Twin Curse: Blood Moon Day ( Book 2 )

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The hot flames burning all around made my heart beat faster. Sarah, come on, you can't burn my whole house to the ground. I looked with my green eyes into the face of the girl I loved. I saw her eyes clouded with pain, with anger. I understand that she is upset, angry, frustrated. But committing suicide in a fire is not the way to go about life. She still has a long way to go. This is not the time or place for you to die.

"Cassian?" Sarah's confused voice rang out in the living room.

Everything around her instantly calmed down. The flames died down, and the smoke slowly began to clear. It seemed that the good Sarah was finally back. The anger that had taken hold of her for just a moment could have ended much worse. A loud slamming of the door drew my attention. As I thought, David, Chloe, and Elaine were standing there. Elaine seemed to be still unconscious, pale, and exhausted. Instantly my eyes returned to Sarah, who was sitting in front of me. Her confused eyes were looking straight at me, and I was kneeling at her feet. With a quick movement, I got up off the floor, hoping that Chloe and David hadn't seen this minor incident.

"What happened here? Why does it smell like smoke?" Chloe wrinkled her forehead as she walked towards us at a brisk pace.

"Did you find anything useful?" David walked towards us, carrying Elaine's body in his arms.

"You need to go to Sarah's house. Finn will be there shortly, and I will take care of Elaine. Give her to me." I held out my arms towards David to take Elaine's body.

"But... Cassian, you can't..." Sarah's confused eyes lingered on me, a few cute lines appearing on her forehead.

"Go on, Sara. You have more important things to do. Today is your father's funeral. David and Chloe will help Finn with the suitcases. I'll handle it." I winked at Sara, hoping she would believe me again.

"Have you found the spell? Did you find a cure?" Chloe's eyes darted to my face.

I didn't want to upset a single person in this room. It's a possibility that Sarah will run out of patience again and set everything on fire. I turned on my heel and headed for the stairs leading to the second floor. I counted the steps under my feet with Elaine's light body in my arms. I could feel that her body temperature was still higher than it should be. I could hear Sarah, David, and Chloe walk out of my house with my sensitive hearing. It's probably best that I take care of Elaine's body. Although she is still alive, the wound on her neck looks tragic. I nudged the door to Dillan's room with my shoulder, then stepped through the doorway. I laid Elaine down on the bed, then sat next to her. I put my hand on her forehead to see if she still had a fever. I could see her chest moving hard, slowly. I looked at her pale face, which looked tired. The wound on her neck seemed to be getting bigger. The grey-red tendons had already reached her left shoulder and were getting more bigger. I felt my phone vibrating in my pocket. In one movement, I got up from the bed, walked to the window, then put the mobile to my ear. I didn't need to look at the phone screen to know who was calling. The only person who could call me was Bree.

"Hey, is something wrong?" I looked out the bedroom window into the backyard of my house.

"Did you make it? Did you get Sarah's pendant ?" Bree's engaging voice rang on the other end of the phone.

" Plans are changing. Tomorrow we'll start training. You'll get Sara to teach magic." I answered Bree's question in a calm tone.

"So you don't need her pendant anymore? Has Cassian Harrison let his hands down so easily?" Bree's mocking voice reached my ears.

"Don't be silly, Bree. Things are different now. I've lost Sarah's trust. I understand that we'll have to wait until the Day of the Blood Moon. I'll wait another month." I rolled my eyes and sighed deeply.

"Why you don't tell her the whole truth? Are you such a coward?" Bree's mocking voice made me nervous.

"Don't be an i***t to call a vampire a coward." I smiled at such a bad thought. "You know I could snap your neck with the blink of an eye." I furrow my eyebrows.

" Is it so hard to tell the truth?" Bree tried to convince me, but I can't risk it. "You can't know until you've tried Cassian. I think Sarah would understand, maybe even be happy." Bree's voice sounds a little bit quieter.

"There are enough problems in Sara's life right now. I can't just say hello, Sara, your pendant brings back my magic. But that's only when you're only half a meter away from me. It sounds stupid." I rolled my eyes as I turned to see Elaine lying on Dillan's bed.

"You're not tired of torturing yourself. I know how much you love that girl. Why aren't you taking any action?" I could hear the annoyance in Bree's voice.

"Sarah loves Dillan. I can't just change that, Bree. Maybe you have a prescription for a werewolf bite in your magical head?" I strolled towards Elaine's body.

"Did you start with bad company? Don't tell me you got bitten by a werewolf?" Bree's voice went from calm to worry.

"Can you not read morals like my mother? Answer my question." My voice is angrier, sterner.

" Since when does Cassian Harrison save lives? That girl has made a big impact on you, mate." Bree probably smiled.

"I can't leave her alone with all her problems. Sarah's only eighteen, and her whole world is crashing down around her. When I get my brother back, then I can be a b***h again." I rolled my eyes as my hand touched Elaine's forehead.

"Someone's heart has become as soft as a dandelion's down." Bree's shrill laughter came from the other end of the phone.

"Answer the f*****g question, Bree. Otherwise, I'll consider ending your life." I raised my voice an octave.

I hate it when Bree becomes so psycho. Sometimes I think that night should not have saved her life. She's an extraordinary character. She can be golden one minute and an evil witch the next minute. It's like an identity clash. I hope not all witches have these traits from spells and magic. I could tell that her head is sometimes missing a few ticks. That's probably one of the reasons we agree. We're both a bit crazy.

"Cassian, you know perfectly well that there is no cure. That's the way Mother Nature works. Werewolves hunt vampires then kill them. It's as simple as two plus two." Bree confirmed my thoughts.

"It's about time. I'll meet you at your house tomorrow. I'll be there with Sarah. We'll need to discuss the details of the training." I ended the phone call, sliding my cell phone onto the table near the bed.

"Sara. Where's Sara?" Elaine's faint voice caught my attention.

"She went to her house. She has some important business to attend to." I looked into Elaine's tired eyes.

"Did she make it, did she find the cure? It hurts like hell." Elaine stretched her hand towards her neck, where the wound was festering.

"Don't touch it." I stopped her hand before it could touch her neck.

"Cassian, I know we weren't the best of friends, but I'm glad you're here right now." Elaine's eyes went to my face.

"Elaine, you're delirious. You're running a fever. I'm a bad guy." I smiled and rolled my eyes to the side for a moment.

" You didn't answer my question. There is no cure, right? It's fatal. Damn Emmet." Elaine's eyes slowly closed, then slowly opened again.

"I don't want to lie to you. There's no way to save you. The wound will spread until the werewolf poison stops your heartbeat." My eyes returned to Elaine's face. I couldn't lie to her.

"I was hoping to travel a lot more. To see so many countries, I have my whole life ahead of me. All I've done in my eternal life is a travel and kill people. It was when I met Dillan that I was able to change. He's a good man. He helped me control the thirst in my throat. I can't believe I won't be able to say goodbye to him. I hope you can give him my last words?" Elaine's eyes looked straight into mine. I could see the pain in her eyes.

"Your last words? You're not dead yet, Elaine." I wrinkled my forehead as I watched her lying, weak before my eyes.

"I want you to kill me, Cassian. There's nothing worse than death when I've been alive and well for so long. I could have taken a mountain. Now it's hard even to lift my hand from the bed. I hate that feeling. I hate being weak." A small smile crossed Elaine's face.

"Elaine, you still have a few days. Don't give up so soon." I looked into her blue eyes. There seemed to be no hope in them, no will to fight.

"Tell Sarah that she is the most wonderful witch I have ever met. Her heart is so pure, so real. I have never seen such a devoted person. I hope that in my next life, I can have some of her pride and courage. Oh Dillan, tell him..." Elaine's voice was silent for a moment.

The loud slamming of the door made my eyes turn towards the exit of the room. I couldn't believe my eyes. Standing in the doorway was none other than my brother. My eyes immediately returned to Elaine, whose look said it all. Her eyes shone with surprise to see Dillan home, alive, well. But that was all. Dillan's eyes are still dark, black as the night sky. Not promising anything good, anything normal.

"Hi, brother." Dillan's voice drifted around the bedroom.

"Dillan?" I could feel a few lines forming on my forehead

"Come on, come on, what do we have here? My brother with my best friend, Elaine? Brother, why are you so quick to change girlfriends?" Dillan took a slow step into his room, heading straight towards me.

I instantly jumped up from the bed. I stood in front of Dillan with my back covering Elaine lying on the bed. I didn't want him to put his dirty fingers on her. Even though they're best friends, Dillan isn't in his right mind right now. I don't know what's on his mind, but it's certainly nothing bright and promising.

"Dillan, get out. You don't belong here." I crossed my arms over my chest, not taking a step back.

"Cassian leave. Let me talk to him." I felt Elaine's hand trying to touch my back.

"He'll kill you without blinking. I'm not leaving this place." I looked at Elaine, who was lying on the bed, completely exhausted.

"I see you have a problem with werewolves? Ahh what a pity. Elaine's days are numbered. Oh, sorry, an hour, I see there's not much left." Dillan glanced at Elaine's neck out of the corner of his eye.

"What do you need? I think you did enough damage with your last performance." I glared at Dillan, who was standing in front of me.

"Don't get under my feet." Dillan waved his hand.

I felt my body instantly lose its balance. With great force, I immediately found myself pressed against the wall. I couldn't resist even though I tried my best. I could not move a single muscle in my body. Dillan's magic was too strong for me to do anything. I watched Dillan's every move with my evil eyes. He was sitting on the bed next to Elaine.

"Don't you dare touch her," I shouted angrily to get Dillan's attention?

"Since when do you care about people's lives, Cassian? I thought you were a monster? A villain?" Dillan gave me a look over his shoulder.

"Brother, when you wake up, you will regret every single thing you have done. You want to kill someone. You want revenge. I am here. Right in front of your eyes, leave Elaine alone." I stared at Dillan with a murderous gaze.

I didn't want Dillan to get his hands on Elaine. She doesn't have much longer to live. I don't want her to die at the hand of her best friend. If anyone in this room deserves to die, it's me. I'm the one who killed my brother at the first opportunity. I deserve all the anger that is boiling inside him right now. Too many innocent people around me have suffered at his hand. I cannot allow him to make another mistake that he will regret in the future. With one easy movement, Dillan rose from the bed. Then he took a slow step towards me. One hand reached out towards me. Then his wrist turned slightly to the left. I knew this trick well. The spells he had learned he used against me. I felt the air in my lungs, short of air. I couldn't move because of the magic that kept me pinned to the wall. I tried to relax my body, to breathe slowly, not to panic. I tried to take in as much air as possible, even though I was a little dizzy from the lack of oxygen.

"Cassian, you are a monster who has destroyed our wonderful brotherly bond. I have always looked up to you. You have always been my role model. I envied that you always cast your spells better than me. You were stronger, faster, smarter. And now? Now you've become a monster that's disgusting to look in the eye." Dillan and I were only a meter apart. I could feel his dark gaze on my face.

"You hate me so much - go ahead, Dillan. Kill me. You know the right words for it. Perhaps I see the doubt in your eyes? Not all I see there is anger and rage. You have changed, brother. Nikita has completely taken you over. You are no longer the brother I knew." I felt that these were the last words. There was no air in my lungs.

Is this the end? Will I die to protect Elaine? I will die by my brother's hand, as I deserve. I know that he will never forgive me for the night I took his life deep in his heart. But our lives have given us a second chance, a second chance. Now, before my eyes, he is about to squander it, about to kill with his blood and flesh. The man he said he would love no matter what, always.

"You don't deserve anything in this life, Cassian. You're a selfish, wiseass murderer. You play with people's lives for your pleasure. You try to make things right with your good deeds, but it will never happen. You will never change. You will always be a monster who brings only tears and pain." Dillan crossed his arms and looked at me with his dark eyes.

Dillan, is there not a shred of goodness left in you? Not a drop of love for your girlfriend Sarah, with whom you seemed to be the happiest person in the world? Not a shred of feeling for your best friend Elaine, whom you showed the right way to live? You gave in to Nikita's black thoughts and gave it all away so quickly. I know that somewhere deep in your heart, you can fight. You were always noble-hearted. You were the one who protected those you loved at all costs, saved the people around you.

"Nikita is a woman who showed me, true love. Thanks to her, I realized how amazing magic can be, how easy it is to control, how good fame tastes. You never knew the whole story of her and me, maybe I should tell you? Maybe not waste a letter and end your life?" I saw Dillan's eyes drift out of the window for a moment, somewhere in the blue sky.

"Come on, tell me why you've become such an ass?" I spat out the words, which became silent from lack of air.

"Nikita loved me for who I am. She didn't try to change me. She helped me control the magic that had broken since the day you killed me. When I couldn't control my thoughts, my fits of anger, she was always there. Even though Nikita seemed like a heartless b***h, I always cared for her deeply. It was only thanks to her that I became a decent wizard again, one who could control his magic wisely." A small, wicked smile played across Dillan's face.

"Someone pierce my ears. This story is disgusting. I can't listen to this bullshit from you." I rolled my eyes, then closed them.

"It's time for you to die." Dillan's words echoed in the bedroom.

I opened my eyes and looked straight at my brother. I wanted to see his gaze, to feel his anger that was only for me. If this place is the place of my death, then so be it. I have never been afraid of death. It's just a pity I didn't get to kiss Sarah, didn't get to tell her a thousand times how important she is to me. I won't be able to smell her wonderful scent, touch her velvety soft skin. I won't see her sparkling green eyes overseeing me anymore. That wide smile, and the cute dimple in her cheek when she happy. My hearing detected quiet footsteps that should not be in this house. My eyes slowly drifted behind Dillan's back. My eyes rested on a person who shouldn't be here. What the hell are you doing here. Get out as fast as you can, get out, my thoughts screamed at each other.

"Dillan?" the girl's soft voice drew the attention of everyone in the room.