Chapter 28

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The words that Brody uttered this afternoon replay in my head. He has a plan, a plan...I can't help but feel a bit relieved, like someone lifted a weight off of my shoulders. But all the while I feel uneasy...almost slightly guilty. He had to go through the death of his friend and I wasn't exactly there for him. The only words I spoke to him were 'let go'. But when I was in tears over the letter he embraced me and told me everything is going to be okay. He even brightened my hopes by saying he has a plan...And to think, he actually spent time to think about my situation when he already had plenty enough on his own hands. It truly touches me. Wait, what am I saying? Am I really softening up for this guy? No, I can't. The things he did in the past....The first time I met him at Pulse. He had such a strong lust to kill me. Then there was the time when I almost lost my life to him...that day...that horrid day. I wished so bad to never see him again and for him to die. The way his voice lusted of killing and blood...And how could I forget that day in the school hall. The stench of my fear swept the empty halls of the school as I ran for my escape...And there was that time on the fair. It was suppose to be a joyous day with Parker but turned out to be a frightful afternoon. And the night of Parker's birthday...I was his present but Parker never received it. Brody had shape shifted into the form of a little kid. He allowed me to think I had run over a poor child, but in fact it was just him, and then he kidnapped me to this place...I'm still not sure where I am. I know I'm underground, but the exact location...I've also come to realize my escape can't be easy. The Elders moved the earth in order to come onto ground level, I can't move the earth...I can move objects, but definitely not the earth. I highly doubt they'd let me go freely if I didn't do the deed. They'd keep me here until I agreed. I'd be here forever, unless someone came to rescue me...Where are my rescuers? Parker? The Boss? The Society? Anyone? It seems to me my only rescuer would be Brody...But can I really even trust him. Sure he's sort of a softie, but the things he did...Could I look past that? I know he has that soft side, but he also has that dark side, which I'm slightly scared of. Seeing that my abilities don't even have an effect on him. My bone manipulation, he heals too fast, it's useless. The most I could do would be lifting him or the others. Wait, why am I even thinking about defending myself against him? He's done nothing harmful to me down here. He wrapped me in his arms the night I had trouble sleeping. Honestly, I don't know what to think. He seems like a good guy, but I still can't let my guard down. These past few days that I've been down here and with him I've got to know the soft side of him. But that doesn't mean the dark side of him wont arise...I'm scared, which is something I'm usually not. Not until I met him. He made me feel fear...But I can't show him that. I hate being weak and vulnerable. I like to be in control of things and independent. But lately, I've been neither. I've had to lean on his shoulder when my emotions broke through. And I can't even be in control with the situation...I hate this! I don't want to have a kid with Brody. All I want right now is to get out of here and be with Parker and The Boss! Oh I miss you guys, especially you Parker...I haven't seen or heard you in what seems like forever. Your charming smirk with that perfectly chiseled body of yours. The way you make me feel when I'm around you, like I want to give myself to you, but I know I shouldn't. You make me happy and I want that again. Parker, I know you can't hear this but, come find me, help me, save me...I miss you... 

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Brody's POV 

I rest my head against the cool wall as I sit on the floor. I just escorted Lacey back to her room and now Audric is on my mind. The ashes which I grabbed still rest in my hand. I stare at them, wishing he hadn't died. I almost wished he didn't choose to greet the dawn, but rather chose to turn into a vampire. Then perhaps maybe I'd have a chance to see him again. But I respect his choice. He made the right one, the hard one, but the right one. I still miss him though. He was always there. We tried all the common human hobbies together. My favorite human hobby we did together was bike riding. I was just a little toddler when Audric presented me with my first bike. He taught me how to ride it and we rode every Sunday night to the park and back. We did it every Sunday until the past 2 years. He was getting dangerous because he hadn't found his mate. He tried so hard to keep committing to our activity but I knew he couldn't, and he knew as well. I started to not see him as much anymore. He was off going around the world searching for that one person. I remember wishing every night that he would find her, but he didn't. He came back a few days before his death and asked to speak with me. At first I thought it was of his good news, but then when I walked into his room and saw him I knew it wasn't. He was struggling, trying to fight back the demon inside of him. The demon that wanted him to commit sins and wrong doings, but Audric is too good of a person to allow himself to succumb to that. He fought on. I walked in and saw the whole story flash in his head. He had tiresomely searched for his mate but he couldn't find her. I could feel my emotions flooding through me. I stood there, unable to say anything. He didn't expect for me to say anything either. He stared at me with apologetic eyes, silently saying, I'm sorry. I shook my head, I couldn't accept his apology, it wasn't his fault. By then I realized there wasn't anything I could do but bid my farewell and stay with him in the last few moments of his life. In those last few moments we shared our good memories in our head. He managed to smile and so did I. It was a bittersweet moment. God, I can't believe you are really gone Audric...you've created this empty pit in my heart that eats me away. It's a feeling that I know I will have to live with for the rest of my life...well for however long of my life I have. Sure I've found my mate, but we didn't even recite the bonding words that would bind us together. I'm good as dead too. She would never recite those worlds and allow herself to be bound with me. The past few days I've been with her I've been trying to repent the things I did to her earlier. I'm surprised she hasn't turned me away, but it's almost as if she's accepted me. That night when I got to hold her in my arms...how I wish I could do it again. Lacey, you always try to be so independent and fearless, but you allowed yourself to be vulnerable with me. Even after all the wrong doings I committed to you, you still accepted me. And I never even got to explain to you why I did those things. I was mad, driven, confused. I don't know. At first I thought you were just some pretty girl that walked right into my arms, but then when we kissed I knew you were my mate, but I didn't believe it. You didn't smell Divames or human, you were a scent that I didn't recognize. I had to see for myself of what you really are. That day when I bit you, I tasted Divames in your blood and it surprised me, causing me to release the venom in my teeth. I didn't mean to, but once I did it, it was too late. There was no going back, and running away seemed like my only option. And still I wasn't quite sure if you were truly Divames because your blood didn't taste purely Divames, it was something I'd never had before. I spoke of you to The Elders and they told me about your situation with your mother and that you were half Divames and half human, but that you weren't just any human, you have abilities. I questioned the last bit and decided to seek the truth out for myself. That's when I pulled the roller coaster stunt. And the words I spoke in your head...I wanted you to fear me because I sort of feared you. Everything about you is different, your blood, your scent, I wasn't accustom to any of it. I couldn't even seek help from my own kind for you were something new to them too. I should apologize. I reach into your head, prepared to recite my apology, but then I hear Parker's name and reel back. I can't believe you sometimes! I've known Parker long enough to know that he's just some player that all the girls are all over, but I never expected you to be one of those girls. Why can't you just forget about him and be with me? Don't you see, I like you. It's not just the fact that you are mate. You are beautiful, intelligent, kind, forgiving, strong, independent, and just everything...Sometimes I just can't stand how much you like Parker... it's sickening! I can't stand this, I'm going to go feed, perhaps then I shall feel better. I have a few hours left before Lacey comes to my room. The plan that I have devised...well it satisfies her needs and my kinds', but whether she will agree to it, I don't know... 

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Lacey's POV 

"Brody?" I say as I walk into his room.

He is kneeling on the ground while there is a human in the chair...he's feeding...I turn away not liking the sight of him sucking blood from the neck of the human.

"Sorry Lacey..." he tells me via telepathy.

"yeah, yeah, just finish up?"

"Okay, I'm done."

I turn around to see him licking up the wound on the human. With the nod of his head, he dismisses the human.

"Okay Brody, what's the plan?" I say slightly inpatient.

"Well I'm not sure you will like it."

"What do you mean?"

"Well..."

"Say it already, will you?"

"Okay. Since you like...Parker," He says with a mouthful of vile bitterness, "but we, Divames, seek your help, I've come up with this. Stay with Parker for now. Enjoy yourself with him and grow up more. But then after five years, you will return here to do the deed. By then you'll be older and hopefully by then the situation will be changed. You'll have time to work out your feelings and look for your mom. Do you agree with this plan?"

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