Her eyes of fury met his. “Because your father hates you.” With a flick of her wrists, she reveals the glamour she held over her hair, revealing the auburn that matched Max and Oliver’s, but a tad darker.
Gideon swallowed hard, the taste of bile rising as realization hit him—she let him fall for her. “You fucking idiot,” he spat. “If you had wanted revenge, you could’ve stayed on our side and killed him yourself.”
“You can’t kill him, Gideon. He’s been preparing himself for ages to keep himself protected, even from his sons.” She flashed a grin. “Especially his daughters.”
Jocelyn flinched visibly before handing Audrira her satchel.
“Wait,” Sin choked. “Are you saying your mother—”
“Is also my sister?” Audrira snapped. “Yes.”
Sin gagged, heaving up acid from her empty stomach.
“Audrira,” Gideon demanded of her attention, gaining it. “Set us free. Run far as fuck away from here, and I will kill him in your name as well.”
Audrira laughed—a hollow, strained sound—as her eyes shimmered briefly before she looked away.
“Let us go,” Sin interrupted. “Out of respect for my mate’s brother, I’m giving you one last chance. Let us go now.”
Audrira’s brow rose. “No.”
It was that moment, that Gideon felt cool air against his back, and light entering the room, before he and Jocelyn were thrusted hundreds of feet away from the structure.
The last thing he saw was a hole in the wall closing before landing in the trees.
Sin
Audrira narrowed her eyes at Sin. “How the fuck are you using ma-”
Her question was interrupted by a boulder. Sin used her magic,tempestum, and altered the walls as she did for Gideon.
He didn’t need to see this.
Sin effortlessly freed herself from the chains, proving she had been there by choice when Audrira arrived, though now she slightly regretted it. Her words had destroyed Gideon, understandably so. She could still see the shattered look in his eyes, the disbelief, and the heartbreak etched across his face.
Audrira struggled beneath the boulder, unable to manipulate it as the structure wasn’t organic enough for her control. Sin’s magic was eager to destroy the walls closing in on her, relishing the opportunity.
The boulder atop Audrira inched forward, and Audrira was gaining traction to escape.
In Sin’s peripherals, her sisters had begun to stir, proof Audrira hadn’t killed them.
Sin wanted to be happy about that, to be able to take the kill for herself, but everything within her wanted to defy the wishes of her magic. It longed to destroy, and she would let it. But she refused to become a monster in the process. She wouldn’t win that way. They would.
Audrira was gaining traction with the boulder, and her sisters were pressing up on their elbows.
Belladonne was furious, snarling in Audrira’s direction and Sin’s. Ricina could barely keep her eyes open, but she understood the gravity of the situation—Sin could see it in her eyes. The fear from when Sin killed their parents.
Ricina knew what was coming, and despite how horrible they were, it churned Sin’s stomach.
Sin held Ricina’s gaze as Audrira’s foot scraped across the floor, struggling to stand. There was a flicker of something in Ricina’s eyes—fear, pain, perhaps even a silent plea. Sin didn’t look away from Ricina as she destroyed the rest of the back wall, sending boulders flying towards all of them.
She hated this. Hated that her sister’s eyes still held that look, that tiny hint of vulnerability that made Sin question if she could truly go through with it. But hesitation was dangerous, and she couldn’t afford that right now.
Her magic strained to keep the structure from capsizing. The sounds of bones snapping echoed through the room, followed by their screams.
Audrira looked at Sin, panic filling her eyes.
“You killed Magnolia.” It wasn’t a question. Sin knew her sisters could never be strong enough, even combined.
