “It is very easy to trip in the dark, you know.”
Lilith’s eyes flung to Luke. “Did you let her into the castle?”
Luke didn’t say anything. I couldn’t imagine a more spineless creature than this one, and yet, it appeared that he was the cause of all of this tragedy.
“I will kill you both!” Lilith screamed furiously, with my hands still on her waist, keeping her subdued. Attacking so angrily would do no good. Evangeline needed to attack us first, to attack me first. I needed to make myself her first target.
“You’d better take me down first,” I growled at Evangeline, forcing her to focus on me. “Otherwise, I will kill you both myself.”
This time, the witch didn’t chuckle. She didn’t find it all that amusing because she knew I posed a real threat. I wasn’t just a human. I was a vampire.
“Constantine said I am not to kill a vampire,” she pointed out, gritting her teeth, angry at this sudden turn of events. But then, she seemed to remember something. “But he didn’t say anything about hurting one.”
She aimed her hands at me and started chanting. Suddenly, there was a whirl wind around us. Lilith’s hair swirled in circles, as I turned to her.
“Run!” I ordered, pointing at the door which was just a few steps away from her.
“No!” she shouted back through the storm of items that were being picked up from the floor and taken off the walls, swirling all together threateningly. “I’m not leaving you!”
“Run, damnit!” I shouted even louder, pushing her towards the door, knowing that all of this might fall onto our heads and kill us both.
This time, she listened to me. She rushed out of the door.
“Get her!” Evangeline shouted at Luke, who obeyed immediately, running towards the door as well. Just as I was about to lunge at him, to prevent him from rushing outside, a shower of glass jars fell on my head, breaking into a millionpieces. A headache boomed inside my mind, mixing with the witch’s laughter.
I fell to the ground, touching my head. Blood was trickling down my temples. My vision was becoming blurry. She came over to me, and grabbed my hair, lifting my face off the floor.
“You’re a pathetic weakling!” she hissed at me, slamming my face back onto the floor. A surge of pain shot through my head, and I tried my best to keep myself awake and conscious. Lilith’s life depended on it.
Chapter Thirty-Three
Lilith
I didn’t want to leave Adrian. I wanted to stay by his side, but I trusted him.
My heart was pounding loudly in my chest as I ran through the dense woods, the sound of my footfalls echoing in my ears. Each breath felt heavy, filling my lungs, making my entire body feel like a boulder. I didn’t turn around, but I knew that Luke was behind me.
“Lilith!” he shouted after me. His voice felt like a lasso he was trying to use to lure me back in, but I knew better than to trust him again. “Lil, stop!”
The revelation of his betrayal had left me feeling raw and vulnerable. It left me fearful for my life. How could he have done something like that? How could he have looked me in the eyes and taken advantage of Cass in such a way? My mind was a whirlwind of emotions – hurt, anger, confusion. I couldn’t fathom how my best friend could have deceived me like that.
As the branches of the trees brushed against my face, I pushed myself to keep running, trying to put distance between us. The woods that had once been a place of solace and comfort now felt like a labyrinth of tangled emotions, all pulling me in different directions.
My heart ached as I thought about how Luke had been a constant presence in my life, someone I had leaned on in times of sorrow, and yet he had chosen to betray that trust. I couldn’t help but wonder what led him down this path. What had to happen in someone’s head to turn his back on everyone and everything he held dear? Was the desire for power truly that great?
I stumbled over a root, but the pain in my body paled in comparison to the pain in my heart. Tears blurred my vision as I continued to run, trying to escape the web of deceit that had ensnared me. The rustling of leaves behind me made me push myself even harder, the fear of confronting Luke adding fuel to my desperate escape. I didn’t know where I was going. I only knew that I needed to be far away from him.
As I ran, I felt a mixture of anger and betrayal, but beneath it all was a deep sense of loss. It wasn’t just the loss of a friendship, but the loss of the person I thought Luke was – the person I had confided in, relied on, and cared for deeply. I lost not only my sister, but my best friend as well. Now, I was left with Adrian and my father. They were the only two people in my life I could rely on.
As I continued running through the woods, my body and mind exhausted from the emotional turmoil, my foot caught a hidden root, and I stumbled forward, unable to regain my balance. My heart raced, fear and desperation consuming me as I tried to steady myself.
