Xaden watched Jasmime walk ahead, staggering in fact.
He has just murdered her father.
He had finally killed him, after all this years.
And the worst part, was that he felt nothing.
Absolutely nothing.
Then Erik met him at the door.
"What happened?" Erik asked.
"He is dead." Xaden said.
Erik took the information and then asked. "How do you feel."
"Empty." Xaden replied.
And then he looked back into the room and saw his sister.
His heart swelled with overwhelming emotions.
And then he went to her.
He was about to throw his arms around her and give her a very tight hug.
But then she seemed uncomfortable and so he simply stood.
"Is he...?" She asked him.
He nodded softly.
And then there was genuine sorrow in her eyes.
He understood, after all who could blame her.
She had grown up her entire life thinking these people were her family.
And yet he was angry.
Angry that she was sad Bale had died.
She nodded unsure of what to say and seemed dazed by her surroundings.
"You finally killed my husband." Luna Maria said.
Xaden had completely forgotten about her.
He nodded at a guard. "Lock her in the cells."
The guards did as they were instructed and Luna Maria began to scream.
"Jessica! Jessica! Jessica do not let them take me away!" She wailed as she was dragged away. "I am mother. You can not let them take me away."
Jessica turned around and put her hands over her ears to block the screams of the woman she had believed was her mother all alive.
It was then Xaden was compelled to pull her into his arms and hug her, shielding her from those last horrible moments of Luna Maria’s voice echoing.
When she was finally gone, Jessica looked up at him.
"Is this all meant to deceive me? Is any of this true?" She asked him, her big eyes searching his. "Are you truly my brother?"
"Can you scent? Me?" He asked her.
She nodded. "Yes I can."
"Do it again." He instructed.
She did as he asked and she frowned.
And then she sniffed her own self.
"You smelled like you when you came in, but now it seems like your scent is on my skin." She said confused.
"That is because when we first saw each other, your scent was hidden from me." He said. "Even after the spell was removed you still were unable to perceive your true scent. It has been over an hour now, it has returned. And now you scent like me because I am your blood and you are mine. You have always scented like me, it was just hidden."
"You are my sister and I am your brother. We are one, scent and blood. Do you understand that now?" He asked.
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