Rising from the Ashes

What have I done?

Chapter 8

August’s pov

Last night just seemed like it was some sort of nightmare to me. It took me a few seconds to realise that it had actually happened. I was just grateful that I woke up alone, as it was bad enough that I had bedded Sophia even once.

Don’t get me wrong, Sophia is a beautiful woman, really stunning, but she is not my mate, and Regina just outshines her. In beauty, that is, not in personality, unfortunately beautiful as she is, Regina is a psychotic, evil bi.tch.

Her name may mean queen, but she is the least qualified person I can think of for the role. My parents always tell me not to judge others and that not everything we are made to believe is actually the truth.

I knew they were hinting at something to do with Regina. For some reason, they always liked her and seen her as redeemable. The evidence against her was overwhelming, though. She has always had a nasty side, even when she was a toddler.

Because of the bond with that bit.ch, I couldn’t even enjoy fu.cking Sophia. I had to take her from behind so I could pretend it was Regina. It may not have been fair to Sophia, but it was her idea to do this to hurt her, I did feel bad when I called out Regina’s name.

I thought I would feel better when I rejected her, but I just felt hollow. I couldn’t even bear to stay there and question her more about my sister. I could barely stand when she happily accepted the rejection, and Silo my wolf, has been silent since.

Sophia wanted to stay with me that night, but I couldn’t bear the thought of any other female next to me. Her scent in my room was nauseating me enough as it was. I just wanted to rest so I could deal with that bi.tch and get my sister back as soon as possible.

Even when I woke in the morning to a furious mind link from my father, I still could not even sense Silo inside me. Craven, my dragon, was still there, but he was blocking himself off from me, not ready to talk to me just yet.

I was angry when I arrived at the cells and found everyone there arguing. How the hell did they find out when I had swore Tamara snr to silence. I got the answer soon enough when Cole admitted to telling Crimson as Tamara snr had threatened to reject him.

I didn’t want them to lose their bond over someone as undeserving as Regina, so I couldn’t find it in myself to be angry at him. It was my parents, along with Crimson, Tamara snr, and Katya, against the rest of us as we tried to get them to see sense.

Then, all of a sudden, Regina walks herself out of the dungeons as if mere bars could not contain her. She looked a damn site better than I did. They say that evil never sleeps, but she has proved that sh.it wrong. How can she be so fine after all she has done it disgusts me.

“I won’t even try to justify myself, I know I have done nothing wrong, but that has never stopped any of you for believing the worst in me” she says so calmly and strong that if I didn’t know better she would sound believable.

I, along with others, go to argue when all of a sudden I see my sisters dragon flying in along with Tamara jnr. She will be able to prove that Regina is in the wrong, I am so thankful that Tamara has found her and has brought her back to us.

“Mate” Julius shouts, grabbing her as soon as she lands, covering her in his top.

“Get off me, you have ignored me for two years” my sister says, pushing him away.

“It was Regina, she slipped you a potion so I wouldn’t scent you, how did you escape baby?” Julius says desperately, trying to hold her as my dad steps between them.

“What do you mean escape? Sophia warned me you would be here with your girlfriend, so I left, I only came back to wish Regina a happy birthday and reject you. Regina hasn’t been near me for years alone” she says, glaring at him.

We both then look at Sophia, who has gone very quiet and is trying to walk away unnoticed, I am so confused, but I am glad when Crimson grabs her. I need to know what on the ever loving fu.ck is going on around here.

As if things can’t get anymore more confusing, Calista and Morgana appear from nowhere. Morgana puts iron cuffs on Sophia while Calisa throws something on to Tybolt, and he falls to the ground, holding his head in pain before going white as he looks at Regina in horror.

Even with that look in his face as if he has had the biggest realisation of his life, he still tries to go to Sophia and beg for her to be released. Then, a portal opens up, and Lilith comes through taking Regina by the hand and walks back towards it.

“Wait” I, along with Julius, shout. I don’t want her gone until I know the truth, I feel like I just might have made the biggest mistake of my life.

Lilith put a wall of hell fire between us and them, and Regina looked me right in the eyes before looking at her brother.

“I no longer have a bond with either of you. Ask the one you care about to stay and explain things. Also, ask yourself how I could make these marks alone, and why my father commanded me not to defend myself and to keep quiet” Regina says void of any emotions.

She then takes off her top and shows how bad her scars are on her back. I want to throw up. There is no way anyone could reach to make those marks on themselves. What the fu.ck has been going on, and why did no one realise it?

She calmly puts her top back on, “I am not needed here, I am sure Calista and Morgana can help you get to the truth for once” she says, nodding to them.

“On you go sweetie, you have done enough, we will deal with this” Calista tells her, giving her a loving smile, and she walks through the portal, and it dissappears behind them.

“Why are you still defending her when you now know the truth? You still chose her over your innocent child, who has done nothing wrong” Morgana says with disgust.

“She is still my daughter” Tybolt says helplessly.

“So was Regina. It is a shame you never had that attitude with her. She is coming with me to the council cells. Mum will deal with this. If I stay here, I may be tempted to curse each of you who caused that sweet girl pain” Morgana says, disappearing with Sopha as Calista looks at us all in anger.

Calista goes on to explain that Sophia has been hurting Regina since even before she was a toddler, because she got away with it, she got worse and worse. Tybolt may have an excuse after being drugged for years, but not for all of it. He was taking Sophia’s side for years before she drugged him.

She only started to drug him after she started to cut Regina. Usually, these potions have an expiration time on how long they will last. Because Sophia used it so often, she managed to change the way he thought. His mind was completely twisted by it.

I don’t know if I am more disgusted by what has happened and the part I played in it, or by Tybolt still worrying about Sophia more even now he knows the truth about her actions. I know he is wanting to apologise to Regina, but I don’t think she will see him when he is still fighting more for her abuser.

Cole, Chris, and Julius look completely shattered as they mumble under their breaths about being sorry and not knowing. No one pays them much mind, least of all their mates who tried to tell them for years something wasn’t right. They don’t even have the excuse of being drugged to ease some of their guilt.

Raine leaves after telling us how disgusted she is in us, she also leaves Julius with the added worry that she is not sure if she can accept someone who takes such pleasure in the pain of his younger sister. It’s just something else for him to feel regret for.

“The bond is gone. She will never let it come back. You slept with her sister, she won’t be able to look at you again without seeing you together” Calista says removing any hope that I may have a chance of getting her forgiveness or winning her back.

It is at that moment that Craven tells me that Silo has left us unable to handle the pain of losing his mate. He had tried to beg me not to bed Sophia or reject Regina, and at least hear her side. I was too blinded by anger to listen to him.

Now I have not only lost my wolf but also the one person I was supposed to love and protect, but instead, I destroyed her and any trust she would ever have in me.