† Apocalypse † |Harry Styles| [ENG]

† Chapter Seven †

Harry's pov.

My sister and I just sat in those filthy armchairs in front of the council court. I hoped they wouldn't waste time on useless bullshit. 

Percy Castle, the chief and sorcerer, struck the wooden hammer on the desk to cut the buzz that was forming in the room.

«Silence please! We are in a situation of danger and we need to be in constant alert! We all know that the longer we wait, the more numerous and disastrous the attacks will be! Unfortunately we are not facing the usual war in which only the interested are involved, but the Crow is out and about having hundreds of innocent humans killed by the witches he managed to circumvent, we must stop him as soon as possible!»

«What exactly is he looking for?», Ella Styles, my second cousin, asked while standing up.

«A half-breed», my heart stopped beating for a second. 

No, I almost forgot that my heart wasn't beating for centuries... but... was he really looking for Jenna Stone? Did that mean that crazy Alice was right for once? The Council never told me why I should've protect her, then I knew.

«I thought the half-breeds were extinct», Michael Styles said, my other cousin.

«There is only one left, I have entrusted her under the protection of Richard Styles' son».

Everyone's gaze was on me, as if I had done or said a terrible blasphemy.

«And what can he do?», Pyper Hardin, the only Stormlock vampire who had the courage to come to Dullville, asked pointing at me.

«He'll keep her safe. I gave him the order to protect her and I know he will, he's up to his word like his father», he continued.

Here we go again. Once again I was compared to my father. I wouldn't count for anything if I weren't Richard Styles' son.

«The Crow will probably bet on her little brother Jonathan before he gets to her, because he's the only one she has left. Harry, I ask you to protect him too and stop that girl from being persuaded to go to him. It's important».

«What if I don't make it? What would happen then?»

«The Crow will transform her into a vampire, take possession of her body and destroy every single human being, and then enslave us magical beings. He wants to bring a real Apocalypse to Dullville and then, once the mission is completed, it will expand towards the whole world. It will be an extermination. The only thing we can do is get powerful weapons and stay ready to fight. Adults will be watching day and night to make sure there are no dangers, you young people will have to be ready to give all of yourselves to win this war, we will all die fighting! Those who do not feel like facing such a responsibility still have time to leave. But decide quickly, because the moon has already started to slow down its rotation, it will stop soon, and then, no one will be able to escape», he struck the hammer again on the desk, «You are free to go»

We all got up from our seats and got out of that hellish hole. We wouldn't tell Jenna what we heard that day, it was not the right time, she'd be shocked and God knows what she would've done.

If that girl really trusted me, then she had to trust me now more than ever. She had been in my house for three fucking days, how could she trust me, I just couldn't wrap my mind around it. It pissed me off! She reacted without thinking and when she realized that I was right she crawled to my feet! What the fuck, really... Then... now in that house, I was almost feeling like I wasn't supposed to be there, I was seeing her and Jonathan... always laughing and cuddling ... something that I have never had and that I would never be able to have. Not even my sister paid attention to me except when it regarded the Council. I was surrounded by people and yet I felt alone, I had to get used to it, I have been living this situation for one hundred and twenty-two years, things will not change just because I had to look after a little girl. Maybe I shouldn't even have left her alone. I should've been there right the second the meeting ended to fucking protect her, not leaving her in jeopardy like this. I had to get home right away.

Jenna's pov.

I just finished making lunch. I had the great idea of ​​getting Harry to eat something decent in his life, so I made him roast chicken, just like my mom used to do it for me and my brother. It was inexplicable how much I missed her...

I left for a small walk shortly after they left, I was still alive, which was a good sign. But I admitted to myself that, even though Jonathan was in the other room watching TV, I was not calm. I was afraid to be alone in this house.

And Harry was the one who should've protected me.My mind retorted. Indeed, it was not really a 'symbol of protection' to leave me alone with my brother here.I got distracted from my thoughts by a terrifying bang coming from the garden, followed by an equally frightening growl.

Before Jonathan noticed anything, I grabbed a frying pan just to defend myself somehow, and I cautiously opened the back door.I did not see anything strange, I might have imagined it. I was way too nervous...

A sudden howl of a wolf leaped in front of me. I tried to hit him but all I could get was a more furious growl from the werewolf.

«Leave me alone!», I yelled with a burning throat.

He jumped on me trying to bite me but luckily I managed to hit him in the head with the back of the pan. Immediately afterwards he threw me down to the ground, rubbing the skin of my neck with his sharp claws. A strangled scream came out of my mouth when I noticed another werewolf running after him. My head was spinning for a moment from all the blood I was losing. But I realized that the wolf that just arrived did not come to attack me but to save me. He was setting his yellow eyes on that damned wolf and hunting him down. I'd recognize those eyes anywhere...While the werewolf on top of me was running away, the one in front of me returned to his human form, his pants were ripped and he was not wearing any kind of shirt and I couldn't help but admire his pectorals . I would never manage not to be enchanted in front of him.

«Jenna! Fuck, are you okay?», he helped me get up.

«Trey, thanks for saving me!», without saying anything else, he quickly grabbed me and guided me around the house to make me lie down on the sofa. 

First of all, I checked if Jonathan was okay in the other room and I closed the door a little bit, then, I sat on the couch next to Trey.

«I'll kill that asshole!», he angrily shouted.

«Was he your brother?», I asked widening my eyes.

«Yes, I don't know what the fuck went through his head! I'm so sorry baby girl», he sighed, relaxing his tense muscles.

«The important thing is that I'm still alive. Well, thanks to you», I blushed.

«Don't even mention it. I would never allow anyone to hurt you». Hearing this sentence made me wonder why they didn't entrust me to him. He protected me even when he shouldn't have, not like Harry, who left me alone multiple times.

«Are you all right baby?», he asked, wiping the blood that came out of my neck with a handkerchief taken from the kitchen.

«M-more or less», I still stammered, completely red in the face.

His presence here made me feel so embarrassed, I felt my heart pounding and I couldn't stop smiling despite the pain that went through my neck.

«I can stay and keep you company, I see that Styles is not around»

«Yeah, he had a meeting or something... Things he doesn't want to talk to me about», I said obviously irritated.

«It has always been like this. You'll get used to it if you'll live here long enough»

«Maybe don't tell anyone I'm staying here. I wouldn't want something like this to happen again. Please, I have to protect my brother»

«Do you have a brother? Where is he?»

«He was watching TV a moment ago, he might be sleeping or playing right now, I don't know»

«Anyway, I won't tell a soul. I promise», he winked at me, «I would never risk to put your life in danger», he said running his long fingers across my cheek.

Oh boy... I felt the air failing in my lungs.

«What are you doing...», a hoarse and cutting voice next to us interrupted us.

Good. Harry was back.