Blue Hour

13.

"How fun is this?" Quinn laughed. "Family gathers up to watch their sister sacrifice herself for love." The sarcasm in his voice was giving telling me he was mentally ill.

"Let her go Quinn!" Kayden faced him holding the knife up to his throat. "Haven't you had enough of ruining my life already?"

My vision was getting fizzy. "You let them kill my mom! Killed my sister! You're torture the only girl I've ever loved my whole life when I've already agreed to give you what you wanted!" At the end of his sentence he pulled up the sleeve on his left arm, revealing the ink on his wrist.

"No~" A soft whimper was all I could manage. The ink traced the symbol along his veins.

"I DID WHAT YOU ASKED!" I've never heard Kayden raise his voice like this. My eye lids were feeling heavy.

"Fine. You're the boss now. You hear me guards?" Quinn looked around. "From here on you do what he says just like you did for me. But remember I am still the only person who holds your life."

Kayden stared into his eyes. "Let them go!" He looked at the guards holding Kat and Alex. "Didn't you hear me? Let them go!" He yelled and the two men immediately obeyed.

Kat was the first to run to me. I knew I was too weak but I can't let her worry over me.

"Haley-"

"I'm fine." Obviously I wasn't. My head was spinning, I've lost too much blood, I probably had a bloody lip and a black eye to go with the possibly broken rib. I flinched when Chris slowly placed my hand over his shoulder and helped me up. We managed to step out of the room and the guards stood perfectly still.

"Chris?" I spoke softly. "What about him?"

"We're coming back to help him don't worry." Chris said as he struggled to keep me up. "First we gotta get you to Sofia."

I leaned my head against his shoulder. "Chris?"

"Yeah?" His voice cracked. I knew he couldn't handle seeing me like this.

"You'll forgive him right?"

"I already did."

We were almost at the entrance. Damon was waiting. Kat ran to him as soon as he came into our vision.

"Chris!" I heard Kayden. He was running towards us.

"Kayden-" I tried to reach out and hold his hand but he kept his distance from us.

"Get out of here as soon as you can." He kept talking to Chris completely ignoring me. I hurt him. Not knowing what he really did for me, but I need him. I can't leave yet. I want him to come with me.

"Come with us." Chris finally said.

"No. I'll be putting you in danger." He said and he met my eyes. He blinked, holding back a tear from falling. And I saw the broken boy once again. He did all of this... Just to be back in this prison. "I'm sorry my Love."

I took a step away from Chris just so I could wrap my arms around him one last time. But my movements completely changed when I noticed Quinn standing behind him. I was the first to notice him.