In The Arms of an Angel

Chapter 9: Cold Nights.

Chapter 9: Cold Nights.

I pulled the blanket back and walked over to my clothes pulling on Logan’s jumper which I still hadn’t given back, it was warm but I don’t think it was going to do it.

Remembering the sight of the many couches and warm fire I started to tip toe out of the room and down the hall towards the others. I stopped dead in my tracks when I heard muffled voices coming from behind one of the doors to my left. It was cracked open ever so slightly giving me a view of Marco on the floor, his hands constantly rubbing his now free wrists. Why is he free? Shouldn’t he be tied up still?

I looked past Marco and saw Logan lying on his back on the floor with his arms over his eyes like he had done the other night in the hotel. I know I shouldn’t have stayed but I couldn’t help myself, Like I said before; I had problems.

“And what about the girl?” Marco asked turning to face Logan.

“Lena?” Logan replied, his voice muffled by his arm.

“You know who I mean, Becky or whatever her name is” Is he talking about me?

“It’s Britney. What about her?”

“Why her?” Yes good question Marco.

“Ask Peter, I’m just the solider.” Who the hell Is Peter?

“O I intend too. So little brother, are you going to let me go or are you still mad at me?”

“Still mad so no.”

“They’re going to kill me.” Oh well too bad, it will be a real lose to the community.

“Probably.” Logan said calmly. Kyle had said that they weren’t so close any more but he was still his brother I would assume that he would be at least a little more chocked up about it.

“And you just don’t care?”

“Of course I care but I know you too well, you’ll never make it to the noose.”

“How can you be so sure?”

Logan sat up and rested his arms on his knees. “Are you saying you’re going to go down without a fight?”

“Logan, I made a mistake leaving you there before.”

“I didn’t want to go with you.”

“I know you, this time is different. You know what their like you want to come with me I can see it in your eyes.”

He shook his head. “It’ll be different now, you’ll see.”

“How?” Marco persisted. I could see Marco chewing on his apple earlier today; he didn’t put up a fight but is it all because he wants his brother?

“Once I bring her back then they’ll have no other choice but to restore our name.” Oh fantastic so what am I a barging tool now?

“They’ll find a loop hole, they always do and if they do the minute you speak up at the council meeting they’ll kill you just like they did to mum and dad.”

I saw Logan get up off the floor and panicked, shit he’s coming, where the hell do I go? I all but ran to my door – well what I thought was my door. “Britney?” Shit!

I turned around slowly and looked at his confused face. Think Britney think.

“Logan” well done, you know his name. Note-to-self think of better things to say when being caught out ease dropping.

“What are you doing?”

“Heading back to bed.” Yes that technically wasn’t a lie was it?