<b>Chapter</b><b>38</b>
Youwerepaidtodowhat?Killmybaby.<b>Paid</b>bywho?
<b>1</b>askedinarush,staringatthemanwhohadgottentohisknees,bothhandstogetherinapleadingwayandsheerfearinhis
Cyrs
Hetookdeep breaths,blinkinginconfusion,andhiseyesflickedthrougheverycornerofthehospitsifhewerescaredofsomeoningforhimifhespoke.
“Areyoudeaf?!!Whopaidyoutokillmychild<b>?</b><b>And</b>how?Ithoughtitwasamiscarriage.Wait,Selenepaidyoutokillthechild.Iaskedwithwidenedeyes,myheartracingasIhoped<b>for</b><b>a</b>negativeanswer.
Evenwiththeevidencethatthevampire<b>king’s</b>sonhadinstructedSelokillthechild,Istillsomehowdon’twanttobelievethat.
“Huh?”Thedoctorwasstunnedatmyquestion,hisbrowsarching“Selenecan’tpaytogetherownchildkilled.”
Whathesaidmademefepanginmyheart–apangofguilt.Ijustbelievedalie.IfSelenedidn’tpaytokillthe<b>child</b>,thensomeoneelsedidandpinnedthemeonher.IbelievedSelenecouldkillmychild,ourchild.
Ilmewhodid:Whopaidyou.motherfucker?“Iroared,andhisbreathbecamefaster.Hestoodupandbeggedmeto<b>go</b>
anoffice.
“Please,let’sgosomewhere.Maybe<b>an</b>office,soI’lltellyouthewholetruth.Please.Hebegged,andIdidn’thesitatetoagree.Iwastooeagertoknowthetruthand<b>was</b>readytodoashesaid,notknowingitwasatrick.ItwassomethingIshouldn’thavesumbedto.Belonging to N?velDrama.Org.
“Nowlet’sgotoyouroffice!Youallshouldgetbacktowork!”mandedaswewalkedovertohisoffice.
Justaswewereabouttoentertheoffice,myphonerang.Iignoredher,andwebothentered.Afteritrangthefirsttime,itendedandbeganagain,forcingmetocheckwhoitwas.
Iwassurprisedtoseethatitwasoneoftheborderguards.Ididn’texpecthiscall,andtherewasnothingthatshouldcausehimtocallmeunlessitwassomethingreallyimportant–somethingIshouldnevermiss.
“Whatisit?”<b>I</b><b>asked</b>grufflywhilegesturingattheheaddoctortosit
“Please,we<b>need</b>yourordernow.Telluswhattodotoher.Sheishereandwantstomeet<b>you</b>.Shouldwekillheroff?”Hisvoicecamefromtheotherend.
“Huh?Whoisthat? Whoareyoutalkingabout?”Iasked,myvoicerollingoutquicklyandcuriously.
“Selene.Sheishere.”Hesaid,andmyheartskippedbeatwitharushofexcitementrunningdownmyspine.Iwassohappythatshewaingbackast.NowthatIhadfoundoutshewasn’tthekiller,Shedidn’tkillthechild.
Evenifshehadanyrtionshipwiththevampireking,itdidn’tpushher<b>into</b><b>killing</b><b>my</b>innocentbaby.Someoneelsepaidthisdoctortodoit
“Tellhertein.Noone<b>should</b>touchheror<b>dare</b>harmherintheslightestway,orIwillcrushthatperson.”Ishoutedonthephone.
“Sherefusedteineither<b>and</b>saidshe<b>wanted</b>toseeyoufirst.She<b>wants</b>youte<b>over</b>quicksoyoucantalk.Shehadrefused totelluswhatshewantedorwhyshewouldn’tbesteppingin L…
“Shut
upandtellherIamon<b>my</b><b>way</b>now!Don’tyoueverallowhertoleave,orIwilldealwithyoumercilessly!”Iyelledathimandhungupthecall.IevenforgotabouttheheaddoctororwhateverquestionsIhadtoaskhim.Nothingelse
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matteredmorethanSeleneatthatmoment,andIdon’tknowwhy.
Idon’tevenknowifIwasgoingoutthereto bringherback,ignoringeverythingelse,includingRia,forwhomIhadpromisedmarriage.MyloveforSelenewasn’tfadingatall.EvenwhenIthoughtitwasallgone,itwouldalwaysspark,asifithadbeenhidingitselfallthistime.
“Beforeyouleave,hearmeout.”Thedoctorsaidsomething,butIdidn’tevenactlikehesaidanything.
“Hearmeout.Yourbabyisnotdead.I didn’tseedinkillingit.Thebloodwasjustawoundinthewombthatdidn’taffectthebaby.Iliedtoher,sayingthatthebabyisdead,somyclientwillthinkIseededandpaymeupmybnce.”
Iwasoutsidethedoctorwhenhesaidallthese,and Ialmostfelltomyknees.Myjoywasbeyondbounds.Ibegantoruninsteadofwalkingquickly.Everything<b>was</bingbacktome.AllIthoughtIhadlostwasreturning,likeitwasgivingmeasecondchancetomakeitright.
Mychildisnotdead:Seleneiswaitingformeoutthere.Ididn’tthinkstraightearliertothinkshecouldkillourbaby.ThedoctorwasevenshockedwhenIaskedifshewastheonewhopaidtogetthebabykilled.
SomeoneistherealenemythatIwasn’tseeing.Somethingisn’tright,andthebestIshoulddoiskeepSeleneclosetomewhiletryingtofindtheenemybecauseitcan’tbeher.Shemightalsobestuck,gettingmaniptedandforcedtostayshut.
1shouldhelpherinsteadofpushingheraway<b>.</b><b>After</b>all,wearematedtobetogether,andthatiswhatweshouldbefighting
eep.
Afterspeedingmywayalone totheborder,what<b>I</b>sawleftmespeechless.Thedeadbodiesoftheguardswerescatteredeverywhere,includingthoseofthemanwhocalledme.Ishuddered,roaming<b>my</b>eyesaroundindisbelief.
Whathappened?
Imutteredundermybreath,andasIlooked<b>around</b><b>,</b>myeyescaughtapapercedonthebodyofthemanwhojustcalled
<b>me</b>
AsItookitandopenedit,Isawitwasaletter,anditwasindicatingthatitwasfromSelene,
“YouthoughtIwaingbacktoyou?Fool!Ijustdistractedyoufromfindingout thetruth.I’mhappy<b>you</b>fellforit.It’stgonenow,loser!IwillnotresttillIendyou!”
I readeverylineoneaftertheother,repeatingitwithmyfacecontorted.Whatisgone?”Iaskedmyselfandimmediatelyrememberedthattherewassomeonewho<b>had</b>yettotellmesomething.Imeantheheaddoctor.
With
greatspeed,Iranbackandgottothehospital.IenteredtheofficewhereIlefthim,andtherehewaslyinginthepoolofhisown<b>blood</b>,dead.
What!
Isthatwhatthelettermeant?And…diditjustindicatethatSelenekilledhim?Wait,shetrickedmeinto losingthetruth.Shedoesn’twantmetohear<b>from</b>thedoctor,andyetthedoctorsaidshewasn’ttheone<b>who</b>paidhim.
Couldshebeworkingwiththosepeoplesecretly,orisallthisanotherstuntpulledtomakemebelieveSeleneisevil?Evenifsheisamongthem,therewasacontroller.Theyareacrewwithmanylivinginthiskingdombecausehowdidthedoctorgetkilled?
AllIdidthatdaytofishoutthekillerwasfutile.ThefellowdoctorsIhadcalledoutwithhimdeniedevergettingclosetotheoffice,andevenmythreatofdeathcouldn’tletthemsayanything,<b>and</b>I knewtheywereallsincere.
As<b>usual</b>,thecameracaughtnothingaboutit.ThatwashowIwasleftconfusedagain,unsurewhototrustandbelieve.RiareturnedandtriedallshecouldtomakemetellherwhyIwasbothered,butIcouldn’t.
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IwasinlovewithSelene,andIknewit.Thelovehadrefusedtogo,anditwasbotheringmebecauseIwasawareofhowdangerousitwas,knowingSelenewasevil.Evenifsheisn’tactuallyevil,sheisworkingwiththem.Ihadtogetmyselfinto<b>making</b>thisstampinmyheart.
ShehastoleavemyheadforeverwhileIlivemylife<b>without</b>her.Itwasmysillyobsessionwithherthatmademeignorethedoctorwhenhetoldmetohearhimout.ItwasasifheknewhewouldbekilledandthatIwasjustbeingluredoutofthe
<b>way</b><b>.</b>
Ididn’tthinkstraightjustatthementionofSelene.ItwaslikeadrugthatIwasaddictedtoanddidn’tevenrealizeuntilitwasced infrontofme.ThewayIwasrunninglikeamadmantomeetherwouldmakeanybodythinkshewastheloveofmylife.
hadchosenthevampireprinceovermealongtimeago–couldn’t
Thefactthatthetruthwasringinmyeyes–thatsheevenmakemerealizeshecouldneverjusebacktothekingdomtomeetme.
Iwasluredoutbyherjustsooneofhercolleagueswouldkilloffthedoctorandhidethetruth.
Butthedoctorsaidmybabyisalive.
Doesitmeanshetookmybaby awaytostaywiththevampireprince?
Fuck!
amIevensurethedoctorwasn’tlyinginthatpart?
Everythingwasjustgettingmessedup,bogglingmyheadandleavingmemoredrainedandbefuddled.ThiswaswhyIhatedlovesomuch.Ittakesawayyoursenseofreasoningandleavesyoustupid<b>until</b>youareconsumed.
AsidonmybedthatnightinadifferentroomfromRia,Ijustcouldn’tsleep.OnepartofmewasyellingatmetogetSelenebackandtalktoherface–to–face.ThatpartwastryingtomakemeseethatanythingcanbemadeupagainstanyoneandthatSelenemightbe<b>totally</b>innocent.
AnotherpartwasbringingupalltheevidencethatpointedSeleneoutasanevilgirl,especiallythatsheleftimmediately. Isentheroffandwentintothearmsofthevampireprince,whichmymensawclearly.
Iwasjustleftspeechlessandawestruck,notknowingwhattodo.
MaybeitwastimeIpushedevenRiaoutofmylifeandfacedmypurposeinlife,whichwastorulemypeople.Ishouldjustlockmyheartandbethatmonsteragainwhodoesn’tcareaboutanyone.
JustmaybeIshouldkillthatnofbingnormgain,becauseitwasmainlymebeingsoftandvulnerabletodestruction.Ifsomeonecansneakintoahospitalinthiskingdomandkill<b>anyone</b>withnotrace,thenIamfailingastheleader.
Mymenoutthereontheborderwerealsokilledlikeanimals,andIhad<b>no</b>ideawhoitwasorhow.
Forreal,Iwasfailing<b>,</b>anditstartedoutofthisdistractionthatlovecaused.Icausedmyselfallthis.Iamtheobemedforit.
There’snooneelse,and<b>that’s</b><b>because</b>of<b>love</b>.
Ithinkit’sover.It’stimetokeepthemaway.IwillcalloffwhatevermarriageRiahasandputherbrothertoworkasa<b>guard</b>attheborder,keepinghimawayfromniesohedoesn’tpestermeabouthissister.
Tomorrow,<b>the</b>cold,heartlesssideofmewillbegin<b>,</b><b>and</b>thistime,therewillbenospaceforweakness.