I refuse to lose any more people that I care about. If I can get Jayden and Landon out of here, then I won’t have to worry about them. I will know that they are free. I may never see them again, but at least they will be able to live. They cannot stay here. I cannot have a distraction. I need my head clear. If I’m worried about them, that I won’t be capable of doing whatever is necessary.
I didn’t want to resort to violence. I didn’t want to kill people, especially people of my own kind. I just don’t know what other choice there is anymore. I just want all of this to end. I don’t want to live a life running. I want to enjoy life and everything it has to offer. I know what I have to do, and it makes me sick, but I don’t think there are any other options.
I quickly snap out of my thoughts as I hear Sam’s voice, “Lilly, I will not follow any of your demands. You will do what you’re told, or I will kill Jayden.
A fire lights up inside me as those words leave his mouth. Something happens to me that I have never felt. Before, then I realize It’s rage, something I have never experienced. Before I know it, my hand is gripping, his throat squeezing tight. I want to break his windpipe, but I need him to speak to tell me where Jayden is exactly.
As I hold him up against the wall by his throat, I tell him, “I was trying to be nice, but obviously being nice is not working.
You tell me where Jayden is, or I will kill you. I’m done playing games.”
I can tell that he’s afraid as he doesn’t want to speak, but he’s losing air. And my grip is only getting tighter. I yell, “tell me before I crush your windpipe”
I lighten my grip only for a minute for the words to spill out.
“He’s in Mary’s basement.”
I want to kill him more than anything. I want to crush him trying so hard not to do what I really want. Knowing he betrayed me and used me just like everyone else has. I smashed his body against the house as I watched him fall to the ground, passed out. I know where I need to go, knowing that this is going to start the war. Hoping Landon will believe me, he needs to believe me.
I then rushed off to Mary’s, hoping that Sam was telling the truth. I go to the front door, and it is locked. I don’t want to waste any time. When Sam wakes up, all hell is going to break loose. So, I say fuck it and I ram my shoulder in to the door, it swings open.
I dart for the basement, not even sure where it’s at. I start opening doors to closet, a bathroom. Becoming frustrated, not being able to find the door that leads to Jayden. Then, suddenly, I feel a grip on the back of my shoulder. Before the person can react, I dodge them and get a hold of their throat.
“Lilly, it’s me, Landon. What are you doing?”
“Landon, where is your cellar?”
“Lilly, we don’t have a cellar.”
“That is where they are keeping him. Your mother is the one that took him. She is hiding him.”
“What are you talking about?”
“Listen to me, Landon. Your mother is hiding Jayden in the basement.”
“Lilly, you are talking crazy.”
“We are wasting time, he’s going to come after me. Landon, just trust me, please.”
“Lilly, what is going on?”
“Landon, I don’t have time to explain everything, please.”
“There is a place that is hidden that we would use if there was an attack.”
“Lead the way.”
I can tell that he’s confused, but I wish he would just believe me. There is no time to waste, but he’s walking so slow. My heart is racing. I’m so nervous, hoping that Jayden is there that this search for him will finally come to an end.
I then noticed that we were walking towards the podium that I stood on when they announced me their Alpha. Not having any idea that there was a secret safe room underneath.
Then all of a sudden, I hear a noise that I’m not familiar with. It’s so dark I can’t see. I don’t know what it is, but I know it’s getting closer. “Landon, do you hear that noise?”
We stop for a second to listen, then all of a sudden, I hear landon cry out, and he falls to the ground. I look and see an arrow sticking out of his chest. My heart breaks. Tears begin to fulfill my eyes, making my vision a blur. I knee down to him. “Landon, are you OK oh my God, please be OK.”
Lilly The Secret passage is on the podium right underneath where you stood Save Jayden and get the hell out of here. Please don’t ever stop running until you’re far away. Please just take care of my son. Don’t let them have him.
I take off to the podium, I don’t even care what is near and what is surrounding me. I’m going to get Jayden and escape here and never return. Jayden is the reason that I have never given up, That I have fought every day. I am going to save him and take him away from all of this.
Once I get up to the podium, I search for anything that looks like a door handle. Fuck, it’s so dark I can’t see anything. Then, all of a sudden, I stump my toe and I fall to the ground to find a loop. This has to be it. As I pull it up I see light, I make my way down. I yell his name, “JAYDEN.”
That’s when I hear the sweetest voice, “Lilly, please help me.”
I follow his voice, “Keep talking, so I can find you Jayden. Why don’t you sing a song until I find you.
As he’s singing, I follow his voice, so relieved that he’s OK. Listening to his sweet sound warms my heart. Making me feel more love than I thought was possible.
When I see him, tears fill my eyes as he is tied to the bed. I rush over to him and begin to untie him. I’m so angry that they kept him tied up. “Jayden, are you OK?”
“Lilly, I’m okay, I’m so happy you found me.”
“Jayden, stay close. We are getting out of here. ”
“But Lily, we have to get my daddy first.”
“Your daddy wants us to leave and not to come back ever again. We need to run, and we need to run now.”