80. The Realisation!

Emerald's POV

His locket threw me back to the horror he made me experience. 

Suddenly the flashback was stronger and clearer like I am standing there, watching what he did to me. 

"Bored, Emerald?"

His deep voice almost made me sob but I gulped it down. 

I took a deep breath as I stared down, clutching my dress on my knees tightly for my dear life. 

"I know you are, I am bored too so came here to play with you."

His voice was pure evil, he was mocking me. 

"Eyes on me!"

I flinched when he ordered in a harsh tone. 

I took a non-noticable deep breath and slowly looked up, trying to look as lifeless as I could to him, but his faint smirk told me that he saw little life in my Emerald eyes, and it's not good. 

He will do anything to snatch life out of my soul, that's his vengeance. 

My lifeless eye contact gave him unexplainable satisfaction. 

"Tell me, Emerald... Do you wish for freedom?"

This is the ridiculous game I was talking about, I know he won't be letting me go. 

He was evil, pure evil. He was enjoying my pain. 

"Emerald, look at me..."

I was pulled back from the flashback when he called me. 

I sat up with the jolting speed and covered myself with bedsheets. 

"Who are you?"

I was trembling in horror. 

"It's you, the monster in my dreams is you, Egon."

"Calm down, I am not hurting you... Relax!"

He looked worried, clearly different from the man I saw in my nightmare. That Egon was scary. 

"I love you, I am not going to hurt you..."

He cautiously placed his hand on my thigh and gently approached me. 

"You know me, my love."

I closed my eyes, what's happening to me. Why my mind is so confused. Is it playing tricks with me. 

Why I am seeing Egon in my flashbacks, is it because I think too much about him. 

I have never met him in the past, Ruby would have told me. Then why? 

My mind is fucked, it's definitely playing with me. Egon can never hurt me. He loves me. 

I looked at him defeated. 

"I don't know what's happening? Please help me."

I sobbed. 

He sighed in relief and embraced me. I hugged him tightly. 

"It's okay, everything is fine."

He rubbed my back. 

I didn't realize when I slipped into the darkness, I was too tired to even think now. 

In the morning when I opened my eyes, Egon wasn't beside me. His side was empty. I looked around and saw him standing by the window. 

I slide on his shirt and hugged him from behind. His hard muscles relaxed under my touch and he placed hand on my hold around his torso. 

"Did you sleep well?"

I smiled when he turned around and pecked my lips.

"I am sorry for last night. I ruined our first time."

He didn't look pleased with my apology. 

"This is the last time I am warning you to not apologize for this thing."

"I don't know what's happening to me and why I am getting flashbacks suddenly..."

I sighed. 

"It's just too confusing... And why would I see your face there."

"It's okay, you will be fine with time... Go frehsen up and come down for breakfast."

He kissed my head and I nodded. 

After breakfast I saw Egon training in the backyard. His bullets were hitting the board on the spot back to back. 

My eyes traveled on his muscles which were glowing under the soft sun. He is such a sexy man. Built like a mountain and brave like a lion but he wears wolves around his neck. I wonder why. 

I don't understand why but since morning I am thinking that I don't know anything about this man, except that he is a mafia king. 

What about his family and everything, he is still a mystery for me. 

"Wow! You are excellent. I am impressed!"

I grabbed his attention.

He smiled at me and gestured me to come closer. He pecked my lips. 

"You shouldn't be here."

"Your guard said the same but they never stop me. Maybe they know that they shouldn't mess with me."

I chuckled but his eyes reflected familiar emotions before he hid it. 

"Of course, no one will dare to mess with you except me."

He teased, making me laugh. 

"Come on, teach me how to shoot... Mafia King's girlfriend should atleast know how to use a gun."

I insisted. 

"Gun is just a toy for you, my love... You can use any weapon!"

He chuckled but for some reason it didn't feel like a tease. He sounded genuine. 

I shrugged off the feeling and grabbed the gun.

"Uhh! Not like this. You will blast your skull like this..."

He scolded. 

"Come here, I'll show you..."

I smiled when he stood behind me and instructed me how to treat a gun. 

It feels so filmy but stragely romantic. 

"Eyes on the aim and hold the gun tightly."

We aimed at the board. 

"Now, pull the trigger, Emerald.. Shoot!"

He whispered in my ears. 

And suddenly his words pushed me into something familiar. The surroundings changed and darkness got prominent. 

I was standing in the garden under the dark night, rain was pouring. Egon was standing behind me, forcing me to hold the gun. 

I was terrified, I was scared and was begging him to let go. He didn't listen. 

There was a girl standing in front of me and she was crying, I was aiming at her.

Pull the trigger, Emerald... Kill your sister!"

He forced. 

"Queen, don't give up!"

My sister begged as he forced me to shoot her and that gunshot made me scream. 

I dropped the gun and pushed Egon away from me. He looked at me confused. 

"What's wrong?"

"You made me kill my sister!"

I accused and his eyebrows furrowed like he realised what was I talking about. 

"It wasn't any mind tricks, you are the monster of my nightmares... You are playing with me!"

I screamed at him. 

"What did you do, tell me! Who are you?"

He looked defeated. 

"You are right, I am your monster! You lost your memories because of me."

His confession made my world shatter. 

Oh my god!