A Kingdom of Sins

Chapter Ten

I grabbed my staff that I wasn't fully trained on and ran down the hall in fear. I ran into the third door on the left, tripping over the screams of other Faes. I instantly feel to my knees in weakness. All I could see was blood. Whoever, whatever sadistic creature had done this enjoyed they enjoyed the death of my parents. I screamed but I all was quiet, the only thing I could hear was the ringing in my ears.

I ran to Ash. He would know what to do, he always know what to do. My mind went to horrible places. If Ash was dead then it would all be my fault. I was... I am his protector and I am going to take the blood oath I was offered two weeks ago. I flicked away a tear and my worries with it. I hoped and hope would be strong enough to change this sadistic reality, hope would keep Ash alive, but deep down I knew I was wrong. I ran into his room the door oddly open, it stuck me. I walked into his room, slowly towards his bed and fell to my knees. I let out a scream tears running down my eyes like a waterfall. He was dead, Ash was gone just like my parents. And it was all my fault. I was supposed to protect him. His crystal blue eyes swirling with magic, and I watched as those swirls left his eyes with the magic. His beautiful chocolate brown hair drying into gray.

I cried gasping for air and cried some more. "Ash," I whispered his name over and over again as I cried. I almost screamed again with the reality hitting me that Noah would likely be dead to, But then an hand rushed to my mouth. "It's not real," I said choking, preparing for my death. At this point I was hoping for my worthless life to be done, then I could see my family again. To my surprise it wasn't a Lydian soldier but Noah. As He came down to meet me eye to eye I hugged him, embracing the natural safeness I feel when I'm with him.

"We need to go," He whispers to me and I nodded, clinging to air. He was always emotional stronger than me so it wasn't that surprising that he didn't look as destroyed as me. We broke open the window planning on escaping into the night. I turned around to see Ash and my failure but I also saw the silhouette of a Lydia soldier so we jumped. Noah and I ran escaping into the night. The tears never stop falling out of my eye. Nothing would be the same, nowhere would be safe except with Noah.

We ran and we didn't stop, we would never stop. We ran from our problems, our past, our failures, our enemies, our broken promises, and this night. But I knew it wouldn't help. Nothing would help. Our fear will always be faster than us. It will always beat us to the light at the end of the tunnel. But we ran anyways because our fear made us. And we will hide.

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I sprang out of bed crying because my fear finally caught up to me. Mason was sitting on the side of my bed with a worried look on his face. I didn't stop crying even though I was out of my vision. All I did was bring my knees to my head and cry. Mason took my arms off my knees and hugged me, a warm hug that could melt any heart. Making me feel relaxed, making me calm, and making me feel safe. He leaned into my ear, "Kaitlin go to sleep, you've been through a lot," he whispered into my ear with a calm voice. He didn't know what happen though. I looked up at him through my tears. "You talked," He said. He made me feel safe just being there in his arms. I just wanted to stay their in his arms, him embracing me. And I cried, I don't know how long I cried because once again the safety of Mason has allowed me to cry myself asleep. 

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Mason shook me to life but I just sat there, my eyes dry from crying. He stood up while I continued lay on my back. "Goodnight," he whispered trying not to wake me. He leaned down kissing me on my forehead before saying something almost silently but my Fae ears picked it up, "love." He turned around with a tear growing in his eye. He walked out of my room closing the door quietly. Once he left it was incredibly hard to fall asleep. My room grew cold and dangerous, I just layed there restless missing the safety of him. But my worries eventually put me to sleep.