Elijah P. O. V.
Hey, come on sweetheart.”
“We’re take you home.” I pulled her away from Jake but at first, she didn’t want to let go of him. But when Jake grabbed hold of her arms and step back with sadness on his face. I knew it was hard to let her go. I didn’t want to be away from her. Especially now. I remember the rumor last year of her cutting. I didn’t think it was true until I looked down, I can see very faint lines on her wrist. I picked her up wrapped her arms around my neck and walked out the door down the stairs and out of the front door. I walked towards my BMW black and red tires. I love this car. I worked hard and I paid for it myself.
I worked four summers and paid it off just a year.
I didn’t know or care what I hear people say awful things about my 2009 BMW.
They can kiss my ass. So, I walked up to it and unlocked my door, and put her down- but she didn’t let me go. So, I stand there with Avery still in my arms and she wasn’t letting me go.
“I’ll get in first and set her on my lap.” I heard Jake say behind me.
So, I looked behind me and looked at him and we mind link.
“Okay, don’t hurt her,” I told him in a growl in my mind.
“I won’t.” Please give me her.” She safe.” I heard him say. I hesitated for a second then I nodded my arm towards the front seat. I was telling him to get in and sit down. That when I felt the air changed and so, he walked past me, and that when I felt him bumped my arm. He quickly let out.
“I am sorry.”
“I am sorry.”
Then he quickly got in the passenger side and didn’t even buckle his seat belt. So, I knew he didn’t care but only for her I agree with him on that. So, she was on everyone’s mind. I am nervous about her staying by herself. I can hear the guys in the mind link saying we shouldn’t also leave her alone. That was when I had an idea. We can stay close and stand outside and watch her house. If we can hear anything going on in the house. We are in there so fast she won’t know we were even there.
We should not let her stay by herself guys.” I heard Jake say waiting for me to pass her over to him. So, I step up and turned my body and I stop and looked down and I saw her face. I wanted to scream and hit my head on a brick wall. I wanted to feel pain for what I did to her. What I saw broke my heart seeing her tear-stained face.
“I am so sweetheart; I promise not to hurt you ever again,” I whispered inside her ear, and I turn her face and kissed her lips gently. I didn’t want to let her go but I looked over at Jake and he had his arms hanging out the door. I give her a look and placed her in his lap, and she moaned because she still had her arms around my neck and she didn’t want to let go.
She whimpers and groans when I took her arms that were around my neck and Jake took her arms wrapped around his neck. He started to shift his hips to make sure he had a tight grip around her waist. He grabbed her head and he gently laid it down on his chest.
“Shh, it’s okay princess, I got you.”
Don’t cry.
She was trying to talk but it came out in mumbles.
“I ca-nt hel-p it.
I -ca-n’t st-op cr-ying.” She said in hick-ups.
“What you want to do?” I heard Andrew say with concern.
“I think
I am afraid she going to hurt or worse kill herself.
So, after caring her up into her bedroom asleep in my arms. The poor angel was rolled up in a ball on Jake’s lap and I drove. Avery cried so much she exhausted herself from crying.
FUCK! I wanted to hurt someone. I don’t care if it was me. I don’t deserve this beautiful angel. Jake got her wrapped in his arms. I can hear her crying and whining right beside me. I can feel her pain and hurt.
What happened to her that got her this way? I know we bullied her, but I didn’t know we were this bad.
Really, man. What do you expect when you bully and say cruel words to her. She not going to smile with open arms dude. I heard my inner voice say in a sarcastic attitude.
No wonder, she was afraid of me and the guys. We are monsters.
No, we are worst than monsters, we are evil sinister monsters.
I need a smoke. I thought to myself. I am outside her house I am the first watch, so the other guys are home asleep. I must call Jake. He is the next on watch then Andrew, Matthew. So, I volunteer first, and I am out here watching her sleep. I in her treehouse when we were little our dad’s built it for us to play princess and kingdoms. I have a smile on my face thinking back when we were little. I remember her blonde curls and pink dresses and little tiara on her head. I remember her smile and that when I started liking her, like in crush. I knew deep down in my heart she was going to be mine.
But I had to fuck it all up when I start bullying her. I would always treat her like shit. I would trip her when she was walking every chance I get. I would pull her down and knock her books out of her hand.
I sighed and thought what asshole I had been to her. She never did anything to me. I need a smoke. I am not smoked for a while.
I grabbed the secret cigarette I had hiding inside my BMW I got it out earlier. I didn’t know I would need it, so I took it out, and now it’s in my pocket.
Now, I got it out I stuck it in between my fingers staring at it.
Should I put it in my mouth and smoke it? I am still thinking about I should smoke or not. I was about to stick it between my lips and light the cigarette. When I heard a scream. I drop the cigarette and I stop to listen. That was when I heard it again. It’s coming from Avery’s room.
Don’t worry I am coming sweetheart.” I whispered in the air. I open her window and climb in, and I looked up and saw a black shadow lending over Avery she was up in bed staring at this frightening dark shadow. She was shaking and I can see the fear in her eyes. And this black shadow creature was trying to grab her.
I look very closely who was the shadow creature it is Duke Conaway standing in Avery’s bedroom? Why is he here? Why is the vampire prince in my mate’s room? I was going to step up toward him and demand why is he in my mate’s room. I heard a growl and I looked behind me I saw Jake, Andrew, Matthew behind me they had a furious expression on their face, and they were ready to kill whoever tries to hurt our mate.
I open my mouth I was going to talk but Avery beat me to it.
“Why-you, doing here Duke?” She demands in her little voice.
Oh, so she knows him huh. But now I see why she was afraid of him. His eyes are bright bloodshed red.