Chapter forty-Devil says hello
Adira Skylar's Pov:
It was already night. The rain stopped. Not totally though. We started driving again just when the rain stopped pouring heavily. Why does it keep raining these days? It is not even the season of rain. The weather is being weird. We stopped at a hotel some time ago. Since we couldn't find any more restaurants to eat at, we settled there. Besides, we all needed a shower.
I and Valentino were already finished showering. So, we were sitting inside the dining area of the hotel. There was no one other than two of us and one waiter. It felt weird. When we arrived there were only one man who welcomes us. There were no other customers. Even if there were, we did not notice.
I and Valentino were sipping on our drinks waiting for the others to arrive finishing their shower.
"Why am I suddenly so sleepy? This is a surprise." Valentino said leaning against his hand on the table.
"Maybe you are tired? You can sleep. I will wake you up when the others arrive. " I started patting his hand. He nodded and buried his face in between his two hands which were placed on the table. I looked around. There was not a single human here. The waiter was not here anymore. Suddenly, the song, "Delia's Gone" by Johnny Cash started to play:
"Delia, oh, Delia,
Delia, all my life.
If I hadn't have shot poor Delia,
I'd a had her for my wife.
Delia's gone,
One more round,
Delia's gone.
I went up to Memphis,
And I met Delia there.
I found her in her parlor,
And I tied her to her chair.
Delia's gone,
One more round,
Delia's gone.
She was low down and trifling,
And she was cold and mean,
Kind of evil make me want to grab my submachine.
Delia's gone,
One more round,
Delia's gone.
First time I shot her,
I shot her in the side.
Hard to watch her suffer,
But with the second shot, she died.
Delia's gone,
One more round,
Delia's gone.
But Jailer, oh, Jailer,
Jailer, I can't sleep.
'Cause all around the bedside,
I hear the patter of Delia's feet.
Delia's gone,
One more round,
Delia's gone.
So if your woman's devilish,
You can let her run.
Or you can bring her down and do her
Like Delia got done.
Delia's gone,
One more round,
Delia's gone.
Delia's gone,
One more round,
Delia's gone."
I don't know why but shivers ran down my spine. I felt afraid. A voice was humming with the song. Panicking, I started to pat on Valentino's shoulder to wake him up. I kept calling him. He did not respond. Scared, I stood up and kept calling him near his side. He did not even budge. He did not wake up. Forgetting my fear, I kneeled to his level worried. He was not a deep sleeper. For the fact, He was not a sleeper at all. He was breathing. So, why did not he wake up? I panicked and reached for my phone on the table. My phone was dead. It had a charge even some minutes ago. Suddenly, the place became too cold. I flinched due to the cold. The lights went off. I felt someone's presence behind me. I didn't move. I held Valentino and tried to keep calm.
"Bonjour, amour." A deep voice whispered in my ear making me stop my breathing. I did not dare to move. It was the same voice that said something in my ear at the restaurant today. I recognized it. The song was still on. I felt more scared hearing the song. He moved more closer to me.
"Pourquoi ne me sales-vous pas en retour, mon amour? Es to effrayé? (Why don't you greet me back, my love? Are you scared?)" he asked, laughing in my ear. I did not understand any of the things he said. I just understood he was speaking french. Was he French? I did not say anything. I secretly poked on Valentino's side hoping he will wake up. But he didn't even move.
"Why are you not answering me, love?" He asked touching my shoulder. I jerked away from him. His hands were so cold. It was like frozen. He laughed at my actions. I was so creeped out. It was so dark that I could not see anything.
"It is a basic manner to answer someone's question. I am offended. Didn't your parents teach you anything? Any manners? Elia didn't teach you any manners? Should I send you to them so that you can learn?" The person said. I could feel the smirk in his voice.
"How do you know my parents and Elia?" I asked trying to hide my scared self. He chuckled.su
"Ezlynn Mavery Skylar, Jack Evans Skylar, and Elia Smith. I killed them all. They wouldn't listen to me. I killed them all by myself. I even killed your grandmother and grandfather. They were blocking the path when I wanted to kill your dad and mom. So, I killed them first. I sliced them both in half. Oh, your grandparents loved you. They even named you. Adira Skylar. I thought you died too. But until recently, I saw you and found out about you. Snow wouldn't tell me about you. So, I had to do the work myself. The two idiots who I gave the job to kill you did not do their job. If they suddenly were alive, I would have killed them again. I cannot give my job to others, others are so bad at it. Don't you think it is true? I killed your parents, grandparents, and Elia myself, and they are dead. And I gave others the job to kill you, they failed. Disappointments and nothing else." He said with sadness in his voice. Anyone could say he was faking it.
"You are proud of what you did? You killed my whole family! You psychopath!" I yelled at him angrily. I was beyond angry hearing him. He laughed at me.
"I am proud of myself. I should be as a matter of fact. I killed the strongest werewolves. If I am not proud of myself then who would be? I just need to destroy the Canis Rufus's last family and the Shadow's last family. By that, I mean Lancelot and Snow's family. " He said sitting down on the table in front of me. I could not see him. I just felt his presence.
"Why are you doing this? All this? My parents were not even werewolves. So, why them?"I yelled angrily.
"Oh, you must have not known. Your parents were the strongest werewolves back then. They were the Alpha and Luna of their pack 'Noble'. What a pack name, huh? Makes me laugh." He said laughing.
My parents were werewolves? That's why they were killed? Did he kill them just because of mom and dad werewolves?
"And why am I doing this? I just want power. All the power. I need more power. Why do you think I have lived for thousand years? Just to be a good boy? I am a villain, love. I love power. Nothing else. Well, beautiful women like you interest me too." He said touching my face. I moved away from him in disgust.