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Catalina’s eyes widened in surprise and I could see the millions of questions plaguing her mind but I continued,
“Your mother was upset that he didn’t want to be with her so she wanted to take you from him and she did. Unfortunately, she learned the only way to get your father to come around and see her was if you were somehow hurt. I guess your mother had enough and one day lit a house on fire. With you in it. Your father rushed in to save you and he did, he got to you in time but your father had enough, he knew he couldn’t come around anymore but he wanted to make sure that you would be safe so someone he knew granted you a gift to keep you safe. The gift to wield Hellfire.”
“Who is my father?”
I gripped her hand, slightly pulling her closer to me,
“How much do you remember of the biblical studies your mother gave you?”
“A decent amount.”
“Did she ever teach you about a man named Cain?”
Catalina nodded her head,
“Yes, Cain and his brother Abel, they were the first two sons of Adam and Eve. Cain killed Abel out of jealousy. Why does that-”
“Cain is your biological father.”
Fear and utter terror filled her eyes as she looked up at me.
“Cain is my father? How is that possible?”
“Cain is immortal. His punishment for killing Abel was to spend eternity wandering, never settling in one place.”
Staring at her face I could see the resemblance between them, those big green eyes resembled Cain’s perfectly, her pink full lips matched his perfectly, and the attitude she had? Almost identical to Cain.
Catalina looked down at our joined hands.
“And my fire is HellFire?”
“Yes. Straight from the pit itself.”
Look at me. Please look at me.
Still looking at our joined hands, Catalina in a low cracked voice whispered,
“She tried to kill me?”
“I am so sorry Catalina.”
She didn’t deserve you anyway.
Finally, Catalina glanced up at me as a single tear escaped her eye,
“So I was just a pawn to her all these years?”
A small sob escaped her,
“What was wrong with me?”
Before I even knew what I was doing I pulled her into me and held her.
Don’t let her go.
I could feel her tears as they slowly fell from her eyes, soaking through my shirt. I didn’t know what to say so I let her cry as I held her close and gently kissed the top of her head.
I hooked my finger under her chin, lifting her head so I could see her.
