4- HUNDRED WAYS NOT TO KILL YOU

KYMON'S POV

I watch as Lyriq takes her away. She is unconscious, so it makes things easier for the both of us; if not, I'd have to kill her, which I know is impossible.

There's just something about her that terrifies me. Something that awakens the past, I've been trying to get rid of. I want to kill her; I want to end this fear, but I can't.

That song.

My legs are suddenly too weak for me to stand and I lean against a tree. How the hell does she know that song? I have sung it to two people in my life, Freya and Adena.

Two women I have loved and one woefully regretted loving. They are both gone so how does Lyra know that song?

I only shared it with Adena and Freya because I trusted them with everything in me. It was the last thing I heard mom say before she died. Before she was killed by him—

" Kymon," Lyriq is standing before me, scowling at every cell in my face. " You aren't going to explain that shit that just happened?"

I run a hand through my hair and exhale. " You don't know how to speak, do you?"

" To who exactly? Kymon or Alpha Kymon?"

I shot him a glare. " Both."

" I doubt because Alpha Kymon wouldn't flinch like a bitch because of some girl—"

I get up so quick enough for my fist to collapse with his jaw.

I swear, I want to crave the word bitch into his skin with my claw.

He rubs his jaw and grimaces at me. " Four years and he's falling in love again. Wow, Adena must be creating a new poison for this one in hell."

" Shut your stupid mouth or I swear, I'll send you to meet her in hell."

He says nothing but just stares at me. He knows I can't kill him that's why he has the fucking audacity to talk this way. If not for Freya, I'd have murdered him the very second she died.

" In case you have forgotten, Freya was my sister. If not for your stupid ex she wouldn't be dead. As far as I'm concerned you do not deserve to love another woman except her till you are dead. At least, give her that respect."

He is gone.

I try to breathe. Collect my thoughts and think. There's no way I can move on from Freya. I have no right to. I can never love a woman that isn't her. I have tried to and I can't bring myself to.

The memories are always there like it was yesterday. She was smiling in my arms, and I told her how many times I loved and cherished her till she was lying dead in my arms, and her killer was standing before us, sobbing till she was seized from ever making a sound again.

My only regret is that I let Adena die so easily.

LYRA'S POV

One. Two. Three.

Bullets. Gunshot. Bryn. Dead.

" D-E-A-D, I will be dead soon. Bryn is dead," I repeat as I stare into the darkness and it stares back at me as we both wait to meet Bryn.

It's been two hours since I came back to consciousness to find myself in a dark box, or maybe just a box, and I'm blind.

I hear metals echo around the box till the sound of footsteps joins in.

Someone is before me.

" I always wondered what my brother saw in you." More footsteps till I can see two pairs of almond eyes. " I wasn't the least surprised when he came crying that you cheated on him."

I bury my face into my knees trying to shake off my fears. Does he want to kill me because he thinks I cheated on Zade? How do I tell him that his bloody brother slept with another girl right on my bed, and he didn't stop even after I caught him?

" If you look closer, you'll see the truth rather than the shit he's feeding you," I say before I can stop myself, and fear spikes up in me when I don't see his eyes, but I keep hearing footsteps.

After a few seconds, I see him in front of me. This time, our eyes are at the same level.

" You both were always a nuisance to watch." Something cold drops on my exposed lap and his fingers brush against me, and I hold a shiver. I immediately regret wearing such a short skirt. " Eat up and then I'll figure out what to do for you."

" I rather eat shit that way whatever you give me."

" And how are you sure it isn't shit?" The slightest amusement flashes in his voice. " Anyways, eat it if you want, I don't care."

Silence till he speaks again. " How long have you known my brother?" He asks, his voice eerily firm.

Suddenly I forget how to speak. Fear has destroyed every inch of my being and all I'm able to think of is how to kill this monster in front of me before he can kill me.

" Answer me!" He hisses and I swallow a lump in my throat.

" Almost two years."

I can only hear the sound of him breathing now.

" And…" He pauses and shifts a little bit away from me. " Do you know anything about Freya or Adena?"

Yes, I do know they were both unfortunate to have been with you.

" No."

He exhales loudly and goes mute for a while. " I'm going to let you go— only if you promise to shut your mouth."

" You killed my best friend —

" And there's nothing that can bring her back to life so keep quiet!"

I hold myself from screaming. I fight back the tears and anger bubbling in me. How can someone be so evil? He feels no remorse for what he has done to her.

" You'll never go free from this," I say, my whole body shaking. " She didn't deserve this— I hate you so much— get away from me!"

He grips my chin and forces my head up. " The feeling is way too mutual,"

He lets go of me and I can hear his footsteps retreating. I shoot up and charge towards him just to slam my face against something hard.

" Eat up so I can drop you off. If I were you, I wouldn't say anything, especially when you have such a lovely family."