Already Dead

Her words did little to soothe him. But it wasn't her fault, part of him knew she was trying to calm him. But he couldn't calm his frantically beating heart and shaking breath. He tried to get a grip on himself. Tried to turn off the tears. He didn't want to appear weak in front of Shaye after all the time he spent staying strong. But Elias...Elias had broken him a part of him. His brother had betrayed him. Killing his niece that had so much to live for. And for what? Because she did what all kids did at some point in their lives and didn't listen? He was glad then, that Elias abandoned Ruina and Ignis and Actaea. Because if he had stayed, he probably would have killed them for doing what kids did. And Ace knew that if Elias tried to kill them now, he would have no choice but to kill him, and to do it without mercy like Elias had done to Domina.

She asked him then. The question falling from her lips sending a fresh wave of heartache through him. He kept his face pressed against her, unwilling to let her see the fresh wave of tears that flowed down his face. "Domina...he killed...Domina..." He knew she didn't know who that was. And at this moment, couldn't recall if he mentioned her name when they first met. With a shaky breath he added, "Actaea and Ignis' sister...she was just a child..." And his brother murdered her in cold blood.

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