?Chapter 0015


    Sade


    Ravenwasabletohelp usescapewithoutanyonerealizingathing.Withasimplespell,shewasabletoconcealourscentsandcreateanillusion,whichchangedourappearance.Noonewouldknowitwasme,evenif Istoodinfrontofthem.


    Webreakthroughtheforest,andIbreatheasighofrelief.Thetensionthathadgrippedmemeltedaway.Nothingbutsorrowandpainremained.


    “Youokay?”Raveasked,herfaceconveyingtheworryshehadforme.


    HowwasIsupposedtoanswerher?WasIokay?Definitelynot.Notbyalongshot.Everythinghadgohell,andIdidn’tknowhowtodealwiththat. Ididn’tknowhowtoprocess everythingthathappenedor everythingthatIwasfeeling.


    I’mstilltryingtetotermswiththefactthatAlecalmostkilledme.ItoldhimIwaspregnant,yethedidn’tcare.Let’stakethefactthatthisbabyishisoutoftheequation.ItmeantAlecwasreadytoendmylife,evenafterknowingthatIwascarryinganotherlife.Whatkindofpersondoesthat?Onlyamonster,andthisistheproofIneededtohammeritintomyheadthatAlecAshfordisafucking monster.


    “Sadie?”Hervoicepullsmeawayfrommythoughtsandmisery.


    “I’mnotokay,Raven,butIwillbe.”Iansweredherpreviousquestion.“Maybenottodayortomorrow,butI’mgoingtobeokay.”


    Shenodsherhead,andwecontinuewalking.


    Howdoyoucope,honestly?Isthereamanualthatcanguidesomeoneonhowtopickuptheirlivesafterthemantheylovedandthefatheroftheirbabyalmostendedyourlifeandthatofyourunbornbaby?Idon’tknow wheretogofromhere.


    Partsofmeheldouthopedespiteeverythingthathappened.Despitethetortureandhisbrutality,somesmallpartofmestillthoughtthatAlecwasgood.Thathe wasjusthurtingandseekingrevengeforlosinghismate.Now,though,Iknowit’snothingbutalie.


    Ishouldhavetrustedtherumorsabouthowcruelheis.TodayjustprovedthatAlecisworsethanthedevil.Todayscrapedawayallmyillusions.Itmademeseehimforwhohereallyis.Today,alltheloveIhadforAlecdiedwhenheplungedhishandintomychest,intendingtoripoutmyheart.


    Somethingtripsme,andIfalldown.Tearswererunningdownmyfaceasmyheartbrokeintoa


    thousandpiecesIcouldbarelyseeinfrontwiththeamount oftearsIwasshedding.Therealityofwhatalmosthappenedtodaycrashesintome,andIshatterrightthereontheforestfloor,


    “Sadie!”Raven screamedmynameandrushedtowardsme.Shetriestopullmeup,butIremainkneelingontheground.Ididn’thavetheenergytomove.


    EverythingI’vebeenholdingbackrushestothesurface,tearingmetopiecesintheprocess.Icouldn’tholdbackmyscreams,pain,andanguish.


    I hate Alec, and I hate the moon goddess for allowing this to happen to me. How could I move on? How will I move past this? I not only had physical scars but also mental and emotional ones. My heart and soul will always be marred, and it''s all because of Alec and his damn pack. Well, all of them except Him


    "Let it all out, darling. I''m here for you," Raven whispered while rubbing my back infort.


    I let go, just like she''d told me. I release the pent- up frustration and anger. I let go of the pain and let it flow out of me. I hold on to Raven as my pain consumes my entire body. My nails dig into her skin as i use her as my anchor to the present. I cry until there are no more tears. I''m left heaving, feeling as if I were being torn into two and my heart and chest were being crashed. I breathe through my mouth because it''s nearly impossible to breathe through my nose, which was stuffed.


    "Come on, let''s go home," she tells me once I''m quiet.


    Helping me up, she supported my weight since my legs felt like jelly. She silently leads us home, and all the while I try to pull myself together. I''ve had my cry, it''s now time to wipe my tears, dust myself, and move forward. For the sake of my baby, I needed to move on. About forty minutester, we got home,


    Raven helps me get on the thin bed.


    "Have a rest while I go look for Beth. Maybe she can give you something to rx." She doesn''t give me. a chance to oppose the suggestion before she''s out of the door.


    Iy on the bed, staring at the ceiling, trying to imagine what the future held for me and my baby. I was trying to hold on to any


    kind of hope, but it was hard when I had an enemy like Alec targeting me.


    The supernaturalmunity knew of him, and for some reason he was treated like a damn royalty. He could make my life difficult if he chose to, and that''s what scared me.


    A noise outside pulls me from my thoughts.Material ? of N?velDrama.Org.


    Were Beth and Raven already back?


    I slowly got off the bed and stood up on shaky legs. Before I could take another step, the door burst open, and a man I didn''t know rushed in. I don''t get time to react or do anything. First, because I was surprised, and second, because I was still weak


    He moves so quickly that he''s nothing but a blur.


    A scream tears itself from the depths of my throat as his fangs sink into my neck.


    I immediately knew what he was. No one needed to tell me that I''d just been attacked by a vampire.


    Fuck, can my life get any worse?