+ marks the grave {Completed}

Chapter 71

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I didn't expect her to open up.
I didn't expect her to be cuddling me either.
But she did and she was.
Maybe it was her vulnerability, but somewhere deep inside I hoped it was something more.
It was genuinely surprising that she didn't mention Luke at all.
Maybe he was out of her system, another hope.
Speaking of Luke, none of the guys mentioned him.
But they asked for two types of blood.
That made me tsk.
He could still be alive.
But Amber's mind already blocked him out.
It was like he was erased from her memory.
I couldn't wish for something better.
All was left to do was to keep it that way.
He couldn't be initiated into the gang if her survived.
But how would I tell my father about his death.
He'd surely know that I killed him and why.
That wouldn't sit right with him.
Killing him off would be a pain.
I might have to carry him home with us and then dispose of him quietly.
For now I would need to keep his whole being hidden, whether alive or dead, from Amber.
Maybe this was cruel of my to manipulate her emotions and traumas into what I choose to make them but it was necessary.
I let her live her immature teenage cycle and make her mistakes all on her on.
Regardless of how much I wanted to give her a helping hand, to be a shoulder for her to cry on, a listening ear.
But she needed to learn the morals.
It was all necessary.
It's only fair that I get my half of the bargain paid up.
Pay day had passed.
It was days overdue.
I needed her by my side, to stand with me while I lead.
She needed me by hers, now more than ever.
That was how it should be.
I looked down at her.
She was taking small breaths, flaring her nose with each one.
With Amber safe, I could focus on recovering Kent.
He was probably already docked by now and hopefully alive.
There was no one we could call to help him out.
He was on his own.
But that didn't mean that I was giving up on him.
All he needed was a certified network connection and cell phone and I could contact him.
The south pole was impenetrable.
Even I didn't know if my father had successfully infiltrated Purdy.
He withheld any useful information.
I would need to get back to Purvis in order to to create a well thought out plan.
For now I needed to keep my people safe.
I couldn't tell Amber about the conditions.
Kent wanted to be the one to tell her.
She surely wouldn't stay in a dazed state for long.
Her obedience would be quite short lived.
She's bound to ask questions anytime soon.
And I'd need to withold a lot of information.
She pretty much figured out everything by now on her own.
She was very intelligent.
But I hope that this incident won't leave a deep scar on her mental.
I want her to be the girl I always admired from afar.
The girl that danced to rap music on her own.
The girl that binged watched anime for days without moving.
The girl who was completely at peace with her body.
The girl who cried over boys but still went to parties as normal.
The girl who always picked herself up when she was thrown down.
Now,
I wanted to be the one to pick that girl up.

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My body ached.
But my belly wasn't empty.
I wasn't on a cold floor, nor was I on a air bed.
For the first time in a while I felt comfortable.
I was wrapped in bandages but I didn't feel like a patient.
There was a proper pillow under my head and a firm mattress under my body.
There was almost the warmest blanket I'd ever felt.
I pulled it closer.
This was heavenly.
This comfort was that was a dream.
Too perfect to be real.
So when the blanket growled, I tried not to pay it any mind.
But my brain insisted.
I peeked open my eyes to see that I was laying faced down, not on a mattress, but on a semi bare chest.
No wonder it was firm.
Six well defined abs peeked from his shirt was had ridden up to his pecs.
What made it, I don't know, worst? better?
was that I was full on straddling him.
I felt my face heat up.
I hastily attempted to jump off but i couldn't.
My legs were frozen, still asleep and my arms give out mid way.
I ended up spread out from his right side to my left side, my bottom half to ride and my top half to the left.
Two arms moved in to cage me in.
They went under my arms and lifted me back onto his chest.
Then, in a swift movement, he moved his legs onto to carpeted floor and started to walk.
He clearly didn't have a deficiency in iron if he could move as soon as his eyes opened.
He walked out the doorway and into another one that was straight ahead.
He placed me down onto the counter top before yawning and rubbing his eyes.
The didn't even make eye contact with me.
Drew opened the refrigerator and took out a bowl of what seemed to be batter.
He opened the refrigerator again and took out a jug of juice.
After retrieving two glasses of juice, he walked to the outer side of the counter and sat down.
He looked at the two cups with a puzzled look, then he looked at my butt which was a bit to his left, and then up to my face.
Realization was prominent on his face, and so was his blush as he got up and took me off the counter.
"Sorry about that..."
He was holding me under my arms, to keep me standing.
"About what? Forgetting that I was even here?"
I let out a laugh.
"I can be a scatter brain when i wake up..."
I was about to comment but he cut me off.
"Can you stand?"
He eased off his hold and I tried to will myself up but I left my knees buckled.
He saw the answer to his question.
So he lifted me back up and walked back to the outer counter.
He held me with one hand as he pulled out our chairs.
He placed me to sit and pushed in my chair.
Once we were both seated, he slid a glass of juice over to me.
"What type?"
"Grapefruit."
I love grapefruit juice.
Now that I sniffed the glass, I realized that the citrus he smelt like was grapefruit.
As if he read my mind, he looked over to me.
"I smell like it because of that stupid candle that Brad bought me to get rid of the mosquitoes."
Wait... He literally responded my thought.
Which could only mean that I had spoken out loud.
Again.
I remembered the last time I spoke out loud.
I remembered the boy that was near.
And my head started to feel really heavy.