Chapter 48

Brielle's POV

It seems I am not destined for happiness. I knew I shouldn't have been happy. I am cursed. There was something wrong with my existence from the beginning. I just couldn't take anymore and ran away. I just wanted to hide away from all this mess.

I don't know how, but I found myself in this place. The place where Blake first took me. His special. I don't even know how the hell I remembered the way to this place. I remember it was dark when Blake took me to this place, but somehow I found myself there. I was near the edge of a cliff. I could see better since it was daytime. The wind blew, making my hair sway around. The last time, the moon was shining, but now the sun was shining.

I kept standing, I don't know for how long, as I tried to process the news my father told me. I can't believe my whole existence was a lie. I just found out that my father is a werewolf and the woman she cheated with was his mate. He left his family for just that. We didn't mean anything but a temporary while he was just craving his mate.

It was laughable. It reminded me of my situation with Blake. He was with another girl until he met me. But I am different. I wouldn't have broken up someone's family just for my selfish desire. If it were any later and Blake was already married to Rea, mate or not, I would have rejected him without hesitation. But then again, it's really easier said than done. I still stand by my words. I would have fought with myself to never be that kind of person.

And now his crazy ex is after me for some sick, twisted, unknown reason. This is so messed up. I just couldn't stay there. I just wanted to be alone. I needed to think and get a grasp of the situation. And here I wanted a peaceful life and a fresh start. That's what I hoped for when I came to this town, but it's been one thing after the other.

Where is this path of mine going to take me? I got tired and sat down on the ground staring at the sky. I ended up lying back on the ground and using my arms to cover my face. I was content in peace and tranquil for the time being. I found the thought of going home to be dreadful. I just didn't want to deal with anything at that moment. I just wanted to be in total silence.

I don't know what happened, but I fell asleep. I am dreaming now. I saw myself with my long hair blowing in the wind. I was standing in a familiar place. It somehow looked like a cliff. It was the version of me that I dreamed of with Blake. She was standing on the edge of the cliff looking heartbroken. Her face was dirty and full of scars. It seemed like her soul had already left her body. A whimper left her as she clutched her chest and splurt out blood. That brought her to her knees and her hand immediately went to cover her stomach. She started crying silently and bit her lip to try and stop herself from crying, but to no avail. She broke out in a heart-wrenching sob. Her wails were painful as a river of tears soaked the ground. She couldn't move from her position because she was weak. Her body was shaking as she cried. I felt her pain. Her pain was too much to handle.

After a while of crying, she stopped as if she were distracted by something. She turned to look behind her and 2 men were standing a few feet away from her. She hurriedly stood up, her expression changed, and her face hardened as if she wasn't crying her heart out.

Her expression changed to that of pure hate. You could see the fire of anguish and anger blaze through her eyes. It was clear the two men in front of her were the subjects of her anger.

" I finally found you, you witch! Today you will pay for everything you did with your life. I will rip you apart where you stand."

One of the two men said angrily, expressing his hate for her. She didn't give any reaction and just continued staring at them.

" You are the one who brought about this disaster. Your selfish and conniving desire brought us to this point. Wipe those crocodile tears because you are the reason he is dead. You are the one who killed River! You witch!" said the other guy, who looked a little bit younger than the other. Both looked fairly handsome but the anger and rage on their faces distorted their features.

The woman listens to their rant and insults her while threatening to kill. After a while of not saying even a word, she started laughing. Her laugh turned manacing but stopped when she spurted out blood again. Even her hands were full of her blood.

She resumed laughing and then cried.

" You don't know what you are talking about. River... I loved him, and I was ready to die for him, but you killed him. You don't know the meaning of love. That is why you killed your brother for falling in love with me," she laughed.

At that moment, I heard her thoughts.

" I am so sorry, River. It's true. I am the cause of all this misfortune and your death. I was indeed selfish and all I just wanted was to be yours without a thought of the consequences that would follow. I just wanted to follow my heart and not let anyone decide my fate for me. I thought following our hearts would be the right path to follow. I am sorry. Know that I loved you so much. And that is why I cannot bare to live in this world without you. I wish we could have been the family we wished we were. More time would have been nice to see our unborn child be born and grow. With our child, I'll come to you, and we will be free from all the pain and suffering. Before that, forgive me for what I did, but I simply cannot leave like this because our deaths will be in vain. I am truly sorry."

She took out a pocket knife and slashed her palm, groaning in pain.

" This is the witch's blood,"she began. Both men gasped in horror. They didn't expect things to take such a turn.

" Don't you dare! Stop it, right now!" One of them yelled.

She ignored him and continued." With this blood, a witch curses you to eternal suffering to roam this earth until you can experience true love and lose it. Feel the pain of love and loss and that is when you will die. This is my last gift to you!"

" Amaya, how can you say that? Take that back! How can you call a curse a gift? Are you out of your mind?" one of the men says as he tries to advance towards her. In an instant, a circle of fire blazed around them, preventing them from moving forward.

" I hope when I return I never get entangled with the likes of you again. Goodbye," she says.

Without even a second thought, she returned to the edge of the cliff without looking back. She spread out her arms and closed her eyes, embracing her death.

" We'll see you soon" she whispered, and then threw herself off the cliff.

Both men were left dumbfounded and defeated as they were trapped by the ring of fire that surrounded them. She was dead, and she had put a curse on them. They had lost.

As she fell, I saw the memories of her life flash through her eyes as if they were mine. In fact, I could feel every emotion she felt. It was quick, but I got a glimpse of her life and her love of River. It was exactly Blake and I. She was me, and I was her. This was not just a dream, but it was my memories.

As I was falling, in a distance I heard a disembodied voice calling out to me.

" Brielle, Brielle, Brielle, wake up!"

My eyes shot open with a gasp and in front of me was a worried Blake who was on the ground holding me in his arms. My heart was beating fast, and I was in turmoil. I felt like I was seeing him for the first time. My River. I can't believe fate brought us back together like this. Not after everything that happened. At that thought I couldn't help but start crying. My tears, my pain, my anger and sacrifice, they were all not in vain.