C12- Inaudible sobs

Vynessa's POV

"Have you forgotten you killed her parents?"

"On your order, Alpha!”

I stand as though frozen in time, as those words echo in my mind like a haunting melody. The phrases replay over and over, cutting deeper into my soul.

The wind blows against my tear-soaked shirt, sending chills down my spine. I'm not even sure how I ended up out here on the balcony. I'm aware hours must have passed, but time lost all meaning when my mind struggled to comprehend the truth.

Now I don't know what to believe… who to believe.

How is it possible? My mother... killed my parents? The thought is like a poison, furiously biting into my veins, destroying every single part of me.

I try to remember the stories my mother told me, the memories she'd attempted to restore in my mind after my recovery.

Was it all lies?

Everything she said, everything she did, was it just a carefully constructed web of deceit?

Another tear falls from my swollen red eye but I don't try to wipe it anymore as I know it'll keep coming. Just like the endless questions in my mind.

The wind howls around me, but I barely register it. I'm not sure which emotion to choose– Anger, fear, hurt– so quickly, I'm starting to feel like I'm losing myself.

“Agent Black”

It hits me like a ton of bricks - the term suddenly making so much sense. It's a name Alpha Elijah had always referred to Ma as. But I never thought much of it. Not even when he told me my mother was dead. But now, it's like a puzzle piece clicking into place.

My "mother" is an agent, a murderer, a liar?

No, no, I would have known if Hannah wasn't really my mom? Shouldn't I have memories of my actual parents, anything to proof her being fake? I rack my brain, trying to remember anything she might have said, anything at all that seemed off, but everything seemed so... real.

But my childhood pictures never had her in them. I've never seen any extended family member also.

What sort of sick game is this? More tears pour from my eyes.

If this is all just one terrible dream, I'd like to wake up right now, because I'm so done. I'm so done with all this. I just want to go home. I want to go back to how things were.

I don't want any of this.

I'm done with thinking, done with the pain. I just want to wake up and have everything go back to normal. But deep down, I know that's not possible.

After the accident four years ago, I didn't remember much. Now I feel so terrible, realizing that I know so little about what actually happened four years ago. I was in a terrible accident, and my memories got hazy at best. Ma had told me how my dad had never been in the picture, how he was gone before I was even born.

How was I supposed to doubt my mother? Even Doctor Bennett said she was my mother. There were pictures everywhere, pictures of her holding me as a baby, pictures of us together on vacations, even pictures of her in high school.

It all seemed so real, so genuine. I had no reason to doubt it. But now... now I feel so torn.

My breath hitches when Klaus's deep voice whispers behind me. "It's been sixteen hours, Vynessa." He informs, sounding almost... cautious.

Without responding to his statement, I turn to face him, my eyes searching for answers. "Will you tell me what Ma won't say?" I ask, my voice a broken whisper that even I can barely hear.

I didn't wanto believe those words…I still don't. But when I asked her if what I'd heard were true, she broke down in tears, unable to meet my gaze.

"Maaa!" I yelled, my fingers shaking with the fear of the truth. "Is it t..true?"

"I'm sorry, baby." She'd sobbed, her eyes streaming with tears. That could mean anything. Maybe this was just all a manipulation and they are forcing her to confess to what she hadn't done.

I need clarity, and I need it now.

I look up at Klaus, my eyes pleading with him to give me the truth. "Tell me, Klaus," I urge, his name slipping off my lips for the first time. "Is it true? Did Ma... did she really kill my parents?"

"I'll tell you everything you need to know," he says with a gentle voice as he looks at me with pity.

I look him straight in the eye, my heart racing. "Is she not my mom?" I ask, my voice a bit fainter.

Klaus's face twists in a mixture of sadness, and suddenly I'm aware of what the truth is even before it's said.

"She isn't, I'm sorry." He says, his words like a knife to my heart.

A lump forms in my throat as I process his heart-wrenching words. My lips move as I try to speak, but my voice catches. Klaus opens his mouth to continue. I cut him off, my heart threatening to collapse.

"D...d...did she kill my parents?" I stutter, my voice shaking with fear.

Klaus takes a deep breath, before muttering a single word, one word that confirms my worst fears. "Yes.”

Like I've been electrocuted, a bad shiver rocks through my whole body as I scream. In pain, in frustration, anger? I'm not sure but I just feel the need to. Anything to ease the burning in my chest.

"Get me out of here, please!" I scream, my voice echoing off the walls. I'm not sure who I'm screaming at, but I just need to escape.

Klaus tries to approach me, his voice calm and soothing. "Vynessa, you don't understand. She had no idea..."

"Don't touch me!" I yell, backing away from him. Suddenly, I lose my footing and stumble towards the balcony railing. Klaus rushes towards me, grabbing me by the waist just as I'm about to tumble over the edge.

My fists punch his chest as I struggle against his grip, but he holds me firmly. "Let me go!" I scream, but he doesn't listen and he just pulls me closer, holding me tight till I eventually collapse into inaudible sobs.