Loving the Dead

Chapter 32

I stood speechless, staring at Breccan. I saw everything running through his eyes. The confusion, hurt, and anger.

"Annora? What are you doing with one of them?" Breccan said disgusted, shooting daggers at Jacob.

"Breccan, I need to tal-" but I got cut off before I could explain.

"This is why you've been acting so weird around me? You fell in love with a British man? I thought you loved me! How could you do this? Especially with someone who took away my parents!" Breccan's voice kept rising and rising, and I saw him grip his sword tighter until his knuckles turned white.

"Breccan I'm sorry! I didn't want you to hurt you, but it just sort of happened. I don't want you thinking I completely forgot you, because I could never do that. I didn't trust them at first either, but they're normal people just like us! You just have to listen!" I tried desperately to get Breccan's attention, but he wasn't listening. He just kept slowly advancing towards us.

"You." Breccan said, pointing his sword at Jacob, his voice shaking. "You did this. You brained washed her. I know her, she would never do this. I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!" Breccan lunged at Jacob, and Jacob quickly pulled out his sword, the metal clashing with that of Breccan's. I screamed at Breccan to stop, but rage had taken him to place where I couldn't get him back.

"BRECCAN STOP IT NOW!" I screamed, my heart tearing in two as I watched the two fight.

I needed to end this myself.

I ran full on towards them, and created a whip out of energy. I slashed it in between the two, and did a flip right over them. They both stumbled backwards in surprise as I landed on the other side of them.

"Leave him alone Breccan! I thought you would understand. I'm sorry, I never wanted to hurt you!" My voice cracked as I was at the verge of tears, but before a single tear even fell out of my eyes, a sudden pain hit my stomach.

I fell to my knees clutching my stomach. It felt like someone had kicked me. Hard.

"Annora, are you alright?" Breccan rushed to my side, and I nodded even though my stomach still hurt. Jacob tried coming over, but Breccan screamed at him to stay away.

As I was holding my stomach, I kept thinking what in the world was causing this. I was all done with my spirit transformations, and no redcoats were around.

Out of breath, I looked down and ran a hand over my stomach.

Then with a pain-staking lurch in my heart, it dawned on me.

I was pregnant.

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I looked to Breccan, and couldn't bring myself to say anything. I had hurt him enough, and he was just going to turn into a killing machine, and wouldn't stop until he saw Jacob dead.

"Breccan, let me go. I need to see Jacob. I'm so sorry but I do not love you." I said softly, keeping my eyes away from his.

"Annora, listen to me. This man, he has brainwashed you into loving him. He doesn't love you, he'll just leave you and stab you in the back. You love me, and I love you." Breccan looked insane, like he actually believed Jacob brainwashed me. I tried getting away from him, but his grip tightened on my arm as we stayed on the jungle floor on our knees.

"Breccan, stop. Get away! I don't want this to be anymore painful than it is."

Jacob, stepped in, putting on hand on my other arm. "Breccan, get away from her. She told you to leave her alone." His voice was stern, and he looked like he was about ready to stab Breccan.

"HOW DARE YOU TOUCH HER!" Breccan screeched, and an insane man took the place of the Breccan I once knew. He let go of me and tried wrapping his hands around Jacob neck. Jacob dodged quickly, but Breccan ran after him and tackled him to the ground.

"STOP FIGHTING!" I tried yelling and yelling, but they kept going on. There was nothing I could do without hurting either one of them.

I needed to snap Breccan out of this trance he was in. There is only one way.

I was going to have to tell him I was pregnant.

I got up off my knees. I ran up to the tumbling mass of two bodies on the ground, trying to rip each other's throats out.

"Breccan! Breccan, listen to me!"

"Annora, stay out of this! This is all his fault. He made you do this!" He said through gritted teeth as he tried punching Jacob in the face.

"He didn't force me to become pregnant." I yelled.

Both Breccan and Jacob stopped mid-fight. Breccan had Jacob pinned down, but he slowly rose off of him.

"What?" asked Jacob, a look of disbelief on his face. That got his attention.

"I'm pregnant. With Jacob's child." I said quietly.

"What? Did he force this upon you? If he did I'm going to kill h-"

I cut him off before he tried attacking Jacob again. I walked over and stepped in front of Jacob. "He did not force me to do anything. You aren't listening to me! This was my choice Breccan." I said, keeping my voice strong and steady.

"How dare you Annora." He said slowly, every word hitting me like a rock. "You have betrayed us, and for that, it means Death."

I looked into Breccan's eyes, and saw his once lively hazel eyes that changed colors were replaced with cold gray eyes of no emotion, and I knew that the once kind, loving Breccan I once knew, was gone forever.

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