Epilogue

                                    

                                          
The sky was dark with low energy and pouring rain. In the distance, there was a loud thunder, and lightning streaks decorated the sky above the cave.
                          
A hooded figure stepped inside the shelter of the cave and took his hood off, shaking water droplets from it. His hair was wet and he was shivering from head to toe. 
                          
A sudden burst of light lit the dark obsidian cave, illuminating a woman's face. She looked to be about 50, but heavy makeup covered up her face and carried with her a sickening perfume stench.
                          
"You have failed." She snarled in a scratchy, low voice. She lifted a finger and pointed it at the hooded figure, who shrunk back in fear.
                          
"No! Please, no, madame! I swear I'll do better next time." He pleaded, crouching to a bow on the ground.
                          
The woman hesitated, then lowered her finger. "Well, at least you've got one of them." She said, considering.
                          
The boy bit his lip and said nothing. He'd just killed his own sister, but why did he not feel any pang of regret? Guilt? Something must be wrong...
                          
The woman smiled then, a smile full of yellow, crooked teeth. "I think it's time for your daily dose of medicine." She said, in a voice much softer and gentler. She reached inside her coat and pulled out a vial with swirling purple liquid inside it.
                          
The boy took the cup with no hesitation. After all, why would he? That woman loved him, and without that medicine, he would die of the terrible sickness that'd been casted on him by his siblings. The siblings he thought he could trust.
                          
He tipped his head back and drank the whole content. He could feel a calming fog overtake his mind, and all memories of his worries and uneasiness disappeared.
                          
The corner of the woman's mouth lifted up, turning into a wicked smile.
                          
"Come on Draco, let's go home."



                          
Woooo! Cady here to end book 1 of 'The Krewdom'! Wow, I can't believe it's been 2 months since we'd started already, and how many people had actually read and enjoyed it! Thank you all so much, we appreciate y'all!
                          
We'll be taking a one-week break, then the 2nd book of  "The Krewdom' (Gold and the Rules) will be outtttt! Stay tuned!
                          
Xoxo,
                          
Cady and Tropical