The Uncertainty

Isabelle


I observed as the dusk approached once again, I could not fathom why there was this sudden feeling inside of me that said that maybe...I was going to be able to see Kaden one last time. Amidst all this chaos and hopelessness, I could feel a small light of hope peek through the thick fog of misery.

I sniffled wiping my tears and reclined against the stoned wall, the tears didn't seem to stop since I was brought here. Maybe Kaden's love had really got me thinking that I could escape this pain and anguish that'd been a company for my entire life.

Suddenly the door opened. At first, I saw two guards walking inside before Alistair's figure came into my view. He had the same bracelet around his hand--The one I had seen the night when brutally murdered my family.

He walked closer and crouched down in front of me, I felt myself trying to back away from the sudden that made his smell waft into my nose. The about his smell did discomfort me, caused the darkest corner of the memories to turn vividly awake.

"Today's the third day my dear Isabelle, I am going to let you free--Send you to who has created you."  A malicious smile like a vulture took over his features.

My heart sank in fear prompted at the sight of him, the very known scar on his face was dangerous

I knew one day he'd definitely kill me, but I'd never realized before today that death would scare me this much. As if with my last breath I'd lose everything I'd hoped for, the future I have dreamed of with...Kaden.

I saw Alistair mining and pulling out a knife from his pocket before pressing it against my neck. Teasing the skin there with the sharp edge, a little pressure could result in a deep cut that might soon turn the reason for my death.

My heart began beating faster, the pulse of my veins under the knife seemed to increase as the fear shrouded my entire existence.

The smirk tugged at his lips when he noticed my heavy breathing and trembling hands. A bead of sweat glided down the side of my forehead.

I had nowhere to escape. Alistair was going to kill me and this was the end of my life.

All my hopes began crumbling one by one as Alistair moved the knife to press against my throat, the fragile skin there could be sliced just with a mere bit of pressure that Alastair probably intended to put a second later.

"How does it feel to see death in front of your eyes, sweet angel?" He chuckled, the voice of his dangerously low and triggering the rising fear in me, "Do you want to know how many times I felt to kill you all these years?"

I fought with myself hard to keep up with his stare instead of looking at the knife that was going to pierce through my skin at any moment.

"I wanted to see your pure blood flow out of your body as piercing your skin, your screams test are melody to my ears and of course these tears you are still trying to stop."He traced his thumb on my tear-stained cheek.

I flinched away from his touch, looking away to avoid any sort of contact with his filthy hands, those hands that were tainted in the murder of countless innocent people.

"All these years you cried for your parents and sister, every single night. Mourning over their death..." The evil smile displayed on his lips, "So, today I am going to send you to your parents, and oh yeah, and your mate as a goodbye gift from me to you."

"Don't even think of hurting Kaden..." The words left my mouth before even letting me realize, the anger and change in my tone appeared which I had never experienced before.

My words might have taken him by surprise and I saw the raise of his brows, there a second he remained still and tried to search for something in my eyes, and then his jaw clenched.

He grabbed a fistful of my hair and jerked my head upwards, his stare bore into my eyes.

"What would you a little piece of shit? Did you really forget what I have made you go through all these years? Despite having wings I have made you forget how to fly --You know how to spread your wings but not how to fly," He spoke through gritted teeth, each of his words diminishing a part of my strength.

"All these years you only saw the darkness but not the light that comes after it, you saw these four walls but not the world, you knew how to cry but not how to smile, you were helpless and you are still helpless--Despite having the supreme powers you do not know how to use them and Alas...you will never get to know how to because you only have a few more hours to live. You have lost, Isabelle Morgan Yearwood"

"You have lost." He emphasized.

As much as I hated his words still I couldn't deny that they were true.

Being locked in this room for my entire life has made me forget how to fly, I could feel my wings, I could spread them but not know how to fly.

All these years I never saw anything else other than this four wall, except for those few days with Kaden and the memories I got are something I'd take with myself even after my death.

I knew how to cry but I had forgotten to smile.

I knew I have the powers to defeat these demons who had turned my low into a living hell, but I did not know how to use them.

I was helpless and I was still helpless.

But...

Was this the end? No...

Even though Alistair had snatched everything from me, he could not snatch the beautiful memories I have with my parents, the flashbacks of the sweet moments with my sister, the time when I and orabelle ran in the garden whilst our parents chased us and....the smile Kaden taught me, the happiness he brought within me, the way he mended my scars, the feeling of being loved every time he would engulf me in his arms.

No...I have not lost.

Amidst the sufferings, I have gathered enough memories that I could take with me. The time when I had the smile on, the peace I found, and the love I have for Kaden that will never end.

"No," I shook my head, a smile making its way on my face, "I have not lost, Alistair."

The shock covered his expression upon my reaction he had not anticipated but he was quick to shade it with a plain sheet of the blank.

"You might have snatched everything for me, but you could not stop me from finding happiness. You could not stop me from learning to smile again, you could not snatch the memories I have stored in my heart, you could not stop me from being loved by my mate who mended every one of my scars, you could not stop me seeing how the world is."

He remained silent, his hard gaze fixated on me as I spoke without a mere amount of hesitation within me.

"I have not lost because even after my death I'll have the love I have for Kaden, my family, the people who care for me. There will be someone to remember me, but who'll be there to remember you Alistar? The day you'll die, there'll be no one to shed a tear because you're whole you have only chosen the path of sin." I seethed.

"It's not me who have lost, Alistair. It's you because you don't even have a moment to remember where you had made someone smile. The darkness you have brought into people's life will engulf you once you close those eyes of yours that always relished the sight of someone else's suffering."

His Jaw tightened but the grip he had on my hair loosened, he slowly moved away but the dude did not break eye contact.

A long silence stretched across the room. The unnerving stare of him did do not manage to affect me this time.

"If I want I can kill you right now," He spoke, his voice low and calm, "But I am not going to do that because I am going to make you experience the same pain you felt when I killed your entire family in front of you. I was the one to win, and it'll always be me who is going to win and before your death, you are going to get to know that very well."

With that, he stood up.

"Guards, get her to the car. We are going to take her to her once.... sweet home." He walked out of the room and the guards grabbed onto my arms forcing me to stand up.

Once sweet home...

He was taking me to the bungalow where I had experienced the worst nightmare of my life reality. The bungalow in the hills where it all started.

The words from Alistair when he took me away from Kaden and locked me here in this room again sounded in my ears...

"It all will end where it started."

How was Kaden ever going to know that they are taking me to the bungalow?