Angels Redemption

Chapter nineteen: Search

(Damen's pov~tv news)
"A dangerous criminal has escaped the jail of small town. He is known to be deadly and extremely temperamental. Police and guards are saying he was last seen the night before, in his cell. They say they have no idea how he escaped his cell. The bars are hard steel, 7inches thick, and they weren't even moved. They say the glass beyond the bars was smashed but there was no way he could have slipped through those bars.

'It's like he just slipped away in thin air' says a guard. 'It's like he's some sort of sorcerer. He always had this weird vibe of something darker, scarier, more evil.' Says his next door cell mate Brad. Sources say there's no evidence on cameras or anything of Damen Knight's disappearance. If you have seen him please contact this number~ 1- 800- 234-5689~ and let the authorities know where you saw him.

Please DO NOT try any contact with this criminal. He is dangerous and is a threat to us all. On another note..."

I snarl at the tv. They have the audacity to make me look worse then I am?! I growl, "they will pay for this" sighing I look down to where Rain sleeps on the hotel-the hotel is more of a small house than anything, with two king size beds, two huge bathrooms, a kitchen and dining room, a pool and a hot tub. I rented a suite just for her- bed that we are renting. Her family thinks she's on some vacation with a friend. So she's safe with me. I stroke her cheek and look down at her beautiful face. I'm just glad she didn't hear the news announcement. I don't know what she would have done.. Shaking my head clear of the thought of her betrayal I get up and go take a shower.

I let the warm water slip down my skin and I lean against the wall. I feel so tired and so drained lately. I could use a nice weekend of just doing nothing. Yeah I'll do that. Then I'll destroy the planet. Smirking I turn off the shower and pull on a pair of sweats. Bare feet, no shirt. Slipping into the room to grab a shirt I see that Rain is still asleep. I smile and walk over to her. Kneeling down I plant a soft kiss in her cheek and watch as her lashes flutter. She's so beautiful, and angelic. I think to myself. Getting up again, I realize I'm starving, I head to the kitchen in search of food. I'm just starting to make something when I feel delicate arms slip around my waist. She lays her head on my back and sighs.

Her breath tickles my skin. I shudder and turn around. She looks up at me with those big blue eyes of hers. Her long chestnut hair falls down her back in a tangle of curls, she has long eyelashes that curl over her baby blue eyes, and her lips are a dark rose. She has some freckle dotting her cheeks and nothing else. She's slightly tall-5'6"- and she's not twig skinny but she's not over weight either. She's perfect. She's blushing right now too, "why are you looking at me like that?" I laugh and whisper "because your beautiful" she rolls her eyes, "Thanks." I smirk, plant a kiss on her forehead and then turn back to breakfast. "I'm going to take a shower, I'll see you soon" I nod.

By the time I'm done eating she's just coming out of the shower. I'm sitting in a chair and say "took you long enough" she rolls her eyes again and slips into the bedroom to change. I head towards it and sneak up on her. I love playing pranks on her, it's adorable to hear her squeak. I open the door quietly. She has leggings and a tank top on. I walk on feet made of silence and as I stand right behind her I whisper in her ear "boo" she jumps and squeaks. Turning around she snarls "Damen William Knight. You are in big trouble!" But I laugh. I flick her nose and she just glares at me. She punches my shoulder playfully but I pretend to get all mad and she runs out of the room. I'm laughing so hard that as I chase her I almost trip and fall. "Rain Jamison I'm coming for you!" She screeches and runs again. I corner her and flip her onto my shoulder. She pounds at my arms and I walk back to the bed room. I chuck her on the bed and she laughs. I smile. This day couldn't be any better
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It's been only an hour since Rain and I chased each other around the hotel room, but now I'm sitting on the bed and I'm thinking deeply about how I'm going to try and avenge myself. I'm staring so intently that I didn't even realize Rain came into the room. "Hey sweet heart! You've been cooped up in here for an hour. What are you thinking about so hard?" She asks. I shake my head and I slip my arms around her waist planting a kiss on her collar bone, "nothing my love" nothing at all

(Moria's pov)
It's been days. Days!! Too long have I waited for Iris to wake up. She hasn't improved but she hasn't gotten worse. It makes me sick to think that my little girl has gone through so much and she's still suffering for it. She's gone through the fact that her dad left-I officially divorced him-, then she suffered all the times I was drunk and had a boyfriend over. After that she had to deal with me and my heartbroken problems, then she had to go through problems of her own! And now she's back in the hospital in extensive care-AGAIN!!- and it's all my fault. I should have known David was going to try and steal Iris to try and get me. I should have known her life would be at stake. But I didn't. So now she's here.

Staring down at her face I stroke her cheek and I search for any sign of the old Iris. Of the girl who was kind, loving, sweet, beautiful, humorous, adorable, passionate, alive and protective even when times got really sticky. But I don't see that girl. I see a girl who's gone through trauma, after trauma, after trauma. I see a girl who's broken and who has put her soul out on the line and just didn't give up. I see a fighter who's lost everything but still tried her best. My Iris is now on the brink of death all because I wasn't there for her when she needed me. I let the tears slide down my cheek, I let my love for my daughter slip through my fingers and into her own body.

Please God.. Let her come back to us. Let her live the life she deserves. I pray and pray and pray but I know that one day it may not been enough. Until then I'm going to search for my little girl and when I find her I'm going to let her know I love her and that she'll never have to fear anything again. "Iris if you can hear me please know I love you. And that I'm here for you when you wake up. I'm here now, and I'll never let anymore harm come to you. I promise!"

If only I knew that the world was ending, maybe I could have prevented the outcome that was to come.