Chapter 30 - part 1
Sky's POV
"Dad?" My heart stopped as our eyes met through the window. He was just how I'd remembered him. He had the same large rounded eyes lined with aged wrinkles, but now they looked tired. There was no light in them, there was nothing but pain and anguish. It made my heart wrench within me. I didn't know what to do whether it be to cry or smile. Was I seeing a ghost of my father? He was dead, but he was standing right there. My Father, my dad. The person I'd grieved for so harshly. I couldn't breathe as I ran, as fast as I could to the front door hating to lose him from my sight, but knowing I needed to close the distance between us. I wanted the comforting arms of my father around me again.
"Dad!" I screamed as I swung open the front door and flew out with all my might.
"Dad?" I came to a halt in front of the window. Tears were pricking at my eyes, as I stared at the empty lawn. He was nowhere to be seen. My head spun around my surroundings, but no one was here. I heard a sob before I realized I had made it. Why did I imagine that? Was my dad a ghost now? Tears no longer pricked my eyes; they were now rolling down my face as my legs buckled beneath me. How could my consciousness be so cruel as to conjure upbringing my father back for me to see, just to take him away from me again? I felt the same pain stabbing at my chest as I struggled to breath. Seeing him brought back all the grief I'd been beginning to get over. My forehead hit the grass as I cried. I vaguely could feel the sparks in my body as arms were wrapped around me and his soothing words In my ear, but even Klaus couldn't pull me back from my spiraling depression. I thought I was getting over it. Now I realized that I would never be able to get over them. They owned a place in my heart, which they didn't give back once they had left me. They'd keep it forever, and now as I saw my father in my imagination, I was feeling the hole they had left worse than ever.
Evie's POV – (okay so I confused myself here, lol but I worked it out that Wesley's and Evie's first kiss scene is actually the day after the day which sky saw her father in the window. Stupid writer error there I'll have to seriously edit it when I'm done)
I couldn't believe I was kissing him. I was kissing Wesley Iverson. Sparks where running through my body and I knew he was right, I was his mate. It was obvious to me now, I realized yet I couldn't bring myself to pull away.
"Evelyn?"
I yelped away from him as I heard my mum's voice, I didn't want to see her standing in the doorway, and I could have hit myself for how stupid I was; not hear her coming, but eventually, I turned to face her. Her face was shocked, almost livid and I cringed. This was not good.
"What's going on?" She asked cautiously and stood watching her not wanting to hear the answer, as her eyes swept from mine to his in confusion.
"He forced himself on me!" I blurted out before I could stop myself.
"You did WHAT?!" My mother screeched to Wesley, and I gulped knowing I shouldn't have said that, but it was the only way... to get me out of trouble. Shit, he's my mate and I basically just landed him in it, what's wrong with me?!
"I did, I'm sorry" Wesley spoke solemnly.
"If I hear that you lay one finger on her again I will personally kill you, got that?!" My mother snarled quietly, which surprised me because It meant she didn't want anyone else to hear her.
"Yes, ma'am" He replied, and I realized he had a split personality; the perfect gentleman when he was around adults and a complete cocky jerk when he was around me.
She then turned around and began to walk back up the stairs. I was hoping that she would at least let me stay to say sorry to him for landing him in it and to hit him for kissing me in the first place, but that thought disappeared when mom whipped her head back around.
"Evelyn!" She bellowed, and that was my Que to follow. I gave Wesley one last fleeting look before quickly following up behind her.
"You're not to see that boy anymore, do you hear me?" She pressed once we entered the living room, which now everyone was sitting in, all engrossed in their own conversations.
"Why not?" I couldn't help but get angry at her, she couldn't stop me from seeing my own mate godammit!
"Because he forced himself on you did he not?" My mum turned around and sat me on the couch beside her.
"Ur yeah, I mean..."
"You mean?"
"Nothing" I shook my head and turned my head to what the conversation had now turned to.
"So as most of you all know we sent Mr. Evans to see his long-lost daughter, last night." our beta cooed demeaning, and I had to stop myself from punching him, he was such a douche! This wasn't just anyone we where talking about. This was my best friend.
"He dropped off the ransom letter on the doorstep, so they have received information of our little hostage downstairs, Evelyn how's the fellow holding up?" The whole pack turned to me, and I nodded my head unsure of what to say.
"Okay?" I answered, but it sounded more like a question.
"Well alright then, so as you all know we will be commencing mission swap kids tomorrow at twelve, any questions?"
"You're making this sound like an FBI attack, it's a lousy kidnapping which isn't even going to work" I muttered, but of course everyone heard me. Good.
"It is going to work! Little girl, you would do anything for your father if you believed he was in trouble and so will she. It's the perfect plan." He smirked, and I backed down as he repeated the plan allowing me to hear just how they were going to kidnap my best friend, and they were right. It was going to work.
I lay face down on my bed with my face buried in my pillow and groaned. Unfortunately, we where stuffed, well Sky was stuffed, but also so was mine and Wesley's relationship, aw crap did I just say relationship? This really must be what tragedy feels like. Urg! My eyes opened slightly as I turned on my side seeing my mom fast asleep, with my father. Remind me never to stay in a room with these guys again, they... snuggle. I shivered, it reminded me of those old 'family holidays' in a tiny room where you all got cramped in and was like a sauna at night. I shook that thought away and slowly sat up making the bed creak slightly, I froze and looked over to my parent's unmoving forms before I got up.
I didn't know what time it was, everyone was asleep... everywhere. Literally, this house wasn't made for more people than the average size of a suburban family, so the thirty or so wolves slept on most of the free floor space everywhere you went, so I found myself hopping over sleeping bodies as I made my way down to the basement.
I felt relief as I saw him again, even though it had only been a few hours, but I guess I didn't know how much I really missed him until I saw him again.
He was curled up on the floor sleeping, he looked so peaceful in his sleep, but then again most people do. I was tempted just to sit there and watch him. Things would be much easier if we didn't have to talk about that kiss or the fact that I now realized that he was right and we were mates.
"I feel violated" He mumbled, still with his eyes closed. My eyes went wide. Was he awake?
"Well wake up then" I shrugged.
"I am, just resting my eyes."
"Yeah sure" I rolled my eyes.
"Anyway, what are you doing? I thought your mom forbid you to see me" He sighed, unaffected by my presence and that made me mad. I came down here because my head was so messed up about him that I couldn't sleep, but he seemed perfectly fine. Urg, he made me want to go in there and hit him until he apologizes and then kiss him- confuse him, as he confuses me. I looked down at him, he wasn't even looking at me. That little f*cker, and 'he' that annoying little idiot over there is my mate!
I stomped over to the side of the cell and picked up the keys to open up the deadlock on the Iron Gate. He looked up at me then. Yeah, now he looks at me. Probably thinks I'm letting him out. Ha, sorry bud. I was thinking In my head as I opened up his cell, stepped in and then locked it behind. Meh, could be a bad idea, but I don't think he would try anything dodgy with me... Best to be safe though. So with that, I secretly turned the key back around to keep it unlocked, but he didn't know that.
"What are you doing Evie?" He sighed, URG! He just makes me want to hit him, what's the matter with him!
"You're such an a*shole!" I seethed through my teeth, I would have screamed it then the others would hear.
"So they say" He shrugged. Oh for the love of all that's holy!
"You're my mate!" He was still laying on the floor, so I kicked him in the stomach, - okay not hard, I couldn't bring myself actually to hurt him badly.
"So why are you being such an ass!" I kicked him again, this time I got a response he looked at me and then looked to his stomach.
"You hit like a girl" He noted.
"You want me to hit like a guy?"
From the look on his face, it looked as though he was actually thinking through the answer. "Yeah, why not" He shrugged.
"Arrogant twat!" with that I hit him with all the strength I had. His eyes went wide as a groan escaped his lips.
"Damn, girl you can hit" He breathed, his voice was ragged, and I had to beat the guilt away with an imaginary stick in my brain. He asked for it.
"Why are you being like this? Why can't you even look at me!"
Wesley's POV.
"Why are you being like this? Why can't you even look at me!" I looked straight ahead of me, as her words ran through my head. I didn't understand why I was acting like this. I hardly ever acted like this. Like a jerk, and in front of my own mate as well. I didn't know. I didn't understand. She was my mate, I loved her. There was no in-between. No progression from 'like' to love. I was in love with a girl I knew nothing about, and I wasn't freaked out to admit it to myself.
From the corner of my eye, I could see her drop on her knees in front of me and then push against my shoulder.
"Why are you pushing me away?" She glared, and I looked at her then, and what I saw made my chest feel weird. She looked so vulnerable, so upset. That I felt like hitting myself, ten times harder than she had done herself.
I opened my mouth, to say she was wrong; to tell her I was sorry, but I couldn't. She was right I was pushing her away. Both of the other girls I had been in love with were taken from me, what's to say it won't happen to her?
She shook her head, her eyes glistening with moisture. She searched my eyes, for a moment and then got back up.
"Fine, be that way" She muttered, "You won't have to keep trying because this will all be over tomorrow" She mumbled. My head shot up to see her unlocking the door, walking out and then re-locking it.
"What?" I asked her.
"You heard me" she shrugged.
"But how? What's happening?"
"You're a swap."
"A swap for who?"
"Skylar" I felt my heart drop to the pit of my stomach, Sky?
"I knew you would react like that" She whispered, looking to the ground.
"Respond like what? How did you think I was going to react when you tell my best friend is going to swap places with me!" I growled.
"Like that" She frowned,
"Like what?"
"Like the thought of losing her will kill you!" She screamed too loudly.
"She's my best friend!"
"I'm your mate!"
I stared at her shocked, what was the matter with her?
"I... I don't understand" I frowned.
"What you don't understand that I'm your mate" She frowned, "Because it didn't sound like that before when you were kissing me!" She seethed.
"Of course I know you're my mate" My eyebrows were drawn together in confusion.
"Then why are you in love with her?" She breathed quietly not meeting my gaze.
I sat up and stared at her. I wanted to tell her I wasn't in love with Sky anymore, that I was in love with her instead. I was in love with her, she was mine; she was made for me. I didn't think I was in love with Sky. I loved her, yes, but I wasn't in love with her. Not like I was in love with Evie. I think...
I frowned, the 'I think' stopping me from saying anything. What if I was still in love with Sky, what if I wasn't over her yet? I felt like hitting myself, I wanted to be over her, I really did. But I just wasn't there yet. Still, that didn't mean I wasn't in love with Evie, because I was.
"See" She signed.
"See what? You're not making any sense Evie I've already told you she's my best friend!"
"She's my best friend too, but I'm not in love with her!" She cried
"I'm not... wait, what do you mean she's your best friend? You don't know her."
"And you don't know, me. In fact, you don't know anything about me."
"I've only just met you!" I glared
"I'm from England" She frowned.
"Yeah, I knew that you cute accent's a bit of a giveaway." She looked up at me in surprise. Was that inappropriate at a time like this?
"I'm, I mean we're from Sky's old pack. Did she tell you what happened to her parents?"
"They died. Your pack killed them!" I glared, but it wasn't aimed at her. It was aimed at those bastards that had caused Sky such grief.
"As, horrible as it may seem, and I don't agree with what our alpha did, but I can see where he came from" She muttered causing me to look up at her in confusion.
"Our alpha took her parents. They beat them up so bad that they killed her mother. They beat up her father right up until the last moment. Sky didn't stay around to realize he was still alive, she got whisked away to here instead."
"Her fathers still alive?" I stared at her in shock.
"Yes, he's here right now, he's the only chance James – our alpha has got at getting Sky" She frowned.
"That bastard killed her mother, what more does he want!.... wait, does he want to kill her too?" my insides crumpled... No. no, no, no, no.
"No, don't worry, your precious Sky will be safe from death... Look let me finish, you need to know the whole story."
I nodded, and she began.
"Magdalene was a James' mate, she was a cruel b*tch in no better terms. If someone didn't agree with her, she would become violent. She'd always get what she wanted, and James would give her anything, but there was some thing's which she wanted that he couldn't do for her, so she would do it herself. She made pack life a living hell..." She trailed off before carrying on
"She was bullied at school, and when she was mated to James she decided to... get revenge" She chuckled bitterly. "Let's just say that by the end of it, those bullies could no longer bully... anyone. Not from a grave anyway. The pack realized what was going on, so did James but he couldn't do anything, he was in love with a physio, and there was nothing he could do about it. In the end, the pack decided to take matters into their own hands. James knew it was coming, so he ordered no one to touch her, and with that, the pack had no choice but to obey, But Mr. and Mrs. Evans had left the pack before then, and so it was decided that they would kill her for the good of the pack."
I looked at her shocked. Sky's parents killed someone?
"Anyway, James found out like we knew he would. That's when he attacked. He killed her mum straight away. He wanted Mr. Evans to know what it feels like to lose the one your whole life revolves around. He didn't kill him because he wanted him to suffer as much as he was suffering. He was satisfied with the pain he was causing her father for a while that he forgot about Sky. When he remembered, she was already here in America; he decided that he wanted her." She frowned to herself and then looked at me.
"Want her?" I repeated confused.
"He wants her to be a replacement for Magdalene" She confirmed, and I gulped before regaining my composure.
"We can't let that happen. I won't let it happen. You know she's mates with my brother right?"
"Yes we know full well she's mated to Klaus." She paused and looked thoughtful for a moment.
"He won't let anyone touch her" I stated the truth.
"I know, he's the only one who could take down James; the only one who can save her" she looked me in the eye.
"We need a plan."