"Are you sure this is what you want?" Lucas asked, his voice quiet in the darkness. His fingers brushed my arm, and I shivered at the cold touch on my skin.
"No," I answered honestly. "But this is what he needs."
My heart ached as I looked down into the eyes of my son, longing to stay there a moment longer. There was danger lurking, though, and our time was running out. How much longer would it be until they found us here, hiding amongst the ashes of what had once been our home?
"There's no going back," Lucas reminded me once again, and I felt my head nod in acknowledgement. "Once this is done, I can't take it back."
"We've already crossed the point of going back now," I whispered, leaning down to kiss Silas's head one more time before handing him off to Lucas. "This is the only way to keep him safe. I trust that you'll do everything in your power to keep him out of danger, and when the time comes..." My voice trailed off as I looked away into the night.
We had spent what felt like an eternity running, but I knew there would only be so much we could do to keep them at bay before they caught up to us. If we were going to keep Silas safe, we would have to make sacrifices for his well being that would hurt, but it was necessary.
"When the time comes," Lucas said. "I will find you, and our family will be reunited once again."
My breath was shaky, my palms sweating as I looked into his eyes. There was already an aching in my chest, and I knew that it wouldn't go away anytime soon. This was only the first of many long nights waiting ahead of me, though I wouldn't have Lucas to help me through them, not this time.
"The sacrifices you are making now are what will keep him alive," he reassured me. "I'm very sorry for the things that are coming, but please remember that I love you. I will make everything right again, I promise you that."
"I trust you."
He stared deep into my eyes, his gaze reaching further inside of me than I had ever experienced. I knew this was only the beginning, that the pain I was feeling would only be amplified from this moment forward. A fog fell over my mind, and I listened to his voice as he spoke to me, soaking in his words as the truth, though they were nothing more than a story, a distorted reality to hide behind until I could find a better way to keep my son safe.
"I will come for you."
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Distorted Affliction
General Fiction[BOOK ONE] Seven months after her son's death, August Bishop learns that the world around her as she knows it isn't exactly how it seems when she comes across the mystery of the Mouri, living dead creatures cursed to the night to feed on blood. Sinc...
