Lace

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Erebus POV

"What do you mean you lost her?" Soren was livid. If there was one thing I admired most about the man infront of me, it was ability to hide his emotions. But right now, that's not the case.

The look in his eyes could melt the Antarctic. His veins were popping on his forehead and his usual cool and composed nature was morphed into someone much more wild and surreal.

"E, if Lace doesn't march into this room with that little giggle of hers I'm going to, " he stopped mid rant putting at a fistful of his hair while passing around the room like a madman. He was acting the way I was feeling. "Bloody hell E! I don't know what the hell I'll do! And you, why the hell are you so calm?"

I looked calm, but on the inside I was on the edge of murder.

I lost Lace. I Lost her...

I had her right in the palm of my hand then let her slip away. What kind of leader does that make me?

I tried to ignore Soren's tantrum. If it was anyone else, I'd have their head in my hands. But with Soren, things were different. Before Lace, he was the only person who could keep me sane. He kept me human. Then we met Lace... a skinny little homeless girl with a self chopped bob hairstyle and dusty brown skin trying to steal bags of cocaine to try and save her best friend.

Since then, unknowingly she kept me human. Reminding me of the good there is in the world. It scared me at first, I'd admit. To see someone with so much potential so fragile... so easily hurt.

I'd never forget the look of terror in eyes that night when I made her go through with her first kill. But slowly over time I had the pleasure of watching that terror that consumed her morph into a prideful sort of confidence.

"You can't be writing another letter?" Soren demanded, "why don't you get your lazy ass off that bloody chair and find her sothat you can actually give it to her!
You know E, you've lost your game. Has she made you soft?"

I tolerate alot from Soren, he's my brother but he forgets his place sometimes.

I set my pen down, and looked up at Soren. My actions were slower than it needed to be. Like a beast, I felt. Sizing up his prey.

Soren stopped his ranting, making careful calculated movements. He knew he was on thin ice here.

"Soft? " I asked with a raised brow? "Oh dear brother, you seem to have forgotten who I am."

***
Lacey's POV

"Riley, ofcourse they want me. They saw me with Erebus. " I whispered harshly. "But that's also why we need to escape."
It's going to be hard. I don't  know where the hell I am, who the hell is outside that door and how the bloody hell I'm going to take Riley with me.

It's risky, but like everything else lately in my life, I've got to do this for Riley.

Seeing his choking over his own blood when trying to talk, and the squirting of this eyes when he tried to look at me brought our a primal sense of anger that hid deeply beneath my veins.

I didn't feel like myself. My blood was adrenaline, bones were steel and goal was to get Riley to Erebus.

Okay, so this was more of a filler chapter, but... no no I have nothing. This sucks.

But I'm already working on the next chapter. And its going to get better.

And guess what, we're almost done with book one!

I just need this big secret to be exposed and for someone important to... pass on...
May his/her soul rest in peace.

I think I'm gonna call the next book, Beast. Or something beast related.

But what did you think about this chapter so far? What do you think the secret will be and who do you think is gonna die?

One more thing, what do you'll think about the length of these chapters? Too short? Is it alright? I need something bro.

And please vote. Make that star orange

Till next time

Make good choices,

~Virgo