Mila sat for about five minutes inside the booth that she started to panic . Her claustrophobia was starting to kick in and she couldn't be more panicked and scared .
She had tried distracting herself by thinking of her mother and sister , but that only bought tears to her eyes . Every thought felt like a claw tearing her heart out from her chest and she could not ignore the lingering words at the back of her mind telling her that she is the cause. The cause of Maxwell Woods death . The cause of her sister and mother's grief . The cause of Maximus Woods death . The cause of her father's businesses crumbling . The cause of him going to search for help and 'coincidentally' landing in the hands of Mr Andromeda . Alot of things were going wrong and in her mind , she thinks she is the cause. Scratch that , she knows that she is the course and she just needs to find proof of how she is the cause but right after she balls her eyes out inside the booth in silent .
As if the Lord is against her helplessly crying to herself , the door of the booth from the other side opened before the priest entered the booth and sat down .
Mila tried to calm her heart and tears , but the moment the priest ask her what is troubling her , she hiccupped before she told the priest all about it .
It felt good to finally open her chest up to someone . Although she still bawled her eyes out , she was just glad that the priest wasn't infront of her and staring right into her eyes . She had to admit , that would've been extremely difficult .
This was the first and the last she will ever open up and discuss about her struggles or emotions to another person , she told herself .
"...And now I think I am about to marry my mysterious gifter." She finally said .
She anticipated the priest's question . To why she is agreeing to marry this mysterious gifter of hers . The truth is , she would just open her mouth and mutter whatever words escape her throat and hopefully , the reason will make sense as to why she is going to sign that damn marriage contract and marry that man . Why ? Why Mila ?
But that question never came from the priest , instead , the door on his side opened and suddenly , Mila heard the sounds of strangled breaths , as if the priest is being choked . Her heart quickened before she turned to the divider and she looked through the small holes . Her mouth parted in shock as she looks at the firm hand tightened around the priest's neck and strangling him .
Mila's breath quicken . She watched the priest try to stratch the man's hand , but it was no vail and the priest's head soon fell limply to the side .
*BAM!* Mila jumped at the sounds of gunshots echoing around the church . Another fire and another fire . Gunshots filled the entire church . She reached out for the handle but the person who killed the priest from the other side punched right through the divider and harshly pulled her back by hair . A scream erupted from her lips while her hand lifts up to scratch at the man's hands . Thankfully , the arcyil nails helped and she clawed the man's hand roughly , causing him to let go . After he had let go of her hair , she quickly scrambled away from the booth before she stood up to her feet , her neck aching badly before she looks around the chaotic church .
Mila did not know where to run to when the person emerged out from the other side of booth . She quickly ran to the other side , hoping that the many doors on the walls might lead to the back of the church .
She did not make it to the many doors on the walls when a shadow emerged from the thousand pillars in the church . Mila sharply turned to her left but saw a tall man in a long black cloak that is shredding on the lengths of the legs , she turned around without second thought and ran back to the rows of seats but a sudden flying object came in contact with the back of her hand .
She groaned , losing her balance and falling down to the ground . A whoosh sound resounded from the side of her ears while she tried to stand up before a gruesome scream came from behind her . Mila stood up from the ground , ignoring the painful screams of the people in the church and whatever person was behind her . Do they also see the shadows ? She questions herself as she runs faster .
She ran in the rows but she couldn't ignore the wet liquid dripping down at the back of her head .
"Rowan ! Catch her !" Mila heard the yell and she was sure that by the address 'her' , they are referring to her.
Mila looked at the front entrance of the church , she was now aiming for it , deciding she will deal with Augustus later . Mila halted by the lying body of one of the boys she saw with his family . Her heart stopped and bile formed in her throat . His poor throat was slitted open and he was extremely pale but no blood poured out from his open wound. It seemed as if every drop of blood has been drained from his body .
"Ahhh!" Mila was suddenly sent flying , the side of her waist throbbing with pain .
"Why the hell did you kick her !?" A loud shout from another man rang into Mila's ringing ears . She groaned from the ground until she felt something cold wrap itself with her leg and it pulled her . She lifted her other leg and tried to kick at whatever is holding her . The person or thing was dragging her from the ground .
"Get her !" She heard the shout before the thing stopped pulling her at the middle of the rows , her head inches away from hitting the hardwood benches .
"We are not the only ones after her ." The person spoke , Mila looked up to see a pale face of a man before she was pulled back by her shoulders from another person .
Mila fought the person who made her stand straight . She couldn't see the person because her back was facing him , she could only look at the pale face of the man infront of her .
"Keep calm starshine ." The man infront of her spoke , his voice raspy yet low . His eyes were hollow and his lips blue . Mila did not keep calm , she stomped her feet on the feet of the person holding her . To the opposite of what she expected , the man simply chuckled , dryly ," Really ?" He seemed to be questioning her morals .
Well her little futiles were enough to grant Augustus the time to fire a bullet right through the man's skull who was holding Mila . Although the man's head only fell to the side before he came back to life , he's grip had loosened and Mila wasted no time and quickly ran away . The man with blue lips behind her looked at Augustus with a calm face ," You can not enter the church August , just go back and inform them that I have her already ."
Augustus heard the man even from the enormous distance between them ," He already knows you have ambushed the church and please don't get ahead of yourself , you do not have her yet ." Augustus said from the door .
The man's blue lips twitched before his hollow eyes changed in between the colours red and black before he whispered his words out , sure that Augustus can hear him ," She was more safer with me than any of you . It's a pity . It's a pity he won't be there to witness her bloom and shine to her true form ."