Once Upon A [Stolen] Time (Stolen Series Book 1) by Ahsan Samreen

Author:Ahsan, Samreen [Ahsan, Samreen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-11-30T18:30:00+00:00

“The most powerful weapon on earth

is the human soul on fire.”

Ferdinand Foch

CHAPTER 8

EDWARD

APRIL 1415

You killed your sister.

Today was the day my twin sister Veronica died. She left this world, left me feeling empty, hollow and soulless. I didn’t wait for the night to engulf me—instead I came to the chapel right after she was killed.

You killed your sister.

I stared at the mirror with deep-seated animosity. I wanted to confront the mirror to see if the hideous black beast bled or not. It didn’t. It was as vicious as it had been earlier—the difference was...I was able to recognize it more clearly. I was getting fond of this beast because that’s what I was—a monster I accepted wholeheartedly. A monster that had annihilated his only light, and had chosen to stay in the darkness forever.

You killed your sister.

The hideous beast looked back at with me equal disgust—reminding me of the lowest sin I had committed. I had no other choice but to torture my body in the worst possible way, but I didn’t seek forgiveness from Him. The sin was tied to my soul now. I had no right to expiate it. I would live with this pain forever.

You killed your sister.

Yes, I killed my own sister. She had promised me she’d make it easy for me. When Stefan dragged her into the tower, she stabbed herself without giving me any chance to begin her torture. Not a moment was given to me so I could stop and freeze time to save my sister. At that point, God turned the page and gave me a new existence. I became a beast. I came to know how you would breathe without a soul, how you would hurt yourself without feeling anything, how you would listen to any order without it touching your heart. Yes, I became a lifeless man devoid of soul or any feelings. The beast in the mirror depicted my true existence.

You killed your sister.

I stood in front of Satan’s mirror to see if King Stefan was right or not. He told me the curse might be lifted if Veronica left this world. That life would begin a new chapter tonight.

You killed your sister.

I moved close to the mirror and studied the beast. His eyes were made of steel and death resided in those eyes. I placed my forehead on the mirror to look closely into the beast’s eyes but I didn’t see its eyes in the reflection.

There were beautiful grey eyes watching me with love and warmth. Her long lashes blinked, and I saw tenderness in her gaze. I saw her in the mirror—the woman who had been haunting me in my dreams for years and making me crave her more and more. My heart leapt during that moment, and I realized it still existed. I thought I lost it and buried it with my sister that afternoon, but there she was—carrying my heart in her eyes. I wanted to break the mirror and take her out of it, so I asked her.

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