Chapter 122 Chapter 121
Evelyn.
Leaving Amaris and Ethan, I made my way through the palace, my steps faltering with each passing moment. The weight of the kingdom's troubles hung heavily upon me, the air heavy with tension, and the echoes of chaos seemed to reverberate through the corridors. I let the maid's Callahan had ordered to clean me up fo their job, my heart in my throat. Once they were done, I began my horrific journey to the Callahan's chambers. When I finally arrived to Callahan's chambers, the sight that greeted me was a stark contrast to the grandeur I had once associated with this space.
Callahan sat upon a luxury chair, once occupied by Kieran, his demeanor exuding a cruel sense of power. The room was filled with a dozen unwilling women, forced to pleasure him. My stomach revolted at the sight and I resisted the urge to hurk there and then. The air was thick with the stench of alcohol and the sounds of his cruel laughter. Forced to take a steo closer, I felt a new kind of revulsion being in this man's presence. The sight of him reveling in the torment he was inflicting upon others sent a shiver down my spine. It was a stark contrast to Kieran, who was always disinterested in things like this and only devoted himself to the affairs of the kingdom, scribbling down on parchment papers.
Tears pricked at my eyes as I thought of Kieran, my heart aching with the weight of his absence. I wondered how he was faring, whether he was safe, and if he knew the extent of the turmoil that had befallen the kingdom. The memories of our earlier moments together flooded my mind, and the stark contrast between Kieran's noble demeanor and Callahan's cruel revelry only served to deepen the ache in my heart.
Callahan fixed me a glare and I felt my blood run cold where I stood. "Why aren't you joining us? Don't you know what you're supposed to be doing?" He bellowed, his deep voice resounding in the whole room. I sucked in a breath, glancing at the terrified yet disgusted look on the women's faces. I'm sure they want to be anywhere else but here.
I took in a deep breath and fixed him a glare of my own. "If I'm going to be joining you, we would have t be alone."
He watched me for a while before a smirk began to play on his lips, and I felt my heart race faster as the seconds ticked by. "Okay then, if that's what you want. I'll grant you some privacy. You are the main spectacle after all." He slurred, his eyes glinting with lust. I shuddered, my limbs frozen.
He dismissed the other women and they pratically ran out of his chambers, leaving me alone with him. My fears intensified but I out on a brave face through it all. He waited for him to begin and after a long time of begging my hands to move, I slowly brought them to my dress and began to undress, feeling utter repulsion by the act. I could feel his gaze crawling over my skin as I reluctantly began to undress. Disgust churned in my stomach, but a spark of rebellion flickered within.
I suddenly remembered something, causing me to pause in my tracks, my fingers in the midst of removing the buttons that bound my clothes. Dropping my hands to the side, I fixed him in malevolent stare, my lips pursed.
"You know what? I change my mind. I would never bow to a monster like you, much less give you my body. You can rot in her for all I care." I seethed through gritted teeth, feeling my anger rise above my fear. In the dimly lit room, my heart pounded in my chest as I stood, ready to face the monster that dared to call himself Callahan. His anger radiated through the air, a toxic cloud that threatened to suffocate me.
Callahan's eyes burned with a twisted desire as he loomed over me, his demand for compliance lingering in the air. "What did you just say?" He asked, his voice dangerously low.
"You heard me. I said I would never bow to a monster like you, much less give you my body. You can rot in hell for all I care. You piece of nothing." I spat. Each word I uttered dripped with disdain, adding fuel to the fire of his fury. He rose, his anger materializing in his stance.
"Are you messing with me right now?"
"Does it look like I am?" I snapped back, glowering at him. My seriousness caught him off guard, and the threat in his voice grew sharper.
"If I come to meet you there, I'm going to make sure you regret it." He growled, his voice threatening. Unfazed, I took a step forward, meeting him eye to eye. "Do. Your. Worst." I dared, punctuating each word. With a dismissive turn, I intended to leave the wretched room, but he moved like a shadow, swift and menacing. Luckily for me, I was expecting it. I immediately ducked, evading his grip, and I ducked beneath the bed, fingers grazing the hilt of the concealed dagger.
The room quivered with tension as I crouched, hidden in the shadows beneath the bed. "Evelyn! Get out of here now!!" Callahan's voice, edged with menace, sliced through the air as he warned of consequences. I gripped the blade tightly, my heart pounding in my chest. It was the same blade that I has forged and Kieran had fortified for me. I hadn't taken it out of the room and had completely forgotten about it. Until today.
Callahan snaked a hand under the bed and dragged me out with one swift move. Screaming, I rose with the dagger firmly in my grip, determination flashing in my eyes. Sinking it into his chest, I squeezed it in, watching as dark blood oozed out of it, miring his clothes, painting a grotesque picture. Callahan eyes widened in surprise as he watched the blade sink deeper into his chest and the blood that spilled out of him and I let out a slow smile of victory, my heart blackened by rage.
"I told you to go to hell, didn't I? Maybe this will take you there faster." I whispered before gathering all of my strength and squeezing it deeper. "Go. To. Hell." Once he staggered backwards, I released my grip and sprinted out of the chambers, adrenaline pumping through my veins.
The soldiers watched me, stunned for a moment before Callahan barked out the orders for me to be caught. I screamed for help before linking to my wolf who seemed more than ready for me to shift. Without breaking a sweat, I immediately complied, shifting to my wolf form almost instantly and taking off into the forest.