Amethyst

Chapter 21

Oki I would like to start by apologizing for not uploading sooner.  I have been swamped with Uni and then I got a job over summer so I really just haven't had the time.  I promise that I will upload a lot sooner than this next time.

I feel like I should also warn you that the first 15 chapters have been heavily edited so there are some changes.  Will eventually get the time to finish the rest off.

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Zane's POV

Lea came running into my arms, tears still streaming down her face.  I embraced her with every fibre of my being, making sure to take in every detail about her.  Clutching at her almost like I did't believe she was there, I continued to hold her tight, refusing to let go.

“I knew you would come for me.”  She said through muffled tears.

“Of course I would come for you; I’d never stop looking for you."

“How did you get through all those guards?”  She asked as she lifted her head up to look at me.

“We had a little help.  We did whatever we could to get you home..”

She reached up and gave me a heated and intense kiss; after not seeing her for so long, this was well over due.  From behind me I could hear James clearing his throat to get our attention and when we ignored him, he coughed even louder.  We both pulled away, not looking happy about it and stared at James.

 “We have to get out of here, we can’t just stand around.”  He protested.

 “It’s nice to see you again too James.”  Lea said sarcastically.

 “Your right, come on lets go.”  I agreed as I grabbed a hold of Lea’s hand, pulling her out of the door.

 “Wait, I can’t go yet.”

 “Why not?”  I argued.

 “I need to find Jade.”

 “Who the hell is Jade?”

 “Jade is a girl who is trapped here, I promised we would take her with us.”

 "Lea we haven't got time, we need to leave now while we still can."

"Zane, I can't.  She needs our help, I promised."  She pulled her hand out from mine and stood where she was defiantly.

“Why did you make friends here of all places?”  I said with exasperation and then we all turned around and ran back down the corridor to look for Jade. 

We tried searching but it was no use, the castle was so big that it would have taken us weeks to search properly.  By the time we got back to the main entrance we had already spent far too long in there and I was worried our window might have closed.  Through Lea was desperate to stay, I knew there was no time left.

"Lea, we need to go.  We can't find her and my only priority is you.”  I said exhausted.

“She has to be here somewhere.”  Lea argued back.

“I'm sorry we can't wait any longer, we need to make sure you are safe.  Everyone else can wait."  I countered.

“He’s right Lea."  James continued, adding his support.

Reluctantly she agreed but as we made our way to the front door, we all became very ill at ease, sensing something wasn’t quite right.  We edged out of the front door; Lea sandwiched between me and James.  There was no one in sight which was wrong; the courtyard should still have been full of wolves even with our delayed departure.