Till Death Do Us Kill

Chapter 11 - Eleanora

I felt their presence before I saw them, we had visitors, and I couldn’t guarantee they were the friendly kind. Before we knew it, a knock on the door sounded, my eyes immediately going to the window and the sleek blue jeeps sitting out front, all lined up and waiting. Kieran went to open the front door, not even bothering to check who it was, I could only guess that he had seen the vehicles out front as well as he was making his way to the door. Getting to the door, I watched as he opened it slowly, letting in the men who had shown up, their gazes raking over the destruction in what had once been my fondest room. They stopped shortly in front of me before speaking.

“Your husband sends his regards Mrs.Monroe. You are to come with us immediately, both you…” the man looks to Kieran and Verona before continuing. “And your guests. Now we can do this the easy way, or, the hard way, it’s entirely up to you.” As the man finishes speaking, I watch quietly as Kieran walks up behind the man, looking as if he’s ready to swing when I shake my head slowly. I grab one of my jackets, gesturing for them to do the same before following the men to the vehicle and climbing in. They followed suit, staying quiet until we were safely tucked away in the vehicle before the questions began. As I had expected, Kieran was the first to get his questions in. “Why are we just letting them take us like this Eleanora, we should be fighting back instead of going into enemy territory with someone who we have no idea what they want! This is insanity and we could be playing right into a trap! And who the hell is Mrs.Monroe!? You never went by Monroe when we first met, you always went by Summers, was that all a lie as well then? Are we even legally married? This whole thing just seems like it was one big scam for you, and I don’t even know what you would have gotten out of it!”

Through all of the rambling, Verona stayed surprisingly quiet, not moving a muscle other than to look out the window, peeking at me every now and then. I sighed heavily, knowing eventually Kieran would get tired of speaking but knowing I needed to say at least something to try and calm him down, he got way too easily overwhelmed these days, something I enjoyed not having to worry about with Cain. “Kieran enough! I understand that you’re frustrated with me and that I should have told you, and i’m sorry. The easiest thing to do is just to go with them to try and figure out what we can from Cain. As far as the Monroe part, Monroe is Cains last name, Summers is my maiden name, so no that part wasn’t a lie. Yes we’re legally married, I had the church approve a divorce back when that was still a necessity, although thank the heavens it’s not anymore, it used to be one hell of a hassle…as for what I get out of it? I get nothing, you’re angry with me, Cain is no longer with me, and our daughter was brought into it all to ensure that we don’t make it out alive, so please, help me understand what exactly it is i’m getting out of it to make it all a scam because i’m as clueless as you are.” At the cutting edge in my voice, Kieran stopped his rambling, sensing that I was just as on edge as he was. He muttered quietly under his breath before sitting back. Resigned to spend the rest of the car ride in silence, i leaned back, closing my eyes for a moment. I hadn’t been able to sleep much the night before, and I certainly didn’t intend to meet my ex husband with bags under my eyes…we may have been separated but i still held standards for those i loved.

Just as the thought crossed my mind, my eyes jerked open. Did I still love Cain? What about Kieran? I had no children with Cain but Kieran…he had given me a daughter. One I had killed to try and stop the prophecy but a daughter nonetheless. Did I ever even want children with Cain? If I thought about the questions running through my mind honestly, it concerned me with how many of them had the answer being yes. The truth was, I did love Cain, but I also loved Kieran. I loved that Cain had been able to balance between the dark and light so easily, and I had loved that Kieran was such a good father. I had become so engrossed in my thoughts that I didn’t notice as we pulled up in front of an estate, one I recognized almost immediately.

He had left it the same as the day I left, the flowers surrounding the estate bright, blooming and beautiful. When the car came to a stop, i got out, running up the steps and through the doors, knowing immediately where he’d be. I came to our old chambers, knocking once before entering, not bothering to wait for a response. There, in front of me, standing like a statue frozen in shock, was Cain.

“Eleanora…” he breathed, my name sounding like a fading whisper in the wind. I stepped in slowly, closing the door behind me and coming to stand close to him, eyeing him doubtfully. He reached out, bringing a hand up to caress my cheek lightly before letting his hand drop, any semblance of the anger I had seen when I entered seemingly forgotten. I couldn’t speak, it was as if my throat had swollen shut and the words left me. I could do nothing but stare in silence as we gazed at one another, the sound of our breathing echoing loudly in the silent room. I cleared my throat awkwardly before trying to speak.

“H-hello Cain…it’s…been a while. How are you?