24. Finding out the truth

SABRINA

I walked pondorously to the dungeon, my heart momentarily ceasing to beat and my insides twisting and turning.
Would Cory harm me? I knew he wouldn't but I was still scared that he might. He had done it countless times and it wouldn't be the first time.

Bullet beads formed on my forehead and I forgot how to breathe as thoughts of the sort of relationship I shared with Cory in my past life as Mina shrouded my mind.
I was approaching Cory's cell. The pathways in dungeon were dark, the fire touches that were lighted on the wall doing no justice in guiding my steps.

The kings had instructed guards to accompany me there but I dismissed them once I had gotten my direction to Cory's cell. I needed to go alone to meet him. I didn't want him to hide anything from me. I wanted to know all the answers.

Scarlet red dirty hair that overshadowed his profile was flopped on to the bars of his cell, his breathing slow but heavy. His wings were out, laying lifeless on the cold ground of the dungeon.
"Cory" I called out
The dungeon was chilly, the howling wind running in through the little window that was built in high up on the wall of his cell.

He didn't ascend his gaze up to face mine. Instead a groggy chuckle left his lungs. "Are you here to kill me?"

I shook my head at him, "No. I'm here to talk to you Cory"
He went silent and didn't say a word after that.

"Can I come In?" I requested mildly. He sighed and moved his head from resting on the heavy bars of his dungeon.
I brought out the key given to me by my mates and I unlocked it, stepping inside.

I crouched opposite him and sat on the floor. I was hell scared but I had to mask it and attempt to uncover the remaining secrets of my past life.

"Speak queen" he said sarcastically. I noticed his claws had began drawing out and I gulped.
He wouldn't kill me...I wished so.

"There are so many things to say" I said after much thought.
He finally caught my gaze with his and a sadistic smile sat on his lips. "You filthy lying bitch!" He yelled, launching for me.

"I want to know about our relationship" I blurted out immedetialy, shutting my eyes.

I could sense Cory stopped the moment I uttered that statement. I opened my eyes and I found him lying back on the ground, a harsh cough leaving his lips.

"What do you want to know? How you left me for the kings after all the promises we made to each other? How you broke my heart into pieces, ripping and shredding it into pieces?" Cory asked, pain in his tone.

"Everything" I replied softly, moving closer to him.

Once close enough, I placed my fingers on his bruised up face and ran my hands along his jaw line before going up to his hair and softly sinking my hands into his dishevelled hair.
The feeling sent a wave of shock though me and I let out a heavy gasp before collapsing to the ground.

I woke up in a meadow, the dungeon I was in no longer within sight and seated next to me was Cory.
I laid on his thighs as he smiled back at me which got me realising that I was probably in Mina's body.

"Why are you smiling at me?" I asked Cory. He wasn't having that sadistic and uncanny, malicious smile. This was just pure love and Mina was clearly no stranger to it.

"Well because you, my love, you are very beautiful and I'm so glad to have you in my life" Cory grinned like a baby showing off his nice set of dentition.

"One day we would mate right?" I asked with glee in my eyes.
As Sabrina, the thought got me so cringed. Did I just ask Cory if we would mate?
The hell.

"Ofcourse. And you would become just like me. My demon queen" Cory licked his bottom lip.

I giggled and stretched my hands to touch his hair. "You say it like I'm going to be the queen of the realm"

"You will be the queen of my realm" he said before pressing his lips on to mine, kissing me as Mina passionately.

A thousand emotions whirled inside me.
As Sabrina, I realised that Mina did love Cory and he loved her too.

So what happened to the love they shared and why did he kill her?

Like an answer to my question, I was pulled from that memory and in the blink of an eye, I found myself sitting on a wooden bed with Cory staring at me and he seemed very angry.

"This can't be happening! This definitely can't be happening. Mina what has gotten into you!?" Cory yelled trying to bite back his anger.

He was extremely angry, his veins were popping out and the muscles in his jaws were unclenching and clenching.
"It's not about me. It's about what fate has already predestined. I didn't choose any of this"

Cory nodded his head at me before dragging me by the arm and hauling his body against mine. "You mean to tell me that after more than three years of us being together you want to leave me because the demon kings picked you as their mate over Eridius?! Can't you fight for our love! Have you forgotten Eridius is your friend and also my sister? Do you want to betray her in this manner!"

I flinched and recoiled. I could feel the hurt in his tone.
"I don't want to leave you either. This hurts me more than it hurts you. They didn't pick me Cory. We don't have control over our destinies. You heard the news didn't you? Lucifer rejected Eridius as their mate. Even the demon kings were confused when they found out I was the one because I was not their kind. We each have some one meant for us and it seems I'm the one meant for them. I don't want to leave you but I don't also know what to do" I pleaded with Cory.

"Spare me all that bullshit! To hell with Lucifer and to hell with the demon kings! You want to give up years of love over a stupid mate shit!?" Cory seethed in bitter rage.

Tears choked my eyes and I remained silent.
'C'mon fight for your love Mina!' I urged to myself but I doubted Mina could hear my thoughts.

I felt so broken as Sabrina. I could only imagine what Cory was going through.
"I've gotten my answer then" Cory lowly said before vanishing into thin air.

"Cory wait!" I yelled in tears before the scene began fading away.

My eyes shot open back to reality and I panted.
"Did you see it?" Cory asked, slumping his back dejectedly on the walls of the cell.

I nodded and tried holding back my tears but I failed woefully.
"I'm sorry Cory" I cuddled myself up to him.

I now know everything. I agree fate chose Mina for the kings but she could have fought more for her love.

"Don't be. You never remembered me in all your lifetimes. And now, you've already mated with the kings, my demon queen" Cory replied with a sigh.

"I'm sorry for what happened between you and Mina. I'm sorry. If I was the same same person I am now back then, I would have fought for our love" I told him with tears streaming down my cheeks.

Cory stared at me intently, "Really?"

I nodded with a smile. "Ofcourse. I wouldn't have let you go" I took his hand in mine.

"Now I can die a happy demon" Cory grinned.

I shook my head at him. "You won't die. Nobody will kill you Cory. I give you my word"
This was so strange. Moments ago I wanted to murder Cory but now, I just felt so bad for how things turned out between him and Mina.

"No I deserve to die. I killed you and I kept on killing you because I didn't want you to be with the kings. Even in this life I tried killing you. I sent creatures to earth and when I found out the female they brought wasn't you, I was extremely angry and it got me more blood thirsty. I deserve to die"

I cried harder, my tears staining my cheeks and my dress. "Stop saying that Cory"

"Dontworry Mina I promise I'll reincarnate and who knows I might end up being the mate to one of your offsprings with the kings" Cory teased me, his voice shaky.

"Cory I'll go tell the demon kings and you would be released ok. We will help you find a mate" I suggested before standing up and heading for the bars of the dungeon.

"Queen" Cory called out and I turned to face him.
He gave me a soft warm smile and raised his clawed finger nails for his neck. I felt my heart sink immedately and I shook my head at him.

"You were mine for a season. I love you. I'll come back ok. But not in this life time"

"Cory no!" I yelled but it was too late.
That was the last thing he said before slashing his neck open with his claws, his blood gushing out without restraint.

I broke down, crumbling into tears and slumping on to the ground.
"I'll never forget you Cory"