True Love
Chapter 35

Eve listened to everything Marcus said to his son, they would do nothing to replace her. While her sister might be outraged or beaten. She knew what Daren was capable of, if he lost his patience he could become an animal. And if everything they had said about him was true about him being a wolf, then Shery didn’t have much time.

She would make a decision. She would look for her sister, she had sacrificed so much for her that she couldn’t just stand by while she took it all on herself. She knew Daren loved her too, so if she was close to Shery she would encourage her and maybe they could both escape. She would run away from that house that very morning.

(…)

-Why the hell don’t you want to eat? Daren asked, pounding on the bedroom door.

-I’m not hungry. He answered, looking away.

-I don’t want a weak woman. So you’re going to eat, bitch.

-Funny you should say that, because we know the only dog here is you. The young woman replied, looking up at him with a smile.

Daren looked at her in shock at her words. She bit her lips as a sign that she was getting very angry and that this conversation would not end well. But that was what she wished, that he would kill her, she did not want him to continue to abuse her and steal what little honor she had left.

-Do you want to play with the beast? His eyes shone like two little stars in the dark night. It was scary. -I’ll play with you, little one.

As if she hadn’t had enough, that bastard Daren had abused her again. But this time he’d hit her, leaving her in a lot of pain. That wouldn’t kill her. She would have to replace a way to end his filthy life herself.

An hour later… She watched as the little man dressed with his smirk on his face.

-Now you will eat, if you don’t want a repeat of this. And in the worst possible way. Don’t make me lose my patience Shery.

She didn’t answer. She sat there clutching the sheet tightly to her chest. And holding back tears so he couldn’t see her weakness. He approached her, took her by the chin and made her look at him.

-I know you detest me, and you would rather be dead than be abused by me. But if you try anything against your little life, I swear I’ll turn you into a f*****g wolf to serve me. And trust me you don’t want that.

Turn her? How? Was it better to be that than to have her abused? What was she saying, her sanity was leaving her.

-You have been warned! She threatened him, planting a chaste k**s on his lips.

As he left, she wiped her mouth in disgust. She bolted to the bathroom and jumped under the shower. Her whole body was horribly bruised, the clean water was laced with traces of b***d making a swirling vortex that seeped through the golden sewer. Her life sucked.

She was relieved that everyone was currently occupied with other things than caring for a human. Her attention was on the new attacker in town and protecting the albino. But no one was saying anything about her sister.

Two days had passed and they had no clues about her. That was why he found himself walking through the forest, on his way back. He would look for her.

At least she could remember the way back, she thought about getting to her old home. Maybe someone would be there and take her to Daren directly. She walked for a long time and knew that no one was following her. Finally she passed through the passage Ethan had shown them, it was strange, it appeared on one side but not the other. Well, there was no turning back. She was back to suffering.

Half an hour later he was in front of his old house, it looked desolate. He opened the door slowly and everything inside was a mess. When her whole body was inside, a big hand covered her mouth. With the other arm they had her trapped.

-Finally you’ve come home, ungrateful daughter. It was Steven, her father. She tried to struggle but he was squeezing her so hard it felt like he was going to break her ribs. -Where’s your damn sister? Are you alone? She nodded at his questions. It was better not to provoke him, he might be drunk or drugged. -All right, you’ll serve me too.

What was her father planning? If it was to hand her over to Daren, that was fine, that’s what he’d come for. But what she didn’t expect was to be thrown violently to the ground.

-Dad! Please calm down. He tried to reason.

-Oh no, you’ll pay for everything I’ve been through since they escaped.

The man lunged at the helpless girl, tearing her clothes. But she fought back as best she could. She shook him off and ran away. But he grabbed her by the ankle, causing her to fall face first to the ground. Her l*p was bleeding, but that didn’t stop her from getting to her feet and trying to run away. She didn’t understand why her father wanted to hurt her like that.

Back under Steven’s body, the girl took a piece of wood that was on the ground and hit her father in the head. He fell to the side and swore at her. She ran like crazy through the house, went to the kitchen and grabbed a knife, she had to defend herself with something. Her father caught up with her and stopped when he saw the weapon in her hand.

-Put it down, Eve.

-No. You’re crazy.

-Put it down! He ordered her.

-Let me go. -No.

-No. -You’re my lifeline.

-If you touch me, Daren will kill you.

-I’m already dead. He said laughing, b***d was running down his neck.

He was trembling with fear, gripping the knife tightly. But his legs were something else.

(…)

-Sir, we saw Steven’s daughter entering the house.

-Eve? I asked curiously.

-Yes, sir.

-Crap! We’re on our way. Get the car ready. Daren went up the stairs two at a time, as he entered he found Shery lying down with her sweatshirt on.

-Get up, we’re going out. He told her reluctantly.

-I don’t want to.

-You’d better come. Your little sister has come for you.

She got up in a hurry and followed him as best she could. Her body ached like hell. Daren grabbed her arm and practically dragged her through the house.

Eve and Steven struggled to see who would get the knife, until finally the man was able to disarm her. And without thinking too much and he didn’t know why, he plunged the sharp weapon into the young woman’s stomach. She instantly went pale and fell to the ground. Her clothes were beginning to soak with the crimson colour that flowed from inside her. Kneeling looking at her father who had dropped the knife, it clattered to the floor.

Eve lay on the floor, trying to stop the bleeding she was having. But it was too much b***d. Already a large pool of b***d had formed under her body. She was getting weaker and weaker, and it was hard to squeeze the wound in her stomach. He was no longer thinking, just staring at the peeling ceiling of the house where he had spent his entire childhood. And it was right there, where he was going to die. At the hand of his own father.

Daren and Shery were entering the house, looking at the mess. Waiting for him, Daren heard Shery’s scream, from far away he had smelled Eve’s b***d. Damn Steven, always ruining his plans. He watched as Shery knelt down and held his sister by the head as she cried inconsolably and begged him to wake up.

But he already knew she was dead, he couldn’t hear her heart beating, she had bled to death.

-EVEEEEEEEEE! cried the girl, tearing her throat.

It was such horrible pain she felt, it was almost inexplicable to describe it. Losing her little sister was the worst thing that could have ever happened to her. Why was she being punished like that? Was she a bad person in her old life? Losing Eve. She would rather have died than her little sister.

-Please turn her. He begged as he held Eve’s body. -TURN HER, PLEASE. He shouted at Daren looking at him.

-I can’t!

-Please! He said through his tears.

-She must be alive. He said at last.

-No! She cried harder.

At the back of the kitchen was Steven lying on the floor, his hands covered in b***d. Daren looked at him for the first time since they had arrived. He hadn’t expected the idiot to make an attempt on the girl’s life. He looked at him with fear in his eyes. He knew exactly what was in store for him.

-Who did this? Shery heard him ask as he embraced the lifeless body of his sister.

She looked up and also saw her father in the background, by the looks of him she began to suspect what he had done.

-Dad! You… You did this?

-I… no… I don’t know what… -She came and I…

-You’ll pay for what you’ve done, Steven. I threatened Daren. -She was mine and you knew it very well.

-SHE WAS YOUR DAUGHTER, HOW COULD YOU DO THAT TO HER? Shery asked in bewilderment.

-Why don’t you tell her the truth Steven.

-What? he asked frowning.

-Yes, why don’t you tell her that you’re not her real father.

-What? Shery asked in surprise.

-How… How do you know that?