A/N: Thanks for all of the reviews! And the Follows and the favorites! I am so sorry for the late update, I was super busy and my sister came to visit.

Shout out To: Miss Baking for reviewing first!

Random book of the week: Rot & Ruin by Jonathan Maberry

Disclaimer: I don't own anything!

Chapter 8

Fairy God-Mothers POV

I look at the wand in my hand. The villain kid broke into the store, a fabric store. But why?

Mal's POV

I hold the coated dagger in my hand, and Ben is tied to the tree house.

"I'm sorry," I whisper.

I look at him from across the room, his eyes show fear but also recognition.

"Mal?" He asks.

"I'm sorry," I say again.

"Mal you don't have to do this." He pleads. I cannot move, I am frozen in place.

Audrey's POV

Ben couldn't be found, his royal staff told me that he had asked to be left alone today so I could only conclude one thing, Mal. I remember him taking me to a stupid little childhood playhouse, but that seemed a little farfetched so I checked around campus first, then Mal's dorm, then the palace… again. I couldn't seem to find him so I decided to go with the playhouse idea.

When I arrive there is no noise. I don't even hear breathing so I climb up the ladder. I open the trap door about an inch when I see Ben sitting against the wall, wait no, he is tied there, I look to my left and I see Mal holding a shiny knife.

"Mal, you don't have to do this. We can fix this. There is another way, we can find one" Ben pleads to Mal.

"No, evil will reign and I either become the cause of my friend's death or I kill you now" She says in a monotone.

I said up and climb the ladder exiting from the trap door. Mal's head snaps towards me and she looks at the dagger and then back at Ben.

Ben's POV

Somehow Audrey gets here and she is here and Mal stops moving. She keeps looking from me to the knife.

"I knew it!" Audrey yells. "I knew that there was something going on!"

"Mal," I say, ignoring Audrey, "Mal, please put down the knife."

Mal doesn't acknowledge me but she moves towards me with the knife. Audrey steps in her way.

"No! I will not let you do this!" She yells.

Mal sidesteps and takes another few steps towards me until she is right in front of me and she falls to her knees and puts her knife near my arm.

"Mal" I whisper before the knife cuts through.

A/N: Another cliff hanger I guess and again I am super sorry for the late update and the short chapter but I'll try to make the next one super long

~AlexRP