CHAPTER THIRTY SIX

He picked up the note and continued front where he left off. It was now or never

“Long before I met your father, I was engaged to another. I loved him with every being in my body. There was no love that was compared to what I had for him and what he had for me. He was my mate and we were supposed to get married and live happily ever after but life happened. He was a vampire too and he was your father. We made love and you were born but before you were born, something happened. I didn’t know that I was even pregnant with you when it happened. Phillip came to meet me and confessed his love to me but I wasn’t interested in being with him. I politely turned him down and said I was with someone else but Phillip wasn’t taking no for an answer. When he found out about your real father, he killed him and made it look like it was an accident”

Damian dropped the note as fresh tears welled up in his eyes. He couldn’t hold in the hatred he had for someone that was supposed to be his father. There were no words to describe what he felt. He suddenly felt his mother’s pains, all of it. She had been happy once and Phillip had take it from her. He started to gasp for air as a result of the excessive crying. He wiped his eyes with the back of his palm and continued to read

“I knew it was him but I didn’t understand why he was like that. Was he obsessed with me so much that he had to take the life of another? I couldn’t say. Either ways, I found out I was pregnant and I married Phillip and slept with him immediately so he would think the baby was his. I couldn’t disgrace my family or let you grow up, thinking you were a bastard so I gave you a father. Now, no matter what Phillip did or will do, he does love you even though he has a hard time showing it. He loves you like his own son. Phillip wasn’t after me because he loved he. He had a plan of his own, like I had mine. He was after Annabelle’s mother. He knew that we were best of friends and if he got close to me, he would get close to her, at least close enough to force himself on her so he got married to me. When he found out that she was married, he needed to find a way to get her husband out of the story and he did, with you”

Damian suddenly felt like the air in the room wasn’t there anymore. He walked up to the windows and opened them out as the reality started to hit him from all sides. All this time, he was just another pawn to his father.

“Your father knew that he could never take out Darius on his own and not raise some suspicions so he used you and said you were training. He said it was an accident. You were all but a child and I had to protect you from the consequences and I did. I said it was a mistake but I couldn’t find Darius’ body. I told Carol to take her kids and leave but before she could get to Alex, Phillip did and I didn’t hear from that little boy again. Carol left with Annabelle. Since your father was after the women of that bloodline, it was the safest thing to do and she left without Alex. I went back to look for Darius’ body but still didn’t find it. There was nothing left”

There was nothing left? What did she mean by nothing left? His mind rang. What happened to the initial remains of Darius’ body? He was sure that he had left it right there after the murder. He decided to read on

“But why should there be something there? Your father had captured whatever was left of him and nurtured him back to physical wellness when he found out that Carol had fled with Annabelle. He kept looking for Alex, hoping he could use him as some sort of bait to bring Carol back home but he couldn’t find Alex anywhere so he decided that Darius was more than enough to do the job. He reached out to Carol and he did find her but Carol wasn’t buying the whole story. She wasn’t interested in coming back to Cordina for any reason so she told Phillip to go to hell. Phillip got upset, he couldn’t handle the rejection so he did what he thought was best. If Carol wasn’t with him, then she couldn’t be with anybody else so he killed her”

No, his mind rang. Annabelle was so sure that Phillip was behind the death of her mother but he had been so adamant to his father’s bright side, hoping some part of him did carry some light. Annabelle was right all along. Phillip did kill her mother

“But there was no way to charge him for a murder that didn’t take place in Cordina so he went away with it. Your father because obsess with Annabelle after he took out her mother. He was willing to go to any length just to have her and then, you brought her right to him. If I had known that she was the girl you were bringing, I wouldn’t have let you being that innocent girl to Phillip. Phillip would so anything just to have her and if he can’t have her, he would kill her, just like he killed her mother. Phillip has some very powerful people on his side. Witches, vampires and even some wolves that have been brainwashed. You would have some enemies if and when you decide to go after your father. It would be an inevitable battle because you would be fighting for the woman you love. It is either the love of your life or the man you think is your father. In the end, the choice is yours. I hope you make the right one” she wrote

In less than a day, the secrets of two decades was shown to him by his dead mother. Who said the dead don’t speak? He scoffed. He decided to lay down for a bit and try to gather all the strength he had so he could make a decision. He slept off. He opened his eyes and saw his mother sitting on his bed, right beside him

“My beautiful boy, it is so good to see you” she said
“Mom? What are you doing here? You shouldn’t be here. You are dead. How is this possible?” he asked
“I am dead physically. You should know that there is more to life than what we can see with our physical eyes. It is only a matter of time before I cross over to the after life and I had to see you one more time” she said
“I am so sorry mom, I thought dad was right. I started to hate you for no reason and I wish I could take back everything but I can’t. You’re gone now and I am all alone….”
“Don’t ever say that. You are not alone. You have Alex and Annabelle. They are your family, you have Sally and Justin too. Most importantly, you have me. You would always have me. I might not be there with you physically but I am always there for you” she said to him
“What if something goes wrong and I need my mom?” he asked
“I would always be there. The love we have for each other is too strong to be broken by distance. I love you and that would never change. When you need me, I would be there. You might not get a chance to ever rest in my arms but you would always feel my comfort. When you need me, my presence would envelope you. My presence would be so strong that others around you would feel it, I promise” she said
“You promise?” he asked
“Yes, my beautiful boy, I promise” she said to him
“Do you have to go?” he asked her
“I can’t stay here forever and you can’t too. You have a beautiful lady to find and she would give you the most beautiful daughter. You have to find Annabelle before your dad takes her life too. She is the only salvation that Cordina has. If she does, so does our city” his mother said
“And do you have an idea of where I can find her? I have looked everywhere but I can’t find her. It is starting to hurt because it is all my fault. I should have listened to her, I should have believed her but I didn’t . Instead, I believed a man that was supposed to be my father and now he has her. He has been hurting her for a while now, using a flaming knife to do some horrible things to her. I don’t know how long she can take this pain” Damian said
“If you are going to find her, the first thing you should do is stay positive” his mother said to him