Halo | 18+

chapter nineteen

- JACE SINCLAIR -

It's been 24 hours since I've last seen Aurelia.

My chest has been filled with anxiety since I read the note. I kept re-reading it, wondering if she left me any clues or ideas as to where she is.

I know she read the file I had on her in the bunker, I saw it when she left my office. But I decided I let her read it than have her think I'm hiding something.

I will admit though, what I have is pretty bad stuff.

I had Ollie and Rez out looking for her, but so far they'd come up empty handed.

Everyone was wondering why I was on such high alert and I couldn't quite figure out what to tell them.

That a girl escaped because I have top-secret information that could risk the lives of everyone? Yeah, didn't think so.

I sighed, reading over her neat handwriting.

Jace,

Thank you for taking care of me and keeping me safe.

I will always love you.

Aurelia.

That was all she wrote. Four simple lines. But still, it tugged at my heart strings. I don't know what she meant by it, I don't know why she ran away.

If she ran away because of the file, I need to find her and explain the reasoning behind it.

Ollie and Rez came bursting into my office, "Anything?" I questioned, "Have you found anything?"

They shook their heads, I sighed. "FUCK!" I screamed, "I just got her back, where the fuck could she be?"

My nerves were through the roof right now. She could be anywhere, half-way across the country by now.

"We did find this though." Ollie said with a guilt-stricken look, handing me a leather bound notebook.

There was a string holding it together, rips and tears on the front of the book.

I opened the book and traced my finger along the letters of her name.

Aurelia Jones

I flipped through the pages, "Check the last entry." The guys said.

I looked at their faces, but judging by their body language, it's not good.

My hands shook as I flipped to the last entry.

May 11th 2034

This is my last entry.

A walker attacked me, scratched it's DNA under my skin. Jace, if you find this -

I love you.

I dropped the notebook to the floor. "Jace?" Ollie said.

I shook my head, "No. I refuse to believe she's gone." I said quietly, "It's not true. She's out there somewhere."

Someone knocked on my office door, "What?" I yelled.