The Last Argument

The Last Argument

Vivienne's scrubs were pulled by the wind as it rushed across the rooftop, adding to the roar of the chopper that was waiting, Isaac realized he had one more hand to play, their common past, as he faced the horrifying scene of his mother applying a pistol to his unconscious fiancée, His stance is one of submission rather than weakness as he slowly lowers his gun and presses the muzzle against his thigh,

He approached her slowly and deliberately, his voice harsh and begging over the din, "Look at me, Mom, Take a look at your actions, You are not required to do this,

Vivienne's fist tightened on the silver pistol as she screamed, "Stay back, Isaac, this is not your game to win, "

"This is not about winning this is about sanity" In response, Isaac's voice cracked with a mixture of despair and rage, Everything you said you loved is being destroyed by you, The police are on their way, We can still leave this situation if you put down the pistol, "

"Go away? For that woman, you threw away my entire life's work, " Vivienne cried, her tears blending with her vile gaze, "You left me alone there is no walking away now, "

Vivienne's façade of total dominance was starting to fall apart, When Vivienne's palm touched Evelyn's stomach, it shook a little, but she forced herself to concentrate her rage, Her sneer returned, cold and nasty, and she squared her shoulders,

Her voice is heavy with the guilt of a lifetime of bad decisions as she spits out, "I am the Blackwell name I am the bloodline" "This family is something I created, I gave up everything, I kept us strong by pure willpower, and you are just as weak as your father was,

"How much does it cost? You hired assassins to murder members of your own family, Pointing his chin at Dominic, who was now shifting uneasily beside the chopper door, Isaac shot back, "I demanded loyalty and you failed the final test, Isaac," Vivienne stated, gently shaking her head, "You traded your soul for control, " "You rejected your birthright in favor of the outsider, the tiny tramp, She now settles her obligation with me,

"Mother, you own the debt, And your arrest serves as complete payment for it, You are no longer in charge, She was forced to decide between the threat and the weapon she was holding when Isaac took another chance and another stride,

Evelyn had been held in a dark void by the strong sedative and the excruciating pain of labor, However, the rotor wash and Isaac and Vivienne's increasing, irate voices started to cut through the mist, Her eyes darted around, trying to focus,

The black shape of the chopper, the silver sheen of the weapon pushed against her, and the bright, frigid sky were all visible to her, She let out a low, savage cry of agony,

Evelyn opens her eyes and stirs, Her eyes immediately went to Vivienne before settling on Isaac, who was motionless and holding a revolver, She forced the words out, pushing aside the crippling sluggishness, She speaks in a cracked, dry, raspy whisper,

"Vivienne, you’ve already lost, "

Vivienne's gaze shifted from Isaac to the gurney, riding woman, "Misplaced? You lose the life you took from me, sweetheart, I have the heir, The successor is protected, She gave me a secret phrase, the doctor, With a shadow of a stubborn smirk on her lips, Evelyn said, "The real delivery team is already here, " "Vivienne, the cops are fully aware of the reality, It's finished,

The last of Vivienne's sanity was destroyed when it was revealed that the basis for her last homicidal act was a falsehood that Evelyn had prepared for this precise time, Her whole body trembled,

Vivienne yells, "Lies she lies," as her face morphs into a horrifying mask of irrational rage, Her wet and wide eyes were focused on Evelyn as she raised the silver rifle a little, Isaac knew the plea was over when he said, "You won't get away with this she dies now the bloodline ends with you, " In an attempt to grab her and remove the weapon before she could move, he shouted and bounded forward with terrifying speed, In a last, ditch effort to save his family, Isaac leaps at her,

However, Vivienne was quicker, A lifetime of focused anger caused her finger to contract on the trigger, She pulls the trigger,

The gun shoots with a loud, unmistakable sound, Everyone on the roof was briefly stunned as the vicious crack reverberated across the concrete landing, The cold, windy air was immediately filled with the odor of sulfurous gunpowder, Their terrible family story is punctuated by a final, violent sound that echoes across the rooftop,

The shot was followed by a moment of frozen, horrifying silence, With her eyes wide with pain and amazement, Evelyn gasps and clutches her stomach, The first paralysis had vanished, and the wound's horrifying, burning reality had taken its place,

The hospital gown immediately becomes stained right over her pregnant abdomen with a spot of dark, spreading crimson, The blood was absorbed by the black fabric, A wounded sound was torn from Isaac's chest by the sight,

Isaac yells, "No," as his entire world falls apart,

He had made a mistake, His heartbeat was too slow, He threw Vivienne to the side, yanking the rifle out of her grasp while frantically reaching for Evelyn and forgetting his own weapon, Now disarmed and vanquished, Vivienne simply laughed, a chilly, terrifying sound of last triumph,

Dominic lifted his own black rifle and pointed it toward the fallen Isaac after noticing the confusion and the injured target, The shrieking sirens, which were suddenly quite near and audible, didn't matter, The act of vengeance was the only thing that did,

Evelyn is bleeding after the last shot was fired, Between life and death, the most important question is whether Evelyn was struck by the bullet or only slightly wounded, if the Blackwell heir is still secure inside her, or whether Vivienne was successful in exacting her terrible retribution.