Chapter 15: Old Flame
No one knew why she did what she did.
On her birthday, ten years ago, she shot Cyrus with his own gun. Everyone in their nation saw the video released hours after it happened. That shocking video was shot from a distance using a mobile camera by some trespassers in the Brunton properties. It’s resolution was not so great as it was some high schoolers phone not to mention it was ten years ago when the technology was not as developed as today. But that video was proven to be undoctored. No matter how many times and how many experts checked it, the video was proved to be real.
The coldness in her eyes when she pulled the trigger twice at the man who was kneeling in front of her probably pleading to let him live. Her hands weren’t shaking and her posture was straight and proper. But could that video have missed anything only those two knew?
Bang! Bang!
Two shots. First one through his heart and another one through his jugular, finishing him off.
Shots to ensure his sure death. Shots that seemed to be heartless.
Everyone knew of the relationship between the heiress of the Bruntons and the eldest son of the Lockharts. There won’t be a single picture of them in public where they aren’t together.
That guy literally had spilt his blood to protect her, many times.
There were rumours that she killed him because she was jealous that he sleeps with a lot of women and not respecting her properly.
Many thought of this reason because there were majority of people who believed that those two were in love with each other and that he would marry once she comes of age. No woman would be able to bear a cheating husband after all!
Some believed it was one-sided on her side and Cyrus was trapped in her web of insecurities and the promises he made to her mother in the past stopped him from moving away from the toxic relationship. He was being noble, still keeping his promise but she, the vicious one, felt like she should have him in her grip. They likened her to the spider who suckled his blood off once she had played with him enough. The noble Knight who served a monster getting devoured by her in the end. The purple eyed monster doing what she does- taking lives.