Duck Drama: BOOK 2

Chapter 27- Zehra

MATT POV

I'm strolling in my dream again, looking for Eve.

I see her every night, and I look forward to it everyday. Whenever Emma hurts me, or I watch her hurt other people, I just think about Eve and how i need to protect her from Emma.

She is the savior. Emma needs her. That's why I'm here. I'll distract Emma, so she won't look for Eve.

Finally, after following the cries, I found Eve.

"Well, hello, hello, hello!" I say, peeking through the crib. I gasp. "Did you grow, cutie? Yes you did! You grew! You're a big girl now!"

I sigh. I can't grow. Emma cast a spell on me to make me stay 16 for eternity. 

Eve will keep growing, while I stay young.

"Uueeee!" She makes sounds, lifting her arms, trying to touch me. 

I smile. Why is she so cute?!

--LATER--

"Matt." Emma starts while I'm putting on shirt and fixing the buckles. "Who were you talking to?"

I freeze. S- She doesn't know... right?!

"What do you mean, Em?" I don't let her see my face.

She groans. "WHO HAVE YOU BEEN SAYING 'You're so cute, baby!' TOO?!" 

Alright. No more Mr. Nice. "None of your business!" I snap, turning around and studying Emma. She looks distressed, like she really cares. but we all know she doesn't. She can drop the act.

"MATT!" She yells.

"EMMA! Are you serious?! Are you ACTUALLY jealous of a BABY I saw in my dream?!"

She freezes. "An actual baby?"

FUCK FUCK!

"Yeah..." I look down. "It was me. I was being the parent I never had... to myself." 

Please let her buy this! Please...

"Aww..." She comes up to me and caresses my cheek. I lean into it, smiling a fake smile. But Emma's too cocky to see. "I'm so sorry you had those horrible people in your life..."

"But now I'm with you..! So I'm fine." I say kissing her cheek.

She smiles and leaves my room, getting ready for her birthday.

'That was close...'

ATHENA POV

Damn. I think as I walk through the still blistering cold of winter. I forgot to grab my jacket, now I'm freezing.

I blow into my hands to conserve heat.

I don't want to go back. Not yet. Not when Zehra has that look in her eyes.

Like she has to fix everything with everyone.

Especially me.

Why did Zehra have to go and bring up Liam?

Making me think about Theo, and Doofus?

I WANTED to FORGET.

I thought with Eve in my life now it would distract me from the two of them.

But Theo haunts my dreams, and apparently is plotting in the demon realm using Doofus as a pawn.

Will I ever be rid of the both of them?

"Hello, my Queen." Says a voice from behind me.

I stop short of walking.

I can hear him walking towards me, his feet crunching against the newly fallen snow. I can feel his hot breath against my neck, and I tense up when he snakes his arms around my waist and pulls me to him.