THE DEVIL'S BRIDE
Episode 6: The Blood Oath
By Rapwizzy Debaron
Evelyn couldn't sleep.
The dream of Seraphina's scream echoed like thunder in her bones.
But it wasn't fear that kept her awake.
It was curiosity.
And something colder.
Doubt.
She rose from bed and followed the whispers. They slithered under her door like smoke, lured her through a corridor lit only by memory. The palace didn't resist her this time. It opened.
Invited her.
Down a staircase made of bone-white stone, she found the Hall of Truth—a place Lucien had warned her never to enter.
So, of course, she entered.
The air here was heavier. Sorrow soaked into the walls.
At the center stood a fountain.
Instead of water, it bled ink. Visions swirled within.
She reached out—and it touched back.
The memory hit her like lightning.
Lucien, younger, human still.
Kneeling before Seraphina. "I would give you anything," he whispered.
Seraphina smiled. "Then give me your soul."
He cut his palm. She drank from it.
A Blood Oath.
One that bound him to her, eternally. Unless broken by another bride's will.
The vision vanished.
Evelyn stumbled back, breath shattered.
She knew now—why Lucien never let her close. Why he never kissed her, never truly touched her.
He was still bound to Seraphina.
Not by love.
By curse.
A soft voice broke her thoughts.
"You found the truth," Lucien said behind her.
She turned.
His eyes weren't glowing. His shoulders were heavy.
"You lied to me," she said quietly.
"I spared you."
"No. You controlled me."
His silence was an answer.
"Why didn't you tell me?" she asked.
Lucien looked away. "Because part of me… still wanted her to come back."
Silence.
Then Evelyn stepped forward, lifted his hand, and cut her own palm.
Blood met blood.
She placed it against his.
"Then it's time I break it."
A shock rippled through the air. The oath trembled.
Lucien gasped, light bursting behind his eyes.
"You—why would you—?"
"I'm not your past, Lucien," Evelyn said. "And I won't be your prisoner."
She turned and walked away, leaving his blood on her palm, her pride in her step.
But as she exited the Hall of Truth…
Seraphina stood in the shadows.
And whispered, "So it begins."
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To be continued…
Evelyn's courage.
Lucien's curse.
Seraphina's revenge.
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