HBWnovel Chapter 402 - 402: You're Family
Chapter 402 - 402: You're Family
Everyone sat, their eyes on Gen's glowing form as she remained standing.
Olivia and Red sat on the couch, their hands intertwined for support, while Ezra leaned forward in his chair, his blindfolded face turned toward Gen as if he could see her with his eyes.
Gen's expression was somber, her eyes moving from one face to the next. She clasped her hands together, her voice trembling as she began.
"I… I'm so sorry." She said. "For everything. What happened in Faewall, for leaving you all without explanation. But most of all, for the pain I caused."
Olivia shook her head, tears welling in her eyes. "Gen, you don't have to…"
"Yes, I do." Gen interrupted gently. "You deserve to know the truth. All of it."
She took a deep breath, or at least the ghostly approximation of one, before continuing. "It started with my sister. My older sister. She was everything to me. Kind, strong, and always looking out for me."
"Then she disappeared after meeting Nicodemus. Eventually, she managed to work something out and made me a vampire. She was my… rock. I wanted to be just like her."
"But James Harlow…" Her face twisted into a rictus of hate with her hands tightening into fists. "James killed her. He murdered her to cover up his crimes. I don't even think he cared that she was innocent. She was just… inconvenient."
They all knew this part of the story but it didn't stop the women from cursing James out. "That bastard!"
"Don't worry, Gen." Red grinned vindictively. "James is still very much alive and in our care. When we're settled, you can do whatever you want with him."
"Really?" her eyes widened in disbelief. She looked at them as if