Defiance: Perfect by Nature

Chapter Five: For the Living

Chapter Five: For the Living

Anna pushed herself away from the edge of the large building she was standing on and breathed again, a simple action that wasn’t necessary, but too hard a habit to break. There was a dull aching in her back and her throat was still very sore from when Amy had lost control and attacked her after she found out her daughter had been captured. But no matter how angry Amy was at her, Anna was even madder at herself for what had happened. She should have been there with Gabriella; she should have been protecting her like she had been told to. Because of her damn emotions, and confusion, Gabriella had been taken and was already probably dead!

She had heard the summons a few minutes before, James’s voice calling her and the others in her head, but she decided not to go. She couldn’t face James or Amy right now. She wasn’t so much afraid of getting thrown around again by an angry mother, because that she could handle. It was the fact that she was right. Gabriella was her responsibility while the rest were gone, and she had thrown that responsibility on someone else while she wallowed alone trying to figure out what she felt and if it was right or not.

Gritting her teeth together she smashed her fist through the cement wall of the building, sending little chips and powder flying through the air as she pulverized it. She should have killed Andromeda when she had the chance back at the school; no one would have blamed her then either. Instead, they played right into her hand and she ripped away one of the most precious gifts to ever be given. She still held tightly onto the memories of when she was a child and her Guardian Angel, Amy, first told her about being pregnant. Even then she knew it was a miracle, and she was so excited for her new parents. She had always wanted a little brother or sister, and when Gabriella first came into the world she finally had one.

The big shining eyes so full of hope and wonder, the small tuft of golden hair atop her head, and the small dimples in her cheeks were the most beautiful things Anna had ever seen in her short life. She instantly fell in love with Gabby, and would hold her almost as much as her actual parents did; even convincing them to put the crib in her room so she could watch her sleep at night. Even though they were about six years apart in age, Anna would always go out of her way to spend time with Gabriella every chance she got. And when she gained her powers she had told the others she didn’t want a celebration like they always had, and instead she had taken her sister out for dinner on the other side of the world.

She had always loved Gabriella, but with recent events the lines were starting to get blurred. The night when she had taken her to a London nightclub to make her feel better is where it had started to change for her. It was the kiss that haunted her daydreams now, the one that she had just given to her to get the guys to back off so they could just spend some time together. It had taken her by surprise how natural and good it felt, and as Gabriella drank more and more and began to cuddle up next to her she could hardly keep the smile from her face. Not to mention being curled up next to her Gabriella while she slept all night had been one of the hardest things she had ever had to do up to that point.

She knew it was wrong on some level, but she just couldn’t help herself. She had once thought it was a blessing that the immortals were no longer destined to fall in love with one another, and that they now had their choice. But with everything that had happened with Gabriella she was beginning to see it more as a curse. It would be so much easier if she had been forced to fall in love with one of the men; like Henry, he was a decent guy.

As Anna was lost in her own thoughts she barely heard the soft pop of an immortal appearing behind her, and for a split second she hoped it was Ares so he could end her misery right there. She wasn’t that lucky though, and as she turned to face the newcomer she found both Lucy and Samantha had somehow tracked her down, not even bothering to wear their amour in these bad times.