Chapter 91 Chapter 90
Evelyn.
The dungeons were a grim and desolate place, far removed from the luxuries of the palace above. Unbiddenly, my mind went back to the times when I was locked up in this dungeon, the despair and disappointment I felt as I pleaded my innocence, crying my heart out. It felt just like yesterday even though it had been months. Now the real culprit had been caught and I couldn't believe how the tides had changed. As I navigated the dimly lit passageways, I couldn't shake the gnawing feeling of apprehension that coiled within my chest. Fear and dread crawled up my spine but I pushed it down, wearing a brave face. I had to confront Morticia, to seek answers from her, even though I wasn't sure what I would hear.
I spotted her sitting in a dark corner of her cell, her expression a mixture of disdain and contempt as her gaze met mine. Her disdainful sneer only deepened as I approached, ready to ask the question that had plagued my mind. "What are you doing here?" She seethed out, her voice dripping with scalding venom. I resisted the urge to step back, leveling her with a glare of my own, fury coursing through my veins.
"You know precisely why I'm here. To ask you questions." I stepped closer, anger overriding the hurt that I felt. "Why, Morticia? Why would you kill the Luna Queen? She was my sister!" .
Morticia stood to her feet, her slow steps calculated and filled with nothing but sinister intentions. Her response was chilling, a stark contrast to my emotional turmoil. "Because I deserved the position more. It was meant to be mine." she replied, her voice dripping with venom. "The place where she stood, it was supposed to be mine!" She snapped, the bitterness in her voice taking me by surprise. She walked closer to the steel bars, gripping them viciously, her knuckles turning white as she glared at me, her lips curled into a cynical smile, her long brown hair disheveled over her shoulders.
"After everything I've done for the Alpha King, all those years. Enduring his torment for him, allowing myself to be used by him, keeping him sane during his torture-filled days. The whippings, his sadistic urges. The cruelty inflicted on him by his own father on wolflless Omegas like us! Do you have any idea what I went through for the Alpha King?" She screamed, tears of hatred clouding her vision. "The torment I endured, the sacrifices I made? I gave him my loyalty and devotion. And what did your sister do? She just waltzed in and took it all away from me." Her words oozed resentment, and the intensity of her hatred was palpable.
The dungeon's cold air seemed to grow even colder as her words hung between us. Morticia's bitterness was palpable, and her gaze was unwavering. I was struck by the realization that she saw herself as the Alpha King's savior, a guardian of his sanity during the darkest days of his rule. My heart ached at the cold, bitter reality of her words. Morticia's twisted loyalty to the Alpha King had led her down a dark path. But it was the mention of the Luna Queen, my sister, that twisted the knife in my heart. I could feel the tears welling up in my eyes, but I refused to let them fall. Instead, I held onto my anger, my determination to get to the bottom of this.
I found my voice, my emotions a tumultuous storm within me. "But why resort to murder?" I pressed, my voice shaking. "Why take her life? You killed my sister, you took away my family! And, for what!?" I screamed back, tears clouding my vision as well.
Morticia's laughter was chilling, a mocking sound that echoed through the dungeon. " So I could take her place, she was pretty useless anyway, allowing herself to be manipulated by me. But, he didn't even look at me, let alone acknowledge my sacrifices. Even with the Luna Queen's death, he didn't spare a second to consider me. I wanted him to see me, so I removed her from the picture. But where did that get me? He brought me here, to rot away in the dungeons." She laughed, but it was mirthless and filled with malice.
I was horrified by her confession, her jealousy and obsession with the Alpha King. Her fixation on him had driven her to unthinkable lengths, and I couldn't fathom the darkness that had consumed her. But she wasn't done yet. "And, what about the moment he saw you? Everything changed. I became irrelevant. All of a sudden, you were the most important thing in his life. Damn you! Damn all of you!!"
I opened my mouth to speak but no words to come out. So I only stared at her, unable to believe my ears. "You should've died back then," she hissed, her voice dripping with venom. "It would have been so much easier for everyone if I had killed you."
She tried to kill me? How many times!? My heart pounded, my hands trembling as I struggled to comprehend the depth of her animosity. What had I done to inspire such hatred from her? A tear streaked down my face and I lunged at her, separated only by the huge steel bars. "You deserve this!" I gritted at her, my voice laced with equal animosity, my body trembling. "I'm going to make sure you pay with every part of your life. You'll regret ever laying a hand on someone I cared about! You'll regret ever laying a hand on my sister!"
Morticia leaned forward, her face inches from mine, her eyes ablaze with a cruel fire. "You think I care? Do whatever you want. If anything, you should be more concerned about yourself." She stated and I stiffened, gazing at the malevolent look in her eyes. She leaned closer, her voice dropping to a sinister whisper. "Your peace with him won't last, Evelyn. You think he'll change? You believe in a happily ever after, don't you?" Her laughter filled the dungeon, an eerie sound that sent shivers down my spine.
She moved backwards, removing her hands from the steel bars, her words hanging in the air like a dark omen. "You should just wait. A bigger disaster is coming, and there's nothing you can do to stop it."
With that, Morticia retreated into the shadowy corner of her cell, ending our conversation. I was left standing there, overwhelmed by the weight of her revelations and the ominous warning she had delivered. The truth about my sister's death was both a relief and a curse, and the Alpha King's dark secrets remained a looming threat.
As I turned to leave the dungeons, my heart heavy and my mind filled with questions, I couldn't escape the feeling that this was just the beginning of a treacherous journey, one where danger and uncertainty lay ahead. Her cryptic message sent a shiver down my spine, and I couldn't decipher its meaning. The future was shrouded in shadows, and our fragile peace was on the brink of collapse.
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