Chapter 48: Chapter 48

"It was obliterating me. The creature inside me wants to reach out. I concealed him for years, holding it, masking it, telling it he couldn't get out. No one has to know about it. He can't be revealed because I live in a world of curiosity. If that inquisitiveness is triggered, everything will fall apart."

He looked away, looking beside him, where my face wasn't seen. Bobby noticed his sentiment because he put his paw on Ethan's lap as if he was comforting him. Ethan didn't flinch or move a muscle. He was quiet for a minute, taking his time to process what he told me.

"But everything has its limit." I saw him gripping his hand. His pointy claws appeared, ready to strike. Bobby was shocked as he backed away because he sensed danger. I pulled Bobby towards me and then embraced him. I was about to reach for him when he snickered. My hands stopped when it was about to touch him. My eyebrows furrowed, confused why he was chortling offensively.

"You had the same reaction with my Mom when she first saw my cursed."

When he said those words, something struck my heart, making it scattered and scramble on the ground into pieces. My vision blurred, my knees went cold, and my muscles trembled. H's smiling, but his eyes tell another story.

"The way she took a step back and looked at me as if I wasn't her son. She was disgusted by my presence, calling me a freak, throwing things at me, telling me I shouldn't have been born." he continued, his smile isn't fading away.

"My father was there, but he didn't do anything. He just watched me getting tortured by my mother. They treated me like an animal, a stray dog they didn't care about, a creature from another planet, a horrendous thing."

He sighed and then looked down at Bobby, who immediately ran towards him then rested his head on Ethan's chest. Ethan played with him and then glanced up at me. He beamed when our eyes jolted. I don't understand. Why is he smiling while telling me his past traumas? The reason why he was obsessed with killing?

How did everything start?

"Of course, it hurt me. It reaps me off like a piece of paper before throwing away. I just wanted to be treated equally. However, my twin came to the scene."

"Since there's only the two of us, you'd guess who's the favorite child here and the neglected one. He was my parent's breadwinner. What they treated me was the opposite of my twin. Our parents gave to him with a golden spoon."

He abruptly looked down at his palms as if questioning his existence. He traces the patterns on it with his fingers. Then he shot me a glance, took my hand without my consent, then placed it above his.

"While me? I don't even have a plate at all. Not even a single piece of rice was offered." he laughed humorlessly, thinking about it. I wanted to halt him and tell him it's okay, he shouldn't force himself, but then I stopped myself because he's letting out all of the burdens he had carried for years.

"They starve me, nearly killing me. Until the day I saw Ethan going to school, seeing him hanging out with other people while I was locked up in our home. I just wanted to be with him, play with him, like how those loving brothers act to each other. However, accidents happen, do they?"

"He almost killed me with my fragile body. They threw rocks, dirt, and sands at my face. I wanted to run away because I didn't want any more trouble, but they put a sack on my face and strangled me."

"Of course, they weren't satisfied. They said foul words to me. Something inside me snapped as if an earthquake had been provoked. Years of suffering and torture from my family played like a movie put into fast-forward. I heard voices inside my head, then I saw myself but in a different shape."

He stared into nowhere. His eyes were blank. I didn't realize I was gripping his hands tightly, and I was crying all this time while listening to his story. I couldn't handle my emotions. I wanted to punch someone, break something and shout at the top of my lungs. But I didn't because I didn't want to steal his thunder. I remained silent, willing to listen to every torture of his words.

"It's my wolf part, the way it looks at me as if I was pathetic. He told me this wasn't me. I shook my whole body, then offered his hand to me, encouraging me to use him so I wouldn't feel weak anymore. It tempted me because, at the same time, I was hearing their filthy words that were piercing through my heart, leading to fatality."

He went still and muted. Bobby looked up at him while wagging his tail. Everything falls into the silence between the three of us. All I heard was that loud beating of my heart and the birds chirping above us. My eyes squinted when the lights suddenly reflected in his face.

He was glowing, and it was getting brighter. My eyes hurt. I closed it for a minute, waiting for it to fade away. When I opened my eyes again, Ethan was looking at me. My heart almost ceased beating because of how serious his face was. I thought he was enraged, but he didn't do anything harmful. He was just staring at me.

"I accepted his offer. That day, I let him control my body and almost killed my own twin. My parents saw it and took action. I remember screaming all of my pain to them, threatening I am not afraid to kill them with my own claws until I passed out due to my emotions and hunger."

"I just woke up inside an Asylum. My parents didn't tell the wards about my cursed form for no apparent reason. I was mentally ill. That's why I had been cast there."

"For years, I waited for them to come back to me, and I will tell how sorry I was for almost killing my twin. But not even a phone call nor asking how I was have happened."

"Somehow, they fed me and taught me, but everyone there didn't take care of us properly. They are slapping me and yelling at me. Sure, they gave you free food, a free bed, and a free house, but not the same free love I was expecting. I couldn't handle it anymore. Almost two decades of waiting was enough, and I was growing impatient. My other soul was knocking, telling me to break loose, so I did."

"I killed everyone in that place then escaped."

He snarls, "I went to my parent's house. They first thought I was my twin because I knew identical we were. I took that advantage and then killed them. Soon my twin followed, he looked joyful when he got home, but his grin dropped when he saw me and our parents tortured bodies on the floor."

"I couldn't remember what I did to him because all I saw was flaming red fury and disbelief from them. I hid their remains, and soon you came to the scene." he then took both of my arms and kissed them.

"The first time I saw you, Natasha, something inside me flickered. I saw the light. It was reaching to me as if this approaching light would change me. I didn't listen to it at first because I thought it was impossible to happen. My mind was clouded with wrath, so I pushed you away."

He caressed my cheeks and then looked intently into my eyes. He tilts his head slightly, smiling while stroking my cheeks with his thumb. He wiped the tears away and then rested his forehead on mine.

"But you didn't give up on me even after knowing my situation. You accepted me for who I am, who I was, and who will I become. You were there in every case. You fought for me and sacrificed your own freedom and choice all because of me. I know I don't deserve all of these because you merit a great life, Natasha. You have a pure soul, unlike mine who wrecked with wickedness."

I froze when he let out a tear, followed by his shoulders shaking violently. He was crying as he closed his eyes. His lips were parted, gasping for air. I was about to say something when he spoke.

"But I can't lose you too, Natasha. You're my precious angel who was sent from above who changed me. You're the reason why I'm still fighting even though my life is in chaos. You changed me, and I am willing to become a better person and fight for all of my sins just to be with you."

He kissed me with so much passion and love. The way his lips move as if he's savoring our moment.

"I will fight them with all my strength to be with you eternally."