AURORA
“Ethan!” I screamed out in shock as Isadora reached him and plunged the knife into his chest. Blood spilled out almost immediately and I quickly ran to his aid, holding him so he doesn't slump to the ground heavily.
“Ethan, stay with me okay? You will be fine just stay with me” Tears voluntarily poured out of my eyes as I spoke. Ethan couldn't speak, he just continued to gasp for air.
“Arne, get help quickly, run!” I instructed Arne whose face was already wet with tears from the onset. The child ran out of the room immediately while Isadora burst out laughing like a maniac.
“It’s no use little sister, you can't save him, he will die for sure” she said amidst her laughter.
I was livid, I raised my tear stained face to look at her before saying, “I am not your sister. I am no sister to a monster and killer”
With Ethan jerking on my lap, I immediately returned my attention to him. I tried to apply pressure on the wound but to properly do that I had to take out the knife, it was going to be a very painful process and I knew I had to be careful as it was close to the heart.
“Ethan, I have to take out this knife now so brace yourself, help is coming” I assured him repeatedly with Isadora's taunting laughter in the background.
“Aurora, I… I…” Ethan struggled to talk with labored breath.
“Shut up and save your strength, we can talk after you recover” I shushed him when he was still trying to speak. I may be leaving him but I didn't want him to die, he was still my mate and I still loved him dearly.
“I am. so..rry… for all the pain I cau..sed you. I am sorry. I pro..mise I didn't know about the letter, please don't hate me for it” he still spoke after my warning.
Fresh tears rolled down my face, I couldn't control them from falling anymore so I gave up. Our whole relationship has always been ill fated right from the time we were still teenagers, there were so many obstacles and misunderstandings that denied us happiness, now I began to wonder if our bond was worth it and would all this finally be over.
“Aww, such a heartfelt moment” Isadora interrupted and laughed before continuing, “I hate to ruin it, I know last words are important but I have something more interesting to say… That letter you sent little sis was actually received by me and not Ethan you see, and Keenan was the one who wrote you back because he didn't want an heir to come fighting him for the throne after he took out Ethan. It had worked like a charm then, you ran like a chicken out of the pack and should have stayed there! Why did you have to come back? Why did you come and ruin things?” she asked with glaring eyes.
I eyed her with a deadly look, “So it was you who made me separate Arne from his father and made me live in constant fear. You are no different from the devil, you are pure evil” I spat out in anger, I was so furious that my hands were shaking.
She rolled her eyes, “Oh please, you should worry about your dear mate right now, share emotional moments because he breathes his last. If it's only this I am able to do today, I will be very pleased. I get to cause you pain, we will both be without our men. Perfect.” sat on the bed with a sick smile on her face.
I returned my gaze to Ethan, my priority was saving him so I focused on him and said, “I am going to pull this out of you at the count of three okay? 1, 2, 3…” I pulled the knife out as swiftly as I could despite Ethan's groaning in pain. The bleeding doubled and I quickly used a cloth to apply pressure. He was losing a lot of blood and needed medical care as soon as possible. Where was Arne with Sam and the others?
“Stay with me Ethan, please… I cannot lose you” I shook him slightly when I noticed he was falling into unconsciousness, his breathing was becoming fainter by the second. The thought of losing him… No, he will live.
“Tsk tsk tsk… I never knew watching him die in front of me would be so pleasing, this is easily the best day ever. Such a weak man who couldn't rule his pack, undeserving of the Alpha title. Keenan was the real man, it's why even though I still bore a son for him I still stuck to Keenan because he assured me of becoming alpha and making me Luna. Ethan was only a pawn anyways, I wanted you to know what it feels like to have what you love taken away from you just like how our parents displeased me to please you. I'm satisfied” Isadora kept taunting.
Her words hit me like a brick and made my blood boil. It was simply a curse to have her as my sister, she has been a huge pain on my neck.
And it was time I took out that huge pain…
With the anger in my heart, I grabbed the knife I had pulled out from Ethan's chest and pulled away from him at lightning speed, I charged towards Isadora and made a clean jab at her neck.
“Rot in hell, sister. By the way, you lost, Ethan will live because I am a doctor, remember?” The disbelief was evident in her face. Never in a thousand years has she thought I was capable of harming a fly not to talk more of a human, my blood and I was glad to prove her wrong.
I left her with those last words, blood spilled from her neck and mouth, it was over… Isadora was dead.
But as the racing footsteps barged into the room after that, everything was like a blur afterwards. I couldn't take my eyes off my dead sister's body as I was pulled away, I felt weak and disoriented, all the noise felt so distant.
I killed someone, not just anyone… I killed Isadora, my elder sister.
When the sleep came, I embraced it. Maybe this was all just one scary dream.