Chapter 7: Personal Hell
Cian was in a field filled with flowers. It looked like something for a romance movie. His head was in a woman's lap and he knew her well. She had platinum blonde hair and her eyes are blue-grey. Samantha was looking directly into Cian eyes. Cian looked at himself. He was as he was present with the tribal tattoos on both arms, and his hair in cornrows with shaved sides. At no time was he like this when he was with her so he knew this was in his mind.
"Your not real." Said Cian.
Samantha laughed. The laugh was rich and full of joy.
"I will always be a part of you," Samantha said. "You can never escape me. That is how love is."
"You never loved me. You loved that you could control me. My choices, my future, and my suffering." Said Cian
"Don't you see? That means I love you. It only makes sense that control your life and pain."
Cian didn't allow himself to show the fear and anger that he was feeling.
"No one will love you as I do." Samantha smiled warmly. If someone were to see this situation they would have thought two lovers were spending time together.
Cian tried to will himself out of this dream but he was trapped. "I just want to be free of you. I want you out of my mind and my life. I hate you."
Samantha only smiled at Cian's words. And then the world went white. Cian sat up. He noticed he was in his bed. He was still wearing what he had on at the karaoke arcade. He grabbed a change of clothes and walked into his private shower. When he left his shower there was a covered plate waiting for him. He grabbed the plate and took it to his desk and lifted the lid to see what was there. Fruits, veggies, and cheese. "Jason still taking care of me." Cian began to eat and work on his assignments from his classes. After a few hours of work, Cian heard a knock at the door.
"I am practicing the sacred arts of self-love right now," yells Cian.
A deep voice responds with "Well that is a shame cause this young lady out here wants to see you."
Cian jumped up from his seat and rushed for his door. When he opened it Jason was there along with Koray. Cian had a mortified look on his face and Jason was holding back a laugh. Koray was wearing a halter crop top showing off impressive abs and some blue jeans.
"I hope I am not interrupting something," Said Koray.
"No please come in." Said Cian. "Jason you could have warned me we were not alone."
Jason laughed and said, "I will be in the gym if you need me."
Cian opened the door farther so Koray could enter. Cian's room was spartan at best. Dresser, desk with a laptop, and a bed.
"I was worried about you. When you passed out two Simmone and I began to call for help when two people rushed into the room." Koray took a seat on his bed and Cian spun his desk chair around to face her. "I almost set one of them on fire when they told us that they were there to help. They showed us the alert that linked to your watch and began to help you."
"Yeah, that was Liam and Heather. They are my emergency response team." Said Cian
"Why do you have one of those?" asked Koray.
"I have a famous dad and mother. I have had problems in the past with dangerous people in my life. After some drama, I was injured and now I have a condition. Now I have a private security firm that looks out for me and even Jason works for them." Said Cian.
Koray's face scrunched up "Are you sure that is all? When we talked a min ago he seemed to care about you a lot."
"There is some history between us. When I was younger his son was my best friend. I lost track of him and in high school, I found out he was sick. I went through some changes that year in school but I took the time to reconnect with him. Issac was a good friend and it was nice catching up with him in his final days. Jason and Issac were good to me in a rough time. We comforted each other and Jason is a good man. He feels he owes me for making Issac's last days good. He doesn't owe me anything but he has taken it upon himself to take care of me. Honestly, I don't know what I would do without him." while Cian was talking a smile crept onto his face. Koray was sure he didn't even know it.
"So he also works for the company?" asked Koray.
"Yeah. It was Issac that talked me into hiring them. Jason a bigwig there and he helped me get out of a bad situation."
"Are you okay now?" asked Koray
Cian laughed. At first, the laugh was light-hearted but as Cian's emotions began to build the laugh turned into tears.
"I am sorry," He said as he stood and turned away. "I go to therapy and my doctors but it just seems like I can not escape my past." Anger filled his voice. Cian gathered lightning into his hand and raised it to his head. Koray rushed and tackled Cian. He was caught off guard and the two tumbled to the floor. Cian spun to face Koray anger in his eyes. It was then when in contact with Cian that Koray could feel the curse. When she looked into his eyes one eye was Cian's normal hazel color but the other was grey-blue and was looking at her with hate. Koray was a hellspawn and a curse witch. While in contact with Cian she instantly understood the curse for what it was. This was no simple hex. This curse was attached to his innate core and took years to forge. Koray gathered her power and analyze the curse deeper. The spell looked like black bobwire wrapped around his wrists and continue around his body until it crests around his head in a crown of pain. This spell was crafted with malice and hatred. To forge such a spell, Samatha had to rip a piece of her soul and bind it to this curse. Koray knew the evils of man and demons but this spell could only be called immoral. The curse was eating away at Cian's sanity. It was filling his mind with the ugliest emotions known. It wasn't killing him but it was dealing damage to his psyche. If allowed to continue it would destroy everything good in him.
"Samantha is still hurting you. Let me help." Koray started pouring magic into her core. She knew if left unchecked it could harm that can not be undone. There was only one way she knew to help him but using this curse is illegal. Cian was confused as Koray pulled herself to look Cian in the eyes. Cian could see her eyes glow red with power. Koray then leaned down and whispers
"I bind your heart, mind, and soul. Love me" and Koray kisses Cian.
At first, Cian resisted but as the spell took effect his resistance drops. Cian felt his body responds to Koray. He wraps his arms around her pulling her into the kiss. Koray felt the magic take hold of Cian but at the same time, the magic began affecting her as well. The kiss was meant to lock in the curse but she had never intended to use this spell and didn't finish the research on it. The spell whirled around them. Jason stormed into the room. He could see the magic and panicked. Jason rips Koray away from Cian.
"What the hell are you doing?" Jason growled as he struggled to hold his form from shifting.
"I am trying to help him. Samantha has cursed him" Koray said.
"What?" Jason was shocked by that comment. "How?"
"She has cursed him. It is destroying his mind. She tore her soul to do this. I need to finish what I started." Koray pushes Jason out of the way and moves over to Cian. Jason doesn't know how to react.
"Cian" Koray said to get his attention. Cian looks and Koray and speaks
"Yes, my love?" Cian answered.
"Would you do anything for me?" asked Koray
"I would die for you mistress," Cian says in a monotone voice.
Koray could feel the bond strengthen as Cian's words leave his lips.
"I command you to act freely of any influence of Samantha and myself."
Cian screams in pain but it isn't just his voice. A female voice screams as well. Jason knew that voice. It was Samantha's. Koray watched as the binding on Cian twist and fights against the love binding she cast. Cian has gone through pain before but this was on another level.
"If he dies. I will kill you". said Jason.
And for the second time in 24 hours, Cian fell.
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