Chapter 19:
When we get to my house, Jacob is standing on the doorstep. He is really beat up, but it looks like he is beginning to heal. "What happened to you?" I ask.
"Some girl named Kalinda." He says.
Aldric looks upset, "Kalinda? She's here?"
Jacob nods, "She's a good investigator, but I didn't give her any information. When she heard we were being attacked, she ran."
"We'll have to watch out for her." Aldric says.
"Who's Kalinda?" I ask.
"She's a vampire slayer. When she was thirteen, her parents were killed by one of the original vampires. She hasn't stopped killing vampires since."
"Why did they kill her parents?"
"It was a different time back then. The vampires killed for fun." Aldric says and looks away.
"Come on, let's go in."
"Can I stay?" Jacob asks.
"Until you're healed, then you have to go away" I say maybe too harshly.
I go up to my room, followed by Aldric, and sit on my bed, "I was presented with the question."
He looks surprised, "Really? What was it like?"
I take a deep breath, "It was Jett. He asked me, and I said I wanted the power. Nothing to party about."
As if reading my mind he says, "What else did he say?"
I hesitate, "He also said that you were the one for me." I don't look in his eyes.
"I know I am." He said, and kisses me again. This time it was also only one emotion, pure happiness.
"What are we going to do about this law?" I ask hovering close to his lips.
"Nothing, you have supernatural powers, so technically you aren't considered human." He points out smiling.
When I wake up the next morning Aldric is sleeping beside me, with his arms wrapped around my waist. I smile and untangle him from me, then get off the bed, and go to my closet. I get some clothes, and get in the shower, pulling the chain-mail and the dirty clothes off. I shower off, get dressed, and put my makeup on.
Aldric is downstairs with Jacob when I get out. I'm not sure how that is going, but I leave them alone a little longer. I think to myself, "I woke up yesterday morning, feeling like there was nothing left in the world for me. But, I woke up this morning, believing I could get through anything, and I will." I look on my bed next to me, Aldric shirt is laying there soiled in blood. I grab one of Jett's old ones out of my drawers, I stop for a moment and look at the shirt. I'll never forget him, but I can do my best to get over him, so I start downstairs.
Jacob and Aldric are just sitting at the table, staring at each other. Aldric is shirtless, and for the first time I see how incredibly strong he is. Not many people have muscles from their neck down. Not that big anyway. "Morning," He says.
"Morning, here's you a shirt."
He smiles wickedly, and flexes, showing off, "Thanks. I'll go get dressed."
"Show off," I say in his ear as he walks by.
He kisses me, just to mess with my brother, and says, "If you got it, flaunt it."
Jacob takes a deep breath when Aldric is up the stairs, "Ren?e, I'm really sorry about all I've done to hurt you."
"Listen, I know I'm not a perfect girl. Trust me, I screw up a lot. But, when my imperfections are pointed out to me so much?it hurts. But, family is all I've ever had. To be honest though, I've never considered you family. You were more of an owner. And, I'm a good enough person to forgive you, but not stupid enough to trust you."
"I know, I'm healed now, and I'm heading out today."
"Where are you going?"
"I don't know yet, maybe to Della or Aznia."
I nod. We sit in silence until Aldric comes down, "Your phone keeps ringing." He says and throws it to me.
"It's Michelle." I tap the green button, "Hello?"
She is frantic, "Oh my God! Where have you been! I've been calling, and texting! Something happened to Skylark! Someone fought him. Everyone keeps saying we're free! And, there's thousands of dead bodies around his mansion."
"I know, that's where I was."
"Wait, why were you there?"
"Yeah, long story. I'll talk to you about it later." I hang up.
Jacob stands up, "Well, I'm out. Bye."
"Bye." I say quietly.
Aldric looks at me when Jacob steps out the door, "You ready?"
I groan loudly, making him smile, "I guess so."
People are still happy to see us when we get to camp. We go to the tent. Bliss and Allison are standing there just like before the fight. "Good job." Bliss says.
"Thank you."
"I wasn't presented with the choice." Allison points out quietly.
Aldric looks at her, "You weren't? You have no power?"
Bliss raises her eyebrows, "That's never happened before."
"Well, it has happened now." Allison says and slowly walks out of the tent.
"That's messed up." I comment.
"We can't dwell on that now, let's get back to business." Bliss says.
Aldric looks at us, "Okay, here's the next plan. All the other lands are under dictatorship. We are going to help save them."
Bliss frowns, "We are? Okay, look, were not superheroes."
"Yeah, we kind of are." Aldric laughs.
"Okay, just a second. Was killing Skylark a little too easy to anyone else?" I ask.
Bliss thinks a minute, "She's right. We met some resistance, but not the resistance of a full dictator. Are you sure it was him?"
Aldric nods, "Of course, I'm sure. I'd know him anywhere. He was in my head playing the day Jane died, over and over again."
"Jane?" I ask.
"She's my ex-wife." He explains.
Touchy subject, "I don't know, but it was just too easy to me."
"Well, if he comes back then we will deal with it. But, until that day, let's plan a new revolution to free all the other people who have a psycho in control of them right now." Aldric commands.
We all nod, and we spend the rest of the day planning our infiltration of Della's people.
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In the next book, "The Witch in the Woman: Tears of Blood"
He pauses with a concerned look.
"What is it?" I ask suspiciously.
"Your eyes?they're black." He exclaims.
"What?" I push back from him and hurry out of my room and into the bathroom. Even as I stand there looking at my eyes now, they cover completely black. "What's happening to me?" I ask shocked.
He stands beside me, and looks in the mirror, "I have no idea."
"This has to have something to do with the magic. It did it when I got so mad at Bliss too."
"You first used your magic a month ago. I don't know, this is crazy," He starts downstairs, pulling out his phone.
I follow him quickly, trying to keep him with his vampire speed, "I don't know either, but there's no other explanation."
He stops by the chair facing the tinted window, and just stands there. "I've never seen anything like it before." He says, not really talking to anyone.
I lean against the wall behind me, feeling light headed. A blinding white light fills my eyes, while a picture not of my own mind blinds my vision.
"Come on, Aldric. Think of the advantages." Skylark says.
"There are no advantages to being a murderer!" Aldric yells.
Skylark smiles viciously, propping his arm on a small stack of boxes. "Of course, my friend, you were always the sympathetic type. You know the advantages, people will be afraid of us. No one will ever challenge us again."
Aldric glares at Skylark with unfaltering anger, "I don't care if they are afraid of me! You have caused much trouble in your life, but nothing this big. If you kill her they will find you, and kill you without mercy."
"They can't kill me if I rule them." Skylark informs Aldric, talking to him like a child.
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