END ROADS

CHAPTER 31:HE MIGHT BE IN LOVE TOO

“Grey…will I make it?” I asked in a whisper, he wasn’t even looking at me he was just staring at the cell phone when he turned around, his eyes were glassy and swollen. He had been crying?
“You are not going to die, I won’t let that happen!” he hissed in anger “You are so stupid why did you have to do that?” he scolded sweetly
“Because I don’t want to be weak anymore, I don’t want to be the person everyone is picking on” I said teary.
He walked to my side and sat on the edge of the bed caressing my hair “You know that I can protect you”
My heart expanded expectantly at his words “I know, but I don’t want to be uselessly waiting for you all the time to show up and keep me safe. I want to be worth saving.”
“You are worthy more than anything in my life, Becky. You should know that…you are worthy saving every single moment!” we teared together, he stroked my cheek staring down at me lovingly. I lifted my pale blue hand to touch his cheek leaning into my touch.
“Don’t cry because of me Grey…I was the foolish one!” I stated soothingly, but he remained still leaning into the palm of my hand eyes shut. Tears glittered on his long lashes, my heart sunk at the view.
“Grey…” he was trembling…in fear?
“Becky am scared” he admitted silently “I have never been this scared in my entire life…I don’t wanna lose you Becky. I have lost a lot already…my brother, Regina…and my mother…if I lose you too, I will be…” I pressed my index finger on his lips cutting him off, my skin was cold, the blue colour darkening on it made me look like a ghost.
He broke down and I couldn’t help but follow along, I pulled him into my arms…we cried together. I felt his spirit mourn and mine stared at his with a sad face. We trembled together pouring our unsaid emotions to each other. My sight was dimming along with my hearing. We let go of each other, wiping one another’s tears.
“Please, I might be a wrecker to your emotions, but please fight to remain alive…I need you beside me” I nodded since my throat was soar.
He rubbed his thumb on my cheek, tracing down to my chin. His green eyes turned red, a gentle red colour as he shifted his gaze to my chalk white lips. His thumb rubbed on them before he shifted his gaze to my eyes. He was pleading with me to allow him to kiss me, his figure was blurry my eyes were giving up too. With the last energy within me, I lifted my pale hand plastering it on his rock hard chest. I could barely feel his heartbeat, but I knew it was somewhere there. He lifted his free hand placing it on mine, his eyes held mine…too warm to be his
My other hand stroked his cheek, his jaw was tight…tough like that of a tiger…a very angry tiger. I touched his lips…my heart lurched.
“You are beautiful” I whispered hoarsely.
My hand travelled down his clean shaved chin then to his tout neck. I gripped his neck from the back and pulled him down. Our eyes held, we were simply a breath away. My heart went wild…but I promised myself. I would kiss him with everything I had as though it was the last time I would do so. His hand that held mine on his chest moved to push my hair back and cup my neck. I held my breath, closing my eyes as he descended on me. Our lips touched…and the world faded in that instance. We both froze, drinking in the intimate atmosphere before he moved, capturing my lower lip with ecstasy.
He shifted positioning my head properly so he could have me to his satisfaction. His other hand gripped my waist making me shiver in response. He devoured my mouth with all the power in him. Tongues dancing and entwining that I didn’t know which was mine, the sweetness and relief in it made me forget my state in the first place. All I could feel, see, smell, touch and think of was Grey…my sweet and enigmatic vampire prince.
He was passionate, gentle, loving and careful. The kiss smeared our emotions all over the place, grief, fear, anxiety, care and passion. I could feel his fear, his bitterness that I wanted to kiss away. I held him close to myself, my fingers in his coal black hair tagging and begging for the unknown. We broke off after a lifetime breathing hard, panting foreheads pressed together eyes shut. This…was my man!
If I wake up, I will make him all mine whether he had a mate coming or not…I would be selfish and keep him for myself as long as I could. I heard Grey chuckle…I had no time to care at the moment. When I was this vulnerable my thoughts were lose and open to him.
“Then please fight hard, to have me for yourself once you wake up!” he tried to lighten the dark and cold atmosphere, but it was too thick.
He kissed my hair, forehead, eye, nose, cheek and my neck before descending on my mouth for a breath taking long kiss. As soon as he broke off another presence with a strong aura filled the room. I couldn’t see or talk but at least I could strain my ears.
“Master Dermot greetings to you. I came over as soon as I heard your call. Am sorry am late”
“It is okay as long as you are here, please work your magic, I need her alive and well”
“Sure I know how much you treasure this little human, the last time you almost tore me apart”
“I will be patient this time” Grey said placing a kiss on my cheek before walking away. The door opened more figures entered the room I wish I could see…
“Ethan and Jayden told me what happened, and I came up with a theory to explain” I felt her hovering all around me.
“Let us hear it”…that was Xavier
“She was born with the powers…inherited from one of the parents. Then before they could develop, they were forcefully taken from her and locked by a strong spell. She grew up with nothing in hand just a normal human. Then later she found a stimulus that began activating her powers. If I may ask when was her first time to show her abilities?” Elia asked.
“When Keith attacked Grey!” it was Jayden who answered
“That means you. Master Grey, you are linked to her life in one way or another. I don’t know how but you must be a very important figure in her life which remains a mystery. So…where was I? Yes so after the powers were stimulated, it was hard for her to keep them at check or control them for she doesn’t have knowledge on it. So when she suddenly summoned her powers it was too much for her and so she revealed her true colours!” everything was dead silent, Elia continued
“Then something, and that could probably be you master Grey said something she never wanted or expected to hear from you…as a result she lost the grip on her powers and now they were in control. As per what I heard she kept shifting stances- evident by how she kept changing the colour of her eyes, so her powers can either make her a disaster or a gift and the joy for everyone. She can be very violent and heartless as well as very compassionate.” Elia paused then Grey spoke
“I think it has something to do with what Flora and Felicity said to her!”
“What?!” Everyone scream
“The two princesses of the northern Crescent castle? But they shifted into another dimension when war broke between the witches and vampires!” Said Xavier
“The last time she was in bed injured by Keith, I entered her dreams. Felicity told her she was special, could cause a whole forest to turn into ashes just by touch as well as ruin the world that it bowed before her. She also said there was only one special someone in her life who is the only one who can alter her plans and mind…”
“Which happens to be you!” Ethan cut in, Grey said nothing to that, Elia kept on hovering around me as if using magic to ease or reverse my condition.
“…then Flora told her story, how she was sent away by her father because her mother was a fairy, she was meant to die but her father couldn’t do that. She told her the best way to be a good person was through compassion and kindness”
“Could she be connected to Lothaire Eisten?” asked Xavier
“The great witch of the Northern Crescent Castle? Isn’t he the father of the seven Princesses Flora and Felicity included?” asked Ethan.
“But everyone could have known since Lothaire is one of the great, great, great grandsons of Irene the creator of vampires!” Jayden suggested.
“In that case we could say, we got a missing link. We need to dig about her parents’ origin...” Elia said touching my forehead “back to my theory…so there is something in her body system that has been used to prevent her powers from activating. So the something that I don’t really know what it is causes her to fall into this miserable condition if she goes against it. She experiences misery, according to the check -up I have done, she loses her sight, strength, sense of scent and only her hearing heightens.  So whatever we are saying she can hear but not react because she is also mute. It seems that whoever did this was very determined in making her life very miserable!”
Everyone was silent, I could hear their shallow breaths and slow heartbeats clearly in my ears. Sure enough, this was misery, I could hear but do nothing at all. Even if someone attacked me or falsely accused me I could do absolutely nothing in my defence.
“Will you be able to heal her? Not that I doubt you, but this is new” asked Grey silently.
“It will take time, at least four days…at most seven days. I have to be careful or the next thing that will stop, will be her heart!” Elia said it casually, probably she had seen lots of deaths and this was definitely not a surprise.
“Has anyone checked on Adelyn?” asked Grey bluntly
“I sent Ari over there, the vampire princess is really traumatized. She can’t talk or move, she is in shock!” answered Jayden.
“I would have undergone the same thing as well, if I was in her shoes” Ethan said silently “I think Becky must have suffered a lot if the powers were forced out of her. That person must have been inhuman” Ethan continued.
“I suspect her father, they were not in good terms, neither to her or her mother. She told me everything, but I didn’t know what to do. Her father was such a creature” said Grey, he was too close then the mattress beside me sunk.
“What happened to her?” Elia was the one who asked, she was quite close too.
“She was the only child, no sibling, no relative just her and her parents. Her father was barely around, he was a business man always on trips. This times were her best, since her father was cold towards her. She took advantage of it and spent time with her mother. Her father hit her a lot when she failed in school, she was beaten too if she tried making friends. He hated his birthday too, she baked him a cake and waited for him till midnight when he arrived to give it to him. He slapped her, smashed the cake under his feet and locked her in the basement for a week without food or water. Her mother could do nothing, she was a victim as well” he paused inhaling sharply “that day when I captured her, she was coming from graduation, and she was the top student and so, heading to a good university. Her father promised her a party, she was happy since it was the first time she would be able to interact. But she was also scared since her father never tolerated even a single mistake. I ruined it, her first ever happy moment in her life. I tortured her…more pain!” the mattress raised then his voice was distant.
“I have no reason not to suspect a father who is willing to hit her daughter so much that she ends up in the ICU because of it.” He concluded then silence befell the room.
“I think I have been envying her for no reason” Xavier began “I thought being human, you don’t have to suffer since you have parents who love you around you. A perfect definition of a lovely and memorable childhood” he sighed “Now I think mine was better since violence is part of a vampire’s life”
“I hope she won’t have to die when Antonio comes, she reminds me a lot about Hazel because of her childish behaviour and Regina because of her looks. Or am I the one who is blind? Haven’t you noticed she looks like Regina?” Ethan asked.
“Sure she does, but more beautiful” teased Xavier.
“Watch it or Grey over here will tear off your head” Ethan warned and they giggled.
“Am I missing something?” Elia asked still standing next to the bed, I was certain they shrugged.
“Not our story to tell, Grey can explain it better to you. Not here though…somewhere private!” Jayden said
“Sure…and young master, you better brew that cup of tea perfectly. You know gossip is my thing” Elia said making everyone burst into laughter which was cut short but a sudden loud bum as if someone had burst into the room.
“Jason? What is it?” Grey demanded sounding demanding and authoritative…not to mention annoyed I was pretty sure the Jason now was on his knees.
“Am sorry master but there is an emergency” he stated firmly
“Speak up Han” Jayden ordered gently
“The rogues have crossed the border, they are ten miles away from here. They are too many the border soldiers can’t handle them on their own” Han stated
“You could have informed Steel, he seems so interested in this Coven’s affairs. If I make any decision, he will raise an issue about it. Go tell him, he is the wiser” Everyone was silent.
“Master…” his voice held uncertainty “he said he doesn’t want to get involved this time…he…”
“Say it there is nothing to fear, you are protected Han” Jayden soothed.
“He was saying to his closest friend that he wants you to fail in this one to give King Archibald a reason to return the leadership of the coven to him since… since you are occupied by what you care the most about…”
“Enough, I get it…go tell Aimee and the girls to prepare, inform Abi as well. Inform Derek and the boys as well” Grey instructed.
“Am coming as well” Ethan and Xavier said in unison.
“Jayden you will stay back with the other men to keep an eye on the internal borders…Elia…”
“Am doing great, she will be fine by the time you get back” Elia assured
A second passed then I felt something like feathers falling on my face then Grey’s voice in my ears “Fight for me and I will fight for you out there. I will make sure I come back to you and please be awake to embrace me when I come back” he paused “don’t dare die before me, or I will never forgive you” he chuckled and drifted away.
“Let’s go” the door opened and shut, then the room was dead quiet.
“Now, now, we are alone Becky…so the only thing I want you to do is let your system to cooperate with my healing procedure” she paused “I seriously had no idea you had such an unlucky childhood. Poor kid, and it will be sad if we find out you are Gala hue’s real daughter.” She paused for a moment as if contemplating on what to say “he was the one who gave Grey the hint of where you are, he told us that his daughter whom we are not certain if it is you or we confused you… with someone else. You can’t blame Grey for torturing you, he clearly stated that you are a perfect weapon that will wipe out the whole vampire territory which has been his mission. Grey was to finish you off at that car crush, we seriously have no idea how you survived it. You were to die by his hands then later he would go hunt your father down. Then when we found the witch mark on your back we hesitated. We are not certain what it is, but witches send messages in riddles…we could not make the mistake of killing you then we find we have destroyed ourselves instead. So we decided to wait for Antonio, we still are and so, we need to protect you till he is here!”