5 The Liars Truth (2/2)
”I decline.”
”You don't want power?”
”No power is worth losing your way in life.”
”With power, you create a new way.”
”With the loss of the old one. One I would rather not lose. I have someone I love, someone who means more to me than anything else in the world.”
”You are different than your mother. She folded the point you're at now. The look of anger in your eyes are the same as her own.”
”I may be her son but she isn't my mother. I only had a single father.”
”You're right, Rose was weak; your birth father even worse.”
”I want answers.”
”And you are worthy of them, you gave up more than enough for such. Morte was a good man, a man I wanted as a son. He was headstrong yet smart while putting his loved ones before all else. Rose wasn't strong enough to betray my rule unlike yourself.
I put her in this situation when she asked to marry your father instead of a rich boy. She wavered as the argument continued and under the pressure of losing everything she folded. I was displeased and if it was my choice she would have been disowned; that was her wish though. A failure isn't worthy of wishes though.
Hearing of your birth I had you sent to the man, I knew would be able to send you on a path that would allow you to achieve what Rose couldn't, betray my rule.”
”Everything was done by you?”
”Exactly, all of your actions were forced by myself. Even the woman you believe you love so much was nothing more than a p.a.w.n in this.”
”What!”
”Yes, Lilith was only a wall in the maze so you followed the way I wished you to.”
Abbe was shocked, his body crumbling under the honest truth. ”What about my father?”
”A man who disobeyed me, may he rest in peace.” Roy closed his eyes and bowed his head.
”My wish is for all you to be out of my life. I forfeit my right to the power.” Abbe turned to walk out of the room beams of light entering the dark room from the opened door.
”The family shall end with you then.”
”As it should.”
Abbe walked down the street a newspaper in hand with the date February 29, 2028, the headline reading, ”Evergreen Family collapsed following the death of Roy Evergreen at age 92.” For the first time since that day Abbe smiled, ”It is all finally over.”
He made his way back to his small apartment to find a familiar face inside, ”It's been a long time Abbe.” Her voice soft and tempting as before.
”I missed you.” He answered.
”I as well.” She replied followed by a hug between the two.
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