BloodLines (Blood Knights #2)

# Prologue

Christina was woken up in the middle of the night by the sound of someone coming. Knowing how much trouble she was already in, She hid under the bed, but even she knew that if It were someone who had come to hurt her, Not even the hospital bed, or the fact that she had been hospitalized for the past 3 days would have mattered.

As she waited anxiously under the hospital bed, hoping, that it was a wrong guess on her part, she silently took the revolver from under the pillow on the bed above her, and noiselessly removed the safety from it.

As she aimed the gun towards the door, just waiting for the attacker to come in, the crunching sound stopped. Just outside her door. Her heart dropped at the observation, as she saw the lock slowly turn and the door being opened slightly.  As a darkened figure slowly tiptoed towards her supposed bed, she heard it call out faintly... “Mia cara! Are you asleep?“

Hearing his voice, she calmed down, but was still suspicious of him, given the time at which he had woken her up, and the anxious look on his face.

Something was wrong. Really wrong.

“What is it D?, What‘s wrong?“, She whispered quietly. She feared the worst~ His death, Him never coming back, being hurt. But what he said, was far worse.

“He is alive Cara, but not in a conscious state yet. They did a number on him. Infact, It‘s doubtful whether he‘d be able to make it alive yet. But, that‘s not what I came to tell you about. You are in danger. So is your kid. Run away, Now.  Stay in contact with me, but never tell me where you are...“

She kept staring at him with a stupified expression. Terpidition filling every bone in her body...

“How, how.....“

“Si? You saying something Cara?“

“How did you know that I.. I.... “

“ that you‘re pregnant? Well, A little birdie told me about it.“ At this, he gave her a small, proud smile, and bent down to her height, while she still stood crouching under the bed with the gun in her hand.

“Eve?“

“Yes. Now don‘t worry. I won‘t tell it to anyone, neither will she. And you listen to me VERY CAREFULLY. Kaden has placed a prize on your head. I want you to go to The address here. The rest? You‘ll come to know eventually. “ He handed her an envelope. “Then I want you to go to McLauren‘s bank, Locker 72. And take Everything which is in there. Got it? EVERYTHING!“

By this time, Both of them had their eyes brimming with unshed tears and her hands clutching his shirt as if her life depended upon it.

“Don‘t do this to me. Please. Don‘t“

“ Cara, It‘s not my choice ,neither His, nor Eve‘s, nor your brother‘s. That one in there.. “, he said, pointing to her belly, “ Is another one of the Blood Knights. And Kaden has sworn to torture each and every one to death. Even if I shall die in the fight that ensues after this, I promise to try and protect Him, but I can‘t promise you that both or either of us would get out of this alive.“

“And promise me, That I and Eve shall be the kid‘s godparents~ whether alive or not.“, saying this, he winked at her playfully.

By this time, she was far too gone in grief to be able to see anything other than his blurry face, through her tears,  and feel her gun pressing onto the palm of her hand.

“Mia Cara, A few more instructions for you. Listen, He doesn‘t yet know about it. Not about me asking you to save your own life, Not about your pregnancy, and not about you running away for a reason.I Shall not tell him anything as of yet. But, lest I should die, I have a letter written and submitted at the court. It will clearly state the truth.. from your pregnancy to me asking you to leave the love of your life.. All I ask for is forgiveness. Please forgive me.“