THE POWER OF TRUE LOVE

Chapter 20

ZOEY'S POV
I could still hear the scream inside my head...or rather...screams. You see, just moments after we witnessed those deadly scream, it was soon followed by a group of equally painful screams. They were not just any screams, they were filled pain and agony. But most importantly, it felt as if the screams were filled with betrayal. As I was trying to process whatever the hell was happening around me, I felt something warm rush down my neck. I tried to inspect what it was but the moment I moved my head even the slightest bit, pain shot throughout my entire body. It was as if I was paralyzed. I tried to concentrate on my surroundings but I could only hear silence. Then suddenly I heard multiple footsteps coming in our direction. They grew louder and louder as each second passed by. I tried to open my eyes but they felt too heavy. After struggling for a few seconds, I was able to open them enough to see 5 males, which I am guessing are also werewolves, standing at the centre of the hall in a horizontal line. "Job done sir" one of them spoke up out of nowhere. This made me a little more awake than before. What 'job' are they talking about. My mind was starting to fear for the worst. Derek nodded at them, not even facing them completely. All of them left without another word. My head was spinning. Suddenly Derek looked up at me, but this time with his green eyes and not the black ones. He then shifted his eyes from my face towards my neck and my heart immediately froze. "you're bleeding" he said with a dead voice, but I could see that there was a hint of real concern in his eyes, like he actually was worried. But I am not gonna fall for this act, and nor will my friends. "guys I think we should stop" Derek said while looking at his other friends. "Yes. All of them are bleeding, if we kept going on they might die. They are humans after all" Liam said examining Rose. Oh Thank Goodness!. Finally this thought entered their thick skulls!. After a few seconds I felt the bounds on my wrists loosen and I was once again standing on the beautiful ground, well atleast trying my best to stand as my mind was spinning faster and faster every second. Then I felt someone pick me up, bridal style and walk out of the hall. I closed my eyes, already knowing who it was. I had just started to relax when suddenly a thought flashed in the darkness of my mind. Those screams. But before I could even register what I was about to say, the words slipped from my mouth. "what...happened...back there...what were...those screams. I whispered, struggling to even speak a proper sentence. Silence hung in the air for a moment. "It's none of your concern" Derek replied with an emotionless tone. "what...are you gonna...do next" I said, my eyes still closed. This time I didn't get a reply. I stopped asking, knowing very well that it might cause us trouble. I couldn't help but rest my head on his chest. I was just so tired. I felt him freeze for a second but he continued walking. After what felt like eternity but was only maybe a few minutes, I heard the sound of a door being unlocked and I was brought inside a room. Atleast I think it is a room because my eyes are still closed and I am not planning on opening them until these monsters are out of here. After a moment I felt my body touch the soft mattress and I felt intoxicated at the beautiful feeling of comfort. I didn't move a muscle until I heard all of them moving out. The moment I heard the sound of the door being locked, I opened my eyes, feeling the tears rushing out of them.

After a few moments of just silently lying there, I could feel my neck getting back to normal. The pain had subsided completely and there was only slight stiffness in it. I slowly sat upright, against the headboard of the bed and looked around. What I saw literally shattered my heart into pieces, my friends, who have always been more like a family to me than just friends, were sprawled across the room, unconscious and wounded. Crystal and Ashley were lying on the couch, Rose was lying on the second couch while Sarah was beside me. I looked around and noticed that we were in a different room. I closed my eyes, trying to go to sleep but all the events which happened today kept swirling in my mind, making it difficult for me to even get even a little bit of rest. "can't sleep huh?" a voice said out of nowhere. My eyes immediately flew open and I started looking around the room frantically, trying to find the source of the voice. Then I felt a hand on my shoulder. I turned around to see Sarah looking at me weekly. I relaxed seeing it was her who said it and not....them. "...yeah" I said after a moment of silence. "me neither" she said. "...did you hear it" she asked me hesitantly. "...yeah" I replied while playing with my hands. A uncomfortable silence filled the room. "I think we should try and get some sleep...we need the rest" Sarah said. "yeah" I said agreeing. Even though my mind was in no position to sleep, my body was in an exact opposite situation. I felt a wave of exhaustion hit me and my eyes started to slowly close. As I was engulfed in the arms of darkness, I saw a pair of beautiful hazel eyes staring back at me, making me forget all my worries.

DEREK'S POV
Once we made sure that the mess was cleaned up, me and the other boys started walking towards the room where we placed the girls, just to check upon them and make sure they were doing ok. Once we reached there, I unlocked the door and opened it, as silently as possible. When we got in, we saw that all of them were in a deep sleep.. "that's good" Isaac whispered. I turned around and started walking outside, others following closely behind. All of us were almost out of the room when a voice stopped us..."it was them wasn't it". I slowly turned around to see Sarah sitting up on the bed, looking up at us with an emotionless expression. "what are you talking about" Isaac said with a flat voice. "you know damn well what I am talking about...it was them right...your sisters" she said with a hint of sadness and anger in her voice. I was a little surprised because she was the calm one of the group. "yes. It was them" I said before Isaac could say anything. "why did you do it?" she said with a little choke in her voice, as if she was about to cry. I resisted the urge to roll my eyes. "kill them?" Ethan asked her with an amused expression on his face. He waited for a response but all Sarah did was stare at us with tear filled eyes and so he took it as his cue to continue. "well you see we feel that it's not really necessary for you and your friends to know why we did what we did so just relax, you need it" he finished. "what are you all gonna do now" she asked us. "again it's none of your concern" Ethan said with slight annoyance in his voice. "did you kill them too?" she asked. "Oh my god! you ask a lot of questions!" Isaac sighed
"did you kill them too?" she repeated, completely ignoring Isaac. I could sense his anger rising but he decided to let it slide this time. "you mean your mates?" Liam asked with a brow raised. She didn't respond this time too, just kept looking at us with the almost crying face. I sighed..."no we haven't" I said and her eyes brightened up a little. Just a little in the hope that we wouldn't notice but guess what, we did. "because we have something else stored in for them, something really special!" Ethan said in an excited manner. I couldn't help but chuckle. He really did enjoy teasing people. This time she didn't reply and just kept staring at us. With that all of us turned around and walked out of the door without exchanging any more words.

Let's complete what we started!

SARAH'S POV
Once I heard the sound of the door being shut, tears started falling down my eyes like a wave. Just the thought of not meeting Mason ever made me cry uncontrollably.

How will we ever get out of this!

Hey guys so this was chapter 20. I hope you all enjoyed it.
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