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Nyx's pov

Uncanny quietude pervaded the atmosphere, only the incessant dropping of the water from the tap could be heard, making the scenario more creepy and frightening. The tension was thick, thick enough for a knife to cut through. Cold angry blue orbs clashed gazes with equally angry but yet frightened and betrayed green orbs of mine.

I stared straight at her , meeting her unwavering gaze. She stood at the doorway, leaning against it. Her face calm but eyes enflamed with anger, red fiery hair spilled over her shoulders as she leaned her head against the wood work. She still held the knife in her hand, holding it against the wall twisting it. She looked like a psychopath. We stared at each other for sometime and then she erupted into hysterical fits of mocking laughter.

Now, she was actually a psychopath.

"You should see yourself Nyx." She tsked taking in my appearance and stance. I stood with my hands fisted by my side and my face morphed into a joke of trying to display aggression. My dress was squeezed and roughed up, a cold wind had begun to blow into the room leaving goosebumps in it's wake. I didn't shiver, I resisted it and I wouldn't cower. I was the Queen and I would act like one, be it my powers gone or not.

"Is her royal highness cold? Do you want a coat darling?" She smirked, "So weak, so powerless." She chuckled darkly running her eyes across the length of me, "Just like when I first met you." She pushed herself off the wall, held the knife between her teeth and readjusted her crop fur coat which she wore over an outfit of black shirt, black jean and knee high leather boots.

"Cat got your tongue? Or should I say wolf?" She asked obviously irritated that I just stared her down and kept mute, "You have nothing to say or you are verbally incapacitated as you are not addressing the pack or giving orders?" Her last words were filled with malevolence as her lips curled up in a sneer.

I gave her silence in return because it seemed to irritate her and also partly cause I didn't know what to say. What do you say to someone who has been your best friend for months, confided in you and vice versa and suddenly she is standing before you with a knife displaying undiluted hatred and cruelty. I didn't even have a clue what was happening, I was just dumbfounded.

All I knew was that my best friend, sorry, ex-best friend probably planned my attack, had me kidnapped and now was ready to slice me to pieces and I could only think of Numerous questions, what the hell? What the fuck? What the heck? What the actual fuck?! Yea, those were the questions cause I was too dumbfounded to form coherent ones.

"Say something you dumb bitch!" She groaned stamping her feet.

"I will." I said cracking my neck finally speaking to her, "But that will be right after I smash you face in!" And then I lunged at her. She smirked and crossed her hands, immediately a light shield formed, I hit myself against a barrier which bounced me back throwing me against the far wall. I groaned as I hit the hard brick, my bones ached rudely and I could hear her laughter as I tried to brace myself up.

"You wouldn't want to get too close dear bestie." She said taking slow steps towards me, "It's either I form a barrier between us or you chose to get the knife against your pretty polished skin, you wouldn't want that now would you?" She toyed with the knife as she advanced, "You are powerless, Hera is gone and so are your powers, you are no match for me in this state."

"You are a fucking coward Willow." I raised my head and stared up at her, "A traitor, a slimy bastard, a naive conniving bitch! Why the fuck are you doing all this?!"

She growled in anger and signalled for her henchmen to get in the room. They acted immediately and soon I was being lifted by my arms and held in place before her.

"This is not a movie where the pretty victim curses the villain out and demands answers." She smirked at me and took a hold of my face in hers squeezing it hard, "This is where the Villain toys with the victim and throws out the tales to them at their on whim. I call the shots here not you." She bared her teeth extracting her canines, "Dear luna." She added with mockery, "You should watch your tongue around me cause I am far worse than Laya or fay or even Titan. I could end you now and discard your fucking existence, so shut the fuck up!"

She withdrew her hand and stood back, enjoying the feel of watching me utterly powerless, "Take her to the chair and strap her." She ordered them and they began to move, "Wait!" They stopped at her word, "Before that I would love to do something I have always wanted to do from the very day I met you." And with that she sent her fist colliding with my face literally shattering my face in.

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"You feel so intimidated by me." I spat out as they bound my wrists behind me, "Even while knowing I am utterly powerless, you still have to tie me up." I continued my word play as I watched her evaporate with anger, "You are such a fucking weakling Willow!"

"Shut your hole!" She growled brandishing the knife at me, "I could fucking stab you and end you. Remember you are just human now, you naive dumb bitch!"

"Says the person who can't fight me powerless!" I snapped at her, my eyes glowering with anger, "When I get my powers back, I will fucking make you pay!"

"Oh honey, you are filled with enough potions to douse your powers for the rest of your life." This feared me. Seeing how serious she was and how very confident she said those words, I was beginning to get really scared. I moved my hands trying to see if I could even get a splinter of fire, it didn't work. Neither did water or ice when I tried, I tried healing my face, it was a nay. I couldn't even do my basic telekinesis. I still couldn't feel Hera.

"What the fuck have you done?!" I yelled at her twisting against the chair as she and the other men laughed at me, "How dare you?!" I felt ashamed and ridiculed knowing that I was nothing before them. I was the loser here, I couldn't win. I didn't have the upper hand. I couldn't even fight martially cause I would only get weak and killed. My basic human self was no match for a trained warrior coupled with the other men. But I wasn't going to show them that they had defeated me, I was going to act tough.

"So what did I do to deserve the wonderful honor of your betrayal?" I asked after the laughter died down. She seemed very irritated by the fact that I haven't broken down to cry like a baby as she expected. I guess she didn't know I was stronger now. Helena thought me a lot.

"First off." She smiled and leaned bracing herself on her knees before me, "For existing." She frowned, "For butting in wherever you are not needed, for claiming things that do not belong to you and for ruining people's lives."

"I do not understand." I shook my head and she raised a brow at me, "I do not speak dumb!"

"You witch!" She Lunged and punched me in the face again, my cheek bones literally smashing at the impact. It hurt like hell but I wasn't going to break.

"It is your fucking fault that I am not happy! You ruined everything for me!" She cried out as she wrapped her hand around my neck squeezing it hard, "You are going to pay for it Nyx, I will fucking make sure of it!"

What the hell is she talking about? I wondered as I struggled to breathe under her grasp, damn! She had a strong hold.

"Take it easy my lady." One of her men implored her, "We are not suppose to kill her as the boss said." So she was working for someone? Interesting.

"I don't give a fuck about what the boss said!" She growled releasing me from her hold, "Get out, all of you! Out! Now!" She yelled at them and they scrambled out of the room obviously fearing her.

"Would you mind telling me what this is all about?" I said in a polite tone, "I see you are working for someone Willow, we can talk about this, I can give you anything…"

"Oh stop your words will you?!" She screeched running her hands through her hair like someone experiencing some fits of growing malady, "The moment we found you in that forest, I should have talked him into ending you!"

I stared at her as she continued to pace around, "I had always wanted him, the power, his glorious aura! I wanted him dammit! Mentally, physically, sexually and I had only the Beta and fay to contest with! But he never looked my way no matter how hard I tried. He always thought of me as a sister!" She continued and I began to piece the puzzle together but I was in for more shock.

"I was to kill Laya that week, take her out and find a plan to get into Lycus's bed but then you came along, with that stupid daughter of yours. Wrapped up in all pity and innocence foiling my plans!" I was beginning to see clearly that Willow had always been a lunatic.

"I had to forfeit my plan and be your fucking friend, listen to you gushing about how sweet Lycus was and having to bear your existence! Gosh! I wish he had left you in the cell to rot!" Her venomous words pierced through me hurting deeply, the friendship and every other thing was all a fake. I swallowed hard.

"And then when I finally found what I was looking for after trying so hard to tolerate you and forget Lycus but then again, you just had to be in the picture." She came behind me and dragged my head down fisting my hair in her hands, "You always manage to fucking ruin everything despite having nothing. You are worthless! Weak! A pain in the ass!" I heard the flick of a blade and soon a cold metal was pressed against my neck, my breathing labored as fear overtook me but I wasn't going to cower or beg, "I could easily slit your throat and go ahead to pursue my happiness which you are hindering."

"Who are you working for Willow? I can't believe you are working under someone when you are a made woman!" I scoffed trying so hard to ignore the proximity of the blade and how easily she could end my life, "Such a pity! Kissing another person's ass."

"Be quite or I will plunge this blade deep in your throat and let you bleed out till death."

"No, you can't." I said casually, "The big boss wouldn't like that." I mimicked her men's words in a mocking tone and I could tell that she saw red.

"You really want to know who I am working with uhn?" She tightened her hold on my hair and pressed the blade harder.

"'For' and not 'with', you are just a pawn to the person." I smirked knowing my words will get to her and it did exactly as expected.

"It's 'with' you bitch! I am nobody's pawn!" She growled, "Acting all tough uhn? Let's see who is, after you hear this!"

"Who are you working for?" I gritted growing fucking impatient. She talked too much.

"It's your dearest a…"

"Let her go this instant!" A low growl sounded from the door way interrupting her confession and I whined inwardly not liking the turn if events, was she about to say Andros? My heart clenched at the thought that he would betray me too, "I told you not to touch her mate! Can't you fucking listen!"

My heart slammed against it's encase as I paid attention to the words and the foreigner entering. Willow stood aside allowing me full view and my eyes widened in shock. It was all too much to take in, my chest constricted and I could feel my breathing rise, this cannot be, I thought to myself as I slumped over and slipped into darkness.

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