Dulce

Chappy 13

I walk into the house, which is a shit show. FBI agents everywhere, Teddy and Ella are frantic. And nobody sees me. I walk upstairs and put Adelai in my bed and tuck her in. I walk downstairs and Brae is the first one to see me "MACE!" He runs across the room and tackles me in a hug. Teddy comes over, "Where the hell were you?! Your parents got out and Adelai is miss-" He stops when he sees that I already know, he takes in my appearance and says, "Well, what the fuck happened to you?"

"They got me and I killed them, they kidnapped your daughter, who is upstairs sleeping, because he knew something that I didn't" He looks ashamed, he knows I know.

"Now Ma-"

"I THOUGHT I TOLD YOU TO GET HER FAR AWAY! KEEP HER SAFE THEODORE," the room is silent now and I can feel the tears streaming down my face. "Did you all know?!" I'm sobbing at this point, "You all knew and you let her be unsafe!" Brae is the only person in the room who looks confused, everyone else looks ashamed. "And why did you let her meet me? Dear God, Theodore! You put her in danger and she's the only thing I had, even though I didn't know her." I stop crying just enough to look in his eyes, my bloodshot grey ones, into his brown ones, "Do you remember the night she was born?"

"Mac-" He starts, but I cut him off.

"DO YOU? Do you remember what I said to you?"

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"She makes me happy" I whisper and look to Teddy.

"You deserve it!" I sigh and look down at the sleeping baby in my arms, my sleeping baby.

"Teddy I deserve nothing but death, the only thing I can do to fix that is to help you kill my parents. We both know that eventually they will get out, and I'll be on the run again, for as long as it takes for them to find and capture me again."

"Mace, that's not all you're good for," I scoff but he continues. "Yes, they do deserve to die, but that doesn't mean that you don't deserve to live."

"I just need you to get her somewhere safe, I don't care about my happiness, only hers. And that means, I won't ever get to see her again. I won't get to know her, but it's all for the best. She deserves a better life than what I can give her, we both know that. And as much as it hurts, we have to remember that she can have a normal life, and that's all I've ever dreamed for her. That she can play on the playground, go to school, and grow up without having to look over her shoulder. And that just won't happen for her, If she's with me"

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He sighs

"What the fuck is going on Mace?" Fuck. Brae.

"Can we talk somewhere more.." I look around at the more than 20 people in the living room, "private?" He nods and we head to the kitchen.

"So what was that?" I sigh this time.

"So. when we broke up, I found out something, and I couldn-"

"Mace just tell me"

"Please don't interrupt, this is difficult for me." He nods in aggreance. I continue, "I couldn't tell you, because I couldn't find you, and risk it. I was so scared Brae, not of you, but of him, I didn't know what to do and I had to keep her a secret"

"Mace, please don't tell me-" I look down and play with the ring he once gave me.

"I was pregnant. I had the most beautiful baby, and I gave her up, for her safety. I'm so sorry Brae. So, so sorry."

"I don't even know what to say. Mace this isn't just a secret you can keep"

"I know" I feel so bad and I knew this was going to happen.

He continues in a strained voice, "No. I don't think you do, Mace she was my baby too, I could've taken her. I could've kept her safe." I'm still looking down, "Macelyn, look at me." I look up and see that he's crying. "You didn't even give me a chance. Mace, I could've helped."

"Brae, I couldn't risk it!"
"Were you even planning on telling me?!" No. But he didn't need to know that. I look back down. "Macelyn, I'm so fucking upset right now. You didn't even give me a chance. What the fuck"

"I'm so sorry"

"I don't think you are, I think that once again, you only thought about what would be best for you. Where is she? Do you even know?" I look up to him with tears in my eyes and he gets the message.

"The little girl upstairs? That you brought home from where you murdered your parents."

I try and smile, "I didn't know that she was there"

"I need to leave, before I say something that I can't take back, I love you Mace. But this? I don't know if we can come back from it" And he leaves, this is a turn of events, I hear him storm out the front door and slam it on his way out.

AN: Christmas update, IDK if this is what you wanted for Christmas, but there's two chapters left. I'm then planning on editing and seeing what comes from my head next. I started this book over a year ago, and it's been a tough year. When I update it's when I'm feeling some type of way, and i think you can tell from how the chapters go. Thanks for sticking through, my own sister gave up. Excited to finish though, I only have to write chapter 14, and I'll be doing that right now. Hope you enjoyed.

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