Surrender -Under Re-Write

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Daniel's POV

I was hoping for an immediate answer when Lilith called her friend Jane. But even she wasn't sure if there was a way for a witch to remove or hide the scent of a werewolf. She said she'd have to do some research, and possibly contact the coven she grew up with.

We all went to bed soon after the call. I'm sure everyone was feeling burnt out. I was too, but I was restless.

Angelique laid sleeping in my arms undisturbed for the last two hours, while I laid beside her with heavy eyes and a racing heart. I finally gave up on sleeping around 12am, and decided to get up and raid the fridge. Sometimes eating made me tired enough to sleep.

When I walked into the joined kitchen, dining room, and living room, I was surprised to see Leah at the table with a bowl of cereal.

I froze at my spot at the door as we stared at each other.

"Well I'm not gonna attack you if that's what you're worried about." She says after swallowing her mouth full of cereal.

I snicker and nod my head and make my way to the fridge, pulling out the milk from inside and the the cheerios from the top of it.

"Couldn't sleep then?" I say as I make myself a bowl.

"No. I sleep eat." She deadpans.

I huff a laugh, her sarcasm reminded me of Angelique. I put the milk and box of cereal away and sat across from her at the table.

"Hope you don't mind." I mutter.

She shrugs her shoulders and continues eating.

After a few minutes of silence, she surprisingly clears her throat to speak.

"They told me why those men were looking for you." She says.

I look up at her and nod.

"I'm sorry." She says.

I furrow my eyebrows at her in confusion. "Why are you sorry?"

She shrugs. "I don't know. Isn't that what you say to people when someone they knew died?"

I chuckle. "Most people do. Not that it helps." I shrug.

She huffs a laugh. "No. It doesn't."

Another moment of silence.

"I don't blame you, you know." She states.

I peer up at her once again surprised. "You don't?"

She shakes her head. "Blaming your for Macy's death, well, it would be like blaming Lilith for my moms." She says.

I could see the pain on her face as she said it. I didn't really know what to say.

"I'd say I'm sorry, but you know, it doesn't help." I chuckle, trying to lighten the mood with some dark humor.

"You said it earlier." She shrugs.

"Did it help then?" I ask

"Nope." She said popping the p.

We both silently laugh and fall back into silence.

"Do you ever get over it?" She asks. Her voice sounded thick like she wanted to cry, but curious.

I felt horrible. I wanted to lie. I wanted to tell her that you do get over it, that it stops hurting. I don't know maybe it does and it just hasn't for me yet.

"I don't think it does." I sigh.

She takes in a deep shaky breath and nods. "I think you just, learn to live with it after a while." I say. "You'll be fine one minute, but the second you think about it, it's almost like reliving it in that moment."

Leah holds eye contact with me with glossy eyes.

"You can talk about it Leah. It's okay to talk about it. In fact, you should." I add.

She nods her head but remains quiet.

"I heard what y'all said. About the possibility of them being able to hide their scents?"

I nod my head at her for her to continue.

"I hope it's true... because I didn't sense them either. I didn't- I didn't wake up till I heard her scream." Leah chokes out a sob at the last part of her sentence, and it makes my heart clench. "I didn't do anything. If I sensed them I could've protected her." She sobs.

I stretch my hand out across the table towards her and rest my hand on top of hers. She looks up from our hands at me with a look I've seen in myself for the last 11 years and it breaks my heart.

"There's always going to be a could've, but there's no use dwelling on it. It only makes it harder to live with." I state. "Don't hate yourself for things that you couldn't control."

"Why does this keep happening?" She asks.

I sigh and shrug. "Shit just happens Leah. And there's nothing we can do to change it." I say, slightly repeating what Angelique and I talked about the previous night.

"You've got so many people behind you, and your dad to walk you through this. So talk about it when it hurts, but don't dwell on the could've beens. Okay?"

Leah pulls away from my hand and wipes her eyes and nods.

"Okay."

Short chapter I know... But to make up for it I have some awesome news!

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