Bloodlines (The New Order 2)

Chapter 53

Chapter 53

Darkness.

It surrounded me. Wisps of black fume encircled like a cold breeze brushing against my warm flesh. My eyes fluttered open and it was dark. I didn't see anything until the wisps brushed away from my vision and made it clear for me to see ahead.

Screams made their way into my ears.

I lowered my gaze and watched as all of the lingering threads of smoke began to disappear into my flesh. The pain was gone and so was the bloodlust.

But there was another hunger in me, a richer one, a greater one.

I stood up and strength gathered around my feet before finding Ethan balled up in the corner, hiding his face. The smell of his maddening fear forced a smile on my face while I hadn't even touched him.

He was already at my mercy.

"Stay away from me!" He snapped, turning his face.

His eyes met with mine and his body froze as crippling dread numbed his bones and all of him. My lips parted and I cornered him to the end of the room before lowering myself to him.

His eyes moved away from mine but even then, he didn't move. Not an inch and not a single breath. Almost as if I had traumatized him.

"I will always live." I whispered before I inhaled deeply.

The closer I got to him, the more I drained him of his energy, of his life. Bruises and wounds appeared on his face itself. His flesh turned pale. Before another scream could escape from his throat, he was already dead. His eyes remained open, staring at the side with fear still swirling inside his dilated pupils.

New energy drifted into my body, taking away all of the remaining aches.

I shuddered and stepped away, knowing what I had done and knowing what I had become. The taste of his life lingered inside me. His strength and his power wreathed around me. It was strong, addicting, and different than what I had ever felt.

My fingers moved up to my mouth, touching my lips where blood was smeared around. I no longer craved blood, but souls.

All my senses had heightened.

When I moved away from Ethan's dead body, I saw the entire world around me. The trees wavering outside with the wind, the insects of the night lingering in the air, and the sound of Lucy's rapid heart beating as she began to run away.

She knew.

I didn't intend of letting her live either or anyone.

Water dripped from one of the hoses on my left, behind the wall. I reached it and pressed my hand against the weak wall and it formed a deep hole without any effort from me. I looked outside, watching the light and before it touched me, I moved back.

I couldn't be here.

The sun, the light, the gem—it would destroy me.

Glancing over my shoulder, I found Ethan's body in the corner of the room. There was blood smeared everywhere, his and mine. I had killed him and I didn't have any guilt.

It was all cold inside my chest except for when I thought of Knox and Cain.

I would kill them.

"No," I gave my head a shake and reached closer to the hole before getting outside of the room and running away.

The borders were close, only a few minutes away. Lucy had planned it all—she forced me to become this and I did. She locked up the room because she knew in order to turn I had to be starved and close to losing my shit. She was never siding with Ethan, he was a ploy—that was all.

Fuck.

What had I done?

It was dark in the forest when I crossed the town borders. There wasn't anyone on this side of the area, no wolves patrolling nor any rogues. No one.

The long, treacherous trees wavered above me. Cold winds brushed against my skin as I wandered around with only emptiness in my chest and no thoughts in my head.

It took me a while to get aware of myself after getting my energy restored. Even when all the emotions inside me returned, there was still no guilt for killing Ethan. In fact, I enjoyed every second of it and I cherished it.

But there was fear of what the future held.

"I can't go back," I stopped in my tracks and said. "And I cannot go anywhere else. I don't know what I've become but I know it's worse than before. I will kill them, even if I don't want to," Pitch black eyes melted into mine. "I'm a danger. Stop me from going back. Take me away from here before I kill your brothers, Gideon."

Fingers reached up to my face. He tucked strands of my hair behind my ear, and whispered, "The taste of taking souls is far more better than the taste of blood, isn't it?" The corners of his mouth lifted into a smile before he wrapped an arm around my shoulder—

Welcoming me into his dark embrace.

And that's a wrap for book 2 of the New World Order. Should we get onto book 3?? Or should we wait? 🙈🙈 I'll be hosting a poll soon for it! Let me know what you think of this...

There'll be dual POV in the book 3! Either of Gideon or one the twins. Can you guess which one?