I stare up at Caine in shock, praying he doesn't know about the mink link. Sebastian lets go of the chair and walks behind the desk to Caine, standing beside him. Jeremy's grip on me loosens and at first I think he's going to drop me but he walks over to the chair and sets me down carefully. I sit back in the seat, holding my side and ignoring all the pain to try and keep a straight emotionless face.
"I don't like when you're a bad girl Rose" Caine emphasises, his eyes shimmer with angry
"I don't know what you are talking about" I say as confidently as I can
"Oh but you do" he says with an angry grin "don't play dumb with me or you and your father might get more alone time" he says causing my eyes to widen and my throat to close "or..." He trails off and I feel his foot start to rub against my inner thigh "me and you could have some fun" he says an I gasp with wide eyes
I try to kick his leg and thankfully he takes it away "Enough play" he says his domineer changing completely "what did Marcus say to you!" He demands but I continue to sit emotionless
"Like I said I don't know what you're talking about" I say stiffly
Caine's eyes go black and he slams his fist on the desk but not breaking it "I know my mind link spell was broken" Sebastian says and I fight the urge to curse
I sit still not allowing myself to do anything else "what did he say!" My father screams from behind me
I shake my head "answer him you brat!" I feel a hand slap my head and I yelp out in pain, I turn my head to see Dan staring at me with pure anger in his eyes
"My king do you want me to give the announcement?" Jeremy asks
I turn my head to him to see him looking at Caine, I turn back forward to see Caine waving him off, nodding "yes, tell them to hurry we're leaving soon" he says and all the breath in my lungs disappears and my heart speed up
"What?! where are you taking me" I demand trying to stand but failing
Caine smirks down at me as he stands and leans over the desk "somewhere Marcus will never find you" he says and I gasp, tears springing to my eyes "he's chosen his destiny, it seems we can not rule together after all. It looks like I'll be the only Williams left...killed the rest...killing him shouldn't be much harder" he says smirking "a new world is coming" he says and I gasp
He's going to kill Marcus
"No! Please! I'll go with you! Just please don't hurt Marcus!" I beg placing my hands on the desk "I'll never try to reach him again I swear!!" I try to tell him, I can't have Marcus die I don't know how I could live past that
"To late he brought this upon himself" Caine says, tears spill over my eyes and I know no matter how much I beg he won't change his mind
I hear footsteps coming in and I turn "camp is being taken down as we speak" Jeremy's says
I turn back to Caine who nods but then pauses and his face twists into a smirk "wait" he says holding up his finger
"What is my lord?" Dan asks
What a kiss ass
"Tell them to stay here" he says smiling
"But Caine?...Marcus will come here" My father says
"Exactly" Caine laughs "he'll be to blinded by finding her that he won't even bother with his army, him and his pathetic excuse of friends will come here searching for Rose and my vampires will ambush them" he laugh and claps his hands "tell them to leave Marcus alive, I'll come back once I'm finished with the brat and take care of him myself" he turns to me "even though I would love to see Marcus's face when he sees you die I can't risk it" he says and more tears surface "Dan tell them the plan" he instructs and Dan nods walking out
"What about us?" Jeremy asks
"You're coming with me, pull up the car" he tells him and Jeremy walks out
My father walks up to Caine and leans over to his ear "What if Marcus does come with his army" he whispers but I still hear it "...the only vampires that are still loyal to you are here, are you sure you want to risk that?" My father asks and I look to Caine for his answer
"He's right my lord" Sebastian says
"Shut up Sebastian" Caine spits and turns back to my father "I know my brother, he'll come with no army in sight" he says in confidence and I pray he's wrong "if the alternative is to happen you know we have a back up plan....he won't let us down" my mind itches to know who he is
Dan comes walking in and nods at Caine who then looks to me "ready for an adventure?" He chuckles and I wipe the tears from my eyes
"Ready boss" I hear Jeremy say in the door and I start to panic
This wasn't supposed to happen! Marcus is coming! I can't leave, if I leave Caine will kill him
"Get up" my father demands
"I can't" I snap
"Jeremy" Dan says and Jeremy rolls his eyes walking over to me
"Please" I beg looking up at his straight face
"Sorry" he shrugs and puts his arms out
I try to stay in the chair, gripping to the arm rests but he prys me from it and practically rips me off "no stop!" I scream but he doesn't listen
He turns to the rest of the men and all there eyes are glued to me, Dan crosses his arms and rolls his eyes, my father just looks like he wants to kill me now.
"My lord I have to put the spell on her now" Sebastian tells Caine
"No we have no time, Marcus could be here soon, we can do it on the boat come on!" He demands and my heart skips a beat
Boat?
Where is he taking me? What is he going to do! What spell? Is my mind still open to Evangeline? Or is it some kind of torture spell? New tears start to form into my eyes as everyone exits the house.
We walk outside to see a black SUV sitting in front of the house. All the tents that were there before are in the same places, some vampires are walking around the area starring at us.
Caine climbs into the passenger door and my father slides across the seats while Sebastian wraps around to the drivers side.
"Dan!" Caine calls out
Dan runs up to the passenger door "yes my lord?"
"Run behind us, make sure we aren't followed or no unknown vampires are in the area" he tells him
Jeremy's chuckles as Dan walks away with a frown, he sets me down on the seat "ow!" I cry out as my leg hits the door
"Shut up and get in" my father grabs my wrist and pulls me to the middle seat causing me to yelp again as the skin on my side tears
"Stop!" I scream
He does and I settle into the seat, I feel new blood leak out from my side onto my hand. I look down at my leg and see the jean material is still blue and not soaked in blood letting me breath a sigh of relief. I push on the other side of my body, where Caine kicked me and wince when I feel a sharp pain. My head hurts but thankfully the pounding has settled but not by much. I still feel dizzy and that I could pass out any minute.
"Seatbelt" Caine sings but I stare at him angrily
"Why I'm going to die anyways" I snap clutching my side and winching
"Soot yourself" he shrugs passing a black bandana back to my father
"What's that for?" I ask but no one answers me
I feel the bandana wrap around my head and I thrash trying to get it off, I put my hands up to try and pull it off but someone grabs my hands and ties something tightly around my wrist "stop let me go!" I yell allowing the pounding to return louder
Next I feel tape go over my mouth and I shake trying to get it off, with no use, my words and screams sounding muffled "just in case you get any ideas" I hear Caine says
I groan as we jolt forward and Sebastian starts to drive. I see darkness all around me only causing me to freak out more. Anxiety runs through me, pumping through every vein in my body.
What the hell are they going to do
***
My butt hurts along with the rest of my body, I'm assuming we've been sitting in this stupid car for at least two hours. My stomach grumbles and I groan as we go over another bump causing my head to wipe around and throb.
"How much longer?" I hear Caine growl
"Almost there, everything is ready" Sebastian tells him and I feel my heart speed up
The road we're on is bumpy and twisty, I wonder where Marcus is? Is he...at the camp...have they caught him? I blink away the tears under my blindfold and pray he figured something out.
"Finally" I hear Jeremy say just as the car stops and my breath gets caught in my throat
Is this where it ends?
"Come on" my father says as I hear the car doors open
Jeremy grabs me and takes me out his door, he doesn't hit anything and I sigh just letting him take me. I might as well die calm and at peace.
The bandana is pulled off my head and strands of my hair fall in my face. Light explodes around me and I blink a couple of times, black spots surrounding my vision. I feel Jeremy's arms around me and I don't even try to get away. Next my father takes off the tape, I wince as he rips it off forcefully. The hand restraints still stay tightly wrapped around my wrists.
Caine and Sebastian walk in front of the car and I take in my surroundings. Behind us is a forest and in front of me is a sandy beach looking thing, a small rectangular dock sits to the left and over to the right is a small cliff, maybe twenty feet above the water. A boat rocks in the water,tied down to the dock.
"Where-...?" I sigh not even bothering
My father comes back from behind the car holding a big metal cage. I tilt my head confused.
Someone rustles out of the bushes and everyone turns to see Dan "the areas clear and no mishaps on the way up" he says
"Good" Caine smiles
My father sets down the cage by Caine and it sits dangerously close to the small cliff. He opens the large silver bared door and then looks to me and Jeremy.
"What are you waiting for? Put her in" my father spits
I gasp and look at Caine who smirks over at me with piecing blue eyes, Sebastian stands behind him his yellow orbs cascaded down on the earth. Jeremy starts to walk over to the cage and even though I want to fight I just can't.
He lowers to the ground and slowly puts me on the ground "get in" Dan says and I obey
I use my arms to scoot me back, I crouch down pulling my legs close enough not be hanging out. Caine shuts the cage and I squirm around trying to get comfortable...well as comfortable as I can be in this situation. I make sure the gash on my leg is tilted up, not hitting the ground and my whole upper body positioned so no part of my injuries are touching the hard metal.
"Well let's get on with it shall we" Caine sings and I sigh
He bends down to me staring into the cage, his gaze causing my blood to run cold "I though you'd put up more of a fight...would have made it more interesting when I told Marcus how you screamed for him as you were thrown away in the middle of the ocean and sunk to the bottom after I sucked you dry" he spits and anger boils inside of me
"Marcus isn't as stupid as you think...he'll beat you, I just wish I could be there to see it" I spit in his face
He backs away whipping my spit off with the back of his hand and then looking back at me with angry black eyes "too bad you won't be" he snarled walking away
I sit back and look away from him, I never got to say goodbye...not to mom, not to Jade or Amber, not even to Caden, Luke, Harry or Nate but most importantly I never got to say goodbye to Marcus. I never got to tell him how much I love him, how much I want him to be happy, how much I hope to god he lives a long existence, happy that he had me...even if it was for a short time. I'll never be able to hug and kiss him, never feel the way his fingers caressed my skin and the way he made my heart flutter and cheeks heat up when he said something sweet to me.
I'll never hear my name come from his lips again, never...hear him say he loves me.
I slowly lift my bloody shirt and stare down at my mark, I look away as tears blur the image. I wipe the crimson blood away and trace down the arrow, veins, flowers and clock "always on my mind" I read out loud quietly
And he will be, Marcus will be on my mind until I take my last breath. Everything Caine said to me that made me doubt his love for me is gone, I know Marcus loves me with every fiber in his body and no one could ever make me rethink that. He's my soulmate, the man who will love me and only me forever. I just hope he'll get through my death...but knowing him-
"Come on then lift her cage" Caine tells them, Jeremy and Dan walk over to me while my father stands in front of the cage
"Sire the spell" Sebastian persists
"Yes yes, but it really doesn't matter now, we're already here and I don't see Marcus or any of his little followers anywhere, I'm sure Evangeline isn't looking"
"You know Evangeline is blocked and protected from me, who knows what she's seen by now, it's now or never"
"Why waist your magic she'll be dead soon anyways" Caine whines
What if Evangeline was looking for me? Can she still see me after the kiss? could they get here in time?
I sigh at my own thoughts, false hope won't help me now, I might as well stay calm and just except what's happening.
"Fine" Sebastian bows his head reluctantly
I look down at my hands remembering the feelings of his hands, his touch and the warmth of his eyes. It seems as if he's hear with me at the intensity of my imagination, so intense I hear something that's impossible "Man I love when I get to prove you wrong" I gasp loudly at the sound of that voice
I know that voice, I'd know that voice anywhere. I turn in my cage not believing what's in front of my eyes
Right outside the tree line stands my Mate "Marcus!!" I scream louder than ever, ignoring the pain it brings "oh my god!" Tears come up to my eyes but only because of the pure happiness that runs through me, I wish I could just run up, hug him and never let go.
His angry mysterious eyes detach from Caine and shift over to me. His crystal blue eyes instantly soften and form into shock, I see him smell the air and his eyes lighten and scan my body, inspecting and detecting every injury on my body...even if he didn't have his ability I'm sure he would know I'm not doing good. His legs wobble a little as he stares at me with such sadness in his eyes I almost want to look away. His face hardens and his eyes turn black as night, it's the most angry I've ever seen him.
"How dare you" he growls deeply at Caine
"How dare me?" Caine says "how dare you! What are you doing here?!" He asks just as Nate, Harry, Caden, Luke,Evangeline, and Jade...wait Jade! What is she doing here, I look for Amber and thankfully they didn't bring her. The six of them walk out of the tree line, walking behind Marcus and spreading out
"It doesn't matter all that matters is how much fun I'm about to have ripping off your head" Marcus growls
Dan, Jeremy, my father and Sebastian all look a little shocked. I look back over at Marcus and Jades eyes lock with mine, tears slide down her face and I wish she hadn't come, its too dangerous here. Harry takes a step towards me but Nate holds him back, Harry stares at me with sorrow and pain in his wet brown eyes. Nate's eyes are wide and the look in them tells me all he wants to do right now is come hug me. Luke looks pissed and steam rises from his skin...is the rest of his pack here? Where's Marcus's army? Evangeline looks at me with guilt and sadness in her deep green eyes.
Caden holds Jade but stares over at me his eyebrows pulled together and on his lips sits a deep frown, he mouth's to me "we'll get you out, stay calm" I nod in his direction and move my eyes back to Marcus, a sight I didn't think I would see again
"I don't think that is how this is going to play out" Caine says his face rid of any insecurity and full of confidence and pride
"Is that so?" Marcus growls
"Yup" Caine says
I watch my father as his stance changes and he gets in a position to attack. Sebastian looks calm but Dan and Jeremy still look surprised and not happy to see Marcus.
"Nice to see you again Evangeline" Caine calls out, smirking
"I can't say the same" Evangeline says with dark eyes anger evident on her pale face
"You saw?" Sebastian asks
Evangeline nods "I did" she turns to Caine "should have listened to him" she smirks evilly causing Caine to grow angry but he shakes it off and returns to his confident self
"And who are these lovely people I don't think I've met one or two" he smirks over at Jade and anger boils in me "although Caden you look the same as last time we had the pleasure of meeting, how are you?" He chuckles
"Fuck off" he curses and pulls Jade tightly to his hip shielding her from them, her eyes are furious and I can tell she wants to set him on fire...hints the small flames igniting on her hands
"Always such a loyal little prick to my brother" his tone is casual with a hidden spark of anger, he turns his gaze to Harry and Nate, skipping over Luke without a second glance and my heart skips a beat "and this must be Harry and Nate but hold on hold on, let me guess" he holds up his hands and then strokes his chin starring in between the two
He points to Harry "Nate?" He asks
Harry's eyebrows are pulled together so tight I'm surprised it doesn't hurt and his usual brown eyes are black "hum..I must be wrong" he chuckles
"Hello Harold nice to finally meet you" he nods to Harry and it seems like he knows something we don't "hello Nathaniel" he does the same to Nate "and I'm guessing this is the mutt Luke?"
They all look livid as he speaks to them, I turn to Marcus and his eyes are glued to me and nothing else. I pull my leg closer to me trying to hide my wounds, I cascade my eyes down unable to look at the pure guilt and self hate in his eyes. I know he blames himself and I have to reassure him it's not...once I get out of here.
Marcus tears his eyes from me and turns to his brother "let her go and let's settle this our selfs" he demands
Marcus looks around observing the area and I see Caden whisper something to him but I can't make it out.
Marcus nods back at him and says "Let.Her.go!" He demands with a clenched jaw and fists
"No can do brother, I'm not willing to give up my leverage and how could I give away Richards only daughter" he smirks and Marcus's eyes widen and shift to my fathers "I don't think he was done with her"
Marcus jumps forward but Nate and Caden bring him back to where he was. Marcus trashes in there arms and I know if he was really really trying he could easily get out of there grasps. He settles down after a moment and fixes his shirt and takes short violent breaths. My hands clutch to the bars, I shake them a little trying to attract minimal attention but the bars are in there tight.
I look over at Dan and Jeremy, Dan stares at me with black eyes and brings his thumb across his neck, I gasp quietly at his motion and swallow. Jeremy's looking at Caine looking lost on what to do, my father on the other hand has a far to familiar look in his evil eyes. The look of the devil, he wants to hurt me, Marcus and anybody else who gets in the way of him pleasuring his "lord". Sebastian is staring intently at Evangeline probably trying to figure out how all of this happened and I'm wondering the same thing.
The look on Caine's face scares me, his signature smirk growing by the minute. I tune away from him and to the angelic man to far from me, my heart leaping into my throat as I look him over"Marcus" I say unconsciously with a small smile just because my mind still hasn't processed he's here
He looks over to me with loving eyes and pleading blue eyes "enough of that" Caine says as he retreats a from his previous stop and steps over to me "looks like we have a change of plan" I hear him say and then I feel my cage be shoved, I'm shoved against the side of the metal and then...I feel myself flying "NO!" I hear someone cry
I scream looking through the bars to see the sky get further and further away from me, I see Caine looking over the side of the cliff as I free fall. My back is slammed against the bars and I feel water surround me, pounding against my cage and seeping in quickly. I hold my breath, sticking both arms out of one of the slits jiggling the door with my wrists still tied together. The blue crystal water clouds my eyes, as I look up I see the bright light reflecting off the water.
I start to panic beating at the door, the only disruption in the water being my attempts to get out. I feel myself sinking faster and faster, the distance between me and the surface growing greater by the second. I scream for Marcus using up some of my tight air supply. I continue to jiggle the doors but not having any luck.
The salt water stings my cuts and gashes but I ignore it, now only feeling the heavy feeling in my head and the tight constricting feeling in my chest. I kick the door but, again, nothing happens. I try to hold my breath longer but black spots begin to cloud my vision and I feel sleep creeping in.
I stare up at the surface of the water, the silver bars cutting the surface into strips. My mouth begins to open, gapping for air just as my eyes begin to flutter close. I feel my back hit the cage and sand flys up around me.
Just before my eyes close I see a large ripple in the water, disturbing the surface with a big splash and something dark appearing in the water. My eyes refuse to stay open as darkened takes me over and the heavy feeling in my head wins.
A/N
Hey readers! Yah!!! Marcus showed up finally!! I'm sorry if it took a while but I wanted this to drag on just a little because I wanted Caine's character to play lots of tricks and games (which I am satisfied to say he did lol) but Marcus figured it out!! Anyways next chapter is in Marcus POV and some serious shit is going to happen so be ready.
Thank you to everyone who has read this book it means the world to me!
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-Madi