[M] And if I bleed...
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He would fight for her life yes but his efforts would be in vain if she did not fight for herself, she could not now. She felt her life leaking away into the bed they laid her on, sinking uselessly into the dry ground. Her vision hazy as she could feel herself pulling away, almost drifting into the surrounding air. It really wasn't fair but her life had never been fair to her, others had always stepped over her. Maybe in death she would have more peace. Yes. In death she would be safe, painless, whole. FRom the sruface that was so far away she heard the echos of the final things she would ever heard, words of her brother, 'Gemma. I need you. Lucifer didn't destroy you, don't let Liam destroy you.' Then he kissed her. She could feel it, faintly, the warmth that he brought to her. Would it be such a crime to love her own brother like she had done to Matteo, betrayer of her heart... No it would not.

But to go back would mean more pain, more suffering, a lifetime of horrific scarring, could she endure all of that.. for him? A faint flash of blue and gold filled her waking moment as he pulled back. Darkness surrounded her, blinking out his light like a candle in the wind. Cruel blue eyes, all too familiar, watched her, waiting for her to fully enter death so he could claim his prize. There would be no solace in death for Gemma Sawtooth, only an endless endurance of torture. Then a memory burst through, scaring away the hissing apperation of their father, a cold stony cliff beneath which an angry ocean swelled and raged, her Spirit Guide watching her for failure, his words loud in her ears, the fear and pure exhilaration, her joy at the roundness of her stomach, he bellowed at her 'Where is your strength Fire Tender! Where is your Heart! What is your name!' She knew her name, it was the only thing ever hers, 'What is your name!' Gemma. She was Gemma. Gemma Rhiannon Sawtooth. Sister to Taliesin and Noah and Pippa, Felicity, Ann and Tom. Mother to Payne Xhexania and Nate-River, mother to Jaden Lucifer and Ivory, Ebony and all those who had perished. Friend to Jace, to Io and Light. Lover of Matteo and Giuseppe Trovato. Daughter of Lucifer Sawtooth; rapist, monster, loved, hated. Gata Hineyu to AniWaya. Charge of Tamai Waki. She was herself, she was Gemma.

She would survive this.

Past her now a kaleidoscope of color unrolled and her return to reality was a cold slap in the face. Pain raged all around her, pressing in on all sides. The knife her brother held came down towards her and she watched it descend with total silence, it would hurt a lot but it would safe her. It touched her skin, nothing had ever prepared her for this. Movement past her eyes, her own arm shot out to grab into his but not to stop him. She gripped onto his fur, a reassuring touch, she wasn't going to let death take her, she would fight for herself. Hot molten liquid poured through her veins as her skin bubbled and burnt, sealing off the pulsating arteries that were leaking out her lifeblood. And finally her voice came to her.

It wasn't a scream but a roar that came from her broken chest, a challenge to the world. She would not go down without a fight. She would win this so she could see her children grow up, so she could watch the seasons change and so she could love her brother like his mate never had, that selfish bitch. Within her eyes was everything she could never say in front of his son, his alpha. I love you, my brother


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