The Sin Of Fate

- Chapter Thirty-Four -

"I know I cannot defend my brother, but Kai had his reasons," Blake said, I glanced over at him to find him already watching me. "He lied to me, Blake— everything he said was false, he never cared for me," I uttered the painful truth. "He married me because of my sisters relationship with Kian, that was it," I said, more tears falling. Blake's eyes softened and I recognised the look— pity. "Stop looking at me like that," I muttered, refusing to look away. "And how am I looking at you?" He asked.

"Like you pity me," I snapped, my anger now rising. "I don't pity you, Ashley, but I can sense betrayal and heartbreak when I see it," Blake uttered, I let out a small laugh but it wasn't filled with happiness but rather sadness. "Heartbreak? I should have known better than getting into bed with the devil," I muttered more to myself than him. My gaze now returning to the empty street ahead. He betrayed me and I know he would never feel sorry for the way he made me feel. He gave me his word that he wouldn't break my heart or lie to me— but he did. His words didn't matter...

"I promise you, there has to be a reason why Kai has done everything he has," Blake admits in the dark surroundings of his car. "Like what, Blake?" I asked,
my head snapping in his direction. He no longer looked at me but rather his lap. And it's then in that moment that I realized I was being selfish, I called him tonight to help me and he came. "I'm sorry about Sofia," I whispered, my own anger now slipping away for a brief moment. "I thought if I called you, then maybe you could have helped avoid what happened," I confessed, my exhaustion making its appearance as my eyes closed for longer than I wanted.

"I knew you still cared for her, despite what you said, you wanted to protect Sofia," I whispered, his head leans against his headrest. Blake let's out a deep breath as a strand of his black hair covers his eyes. "That's why I called you," I said. We sat in silence for minutes before he finally spoke again. "I know Hunter won't hurt her, otherwise I would go back there," Blake admits with a small nod. I glanced down to find his hand still placed on my knee but it no longer held a grip.

Without thinking I placed my hand over his to show some form of comfort without crossing a line. His eyes snapped up from our hands to my eyes. "Thank you for being here for me, even if you don't wish to be, and thank you for being my friend," I whispered, a part of me hoping he hadn't heard the last part of my statement. "I don't have many friends," he said before pausing, I held his eyes when he spoke again in a mutter. "But I'm glad to call you one."

For the first time since the betrayal I offered Blake a small smile, even if the action didn't meet my eyes.

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This scene in The Originals broke me, and the way Elijah wanted to comfort Hayley but didn't know how in this scene. God, they break my heart, especially considering their ending.
"And loving any of us is a death sentence, isn't it?"

Similar to the chapter before, go stream an emotional song to get you in the feels. "What A Time," will make this hurt a lot more.
"You clinged to my body like you wanted it forever, what a lie, what a lie, what a lie."

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