Chapter 4
There, locked in a tank of water, was my younger brother.
He was only ten, and no one had the chance to teach him how to take human form, so he still had his fish tail.
“Big sis, save me!” He banged on the glass, crying and begging for me to save him.
Seeing this, Emily smiled interestedly. “Ah, so he’s your brother? How cute! I’ll go with him next, then.”
By her orders, two guards dragged my little brother out from the tank and held his chest up to Emily’s knife.
I couldn’t take watching it any longer, kneeling on the ground and knocking my head over and over again on the ground, begging, “Please, Emily! Let him go! He was adopted, so he isn’t royalty! My is white, so use mine!”
Even as I begged, Emily pressed her blade down, drawing blood from my brother’s chest.
“But you’re a filthy little liar, so who knows if you’re lying now, too? In any case, I’ll know once I see it.
“Little boy, I’ll take your pearl, then Marina’s… Ow! You brat, how dare you?!”
My brother shook himself free of the guards and bit Emily’s hand as hard as he could!
“Don’t hurt Marina!”
The next second, he was sent flying by none other than Cyrus, who’d rushed to the scene.
My brother’s teeth knocked out of his mouth, and he fell right next to me.
Cyrus cradled Emily in his arms, his eyes burning with rage.
“Marina! You already hurt my parents, so are you going to do the same to Emily?!”
I shielded my brother and shook my head through my tears. “Please, let him go! I’ll take the punishment, so take me instead…”
“Shut up!” Cyrus was so angry that he laughed. “Don’t make me repeat myself over and over again! If you let me know where
my parents are, I’ll let go of both him and you!”
There it was again.
I lost all the strength in my body, and I glared at Cyrus with hatred for the very first time.
“… You don’t know a damn thing. I already told you that you would know where your parents were when the time was right! Why did you have to torture me time and time again, and even hurt my family?!
“I hate you, Cyrus!”
Cyrus wouldn’t listen. He turned his head away, refusing to meet my eyes.
“Since you won’t talk, fine. Let your brother atone in your place!”
Everything happened so fast.
A sharp dagger plunged into my brother’s heart.
I heard the sound of a pearl shattering.
My brother’s body quickly turned cold and stiff, his soul destroyed.
He was truly gone.
I sat there on the ground, my mind blank. I had completely lost my ability to think.
Emily pretended to help me up, but just as she got close, she threw herself to the floor.
