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Destrõy Me - Episode 67 & 68
(Her•Heartless•Monster)
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"Not even death can take you away from me, I'll rearrange death's teeth." He glared, lethal possessiveness crowning his words.
The world seemed to pause for a millennium, and Twilight sniffled as their eyes bored hard into each other.
It was so intense, and her breathing got disrupted when her heart suddenly leapt, beating so fast.
She had to hold her chest so tight with her hand, pulling at the sweater and bunching it in her palm.
She looked away from his magicay eyes, and the fast rhythm still continued.
What's...what's happening?
Why is her heart behaving this way?
Slade gave her an hand, and she held it. He pulled her up, and she gasped when their chests met in a slam.
"Kils...
Her nose greedily took in a lot of his musky scent, and her palpitations became faster, the pace murderous.
"Tell me what you saw, everything" he ordered, and she nodded, still not looking at him before she began talking.
"I was...
"Look at me while talking" he cut her off, and she slowly raised her lids, their eyes meeting again.
He brought his hand to her face, wiping away the tears that are still there. Her heart raced again, and she got scared that he might be hearing, so she pushed herself away from his grasp, stepping back.
"I'll talk from here" she said.
Slade said nothing, and she returned her eyes to the ground as she narrated everything.
"You were blind?" He squinted.
She nodded, still looking at the ground. "Yes, the clan is not a place I wish to go to again"
"Are you f+çking with me? You can't look me in the eye now?" He said.
"Just let me stay here" she replied.
"Bull f+çking shit" he replied, taking long strides to her.
She quickly stepped back, but her leg collided with the piano stand, and she staggered.
Slade was quick to lean forward, grabbing her by the waist and bringing her back to her feet.
Her hair covered her face in the process, so he had to start moving the locks away with his fingers.
"Look at me" he said.
No response from her.
"It's either you do it, or I kill you" he replied, and she quickly looked up.
The insane beats of her heart resumed immediately their eyes met, and he raised his brows quirkily.
"Is that your heart, little one?" He said when he heard.
She tried running from his grip, but he threw her on the bed roughly.
Before she knew it he snatched one of his ties from the hanger, rolling it on her wrist.
He tied the wrist to the headboard, and she began wincing.
"Trying to run away from me is an invitation. I have a chasing kink" he said, his smirk appearing as he went to the drawer.
He got a pill, then a bottled water.
He sat back beside her, putting the pill in her mouth before making her drink the water.
"What's the pill for?" She asked gently.
"You don't have to know" he replied.
Minutes later, she was already sleeping.
Slade stood and picked up his phone, checking the calendar.
If Greg's divination is true, then the time will soon be here.
He looked at her in bed and placed his palm on his chest.
His heartbeats has seized again. It comes and goes everytime...it's not stable yet, and he's hoping it won't become stable cos it's clear that no matter the amount of Frost wine he takes, that mad thing won't heed.
He got paint and brush, then he began drawing more constellations on the wall.
Somehow, the smell of sorrow is lingering.
Did someone die?
*
KONTROL CAVERN, 12AM*
Every single member of staff is in the conference room where they meet to talk with K whenever the need arise.
Though they've never seen him before, he only uses audio to communicate with them.
"That was the first time there'd be a mistake with the info. We lost twenty staffs" the head of staff said.
"Did you get their bodies?" K's voice came from the black screen.
"No. Going back is suicide. The Luther triplets will wipe us out especially now that Slade has been identified as the president" a staff spoke up.
"Then put an hold on the operations for now" K replied.
"Why? The orders are coming in every minute. People need this thing" the head of staff retorted.
"Put an hold on it! Are you bargaining with me?" K thundered.
"No. Forgive me, boss" the head of staff quickly bowed.
"The spy confirmed it that it was the moonslave who alerted them, so we have to take care of her first. I have a plan" K continued.
Silence filled the room.
"The university founder's day is just around the corner. She'll be caught, and maybe we'll use her to lure Slade out. We need a plan before then, and like I said... Lay low" K instructed.
"Yes boss!" The staffs chorused.
"You'll get the whole outline before daybreak" K further said.
"Sure" the head of staff replied, turning off the audio.
"So what are we gonna be doing before the founder's day? It's like two or three weeks away" a staff asked.
"Try fixing your fighting skills before then. It sucks" The head of staff sneered, leaving the room.
*
NEXT DAY, UOG~LORRAINE'S ROOM*
Shock is an understatement for what Lord Vann met when he entered the room that morning.
It was weird that Lorraine is not in the living room, and that's why he checked the room, thinking she has finally left, but it was another case.
Lorraine is dead, in the pool of her blood, her stomach brutally stabbed.
The most amusing thing is that Tamlin stayed there with her corpse.
"Wh... what is .. what's going on?" He stuttered in shock.
"It's just the way you're seeing it" Tamlin replied without blinking.
Lord Vann looked at him.
"Yeah. I killed your wife" Tamlin muttered.
"Why!!!" Vann grabbed Tamlin by the collar, dragging him up from the wheelchair.
"Cos she was the one who pushed me into the well" Isobel replied behind, and Lord Vann turned back, sighting her.
"Isobel?" His eyes widened again, and he unintentionally let go of Tamlin who fell back on his wheelchair.
"How are you back alive? You're dead!" Vann shifted back.
"According to Tamlin's explanation, I was awakened by a ring called infinity, and Aimee Luther did it" She replied.
"What!" Vann muttered.
"She deserved it, so don't blame Tamlin" Isobel continued, and Vann's ears almost couldn't believe what he just heard.
Thirty minutes later, Lorraine's guards were already carrying her wrapped body out of the tower, and students filled the premises so fast.
Shockingly, none of the students cried, nor wailed, and that just shows how much she was hated.
Lord Vann couldn't show his happiness, but deep down, he is.
At least, she'd take all his secrets with her to the grave.
As she was carried away, Isobel pushed Tamlin out of the Wesley tower, and students got another shock.
* Tamlin and Twilight?
* When did this start again?
* It's not Mr. President anymore?
* Knew she was a bî+ch!
Isobel looked on surprisingly, but she decided to keep quiet till they arrived at Tamlin's room.
"Who's Twilight?" She asked immediately.
"You'll meet her soon. Slade's puppet, your lookalike" Tamlin replied without emotions.
"My lookalike? I definitely do not have a twin" She replied.
"Maybe your doppelganger, but she looks a lot like you" Tamlin said without blinking.
"Eew, does Slade like her? Is she even pretty?" Isobel said jealousy.
"Don't try to compare yourself with her. Only her baby hair is prettier than every part of your body combined" Tamlin replied.
"Seriously? I'm only just waking up from the dead and this is how you welcome me? I lost seven years of my life on that ice bed and all you could do is praise another girl in front of me?" She snarled.
Tamlin picked the flower vase not far from him, flinging it her way.
Thankfully, Isobel quickly moved aside, so the vase hit the table, breaking with a shatter.
"Tammy!!" She shouted shockingly.
"You should be glad I didn't kill you immediately Aimee woke you! Throughout your stay at the orphanage, I satisfied you! Back then I was still depending on my father for money but each time I received my allowance, I gave you the largest share. I even spent the night with you countless times at the orphanage despite the dangerous mosquitoes! But what did you do? You went and fell for Slade, the guy I hate most in the world!" He seethed.
Isobel became speechless.
"Lorraine probably found out about your crush on him, and because she had a crazy crush on him too, she killed you. What's in him that y'all are fancying? What? Tell me" Tamlin demanded.
"Maybe his hair" She replied shamelessly.
"Well he doesn't keep long hair anymore. He cut it since long ago" Tamlin said.
"Even without the hair, I'm sure he's still hot, Tammy. Admit it, that guy is every girl's dream. At 20, you were still depending on your father, but at 20, he already owned several investments in the city. I know his achievements cos I spied on him everytime. Now that he's 27, I can imagine how richer and manlier he became" she replied, and Tamlin chuckled, shutting his eyes.
"I already got over you, so you're free to spout anything you like. Since we're not dating anymore, we can at least help each other. You can help me get Twilight while I give you any amount you want" he said.
"Giving me any amount won't suffice, help me get Slade too." She replied dreamily.
"Deal" he said, looking at her. Isobel smiled.
"But how am I supposed to help you get Twilight or whatever when ion even know her?" She said.
Aimee barged in at this point, and Tamlin sighed.
"What do you want again?"
"I feel like if I don't do this, then you won't last a day cos trust me, Slade would kill you" Aimee replied confidently, wounding Isobel on the neck
"Arh!" Isobel gasped as it bled.
Aimee wiped the blood with her hanky, and before Isobel could react, Aimee already left the room.
"What is she gonna do with my blood?" Isobel's eyes widened.
"Nothing harmful, I believe" Tamlin replied, and Ruslan rushed in.
"Lorraine is dead! The midnight killer killed...
He stopped when he saw Isobel, and he frowned.
"What's Twilight doing here?" He demanded.
Isobel smiled. "Ok...I believe I have a mad resemblance with this girl, I'll enjoy this" she said.
Ruslan gasped immediately he heard the voice. Though they have the same voice too, but Twilight's is tinier.
"Isobel?" Ruslan said.
"Correct" she smiled wider, hugging him.
"How did this... happen?" He muttered.
*
Aimee went to the hill cliff immediately she left Tamlin's room.
The same cliff Slade pushed Twilight on when his mind was hacked by Greg.
Aimee landed on the edge, her eyes roaming the ground for any bloodstain that belongs to Twilight.
She was lucky to find one, and she squatted beside it. Unluckily for her, it dried up already, but she placed her ring on it, making the blood wet.
She used the same handkerchief that has Isobel's blood to wipe the blood, then she stood and jumped up the fence, leaving the cliff.
*
IMOGEN'S ROOM*
After a long f+ck with Ren at the refectory last night, Imogen was the last to wake up in the room.
She yawned loudly, banding her hair when she saw Posey and Echo chatting on the second bed
"Good news, Lorraine is dead. The midnight killer offed her last night in her room. It was fatal" Posey announced.
"Swear it" Imogen gasped.
"I swear" Posey grinned.
"Yes! That midnight killer deserves a payment from me cos why not?" Imogen got down from the bed happily.
"Thankfully, she already prepared your founder's day dresses before dying" Echo said.
"That's the main thing" Imogen winked, and the girls laughed.
"Another news, Isobel is back" Posey said.
"Wait...what!" Imogen's eyes widened.
"Yes. Some said Dr. Elijah woke her with his ring, and some said it's that mad Aimee" Echo added.
"Well...I don't have a problem with her. I met her when I used to follow Tamlin to the orphanage cos of Slade back then, and I liked her. She's not a whore like Twilight, so you guys will like her" Imogen replied.
"There are too many lectures today, better dress up quick" Posey said.
"Be right back" Imogen entered the bathroom, making sure to hold her phone.
She went to her chats and as expected, she met Ren's text.
Renny: Last night was unforgettable.
Imogen was blushing as she typed a reply, brushing her teeth with the second one.
Imogen: You're mine alone. All mine.
*
INFIRMARY*
Uriel, Aimee and Elijah worked tirelessly on every sponsors file all night, but they found nothing suspicious about anyone of them.
It's another dead end.
They didn't get to sleep till the early hours of the morning.
Aimee left already, so it's just Elijah and Uriel inside now.
Elijah is up though, attending to girls who're obviously not sick but are only here to see him.
* Dr. Elijah, can you doctor my heart instead?
* I swear to gawd, you're my type.
* What if I told you I have kids at home for you?
Different comments that are making him laugh came from the girls, but he just blew them off as fast as they're coming.
Girls are meant for pleasure, nothing more. Marriage is nonsense. Who even does that shit these days?
Someone suddenly entered the infirmary, and he faced the door, but disappointedly, it's not Rihannon like he expected.
Even the devil knows he badly wants to have Rihannon on his bed one of these days. He doesn't mind killing Damien for it.
It was Molly who entered, and she was all smiles as she sat beside sleeping Uriel.
"Riel!" She shook him, and his eyes opened.
"Molly?"
"Mr. President has classes today, aren't you gonna carry his bag? And didn't you sleep? Why the red eyes?" She asked.
Uriel checked the time, and his eyes widened.
"I have to go" he started rushing out
Molly followed him, skipping her way out like a kid.
"You look happy this morning, what's up?" Uriel asked.
"I got my hands on something" she smiled.
"Troublemaker, what video did you shoot again?" he smiled back.
"Don't worry, I'm Molly Fell after all" she nudged him, and he smiled again.
*
ATTIC*
Twilight woke up some minutes ago, but the feel of the soft bed against her skin made her keep lying down under the duvet.
Gawd...she really really needs to start sleeping here always. The bed is so warm and cozy.
Her hands are free too.
Wicked Mr. President released her since daybreak.
She was about to change her position when she was suddenly carried from the bed, and her eyes flew open.
She found herself in Slade's arms, and she m0aned softly as he carried her to the bathroom.
She hid her face on his chest.
Thankfully, her heart race from last night decreased.
Slade dropped her when they got to the bathroom, and he pulled off the sweater on her body, proceeding to carry her into the bathtub.
He washed her hair surprisingly, and she ended up sleeping off cos damn...his hands are so f+çking warm on her scalp.
Her eyes opened again when he began bathing her, running the soft sponge on her body.
"Good morning, Mr. President" she whispered.
He didn't reply.
"Good morning, Kils" she whispered again, poking his chest.
"Stay quiet" he replied.
"But I can't..." She pulled his shirt teasingly, and he immediately got serious, joining her in the tub despite his clothes.
He widened her legs and hung them on the tub walls, then he wrapped his palm on her throat, pushing her to the edge.
"Unless you wanna get ruined like this till your blood fills this tub up, stop teasing me, it won't end well" he said, and f+ck!
He was right, scary things turn her on cos she felt a new nerve run down her belly immediately, but she blinked it off.
"Don't take it personal" she muttered.
He slowly let go of her, and she borrowed composure for herself till he was done with the bathing.
When his hand went down there to rinse her middle, she almost thought he'd do it, but he knowingly didn't.
He left her shaky, then he brought her out of the tub, taking her back to the room.
Surprisingly again, her clothes were already waiting for her.
It's a white crop top and a covering fur coat on micro jean skirt and pop socks plus the chain boots, even her backpack is ready.
He must have gotten everything from her room when she was asleep.
Her heart began racing again, and she tried so hard to control it this time as she creamed before dressing up.
Everything took roughly thirty minutes, and she carried her backpack.
He gave her a black card from his wallet, then he took his time to teach her how to use a bank card from his phone.
"I'll spend well" she said
"Zero f+cks, spend however you want" he replied flatly.
"Can I come meet you at your office after classes today?" She asked, taking his hand like her habit.
"Won't be available in the office. There's a meeting with the sponsors" he replied.
"Then I'll see you at night" she said.
He replied with a simple nod, and before he knew it, she stood on her goes and kissed his throat, rushing out of the room afterwards.
Slade was smirking with a mix of a light smile as he got his phone, dialling Uriel.
"Yes boss?" Uriel answered.
"Spill"
"No leads. Dead end" Uriel replied.
Slade sighed. He half-expected it.
"But there's a bigger issue" Uriel said.
"If it's Lorraine's death, no need" Slade sat on the bed edge.
"Isobel... I think Aimee brought her back somehow" Uriel replied.
Slade's lashes stretched.
*
Twilight got out of the elevator with ease.
There's no need hiding anymore.
She's Slade's slave.
His hookup mate.
His s+x toy
Anyone the students are willing to believe in the rumours, they're free to believe it.
As expected, she got eyes on herself, but she came to a stop when she saw her own carbon copy below the stairs, staring at her hatefully.
Her eyes widened, and she nearly went back when their eyes met
The amount of hatred in Isobel's eyes could kill.
* Damn
* I swear they're twins!
* Is it normal for unrelated girls to be this identical?
The students began gathering again, and some even rushed downstairs to view the resemblance.
Isobel started walking to Twilight so fast, but then Damien and Rihannon rushed downstairs, taking her out
Onyx was the last to come downstairs in the gang, and she faced Isobel who's still standing.
"Aren't you the girl from the orphanage who always begged Sladie for a kiss at the orchard?" She said, her arms akimbo.
"Who the hell are you?" Isobel glared.
"His cat, dumbass! You only look like Twillie, but she's better than you! Stay away from Sladie!" She warned, rushing off to catch up with the rest.
And then Slade came out of the elevator.
Uriel quickly rushed into the tower to take his bag from him, and Isobel felt her throat running dry immediately she saw him.
He's still as hot as fire just like she could remember, with his rich glasses, and it's not even funny. Her heart was racing wildly.
Slade definitely saw her, but he ignored her totally as he talked with Uriel.
"What's Aimee trying to do?" Uriel said.
"The outcome will decide if I kill her or not" Slade replied dryly, stepping out.
"Slade" Isobel called and made to go after him, but Molly grabbed her suddenly.
"Look I love dramas a lot,, but you better stay away from Mr. President. I'm low-key team Twilight in this saga, and my team always win. Bounce!" Molly pushed her.
"You F+çking bî+ch!" Isobel made to punch her, but the entrance of Imogen and her goons stopped her
"Don't waste your time on her. She's the richest girl in this university you don't want her madness" Imogen said.
They pulled her away, and Molly smiled, leaning on the rails
She retrieved her phone and went to the videos she made last night, scrolling through them.
They're enough to open a porn site. Ren and Imogen did almost every living style, and Posey would probably burn is she sees them.
"Good lord, this week will be delicious" Molly chuckled, leaving the tower too.
*
"She's the dead girlfriend of Tamlin? We really do look...the same" Twilight said, still looking shocked.
She's still on the hallway with her friends, Onyx inclusive.
Onyx is holding her hand since she insisted on following them to class.
"That's what's still baffling me. Doppelgangers still exist?" Damien said.
"And she looks crazy, she better not hurt you cos I heard she was obsessed with Slade and is still" Rihannon added.
"She better not, I'll eat her" Onyx said, and Twilight smiled, stroking her hair.
"I trust you, my kitten"
Onyx stopped smiling when she saw Ruslan coming from the other end, and she clenched her fists.
She was about to attack him when Rihannon held her back.
"Calm down. You can't attack if he doesn't attack first" she said.
"But I hate him!" Onyx argued.
"I know, but attacking him first will give him the upper hand" Rihannon said.
Onyx groaned, glaring hard at Ruslan who's also glaring back.
They walked past each other, and Onyx released a breath.
"That was hard to do" she muttered.
Imogen and her gang are behind them including Isobel, and when Ruslan walked past them too, Echo smiled.
She doesn't mind his reaction, but she's gonna announce him as her boyfriend before this week ends
He's too cute to keep hidden.
As for Isobel, she's still fuming, and her eyes refused to leave Twilight.
Slade cherishes her?
That bony thing?
Fine, her hair is rich and her skin is milk, what else?
Her own skin is still like this cos she only just woke up from the dead. If she takes good care of it for a week, then who's Twilight?
Watching her made her blood boil, and the way she's laughing with her friends worsened things.
She's happy? After stealing her man?
She suddenly bolted out of the gang
"Where are you going?" Posey and Echo asked at once.
"Isobel!" Imogen and Ren chorused too.
It was too late cos she was already with Twilight.
She grabbed Twilight's hair from behind, and Twilight winced as she pulled her back, slamming her on the wall.
Damien, Rihannon and Onyx gasped.
"Bony fish! You think you can have him with that body?" Isobel demanded.
"That's not the right question, cos I have him already. Now let go of me!" Twilight slammed back.
"Thief!" Isobel spat and almost threw a punch at Twilight.
Twilight caught the fist and almost flipped her, but then someone else took Isobel from her.
"Shit!" Isobel cursed when when she saw the face.
It's Slade, and the way his eyes are dazzling just shows that her days are over on planet earth.
"Slade!!" She choked.
He tore her away from Twilight, removing his glasses from his eyes.
Wasting the ring power on her will be unneeded, so he crushed the glasses in his palm and brought his lips to her ear.
"I'll kill you for real this time, thanks for coming" he whispered, shoving the glass tip into her neck right in front of all the students.
"Hnyaa!!" Isobel wailed like a banshee.
Students gasped in horror as her blood flowed down her gown, but then the craziest thing happened.
Twilight also held her neck at the same time cos blood splashed out of it too. The stab affected her on the same spot.
"Kill.. Killa" she gagged, bleeding from the neck and mouth just like Isobel.
She lost her balance.
Slade released Isobel, and his eyes turned deep red when he saw what's going on.
"Twillie!!" Onyx began crying.
"Oh no" Damien and Rihannon chorused.
Slade rushed to Twilight's side, letting her fall on his arms as her blood began staining his shirt.
"It...it hurts" she cried meekly like a baby.
Isobel is on her knees, holding her bleeding neck too with a satisfying smile despite her pains.
"Aimee" Slade muttered devilishly, watching Twilight bleed in his arms.
Elijah entered the crowd.
"What's happening?" Rihannon rushed to him.
"Aimee obviously linked them with their blood, so whenever Isobel gets hurt, Twilight gets hurt too. If Slade kills Isobel, Twilight dies too" Elijah explained.
"What!"
TBC.
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