Chapter 212 A brother and sister duel 2
Chapter 212: A brother and sister duel 2
damon pov
The words came from somewhere deep inside me. I didn't care if it was a bad time to say it, seeing as my death was flashing in my eyes, but at this point, I felt like I should announce it to the world before I leave.
“I love him, more than anything.” I repeated ,this time louder than before.
Selene's eyes narrowed. "The Queen said you rejected him. That you severed the mate bond.”
"I did," I admitted, and the pain of it nearly broke me. "Because I thought it would save him. I thought if I pushed him away, she would leave him alone."
"And did she?"
"No." The word came out broken. For a moment I thought I saw Selene's hard expression soften, but then, her grip on me tightened.
“You know what brother, I don't care about your pathetic love. It's too late for redemption. You killed him, a life for a life...”
Her hands with the sword moved. realization finally dawned on me, that my sister would actually kill me.
I had no regrets. I have done a lot of bad things in this life to regret ever dying. Even if it's in the hands of my sister.
If it's what will make her happy then so be it.
“Any last words” she said, her voice as emotionless as a demoness from the pit of hell.
“Do it” I said,
“Take your revenge sister.” I met her eyes, “But promise me one thing.”
She paused,
“Tell my son that i love him”
I saw the confusion in her eyes.
"Milo is pregnant. With my child. Your nephew."
For the first time since she had emerged from that tank, Selene's mask cracked completely.
"Pregnant?" she whispered. "A male omega?"
"Three months along," I said. "The Queen is going to take the baby and raise it as a weapon. Just like she tried to do with you. Just like father tried to control you. Just like he did to me. And I am too weak to stop her alone."
Selene's blade lowered slightly. "A true Alpha's heir... carried by a male omega..."
"I swear on our mother's grave," I said. Milo is carrying my child. An innocent baby who has done nothing wrong. And the Queen is going to destroy them both, unless I stop her."
Silence fell over the courtyard. Even the sounds of distant fighting seemed to fade.
“What? A child?”
“The omega boy is pregnant?”
“What in the gods…”
Murmurs rise among the gathered Alphas.
Then Alpha Kael's voice shattered the moment like glass.
"Enough of this pathetic family drama!" He pushed through the crowd, his face twisted with disgust. "If you will not kill him, Commander, then step aside. I will finish this myself."
He sneered at me. "And then I will claim your omega for my collection. A pregnant male omega? That will be my finest prize yet. I will keep him in a cage, watch him give birth, and then I will breed him again and again…"
Selene moved.
I did not even see her blade leave its position at my throat. One moment Kael was talking, the next his head was separating from his shoulders.
My jaws dropped.
“What the fuck?...”
The world seemed to slow down. Kael's body stood upright for three full seconds, blood sprayed from his neck like a fountain. His head hit the ground first, rolling across the bloodied stones. Then his body collapsed like a puppet with cut strings.
Complete silence.
Selene stood over Kael's corpse, her blade dripping red. Her chest heaved with emotion, and when she spoke, her voice carried across the entire courtyard with deadly clarity.
"Nobody," she said, each word sharp as broken glass, "threatens my family. Nobody speaks about my nephew that way. And nobody…" her eyes swept the assembled forces "...touches that baby or his carrier."
The Queen's soldiers stood frozen, shock written across their faces. Their commander had just killed their ally Alpha in cold blood.
One soldier stepped forward hesitantly. "Commander, what are you…"
Selene's blade found his throat before he could finish. The man fell gurgling.
Absolute silence fell over the courtyard.
"Anybody else want to threaten my nephew?" Selene asked calmly, her blade still dripping with Kael's fresh blood.
Then she turned, and her eyes met mine.
And at that moment, I saw my sister again. I really saw her, for the first time since that night she escaped my fathers clutches.
"I am still angry with you," she said quietly. "I probably always will be. But you are right about one thing… that baby is innocent."
She raised her voice so everyone could hear. "I am Selene, the first ever diamond bearer of the assassin creed, And I hereby release command of the Queen's forces and turn traitor to her cause."
" Anyone who has a problem with that can step forward now."