The Alphas Queen

The Broken Vo-Suie (Part 2)

Gemma looked back and winced when she saw Goine and Maxsius fighting each other, covered in blood. Her eyes watered as she thought about him in pain. Maxsius shouted out in anger which Gemma didn’t understand before he leaped high, his arms raised in an arch. Goine threw three energy balls at him but she saw Goine’s eyes widen, shock clear on his face. He tried to shout out something, looking towards their group as if in warning. His distraction was his undoing. As Maxsius fell back, his great big paws landed on Goine’s shoulders, making Goine stumbled backwards before falling down. Maxsius didn’t waste time. His claws slashed at Goine’s neck, before he leaned down and with his big maw and sharp canines; Maxsius’s teeth pierced the top of Goine’s head and he ripped it clean off, a spray of blood arching up as Maxsius threw the head into the crowd behind him; Goine’s decapitated body falling backwards onto the ground; Maxsius roared loud and long in victory as he, letting their enemies know that one key player was down.

Out of nowhere, Nait appeared in front of the dead body. Without any warning, he reached down with his left hand and cut through Goine’s chest, pulling out his heart. Gemma felt Nait’s anger and hatred, his pain at the memory of Goine doing this to their sister. Holding the bleeding and still pumping heart, Nait crushed it, grinding it into power just as Goine had done all those years ago.                                                                                                                                                                                       Gemma gazed back to what was happening in front of her and she realised that in the time she took to look at Maxsius, Aurora had been fighting because now, not only had Liam been fighting, he was fighting with Cindy against Carrie who was limping, her good arm damaged. The man that she didn’t know was fighting with Ben as Aurorra was using spells to help them.

“What is this Carrie?” Liam asked, huffing out breaths as he struggle to breath

“Revenge” Carrie spat out

“Why?” Liam asked, broken even as he fought his mate “She was your friend and you her Vo-Suie. What of the promise you had made to Lily? You’ve raised Gemma like a daughter!”

Carrie didn’t respond, her arm starting to burn as the pain spread forward.

“Who is he?” Liam asked again as he threw a spell at Carrie, knowing her off her feet

Carrie stayed down as she started to bleed heavily, Liam’s heart breaking at the betrayal of his mate. The man stumbled, his feet tripping over themselves as he tried to tighten himself

“Come now Liam. Have I really changed so much that you don’t recognise me?” He asked

Liam squinted his eyes, trying to work out who he was as the man staggered a little. Snorting he looked at Liam with hatred

“Why am I not surprised? You never could see past your nose, especially once my dear sister was there” He sneered

“Chris! My goddess!” Liam whispered

“Who?” Cindy asked

“You’re uncle, little Vo-Suie. You’re mother’s brother…..actually, her twin brother” Chris laughed

“WHAT?!” Gemma, Cindy and Ben exclaimed in shock

“Why?” Liam asked, his eyes sad

“Because I was sick of being a puppet. A puppet who was only good enough to be a twin of a Vo-Suie. Sick of being disregarded as nothing!” Chris shouted, his anger strong “I left because I figured out something at the same time my family did. The twin prophecies; it wasn’t just about the pain and death of one twin. It’s about betrayal. I was looked at with suspicion, with disregard. I wasn’t worthy because every Vo-Suie is a female. She is only worthy. Even though I was smarter, I was more suited” Chris said with a maniacal voice

“You were never suitable” Liam said “You had a chip on your shoulder. You thought we never saw everytime you sneered at your own sister? How your eyes would spit out your anger at her. You were selfish. Carrie has never been selfish. She dedicated her life to being a Vo-Suie”

Chris laughed, his eyes blinking rapidly

“And yet for years, Carrie has been feeding me information” Chris said, shaking his head

“No!” Liam whispered

“How do you think my people knew where to attack Lily and Peter? Or when Gemma started to show her powers? Or, even more recently; Take Gemma from the academy?” Chris laughed

Chris threw up another shield, much like Gemma’s. The battle still raged around them, but from the sounds of it; it seemed that Gemma’s side had started to win. Gemma glanced around, Aurora using spells with Nait to vanquish the remaining demons. Maxsious ran to Gemma, his eyes watchful.

“How did you get my power?” Aurora asked

“Carrie of course” Chris laughed, his face pailing “She gave me you’re blood”

“Carrie” Liam said, falling onto his knees

“Dad never was the betrayer was he?” CIndy asked

“What?” Ben said “No, we had the list remember?”

“You mean from Conner?” Chris chuckled “he was expendable, did you really think we would give him all the information?”

“And Goine?” Maxsius asked as he stood by Gemma’s side

“Another i***t” Chris snorted. “You think that these are the main people who have betrayed you?” Chris threw his head back and laughed

“Tell me who else!” Maxsius growled

Carrie slowly started to stand up, her knees shaking. Liam’s eyes followed his mate’s movement; his body shaking as he understood the situation

“Every time I consulted the book, you always wanted to know what happened, what was being said” Liam recounted the incidents “Every meeting, every plan...you insisted on being there and I never questioned it because as a Vo-Suie, it was your job to know”

“Yes” Carrie whispered through cracked lips

“The book...that’s why it decided to change keepers. Why it decided to take my immortality to it” Liam said, his gaze unfocused

“W..what do you mean?” Carrie asked as she limped to the edge of the protective bubble

“Dad?” Ben said, his hand shaking Liam out of his shock

“Each keeper is usually given immortality long enough to help the Astrid arrive without too much trouble. The last Keeper before she takes the throne would have been me, before passing onto another. The difference being, I would have been granted immortality for the help. I never questioned it because as a Vo-Suie, your mother would have also stayed alive longer than normal. When the book chose a new keeper and split itself, I knew it was serious but I couldn’t understand what it possibly could have been. Now I do”

“Dad” Cindy whispered

“It was you” Liam said to Carrie with disgust “You stole my knowledge from me and shared it with the enemy. You broke the trust of our mate bond and tainted the book’s cause. It’s because of you, the book took from me my immortality”

“No!” Carrie whispered in pain

“Yes..yes she did! Every time something happened, all those years Gemma and Max were kept apart. It was all a plan...Carrie’s plan” Chris laughed

“How could you” Ben asked in disgust

“I...No!” Carrie shouted

“I’m glad for it now. To know that you betrayed us. Worked against us? Against Lily...Peter...goddess! Peter!....I can’t even think….your own children!” Liam shouted

“Who else?” Max shouted out, his alpha power radiating out

All around the forest, the sound of battle had started to cease. Many remaining warriors helped each other and those who had fallen. Nait guided the council on what to do before he joined the group

“You’re outnumbered” Nait said with disgust “You won’t make it out of here alive”

“You’re forgetting that I am in a bubble” Chris laughed

Suddenly, He coughed. His body shaking as he held his left side. Chris coughed harder and just as a trickle of blood started to come out of his nose, He screamed.

Max stood in front of Gemma, his body shielding her. Nait lifted his hands, his eyes darting about as others around them stood and watched what was going on. The warriors were in awe as they took in the scene.

“What’s happening?” Chris scream as thicker blood started to come out of his nose

“Did you ever love?” Carrie asked

“What?” Chris said, his body shaking and stumbling about within the forcefield

“I did everything. Everything you wanted. Yet it was never good enough. Was it?” Carrie asked as she too held her side

“W...What did you do?” Chris screamed “You b***h! WHAT DID YOU DO?”

“I told you. Remember, I told you that we were connected. That I could die if you couldn’t control your temper. The prophecy said that as twins we are two sides of the same coin. We would survive and succeed if we worked together. But you never wanted to work together did you? I was a means to an end” Carrie said, coughing as blood trickled out from the side of her mouth

“You b***h!” Chris said as he doubled over in pain

“I was expendable because there are other more worthier player’s in your eyes. Even as a brother, you never cared” Carrie said

Chris laughed as bloody tear trails leaked from his eyes, his body twitching with pain

“What did you do?” Chris asked

“The blood you drank….was mixed with nightshade. As soon as the blood heated up and your true intent on using the Astrid’s blood for wrongful purpose clashed with her blood cells; it started to work against you” Carrie said, limping forward “I begged you to tell me who you were working for. I knew I could save you; but you didn’t trust me with your secret”

“I was right not to” Chris spat

“And here’s my secret dear brother” Carrie whispered “I always knew about the prophecy. And I had already agreed”

“Agreed to what?” Chris asked

“To die” Carrie said

With that, Carrie bent her broken body beside her brother’s, mimicking his twisted figure as he held onto his aching side and conjured a Karambit knife. With a quick flourish of her hand, swiped the knife against Chris’s neck, killing him as his neck split open, his blood spraying her clothes and face; his eyes bulging in shock at her actions. He made a disturbing gargled noise and slumped to the ground, his eyes glazing over; open as life left him.

Carrie collapsed to the ground as her children screamed. Running to her as the forcefield shattered around her. Liam reached her first, picking her up into his arms as tears rolled down his face

“You never betrayed us” Liam said in understanding

“I did” Carrie cried, her head resting against his arms

“No...you didn’t” Liam said with more determination “Tell me. Be honest my mate”

“I ...di...d….but not i..nten;..tionally” Carrie said as her breathing became choppy

Gemma sat down beside Carrie as she and Nait lifted their hands, trying to keep Carrie from dying

“Da..y that...ge..mston..e was born….I fo...unfd out that my wo..lf… had unknowingly….been...talking to Chris’s w...olf” Carrie said in between gasps. “At fir..st I was happy….I hadn’t...spoken to him in y..ears. I missed my twin”

“Oh my mate” Liam gasped sadly

“Fel..t like a part of...me was missing. Then as we spoke….lit...tle words he said...made me...suspicious.real..ised th..at he was working against...us. He has someone…..po..werful...more ..powerful….than..us. He h..h...hated...gem..ma” Carrie cried

She stooped for a moment, trying to catch her breath as more blood leaked from the corner of her mouth and her left ear

“I..decid..ed to ac..t like I was...with him….so I told him ..thi..ngs. But...half...tr..uths. Each...action...I..faked” Carrie said, coughing up blood

“You mixed truth with lies. Your wolf unwittingly told your brother’s wolf things as one does when confiding in their sibling. When you realised his intention, that’ when you and your wolf decided to play his game. You were protecting Gemma all along. You being her eyes and ears without us knowing” Nait said

“I...know of….con..ner...and..goi..ne. N..ot..other’s. I ne..ver ...knew...book took...you..r...gift..an..d im..mor” Coughing more blood Carrie cried out “I’m..sorry”

“No, no! Carrie you did nothing wrong!” Liam cried out “Help her! He demanded, looking at Nait

“She swallowed the blood, but she also took a very small dose of the acid nightshade; what Goine use to kill Conner except she ingested it” Nait said, shaking his head “That’s why Chris was so weak, disorientated and easy to kill. Carrie sabotage him by hurting herself. Twins…..two sides of the same coin. Be it in death or life”

“Noooo! DO something for god’s sake! You’re a seer...you’re Astrid!” Liam shouted at them

“I..ag..reed..Lia..m” Carrie said “to..sav..e her...Agree.d to Lili..anna’s d..eal. Conn...er’s..mo-” cutting off, Carrie’s body shook

“You made a deal with one of the demons. Not now, but many years ago. WHen Gemma was Nine!” Nait whispered

“What? Gemma asked

“Carrie had killed a high up demon. That demon’s power was transferred to Lilianna….Conner’s mother, as she was next in line with her own seer-like powers. But she was given a future sight; telling her of her son’s death if he continued with Gemma. She approached Carrie on your ninth birthday while you were all inside. They made a deal. Each mother wanting to protect her child. But each agreeing to sacrifice their own life for the well being of that child” Nait explained as he spoke to Gemma “She told you what you would need to do and what knife would allow you to do it. Because Chris has been getting his power from somewhere higher up”

“How do you know all this?” Ben asked in a choked voice

“When I touched her arm, I was just shown her memories” Nait explained “You were never just her Vo-Suie Carrie, you were her mother. You blame yourself for putting her in danger when it was never your burden to carry”

“My..wol..f...talke..d. He...knew all..the….sec..rets...bec..ause..of me” Carrie cried, tears running down her face

“No mammie” Gemma sobbed “it wasn’t your fault. Your wolf was happy to connect to her town. She didn’t know what he was going to do. The minute you both did...you tried to stop it”

“St..ill..my..fault” Carrie said, hiccuping “so..man..y bet..rayals...so..man..y pe….ople”

“You did it for a reason” Liam sobbed, his nose running “You still tried to protect her”

Carrie cried out as spots danced in front of her eyes. Liam held her tighter as he sobbed, Cindy held her mothers hand tighter as Nait and Gemma tried over and over to save her.

“Th...ere...are..bigg..er.pla..yers” Carrie said as her body started to shut down “I..m so..pro..ud of..all...my child...ren. Tak..e.care of th..em Ben. Cind..y..mak..es...a great v..v..vo-suie….I.m sor..ry my ma..te. For taking….it away...they...wi..ill need you more..than..ev...ev...ev..er”

“Carrie..please” Liam sobbed

But it was no use. Carrie’s eyes glazed over just as her body jerked one last time, her Vo-Suie body trying hard to expel the poison but finally giving up when it realised it was unable to; her wolf dying with a mournful howl as Carrie died in her mate’s arms His painful howl loud and clear to all; the shout and cries of pain from her children carrying in the wind along with their father as they lost their mother.

Gemma sobbed as Max held her body against his, her mind fracturing a little at yet another lose of life. Another parent was taken from her. As she touched Carrie’s cooling forehead, Gemma looked down at her mother, her mammie and saw the broken woman she had become after all the years of trying to save her.

Looking at the broken, defeated, broken body of her mammie; her Vo-Suie; Gemma erupted, a black light rushing out of her body as her heart broke and mourning of the dead took over