Brittany O'Neill and her family packed up everything and moved to Berkeley, California for a fresh start. Her brother and she were excepted into Berkeley University and she thought it would be the great college experience. With little to no stresses...
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Chapter: Sixty-Six
"I'm here, I'm here. It's going to be okay, I promise." My arms were wrapped tightly around him as I buried my head in his chest as the tears refused to stop falling. I was so relieved to have him here right now. To know that he was safe, and he had come back. To see him here and now when I needed him. Even if I felt nothing but pain and fear the past two days, even despite what Victor told me about them not being able to protect me, I felt safe with him here. Like it would all be okay.
The warmth of his body engulfed me comfortably and I couldn't tell if it was natural warmth or his powers at work. I was sorry for every mean thing I'd ever said to him and every time I'd ever wished, he wasn't in my life. I knew those moments would no doubt come to pass again. For now, though, I felt nothing but gratitude that he was here with me when I needed him most. When no one else was.
"You came," I breathed, my face muffled by his shirt.
"Of course, I came. You needed me. I got your message just a while ago and I had to come."
"Thank you. I did something horrible. Victor he-
"You don't have to say it again. Just calm down."
"You know everything?"
"Perhaps not every single detail just yet, but I listened to your message a couple of times, and Zeke's filled me in on the rest. We can talk about that later. For now, you need to calm down. You also need sleep."
"I can't just forget-
"No, you likely won't ever forget and maybe it's best you don't. Talking over it again so soon when you're breaking down isn't good for you. It will only cause you pain."
"Sleep is the last thing I want to do right now."
"It's the one thing you need to do."
"Liam- "
"I just came back. How about doing me a favor and actually listening for once?" he said, managing humor in his voice.
"You don't know how happy even hearing that from me makes me feel right now. You could probably say just about anything and I wouldn't get upset. I'd probably yell later."
"Perhaps I should be gone more often than."
"I don't want you to leave ever again," I admitted.
"I'll try not to then just for you. No promises."
"I'm so scared, I confessed.
"Don't be and don't think of it right now. You need to rest."
"I need to check on Megan. She's not here and-
"She's fine, and she's waiting in Henry's room, hoping he comes back tonight. Which he probably won't."
"You wouldn't happen to know where Mattie is, would you? I don't know if she told me or not."
