Broken Chains

Part 26

Chapter 26

I sighed as I pushed myself up and made to leave the room after Carl when I felt Derek's hand slip into mine and he gently pulled me back. I stopped and turned slowly to look at him.

"Jessie." Bryce said gently,

"I'll follow you." I said gently, he nodded

"Two minutes." he said I nodded again. As Carl gently walked into the hallway and closed the door softly behind him. I slowly turned to look at Derek whose eyes were a beautiful burnished gold, so beautiful, so intense.

"You can't go." He said softly no flowery words just plain simple Honest Derek saying exactly what he meant.

"I have to." I said gently he shook his head,

"No " he said in a whisper "if this doesn't...if we can't " he bit his lip as if horrified to even be considering this thought, "if she gets you she'll hurt our baby." He said his hand brushing gently over my belly in a pointless gesture after all what was I literally days pregnant (our pregnancies were a lot more rapid though) I was definitely not far enough along to have a baby bump and yet the gesture still made tears well up behind my eyes.

"No she won't." I said entwining my fingers through his holding his hand on top of my belly tightly, "I won't let her."

"baby." He said softly "she's not like you,"

"I know." I said "we have loyalty and that's why she won't be able to hurt our baby."

"I'll do anything I can to protect you."

"Just promise me one thing." I said softly

"Anything I can do baby."

"Can we watch the sunrise together tomorrow?" I asked his eyes slid away from mine.

"If I can make it that way I will."

"No" I said softly "promise me." I said tightening my fingers around his; he lifted his eyes to mine still golden still intense he sighed and I caught a glimpse of his sharp white fangs his teeth were lengthening he was clinging onto his control by his fingertips. Seeming to read my mind he ran his tongue across his sharp teeth slowly.

"I promise." he said slowly "I'll be there." There was a sharp wrapping at the door; we both raised our eyes to the door. Bryce's head appeared around the door.

"We have to go." He said firmly his eyes flickered down significantly down to our clasped hands on my belly it was just for a second but I saw it. I nodded and slowly pulled myself gently away from Derek he kept a hand clasped around mine though and followed me closely.

"It'll be alright." Daniel whispered as I drew up alongside him in an undertone. "We won't let her hurt you."

"I'm not worried about me." I said quietly,

"I know." he said his voice too understanding,

"Damn it." I snapped "I'm not even two weeks pregnant and already you all know. I've known for sure less than twenty four hours, how the fuck do you know?"

"um..." he said smiling clearly far too pleased with himself for my liking, "I actually didn't until you said just then." I snarled at him but Derek just gave a little chuckle. I dug an elbow into his ribs playfully, but he just pulled me closer and gently kissed the top of my head.

"Doesn't matter anyway."I said firmly "it doesn't change anything. We still have to go find my sister and kick her ass."

We walked out onto the street and straight into a couple of passing girls,