Unbroken

Chapter 11

The oxygen in my body is gone, and it feels as though my lungs collapse. I stumble backwards and expect to fall but a pair of hands stop me. I look with wide eyes to the person that caught me. Bella. She looks at me with an eyebrow raised. She shakes her head as if to try and forget she just helped me. Someone clears there throat loudly. Eli of course. Bella drops her hands from my back and I stand up straight again. I look down to my palm again and I realize I've crumpled the picture into a tinny ball. Though my brain screams at me to stop, I unfold it. When I see Ky's face, a variety of emotions hit me like a wall. The look of a cold rebel reflects off his chiseled face. This brings tears to my eyes. I could never picture Ky like this. Not until now. I think off the day he left me, he ran off to become a rebel. That brings back the anger, then sadness returns. What if they forced him to come? What if I have been angry with him for four years for no reason?

"Well?" Eli says in annoyance. I look up and blink a couple times. For a minute there I forgot where I was. By now I bet its pretty obvious to Drake that I know who this is, how else would I explain my reaction. I have no choice but to tell him. Forgive me Ky. "Yes, J know him." I mumble. "I thought so." he says contently. "I will talk to you more about that later, now we need to discuss other matters." he says to me. I just want to be done with this. "Lets just say, Katrina Sparrow, I have heard a lot about your reputation." He says. Thats what this is about? I guess I'll play along for now. "What about it?" I say, folding my arms across my chest. My brown bangs fall in my eyes and I let them cover half my face.

" Well for starters, I have herd about your fighting skills, your hunting skills, and most of all, your amazing ability to piss people off." he says, with a smirk. I narrow my eyes at him. This guy really knows how to get on my last nerve. And he say I have a tendency to piss people off? Please. "I also know that you have some- family issues." He says. He did not just say that. I take a step towards him and shack with rage. "Oh, looks like I've hit a soft spot." he says, and grins. I leap forward at him. My brain and thoughts cloud with anger and my hands collide with is chest. He falls backward from the impact. I'm practically sitting on his desk, while he lays on the ground. Before I can lunge again, I am restrained by the same hands that saved me from falling earlier.

Judging by her hight and size, you would never guess how strong Bella is. Her fists clamp around my arms like steel cuffs. She pulls me back and sits me down in a chair. I'm being held down by her strong grip, so I have no choice but to stay seated.

Drake gets back up and laughter fills my eyes. He glares at me but it just gives me more pride. I smile at him with and evil glint in my eyes, an insane smile. Though I didn't know it was possible, his eyes narrow even more. "Enough!" he booms. "I didn't bring you here to argue! I want to discus A possible alliance with you. We could use your skills, and you could use our protection and resources. What do you say?" he says, and little out of breath and lifting an eyebrow. This conversation changed drastically in five seconds. "I have reason to believe that this option would benefit the both of us." he says. He looks at Bella and gives her a slight nod. She lets go of me and I shake out my muscles.

I think about this for awhile, the gears turning in my head. I can feel the tension in the room build with every second I waist thinking. On one hand I know this would be a good choice. Food, a possibility to fight for my rights, freedom from my father. But there are some restrictions, leaving Ryan, not knowing what would happen, just the fact of being close to Eli Drake, and finally, a disconnection with the life I grew up in. But none the less, the choice is clear in my mind. "Drake, I will-"