Chapter 80: I killed Eugene
Alora opened her eyes with a smile on her face and tilted her head to look at Magnus, but to her surprise, he wasn’t there beside her.
Confused, she sat up and stretched her arms, wondering if Magnus had woken up earlier than her. As she got out of bed and tied the knots on her dress, she slipped on her slippers. Taking the robe and wearing it, she went out only to find Magnus seated on the couch of the seating area.
However, she found him silent, as if lost in deep contemplation. Alora approached him and called out his name in her soft tone.
Her eyes spotted the blood on his hands, and she quickly dropped to her knees, gently taking Magnus’s hands in hers. "What happened? Why are your hands..." she trailed off as she met his gaze. His eyes were dark red, filled with an unfamiliar, agonized emotion.
Alora remained on her knees, her hand reaching out to gently caress Magnus’s cheek. "What happened? Why are you like this? And why didn’t you wake me?" she asked, concern evident in her voice.
"I killed Eugene and his family," Magnus replied with a smirk. "In doing so, I’ve challenged the King," he added, with a bitter chuckle.
Alora knew Magnus didn’t joke with her. He truly killed all of them. But, why? Her eyes turned watery as she felt scared inside. What exactly happened that he had to do that?
"Eugene said something, which made me decide that he shouldn’t live anymore. Do you hate me for doing that?" Magnus questioned as he moved his cheek on her palm.
"No. I can never hate you," Alora truthfully told him. "I think the reason must be a big one that Prince Magnus decided to do it," she asserted. "However, going against the King wasn’t wise."
Alora pulled up Magnus and took him to the washroom to clean his hands. She was scared inside thinking that a fight would break out between the vampires and the werewolves.
"Please sit here," Alora made him sit beside the bathtub on a stool. As Magnus listened to her, she brought a barrel of water and grabbed his hands to wash them.