Her shredded Heart

Chapter 8: Memories

Chapter 8: Memories.

She hadn’t changed a bit. Maria was only two hours younger than me; she was two inches taller touch standing at five ‘six. Maria had beautiful purple hair that went past her knees cascading gracefully around her body. She was wearing Blue skinny jeans, hot pink crop top and a cotton black jacket with a cute looking hoodie. Her face was different than my own she hard a heart shape with giant pink eyes, long lashes that added definition to her face. Cute button nose, perfect lips super white teeth. Her cheeks were flushed from rushing in the room.

My heart swelled. Yea I was mad at my mother and father, blamed them for everything at the moment. But not my twin. She was my other half. I thought I killed her and that I would never see her again. We grew up together thick as thieves and close as siblings could be. She was my light in my darkness. When I told her, I had a mate she rejoiced with me and was the reason I finally went to live with Alex.

That night in the dungeons was an accident. Sure, everyone else on purpose but not my Maria. After I killed my uncle, my father came out of nowhere. He slashed me with a crystal knife dipped in liquid ether across my face. I grew enraged and started attacking blindly. My hands had wrapped around a throat and I snapped it. It took me a second before realizing it was my dear sister. I laid her down on the floor as gently as possible with tears streaming down my face.  

I thought as fast as I could to try and remember if I cut her with my claws. I didn’t remember and started searching her body for a wound. I found it on her chest. It wasn’t pretty but deep and nasty. My venom was spreading in her body she wouldn’t be able to heal her neck in time. No blood could save her at this point.

“You b***h! You killed my sweet darling Maria!” My mothers voice now with the sound of a demon trying to break free.  I looked up and could barely see anyone from the tears in my eyes.

“I’m sorry” I whispered my voice cracking. My mother thought I was talking to her, but I hoped in whatever space my sister’s soul was in she could hear me

“You are sorry! That’s all you have to say. She was your twin! The yin to your Yang in the flesh the damn things about you two. You think a sorry will cover it? I will rip your son to shreds! Then after you feel my pain, we can see how sorry you are!” My mother was screeching as she charged me.

I grabbed her by the neck and lifted her off the ground. With fresh tears in my eyes I looked at her and for once really looked at her. She had blood tears streaming from her down her perfect cheeks. The perfect face I remembered now looked aged, tired, broken. I had known that she used magic to keep her youth but to see it up close was heart breaking. Her hair now gray with age, skin had age spots, she had wrinkles along her brown eyes.

As I had her lifted, I felt sorry for her. I had already felt her pain did she think I couldn’t smell my sons’ blood all over her? She already killed him. Still the fact she dared to make the threat I couldn’t let go.

“You should know I would do anything to protect my son. If it meant destroying this universe and the twelve realms I would do it in a heartbeat. As a mother I hope you would understand but after how you have always treated me, I know you can’t. Maybe if it was Maria’s child you would love and protect it. You did love her more, experimented less, pampered her. But I am not. I am the child you hate. Goodbye mother.”  

My hands still claw I slashed her from chest to navel. She went limp in my arm. I couldn’t toss her though she was my mother. Despite her treatment to me I loved this evil woman. She loved me for a short time and I just couldn’t do it. I laid her down with care laying her next to my sister. I put her hand on top of my sister’s. At least they were together I kissed my mother’s forehead and got up to leave.

I had forgotten about my father, but he was no longer in the dungeon. I went to the nearest window after leaving the dungeons. I no longer wanted to be here. The pain is unbearable as it is. I Jumped from the window to be pulled backwards.

“You!!” My father was glowing. At an impressive seven feet two hundred and fifty pound of muscle it was a sight. His blonde hair now weight, his blue eyes now clear. His face which had scars from battles and well his daughters when he experimented on us glowed barely. His beard for some reason not glowing. He had a square face, very handsome no matter what his age. High cheek bones, thin lips and bushy brows but for some reason it worked for him. Not that it mattered he was still a monster.

“What now father do you want to die t?” I asked my voice was laced with pain.

“Oh, I will not be the one dying you ungrateful b***h! I am going to teach you a lesson that you should have learned a long time ago. No one f***s with mine!” He was angry.

I knew though if I ran it would get worse for anyone in Alex’s pack and whatever humans that lived by. The rule never interfere.

I pulled myself up and put myself in a fighting stance. I didn’t need to heat up to beat him I already had years ago.

Punch. He hit my gut with extreme force causing me to gasp for breath. I launched my fist at his face and when he grabbed it, I kicked his chest. You could hear the sick crack of bones when they shatter. He grabbed my leg and tried to throw me, but I wind my body around his jabbing my elbow into his clavicle. He went to his knees as the breaking sound continued even after I moved my arm.

While he was down, I grabbed his shoulders and flipped over him gracefully landing on my feet. How I don’t know I was barely standing. That wasn’t going to stop me. I plunged my fist into his chest cavity and pulled out his heart.  

He looked at me in shock before falling to the floor. I dropped his heart on his back. Walking back to the window. As I was about to go out the window I looked back on my father. My entire family was dead, and I was the reason. I wanted to die but I had to get out of here.

 “Luna can you feel him? I can no longer feel him, and his blood was all over mother please do you feel him? “

“No but he could be hurt.”

“What are the chances he is alive if you can’t feel him Luna?”

“Slim”

I pulled myself out the window Running as fast as my body could carry me. I don’t know how far I ran or how long. I just know that my body finally gave out. Whatever they had been drugging me with wouldn’t allow me to heal. I lost to much blood. I needed a transfusion but honestly, I don’t see that happening. I crawled to a soft patch of grass under a tree.  This is were Stetson found me and saved me. Not my mate but a human.

“Rose!!” An excited voice called me back to the present. I don’t know when I stood but I was standing as my sister attacked me. She wrapped her arms around me and jumped on me causing my legs to faulter. I slid to the ground with her hugging me like a crazy woman. After a second I squeezed her back tears falling from my eyes. I thought she would be mad at me and hate me.

“Oh, my Maria!” I inhaled her scent clinging to her as much as she was clinging to me. She smelled like sweet roses. Ironic isn’t it. At that moment though she smelt like heaven.

“Get up this instant! The manners! Pull yourself together and sit.” I laughed and pulled back I placed a kiss on her forehead.  

“Missed you crazy legs.” I said with a smile on my face. My sister still sitting on me smiled a cheesy smile. “You to butterscotch. What took you so long.”  She said her eyes eager for the answer.

“Better get off me your goanna break my ass your so heavy geez what have you been eating stones?” I teased.

“OK Assbutt! I do not weight that much! We are still the same size!” Annoyed she jumped up went to sit by mother.

Eric held his hand out and helped me to stand again. I smiled grateful for the help but the heat from his hand went to my core. I shook my head to clear my thoughts now wasn’t place. I rubbed my hand on my ass.  She really may have broken my butt. I sat back down on the couch and looked at my mother.

She had hate in her eyes and was throwing daggers at me. I shrugged my shoulders and asked what I wanted to ask.

“Maria how did you survive my venom?” I whispered out.

Maria looked at me dumbfound. “What are you talking about you never scratched me in anyway. You just broke my neck. Which you know I hate but hey at least I got two days of beautiful and blissful sleep.”

“I saw the mark on your chest though…” Confusion laced my voice.

A blush flushed Maria’s face.

“Maria, what cause the mark?” I asked and suddenly I knew the answer but wanted to see mother’s reaction. Yeah, I’m a b***h get over it. I have small pleasures I get to enjoy. Sue me.

“Well this really hunky vampire hybrid…who is kind of my mate…” She whispered excitedly but mother heard.

I laughed and for once it felt freeing. I didn’t kill my sister the one who always understood me. The one who was half of me. To top it off she found her mate! This was the best news in a long time.

“Well were, is he?” I asked expecting to see him in the door any second. Mated mates had a very hard time staying far from there mates.

“That disgusting thing will not set foot in this realm. It will be killed on spot.” My mother’s voice was cold.

“Wow how totally bitchy of you. Can neither one of your daughters have mates that you won’t try and kill?” I asked incredulous.

“Not when the mates will create ripple! Destroy time! Destroy the natural order damn it this is our soul purpose of the realms and you both are to stupid to see it.”

“That’s a rather broad statement for someone who also mated with a man who caused ripples for history Vivian.” Eric spoke up startling me. His voice was soft but firm.

My heart started beating faster and my head turned to my mother. She was pale. I stole a look at Maria she was also staring at mother in shock.

“You have no idea what you are talking about you filthy demon. Your kind changes things all the time to fit your own narrative and we are left to clean up your mess. Cause what? Oh yes desire.” My mother spat at Eric.

I wanted to smack that look of her face. So damn hateful. I went to stand but Eric pulled me back down holding my hand. He pulled me into the crook of his shoulder wrapping his arm around my waist. Mm I could purr his touch felt so good.

“We do change things. We let passion rule us not desire. If it wasn’t for us, you would be bored the other realms cause no trouble. You don’t have a damn thing to fix by the way. The stream needs to change daily. Maybe if you stopped trying to fix everything you would know that. “His voice was confident and level as if she wasn’t so stupid, she would see it level.

I looked at my mother she was eyeing his hand around my waist and well quite frankly I didn’t give a damn I liked where it was. I also liked smelling him why did he always smell different. Was it me? Did I just never notice.

“Shameful Rose your mate sits on your other side and yet you seek comfort in another man.”  She wanted a reaction and I just didn’t want to give her the satisfaction. To my surprise it was Alex that spoke.

“She maybe my mate but she is also his mate. I don’t particularly like the idea of sharing her but if he can help calm her darkness then I will not be so selfish to tell her stay away. She doesn’t trust me right now anyway so how can I expect her to let me comfort her. He has never hurt her, and he is genuine. So, before you try insulting my mate remember it takes nothing to slit your throat with an ether knife. Mrs. Vivian.” His voice was low like he was trying to keep himself seated.

I frowned…calm my darkness. Was an interesting thing to say. I laid my hand on his and squeezed letting him know I appreciated the support.

“That’s not possible you’re not dead Alex how can she have two mates?” My sister chimed her voice full of interest.

I shrugged hell if I knew. I just found out today. Huh I just found out today! That’s why his smell is changing! It changes with his moods! Clever demon.

“That’s because she is allowed a choice in her mates, she was blessed with the chance to bridge worlds. Which is why she should have never wasted it on this mutt” The voice was calm coming from the doorway. I struggled to breathe. I was on fire again except this was no panic attack. I let the fire burn barely breathing but it spread to my fingers and my toes. I stood despite Eric and Alex trying to hold me back. I wanted to crawl in a corner and scream but didn’t want anyone to have seen me so weak.

Without a second thought I rushed my father pulling a knife from my waist band. I had almost reached him when I felt a kick to my ribs. Maria. I punched her in the stomach causing her to groan. She grabbed me by my hair swinging me to the wall. I grabbed her leg as I crashed sending her landing on her ass.  

“Damn it Rose I don’t want a broken ass like you, but I will! He changed!” Maria screamed at me.

I looked at him then at her. “You side with the man who experimented on you and tortured you just to see how he would blend the same chemicals in me? “Anger swept my voice.

Motherfucking damnit! She always was the only one who could kick my ass. I felt like I was run over by a train multiple time.

“He’s changed Rose. Let him show you.”  Her voice was pleading.

“Yea I bet. Must have happened when I ripped his heart out right? Maybe it got put in upside down and he can finally feel.” I sneered pulling myself up from the wall I some how slide down. I’m not very aware today… That damn nap.

My father suddenly lifted his chest revealing a healed hole. It was deep and honestly gross looking. “I was already healing my heart couldn’t go back in. Luckily I have three…had three.” He said wearily. “If you are done with tea, I will show you to your rooms.” He turned to leave.

I followed. Slowly everyone else had caught up but I didn’t trust him and wanted the distance between us.

“Since she isn’t sleeping with either of you while you are here this is your room.” He pointed to a room on the left. To the right he stopped and opened the door. “Your room is still the same.” He opened my door and I went in.

I found the bed and crashed.