Found (The Last Watcher Series) Book One

by Yana Guleva

  “Sure. Don’t kill yourself in the process.” Dakota told me laughing. He always found everything a joke and in a strange way, I enjoyed it. As everyone was leaving the room, I decided to talk to Kierce.

  “Hey, Kierce. Can you hold on a moment? Close the door.” He did as I asked.

  “What’s up?”

  “I think.. you should go back to your father. You need to go back to your.. family.”

  “Amabel, this is my family. I don’t consider my father a good man. You know that.”

  “Yes, I know this… but he is still your father. He needs you.”

  “He has Argem.” He answered with a haste.

  “But Kierce..”

  “No but.. please.”

  “I understand. But I also understand that you want to be here with me and don’t want to lose any second of being by my side. I’ll be okay.”

  “I know you’ll be okay. I just don’t want to miss a second of being without you.” I saw the emotion in his eyes. I saw how much he meant it. Even as much as I love him, I now felt the urge of hunger. The hunger that craved his soul. Not to kill him, but just a taste. This was a strange thing, and not the consequence I’d expect with being a watcher. No one has ever mentioned this to me, not even Tae. Samuele though. He knew.

  “You’re too good you know.” I told him.

  “Not good enough.”

  “I promise you not being here won’t give you less of a chance to be with me. I feel so selfish that I keep you and Tae in the air. I just.. can’t chose. It’s not the right time. I feel as if… if I chose who to be with, I then might.. die from the stupid mistakes I make. I can’t bear to think I could lose one of you, not to mention you feeling that as well… for me.”

  “I know you mean well. I know you would protect me and Tae, as well as your brothers without a doubt. You’re strong enough though. Not just in your powers, but in your heart.. your soul. You will do the right thing in the end.”

  “What if I don’t?”

  “You will.” He spoke to me so softly. I almost felt his soft pale skin touching mine. At this very moment, I felt a connection with him that I have never felt before. It was strong and warm love. The love for a hunter. For a split second I wondered if it was my hunger for his lovely soul, but I shook it off quickly. No, it was all me. I felt the need of protection for him. Stronger than anyone else’s. Maybe it because he was weaker than the lycans, or maybe it was just pure love.

  “I’ll see you in a few.” I told him and he left the room right after. Amabel, it’s against nature. This isn’t right. You will lose all the abilities of a watcher. There will be no one to protect the human life. I heard Tae tell me in my mind. He listened. I couldn’t possibly be mad at him for that, but I still felt betrayed. Not because he loved another woman, but because he lied. Don’t. Is all I told him.

  My heart didn’t want to believe that I wouldn’t be a watcher any longer. What my heart felt was a want for protection. It wanted to protect the people who were truly my family.

  “I want to be happy! I don’t want to worry about others any longer. I don’t want to wake up every morning hoping no one will get attacked. Being a watcher does not satisfy me!” I screamed out loud, knowing the whole house heard me. I collapsed to the ground, and broke down. I got pushed with abilities that I did not want to begin with. I fell in love with a hunter and a lycan, who are both not part of the everyday society. My family wasn’t just my parents, but my protectors. I can tell staggers to go away and what, they just do? This was ridiculous. If this was nearly a year ago and I saw some girl glowing in bright red, I don’t think I would just walk by. These abilities that I had didn’t seem ordinary. I felt as if the watcher abilities within me didn’t accept me as a human.

  Today, I will coincide with the hunters. I have decided. I will agree to losing the powers as long as my family will be forever safe. I quickly packed a few shirts and pants, and headed out the door. The guys weren’t paying much attention. They apparently got a new toy to play with, a television. I took in their laughs, and went my separate way from them.

  As I walked towards the parked car by the lake, I made sure to turn off any connections I had with Tae. He would be my main worry. In some oddly way, he was the only able to fully get in my mind.

  The drive wasn’t long, since I had only memories running through my mind. I paid attention to all my feelings and the touches I felt with my fingers. I wanted to treasure anything I had as a human since I didn’t know what to expect as a hunter.

  “This is it.” I told myself, as I pulled up down the mansion’s driveway. “This is finally it.” I got out of the car with confidence and walked to the main door. The guards were already there, and brought me in. They weren’t as gentle as the first time and made sure to look around if I brought anyone else. My last visit terrified them I’m guessing.

  “No one is with me.” I told them calmly. The tall older guard looked at me with one eye brow raised, and then looked away quickly.

  “Amabel? What do you think you’re doing?” It was Argem. Just the person I wanted to see.

  “I need to talk to you. I have a composition.” He looked at me as if I was crazy, but accepted it.

  “Okay then, talk.” He wasn’t speaking kind today, but I wouldn’t accept him to. So I got right to the point.

  “I will not marry you, but I will change. I am willing to lose all my powers, but on one condition.”

  “What is that?”

  “You will not send those staggers back out, and you will not touch my family.” Argem looked surprised with my determination, but my expression never changed. I was ready to get rid of all the feelings I had. I didn’t want to feel betrayal from Tae or the constant urge of hunger for Kierce. I wasn’t ready to take on the consequences of a watcher, but I was damn ready to take the ones of a hunter.

  “Well.. I will talk to Luthius once more. You know where your room is.” He told me. “Oh and.. Amabel? I will marry you one day.” He added right before he walked away.

  “Ha.” I laughed to myself and made my way to the white pearl room I was presented to last time. Tonight would be filled with dread.

  Chapter Twenty – Terror

  The night went by slow, and I decided to take a tour around the house. The upstairs was just room after room. Not much to see there. As I walked down the stairway to the first floor, Kierce ran in through the door.

  “Oh my god! Amabel!” He screamed and ran over to me. I’m guessing the guards didn’t know about him, and thought he was just coming back home.

  “Kierce, please no.”

  “No Amabel. You don’t understand! Tae is going nuts! He’s tearing everything apart at the house. He brought down about a dozen of trees. The brothers had to force him down. How are you doing this again?” I felt the pain, and the sadness. Instead of making this better like I have wanted to, it just made it worse.

  “He’s going to have to deal with it.”

  “Amabel. You may cause another war. Tae will not let this happen. He will not.”

  “Don’t you want me to change though? Don’t you want to see me every day as a hunter. Like you?”

  “Yes, I would love that. It’s everything I have ever wanted, but you’re wrong. You don’t know the consequences.”

  “I know one thing. My family will be left alone.”

  “Amabel. I want you to change, but for me. If Argem makes the change.. you will forever be in his will.” My heart started to tremble at the thought. No, this isn’t what I wanted. Why haven’t he told me before. Why has he not warned me the first hundred times I’ve done this.

  “Well well. The lovely couple that will soon be torn apart.” It was Luthius.

  “Father.. I.”

  “No, son. You don’t have to explain. I understand you love her. I forgive you. You very well know though, that she will not be yours.” Luthius was telling Kierce. It sounded as if I was a piece of meat that was being decided on who would owe it. “Samuele is already
on his way. Your appearance, Amabel, just made it good timing.” In a way. I was glad Samuele hasn’t done anything himself. I was still clueless to the powers he was capable of.

  “I know.” Kierce answered him with his head down. “I know.” He repeated.

  “I will leave you two be. You only have a few more hours left. Midnight will be the time.” Luthius told us and walked away.

  “Kierce.. I.. didn’t know.”

  “I know you didn’t. It was all my fault.”

  “No. This is all my fault. It’s my fault for falling in love with you and Tae. It will also be my fault for hurting both of you. It was my fault of my brother’s death and all the scars you guys have from fights. I am not going to be protected anymore. I will be my own person.” I told him, confident with my choice now. Everything felt, almost, right. Amabel! How could you! Tae got through to me. How could you do this to your family. Your mother! Me! How could you Amabel. My love. I felt the tears start up, but I held them back. I didn’t want to tell Kierce that Tae has contacted me, and I also didn’t want Tae to know I heard him. Amabel, please my love. My life. Answer me. Please. Tae pleased in my mind. The pain was too strong. I could feel his heart being ripped in half. I could feel his skin burning up with anger, yet such strong ache. I wanted to tell him I was doing it for him. I wanted to tell him it was all for him. Amabel. Please answer me. Please.. come back to me. I did not.

  “Amabel, may I have a talk with you?” Samuele has arrived. He was closer than I thought.

  “Sure.” I told him and we took a walk into his room. The one with a simple office desk right in the middle of it. Behind, the beautiful painting that was too mysterious.

  “I wanted to talk to you about the consequences of being a hunter. Luthius told me your choice, and how you are definite. I am hoping no lycans come and ruin it all. I will not be happy with you Amabel.” He told me focusing into my eyes.

  “I have not told them to come. I also have not communicated with them.”

  “Okay then. I can start. When Argem changes you, it will be nothing you have ever felt before. You will feel pain of the toxicant running through your veins. You may see visions of the unknown. But most of all, you may not be like any hunter. I feel as if you will be special, as I am. I have gladly accepted being a hunter, and I hope you will as well. I cannot be sure if the watcher will leave you for good, but there is a chance. If that happens, you need to tell me now. Who will you choose? Siding with us, the hunters, or siding with the lycans against your own kind.” I didn’t understand his question. Was he trying to tell me that I will still be a watcher?

  “I don’t understand.”

  “I suppose you wouldn’t. I cannot say anymore, because I am not sure of this. You need to tell me now. Will you side with your own kind, or against us?”

  “How can I answer you such a question if I am not a hunter yet. I don’t know what I will be feeling then.”

  “If you answer me now and make it set in your mind. You will proceed with that decision as you change.”

  “Will my family be safe? Will Tae?”

  “Yes. I promise you that. Only if no one pulls any stunts.”

  “I can’t.. promise you that. I can’t control them.”

  “Not yet you can’t.” Samuele told me with an awkward smile, and showed me my way out. What was I getting into? Was this going to be worse than death?

  I stepped out into the main room, and stood there still for a few second. I felt that hunger once more. I needed it more than a hunter probably needed blood. This was something intense. I could see myself sucking the light blue glow from the hunter’s mouth. I could feel the emptiness be filled with pleasure. I needed to feel consent right now, but it was not possible. This horrible thing a watcher was. How could I be something so wrong yet so protective of the human kind.

  A few seconds later, I smelled the human blood. It was close, but not close enough. I smelled the stink coming from a hunter. He was nearby.

  “Amabel!” It was Tae. He barged in through the door and stopped as he seen me across the room. He looked like hell. His eyes were sunk in and his tan skin was now lost of color.

  “Tae.” I whispered, and felt a sudden rush of cold air. I looked to my side. It was Argem. I felt my heart throbbing as the clock rang twelve. Argem dashed towards me too fast.

  “Amabel!” I heard Tae scream. I looked over at him, accepting to run, but it was too late. I felt Argem’s teeth sink into my neck. I felt the sharp pain of a hunter’s daggers. There was sudden death in the air. The pain struck throughout my body, as my body fell limb on the floor. I can hear Argem laughing, and Tae now holding me tight. My vision disappeared, and now it was only the conversion left.

  The pain was indescribable. It was nothing like a thousand sharp knives impaling me. It was much worse. Something was burning in me, almost as if I was sitting in the flames of a fire. I felt my heart beat getting slower. As the pain increased, so did my screaming. I no longer heard Tae panic, or Argem’s laugh. I heard the sizzling of my panicked soul.

  The life was being drained out of me by the second. I did not stop to scream. My body was on flames and I could feel the cold blood running by. I now focused on Tae and his beautiful face. I imagined his strong arms rescuing me from this terror. I soon after versioned Kierce with his amazing eyes, staring me down, happy I am one of them.

  The different thoughts made this just more intense. I felt myself being drained to the past, visioning my father teaching me how to ride my bike. Then seeing my mother showing me how to cook bread. I remembered the dreams of when Tae rescued me from the attack of the hunters. They killed my father, now I will be one of his destroyers. The pain did not decrease.

  Abruptly, I felt pain that was out of this world. In the same wound in my neck, I felt a shark stab. It was as if I felt Argem’s teeth sink into me all over again. This time, it went much deeper. I felt the texture almost touching my throat. Now paralyzed on the cold floor, I felt helpless and lost. Was this my time to go? Did the change not accept my human form as well? Or was the watcher trying to push the toxicant away? I didn’t know, and I didn’t care. I wanted the pain to go away, and slowly, it did.

  Chapter Twenty One – Decided

  “Did it work?”

  “I don’t know. Is she trying to open her eyes? I can’t tell.”

  “I don’t know Kierce. I don’t know.” I heard tae and Kierce talk. I slowly opened my eyes, and to my amazement. I was home.

  “What happened?” I asked.

  “Oh Amabel. Thank god you’re alive. Your heartbeat is so weak, almost not there.” Kierce told me.

  “Am I.. a hunter?”

  “No.” Tae answered me. “No. You’re not.” He told me with a smile.

  “What happened? I felt such..” I couldn’t finish the sentence. The horrifying pain was too much.

  “I know. You’re okay now though.”

  “So.. I’m human?”

  “No. You’re the last watcher.” Tae answered me with another soft smile.

  “How could that be?” I asked him.

  “I sucked the toxicant out of your body. Well.. for one. Your brothers didn’t agree with your choice. They were just as angry as I was. They attacked, again. This time though, the hunters didn’t fight back. They just watched me try to..” He forced himself to swallow. “They watched me try to.. suck it back up. Suck the toxicant out of you.”

  “How did it work?”

  “I’m not sure. I wasn’t even sure of what I was doing. But I did it.”

  “So it’s within you now?”

  “I don’t think so. Even if it is though.. There will be no effect on me. I’m a lycan, remember.”

  “I guess. So.. I went through all that pain, and I’m human?”

  “I almost lost you Amabel. I almost lost you.” Tae told me with sorrow in his face.

  “You didn’t though. You saved me.” I told him with a thank you behind my voice. “But wait.. now it’s not over. Now it wil
l bring a war far more horrifying than any war of human history!” I screamed, realizing Samuele will not let this go. “They will kill you! They will kill all of you! What if I don’t have my abilities? What if I can’t send them away? Even if I do, what then?” I was now full of fright.

  “Amabel, you’re being selfish! You’re not supposed to be a hunter. Me saving you proved that right. Can’t you see?” Tae tried telling me, but I didn’t listen.

  “Tae, this just brought a conflict not even I can solve.”

  “You can bond with me! We can run away and be happy together! They will us alone. They will not bother us.” Tae told me with confidence. I looked over at Kierce, and he was not as happy.

  “Tae, no. They will find us. They will kill us. If I stay a watcher, I need to protect the humans. My full powers are out which means it’s time for me to step up.” As I said this, I really hoped I was right.

  We stayed silent for a few minutes, and I pictured myself being a hunter. In a way, I was looking forward to it. Now though, that was not the case. I brought up the memory of Kierce and I, both hunters. We looked so happy and free. I dreaded having to always look out for them. Slowly, I noticed Tae step back from the bed I was still lying in. He saw.

  “So you have decided already?” He asked me quietly.

  “No. But someone has.” I told him remembering the words from my vision, telling me a hunter I may choose.

  “No matter who you are. I will always love you.” He spoke to me with sadness, and left the room.

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