King Michael: The Dark Fae (The Hybrid Series) Book 6

Chapter 36: Death of an Imposter

Lucas

After I left the courtroom, I was taken down to the cells, I was furious with myself for being caught but I knew my father would get me out of this. My father always cleaned up my messes and I felt bad that I was a big disappointment to him, but he was an old fool and only cared about my other siblings. I was destined to be King as my brother was gay and couldn't give a legitimate heir but my father refused to let me be King saying, "It doesn't matter about Lawrence's sexuality." I called bullshit and I knew they had the rules changed so he could be King, they cut me off from the family riches, how was I to survive? I heard a noise and turned to see my brother and father walking toward me, being escorted by a guard. I smiled because they were here to get me out and I couldn't wait to move on to something else away from Faeora or I could try to win Halle's heart again, I did love her or I do still love her.

I looked at my father when the cell opened and asked, "When am I getting out?" My brother was furious and my father yelled, "Do you know what you have done? You put our people in jeopardy of being massacred because of the stunts you have pulled over the years, no one will trust us and we are at the mercy of King Aidan for a long time." Lawrence raised his finger stopping my father and I felt his power, he was King and I stopped smiling. I hated that he had the crown and he looked me dead in the eyes and said, "We are here to let you know, that your death warrant was signed," then it dawned on me, that they were not here to get me out, they were going to let me be executed.

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One Hour Later

After my father rejected his parental bond and my brother banished me, I was waiting in the cell crying my eyes out. My family turned their back on me and I am s**t out of luck. I looked back at when my mother was alive, she was the only one that cared, I knew if she was here this never would have happened. They never understood me and if they had just let me be and do my thing, none of us would be here, they took my inheritance from me that my mother left, and I would not have to impersonate other people if they had just given me my money. I heard the guards coming for me and it was time but it wasn't the guards, it was my sons and they looked at me confused. Hallam asked, "Why did you do it? You lied to us, you made my mother love you and we thought we had unconditional love from our father but you are an imposter," Harim looked at me with such hate.

I said, "You will never understand why I did it but I do love you boys and I am sorry." Harim said, "I hope you die in the worst way possible for what you did to us and I will watch your body burn," before they both left. I admit that hurt, I loved those boys, I loved playing house, and wish that they were mine. I heard the door again and this time it was the guards, Michael was with them this time and he looked at me and I felt my throat tighten. He looked at me as his eyes darkened, he was choking me, I barely could talk before he said, "I wish I was the one who could end you for what you did to my wife, but I feel that you would rather Omri end you instead of me because you won't go easy. If it was up to me, I would make you suffer slowly before killing you," then he let go before walking out.

The guards dragged me out down long halls and I could hear the crowds of people, we ended up by the arena that looked like an old coliseum and I knew we were fighting to the death. I looked at Pearson and Bolt and said, "Help me," Bolt linked me, "You are lucky that we couldn't hunt you down like the dog you are, it would have been fun," smiling fakely at me. Omri was talking to Drax and Ryker drinking a bottle of water, Halle was sitting with her sons in the front row and my heart melted. I do love her, seeing her beautiful face made me want her more but I screwed up big time, this is how my legacy ends, my father and brother were looking on ready to watch me die and I was prepared. I will not go easy, I will fight him, I learned a thing or two over the years, Pearson did teach me how to fight like one of them although he questioned why I was slacking since I left the team, however, I was grateful for what little I did learn.

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The Fight

I was led to a circle surrounded by guards, I was still chained and I waited, I was nervous but if I wanted to live, I would have to fight. I watched everyone look at me in disgust and my father was looking at me with cold eyes, I wanted to tell him sorry but I could no longer link him or my brother. I f****d up but if I don't get out of this, at least, I will be with my mother, the one true person who would have had my back. Toffe looked at me and said, "It's to the death, however, we are going to make it fun, if you survive, it will be imprisonment for the rest of your life in the underworld, King Samuel loves tortured souls like you cleaning the s**t of demons up." I smiled because I still have a chance even if it is in prison, some guard will f**k up and I will escape, they have got to be ways out of the underworld.

Plus, Omri was a captive and a slave, I made sure of it, and was told that he was nothing but a slave, he would be an easy win. I have been training with Michael's Elite Team members for a long time now, so this will be a piece of cake. I was unchained and was in my corner as Toffe read out my charges for the people, I was already found guilty. He mentioned the fight to the death and the little part about imprisonment. I will show Halle that I am worthy of having her and work towards her forgiveness until I can come back for her and take her with me, I know she loves me, she just needs a little reminder. Omri slowly lets his hair down and takes his shirt off and the whistles of the women go wild, "Like really, I have a better body than him," I thought. So I took my shirt off too and boos were overwhelming but I will come out the victor and show them, I watched him enter the arena with his bronze daggers, "f*****g fairies and their daggers," I thought.

I cracked my neck and we started circling each other, I watched him closely trying to watch and observe like I was taught and Omri laughed and said, "You need a history lesson about who started the Elite Team and trained them. I already have you dead in three different ways, no matter where you attack from in under two minutes but the others want a show, so I will give them one." I wanted to knock that smug off his face and charge at him before he had me in a headlock and said, "One," letting me go, shoving me forward. My ego was bruised and I backflipped jumping out of the way, he had his dagger by my chest and shoved me off again saying, "Two." I then started kickboxing with him and he blocked my hits before having his dagger at my throat and saying, "Three." I hated that he already knew the direction I was coming from and I remember Pearson telling me to always focus and watch body language, it always gives away what they will do next.

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Omri

I looked at this i***t who thought he could get away with taking my family and life away from me, I was furious and nothing will stop me from killing him today. My mate is in turmoil because of what he did, my kids barely knew me and I hurt my wife and son because I had started a new family, all because of him. After demonstrating that he would be an easy kill, I could see the panic on his face, my sons were cheering me on and I felt great knowing I was avenging them. I used my advanced hearing and eyesight to see where his punches were coming from, I did this in all my fights back at the Rogue Kingdom to end my opponents. We were going at it and I admit, I was going easy on him at first, I wasn't using my daggers, just my hands, he had broken ribs, a busted nose, and a few cuts on his hands and feet. He summoned his dagger which he picked up after pretending to be Fae over the years which he got from my blood to do the change, that's why he was completely able to pull it off for so long.

I smiled because I love a good fight, we were going at it like wild dogs, I admit he did get a few hits in but I was not letting him die easy. The crowd was cheering and calling for his death already and I was done with this fool, we struggled until my hands were around his neck ready to snap it and I felt the dagger in my stomach. I growled loudly as he twisted it and I let go, Halle yelled, "No," Harim yelled, "Dad, no," I could sense their panic and I was sorry they had to find out this way. Lucas looked at Halle like he had beaten me and motioned a kiss at her saying, "I will always love you," I felt raged like nothing before, I grabbed him and sunk my teeth in his neck draining him of every drop of his blood, I wasn't going to stop until his heart stops but he struggles and I held him tightly, the arena got quiet. I knew my eyes changed color as I needed the blood, I gave into my blood lust, and my stomach healed as his lifeless body was on the floor with his head in my hand.

I didn't realize I had ripped it off after he was empty of blood, I threw his head at Michael's feet and Emerie cried hugging him, she felt relieved, as you could see on her face. I looked at my family who were in total shock as I saw Halle's eyes clouded with tears staring at me and I knew my secret was out, I was changed into a vampire. My sons looked at me with shocked faces, the arena was dead silent at this point, you could hear a pin drop because I was a hybrid now, and my vampire Lorax looked at our mate satisfied that we had avenged her, I felt the bond tenfold since Lucas was dead. Halle turned and walked out as everyone wanted to see what she would do, I felt hurt and my boys ran out behind her, she was hurt, hurt badly and I will never forgive myself for being taken.

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Michael

I watched my sister walk out after finding out that Omri was changed and I linked her but she blocked me, my mother said, "She blocked me too." So it was safe to say, she blocked everyone but I felt her sorrow and my mother held her heart and cried, she was feeling Halle's pain. Then I heard a scream, Cayden and I rushed over to see Halle screaming kneeling on the floor holding her chest as my nephew cried. She was grieving and my mother held her, they both cried together and the guards cornered off the area so that no one else would see this private moment, I felt so bad for Halle. After they left the area, Lucas's body was sent back with his father to have a private burial, it was a final request from the former King. Lucas would be buried in an unmarked grave so the former King could grieve in private, Lucas broke his father's heart so much that he had given up.

King Lawrence felt bad but understood what his brother did and apologized to me and Emerie for the pain caused before apologizing to Omri and then he left. I felt his sorrow, he loved his brother despite everything but knew that he had to be punished. Lucas was a dangerous man we could not let live and run the risk of escaping, Samuel will still get his wish to torture him in the underworld. I walked back to my quarters and Emerie was holding M.J. crying, I knew this was her way of letting go, this was the retribution she needed to finally put it behind her. I was angry not because of what Emerie was going through, but for everyone hurt in this scenario, I walked out feeling the pain of a broken family around me so I took to the skies and stayed there until Bashien calmed down.