23. Her first love

SABRINA

My eyes flew open and I jolted up with a sharp gasp for air. I was back in my body.
It felt like I had fallen from the sky.
My spontaneous movement didn't go unnoticed as both Cory and my mates snapped their gaze to mine.

"Finally you are awake!" Aklyn almost leaped for joy.
"Get her. Now!" Cory gritted his teeth towards the horrible looking creatures that lurked around us.

"You will have to get through us first" Nelyx made it known to Cory, his midnight wings breaking out of his back.
The commotion began again as both Nelyx and Aklyn fought to protect me but something stirred within me as I gazed at it all.

With a fluid movement, I sprinted towards Cory, catching him off guard and pinning his arm in a very painful position.
"The hell!" Cory yelled, bewildered.

I could sense how impressed my mates were. Right now , I can't concentrate on anything else than Cory's shocked orbs which bore into mine.

I immedetialy used my knee and kicked him in the groins. "To hell with you Cory!" I yelled before slamming my fist into his jaw.

Cory almost fell back, staggering and wincing. "How the hell are you strong?!"

My orbs glowed dangerously which startled him the more and I felt a strange feeling brewing within me.
I sprinted towards Cory again before he got the chance to regain his balance and I plummeted my forehead with his. "That is for kidnapping Sharon and Henry"

"Curse you bitch!" Cory gritted his teeth in pain as he stumbled back, falling to the ground.
Immedetialy, my ears picked a ripping sound coming from behind me. It did not take long before black broad wings sprouted out of my back and two long devil horns broke out of my forehead.

Cory was left speechless and his eyes widened, paleness taking over his entire body.
My finger nails grew longer, turning into claws as I stared at him.

"Remember what Elina told you, you will pay for everything" I gave him a painful kick, which sent him rolling on the ground.

"Queen leave him to me" Aklyn offered coming by my side.

"Cory is mine" I silenced his offer. He stared at me mesmerized and I could tell he was drooling for me.
I was going to fight Cory alone. This was my fight.

Cory stood up in pain, a trail of black blood running from his nostrils.
"I'll kill you Sabrina. I swear!" He furiously yelled launching for me but I was quick to dodge his attack and I used my clawed nails and slashed at his back.

Cory screamed and turned to face me, baffled. "H-how are you this strong?"

Just looking at his face got me remembering images of Mina's gruesome death. My anger fueled to a dangerous level and I sprinted towards him, tackling Cory to the ground and delivering hard punches to his face. My breathing became heavy and I didn't relent one bit.

By the time I was done, Cory had his face a contorted aching mess of distorted facial features with blood oozing out through his nose and ears heavily.

"I hate you!" I yelled delivering my last punch and standing from Cory. He was still breathing but his breathing was low and I could tell it was painful.

"You are amazing!" Nelyx was as happy as a lark and he helped me get up from from Cory's cold body.
Aklyn came to my side and I glanced around trying to spot any of Cory's scary creatures.

My eyes captured their now dead bodies, incinerated and scorched by Aklyn and Nelyx.

Turning my attention at my mates, I gave each of them light kisses on the lips and a broad smile crept to my face.
"Lets end him now" Aklyn urged, his orbs turning into balls of fire.

I upheaved my hands at my mate, "No. He deserves a slow painful death not a quick and easy one"

My mates had a malevolent smile drawn on their faces.

Suddenly Cory coughed out roughly, blood streaming from his mouth.

"You only remember who your kings were to you, you don't remember who I was!" Cory's voice came out as an agonising plea.

I raised a brow at him. "I remember who you are. The monstrous brute that killed me in all my lifetime but it will change in this life" I smirked down at his frame.

Cory shook his head which got me confused. "Is that all you remember Mina?"

"Don't call me that!" I spat at him. "You do not deserve to say that name"

"Cory you should be grateful we are prolonging your death" Aklyn said.

"What's the use? Kill me now please. You only remember them--your kings but you don't remember who I was to you. Mina you don't remember that I was your first love"

What?
I became glued to the spot and I was immedately at loss for words.

"My first love?"

* * * * * * * *

I paced to and fro around my chambers, biting my upper lip in annoyance as I awaited the arrival of my mates. They had directly followed the guards in making sure Cory was locked up in the castle's dungeon.

Cory's words still echoed in my head.
He called himself my first love. If he was truly my first love then why haven't I gotten any memory or awakening of both of us?

How can he even be my first love when he was the same person that murdered me in all my lifetime? Not to mention that he also sought to murder me in this life.
Was that what love meant to him?
I thought I was close to ending it all but Cory's confession got me so perplexed and at crossroads.
The moment Cory said that, he passed out immedately.

"Sabrina I think you should rest" Asa adviced me. I stole a glance at her, having forgotten that she was in the room with me.

"You knew about Cory and I being lovers once and you didn't bother to tell me?"I asked her for the umpteenth time once again after she had confirmed that Cory wasn't lying.

Asa remained silent and adverted her face from mine.

"What the hell is going on? Why am I always kept in the dark?!" I threw my hands in the air.

"It was the kings instruction that no one revealed that to you Sabrina" Asa tried explaining herself but I was way too cross to hear her out.

As if on cue, the doors to my chambers were pushed open and my mates walked inside.

"What's going on?" I asked them the moment I sighted their appearance.

"Mina calm down and let us explain" Nelyx said motioning his hands at me.

"Don't tell me to calm down. Why did you hide it from me? Why didn't you tell me that I and Cory were lovers before in Mina's life? Were you scared of loosing me to him? Is that why you both hid it?!" I threw my questions at them.

"No we weren't scared of loosing you to him Sabrina. Will you just calm down?" Aklyn replied massaging his temples.

"I shall take my leave now" Asa intruded into our tensed conversation before quickly walking out.

"Then why did you both hide it!?"

"So as not to hurt you Sabrina!" Nelyx matched my tone. I felt my skin recoil at that moment.

"How would you have reacted from the beginning if we told you that your first love murdered you in such a gory manner because fate had predestined you for us? How would you have reacted if we had told you that he murdered you in every other life time? How? Tell me!" Nelyx yelled more.

I was dumbstruck and I realised his points. Obviously I would be hurt and it would change a thing because I would still hate Cory.

"Exactly" Aklyn chuckled darkly.
"Sabrina we love you. We've always loved you and we won't stop loving you. Everything we've done up till now was for your own benefit. We were devasted when you died as Mina and more broken when Cory kept on beating us to reach you. But when we finally found you right when you were in your mother's womb, we made sure to protect you at all cost. Yes Cory was your first love but fate brought you to us and you loved us from the beginning" Nelyx said, his tone calmer this time.

I felt my heart melt at his words and few traitorous tears slipped past my eyelids.
"Why then can't I remember Cory being my first love?" I prod.

"We don't know" Aklyn replied.
The room went silent and my thoughts ran fast.

I sucked in breath and made a drastic decision.
"I want to go speak to Cory"

"What!?" Nelyx flared up again.

"He might kill you" Aklyn added.
I shook my head at him. "He won't. I just feel he won't"

"We will follow you then" Nelyx decided to my dismay.
"No"I declined. "Stay back. I want to see what is in Cory's heart. I want to speak to him heart to heart and soul to soul"

"Mina we don't trust that demon" Nelyx pushed further.
I approached him and softly caressed his cheek, "I know. But you trust me don't you? I can protect myself now. I'm now a demon like you so please let me do this ok"

Moments passed and I got no reply from either of them. They were struggling with their emotions.

"Fine. You may go. But if you feel he's going to harm you, do not hesitate to leave there and we will be just around the corner" Aklyn gave in.

I sighed with a faint smile and kissed each of them before walking out.
He won't hurt me. I just knew he wouldn't.