“Yes, Leo. He is the one that deals with everything.”
“Yet you refuse to fucking give him the title. I told you to do it, I don’t care about the consequences. I’d like to see what exactly he does,” Alejandro tells his brother as he goes over to the box that Leo had left.
“I know…”
“What the fuck is this?” Alejandro asks.
“That’s what he gave me to heal,” I answer before entering the adjoining bathroom, wishing I had something else but this tiny gown to wear…
I don’t know how to feel. Emmet had known about my pregnancy which meant Jackie had told him. He had tried to hurt my baby on purpose. I won’t forgive him for that… and I want to know what Leo is planning to do about it.
It is much later into the night. I have showered and changed into some clothes that someone had brought from my apartment for me. I only have a little dinner, not feeling up to it after everything that had happened. We talked to Mama earlier, although we didn’t mention what had happened, not wanting them to worry. I told Kia to fill her in when she was alone, without Dad around.
I am now lying in bed in one of the bedrooms of Marcel’s mansion with Kia curled up next to me. She is fast asleep, her hand resting on my stomach protectively. It is past midnight, but I am unable to sleep. I feel so restless. Emmet’s final words ring in my head,
“If I’m going down…”
How sick is he to target an unborn child? And let’s not forget that now Leo knows about this baby.
“Can’t sleep?” I turn my head, looking into Kiara’s gorgeous eyes. I sigh heavily, staring back at the ceiling.
“No.”
“Want to share?”
“Well, I was thinking about Emmet. How could he target an unborn child? You know, Kia… he reminds me of him. He was beating his mate, and she was hiding it from everyone. She even denied it! He got angry because I told Leo about it.”
Kiara sighs as she props herself up on her elbow. “Mm… so, it reminded you of him… you know, abusers try to justify their actions one way or another. I just hope this Jackie is strong enough to break away.” Unlike Indigo…
“Yeah… I hope so, too. I wonder what Leo will do…”
“You two have marked one another… maybe you could ask him?” She suggests gently. I had told her that earlier, but shealso knows it is still complicated.
“Not today… I don’t even want to face him right now,” I whisper.
“What is it, Zu?” She asks softly. I sit up slowly and stare at the bedding, shaking my head slowly. How do I explain everything I am feeling?
“At least I know he’ll be a good dad,” I say, shrugging. She smiles.
“Oh? Have you seen him around kids?” I tilt my head.
“Don’t you know that he has a five-year-old son? Corrado?” I ask curiously. No, she doesn’t. The surprise on her face answers that.
“Oh… from an Omega or…” She closes her eyes, shaking her head. “I’m sorry, I -“
“I don’t even know who his mama is, but it doesn’t matter. He’s adorable.” She seems relieved, but I can see she wants to ask me something. “Shoot.” She smiles slightly before becoming serious.
“Did it… remind you of Atlas?”
Atlas, my half-brother… a sour taste fills my mouth. I realise why she’d say that. I am being biased, maybe, but Corrado is not born from an affair, or I at least hope Leo was faithful to the mother at the time, and he hadn’t been dating anyone else while with her.
“It’s different.”
“He’s a good person Zu…” she whispers, and I simply frown.
“I’m surprised Marcel never mentioned it,” I say instead, changing the topic.
“No, he didn’t… I’ll ask him tomorrow… but then again, he hasn’t said much about this pack, respecting Leo’s wish. Marcel is just stuck in the middle, wanting this to work,” she sighs before smiling gently. “Let’s not worry about that for now. Leo cares for you. If he didn’t, he wouldn’t have called for me.”
“Or he cares for his pup,” I suggest. I am happy that he does, don’t get me wrong… but at the same time, I don’t think us as a couple will work. He already told me he regretted marking me…
“Talk to him,” Kiara encourages softly, almost as if she knows what I am thinking. I nod, not sure if I will, as I turn my back to her.
“Yeah…” I say, closing my eyes. She runs her fingers through my hair tenderly, and I appreciate her not pushing the topic.
I am blessed to have so many who love me… but doesn’t Leo realise he does, too? I saw the way he became distant when Kia and Raihana had entered… the way he just wanted to leave…
With Kia’s comforting touch, sleep soon overcomes me, and I welcome it…
I am staring at something intently through maybe a crack or bars… I’m not sure…
I am terrified. I don’t know why, but I am. A shriek of agony reaches my ears, and I begin looking around frantically.
“Please stop! Don’t hurt her!” A young boy’s voice leaves my lips as my entire body shakes with anger, frustration, and fear. I begin running, climbing over what looks like some rocks, and stare down into the dimly lit room. The sight before me makes my blood run cold.
There on the floor in a five-pointed star, surrounded by symbols written in what looks a lot like blood, lies a woman. She is pinned to the floor with four daggers, one embedded through her wrists and two through her ankles. This is dark magic… I can feel it.
My eyes blur as I take a shuddering breath, and I wipe them in irritation. Pain and agony are clear on her face as a dark, smoky shadow swirls around her. Everywhere it touches her, it slicesviciously into her skin.
“Please stop! Don’t hurt her!” The strangled sob leaves me.
Where am I? What is this?
“Shut him up before I kill him, too,” a woman’s voice hisses ominously, and it is then that I see her. Her back is to me. She is wearing a long black dress, her hair is halfway down her back, and she has her hands raised. She begins chanting, and the room seems to become darker. There is an immense evil around her, one that is beginning to grow around the woman on the floor, a woman with brown hair and ashy skin.
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