Bittersweet Love: With A Millennium old Demon

But Calista dared not say a word " Alex '' Ethan called out cautiously, " let's go get some air" Alexander said as he needed to vent out his anger. He could not even use his power on her, he felt like going berserk.

 "Stop the carriage" Ethan commanded, and the carriage came to a stop. " I will find you" Alexander promised her before they both jumped out of the carriage. Calista was struck in horror as she heard his words. She shakes frantically as she tries not to believe him.

 " Take them to where they told you to go earlier" Ethan commanded the coachman before finding his friend who is now running in the midst of the trees. Soon the carriage began to move again, the sobbing from the two girls had now died down.

 Both of them in their own world of thought, Aurora is feeling guilty for not being able to defend her best friend, whom she regarded as her sister. While Calista was now feeling numbness, she couldn't feel anything. She was too scared and shocked to be able to feel anything.

 Calista was playing the scenario again and again like a broken tape. " I am sorry Calista, I have failed you" Aurora sincerely said with her head down, she couldn't face her, her hands fidgeting with her clothes. But she didn't get any reaction nor an answer from Calista.

 " say something please" she cried out, her heart throbbing. Tears flowed out from Calista's eyes, she didn't blame Aurora for not standing up for her, as she did not know if she would have been as lucky as her. But she just doesn't have the energy to say anything right now.

 For some reason she doesn't want to be this weak waiting for her death. The earlier situation made her realise how weak she really was, she couldn't even defend herself. " Calista, I am sorry, I promise to never do this again" Aurora begged as she knelt on the floor where Calista was sitting, holding onto Calista arms. 

 Calista looked at her, she gently caressed her face " I don't blame you, I have nothing against you" she assured her. " We have arrived," the coachman said, cutting them off from their conversation.

Calista came out first, and towards the coachman , " can you please take my friend home, I will pay you whatever amount it cost" her voice sounded devoid of emotion. " At least they were kind enough to give us a ride home" she thought to herself.

 The coachman nodded, and rode toward the direction of Aurora's house. Calista walked lifelessly into her mansion without caring if she was noticed or not.

 The guards looked at her, they ignored her and pretended to have not seen her, she entered her house and found Jacob who was bawling his eyes out, with many empty bottles of alcohol lying on the floor.

 He looks so dishevelled, he looks so different from his normal self. Their eyes met, each was of different pain, they both looked as if they were carrying the weight of the world on their shoulders. 

 They averted their gaze, ignoring each other entirely, Calista went to her cold room while Jacob stood up and staggered to his room carrying two more bottles of alcohol, he didn't want the rest of his family to see him like this.

 Calista walked towards her mirror, she began to undress, her gaze fell on the angry red mark on her neck, a kind reminder of her near encounter with death. Tears trickled down her cheeks again, she thought she was drunk, how did she become this sober all of a sudden, she really wants to be drunk right now.

 Her hand traced the red mark, she felt a surge of emotions, why was she like this, why can't good things happen to her? Why doesn't she have anyone by her side? Why is she so lonely? Is her existence cursed? She sobbed.

 She fell down on the floor, for the first time in a long time. She hated herself for being weak, for being dependent, she hated the fact that she could not save herself from the face of death. She doesn't want to rely on luck anymore.

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 " ahhhhh" a terrified and blood chilling scream came from the middle of the forest. The forest was blazing in flames. 

 " Alex, can you calm down ?" Ethan yelled out, as he used his hands as shields, trying to push through the force of the flame, he had to get to him, he had to wake him up from this madness.

 They were encircled in a ball of fire, Ethan created a barrier around them. Ethan knew that whatever he wanted to do, he had to do it fast, before Alex got crazier and unleashed his hell fire. 

 At that point he won't be able to do anything, as he could barely withstand the heat. Although he is a dragon, he could withstand different fire, but the hell fire is out of the question. " Alex, can you hear me," he called out again.

 "Ahhh" Alexander yelled again, his eyes blazing red, the fire around his body became more intense and uncontrollable. Ethan was only a few steps from him. " Alex!!" Ethan cried out, as the fire was now burning with the blue flame of hell fire.

 Alexander turned around and saw his friend, struggling against the flames of hell fire, he immediately controlled his outrage. The flames finally ceased. Ethan fell on his knees, panting heavily " I thought I would turn into a roasted bird" he said with a dry grin.

 Alex offered his hand to him, Ethan casually hold his hand and Alex pulled him up. " You should be grateful for my grace," he replied nonchalantly, but his eyes still revealed how unsettled he was.

 Ethan rolled his eyes at him " what made you this crazy?" He asked as he dusted the dirt from his knees, " the only time it happened to you was when you killed your father.." he quickly stopped his sentence " I mean it was a long time ago" he quickly corrected as he tapped his mouth lightly.