Life After the Storm
Chapter 52

I get woken up when hearing the door open. I then become scared that Ivan is getting ready to hurt me more. Knowing that I am so weak that I have no fight left in me, It's almost like he wants me to die a slow agonizing death. Just to come back into a world for him to do it repeatedly.

As I tremble in fear, hearing the footsteps coming closer and closer. I close my eyes, not wanting to see what is about to happen to me. Then I feel the loosing of the belt on my leg as my leg relaxes on the bed. Then the same thing with the other leg. I want to close my legs, but I am so weak from all that has happened. Something tells me I don't need to be scared, that I can relax. But I can't help but to be terrified.

Then I feel too little hands touch my arm. Immediately my fear just disappears, and I get an overwhelming feeling of pure love. I don't understand this feeling, it's nothing I have ever felt before, and I know who exactly it is saving me, it's Jayden.

When I open my eyes to see his forest green eyes that are now gold and glowing. He is healing me, he is using his power to save me. I can feel my strength come back almost automatically, it's insane. I can't believe that he is healing me. I feel more powerful than I have ever felt in my entire life.

The bed begins to dip, that's when I hear a sweet voice, "Lilly it's time for you to go."

"Jayden, I'm not leaving you, Ivan will hurt you."

"Lilly, you need to go, he won't stop hurting you."

"I would rather him hurt me than ever hurt you."

Then I feel as Jayden goes to touch my heart. It sends a shock through my body that makes me ready for whatever is to come. I lift my head up off the bed. That's when I see red eyes and see Ivan approaching us. Before I can react, he grabs a hold of Jayden by his throat and puts him up against the wall.

I lose sight of reality, not knowing what to do. I made the worst decision I could have ever imagined. When I jump from the bed and dig my canines into Ivan's neck, taking him down to the ground, realizing I just marked my worst nightmare. I watch as he weakens from my marking. Why didn't I shift, fuck I just made our bond permanent? Not giving a fuck what kind of pain Ivan is in, I run over to Jayden, thanking God he is unharmed.

"Jayden, are you okay?"

"Lilly, you bited him, why now you will never be free.”

"Jayden, he was hurting you and I panicked, I didn't mean to mark him."

I pick Jayden up and I run out the door. "Jayden, where is your daddy?"

"Lilly, daddy doesn't know I sneaked out, but I could feel your pain and knew I needed to save you, but daddy wouldn't listen to me. So, I had no choice but to disobey him and sneak out of the house." "It's okay buddy, just show me where you live." I'm thinking the whole time walking to his house that I need to protect him at all costs. Even if that means that I have to kill Ivan myself. As I am walking over sticks and rocks, my feet begin to hurt. But that doesn't stop me from getting Jayden safely away from Ivan. Even though it's dark out, I then realize that Jayden has me walking in a big circle. "Jayden, you're not giving me the right direction, we just did a circle."

"I'm sorry Lily, I just want to spend time with you. It has been so long since we have been together.”

"I'm sorry Jayden, but right now all I can think about is your safety. We need to get you home, so please help me."

Something happens. All of a sudden I feel this really odd feeling of sadness and my heart breaks. I get so confused on why I feel this way. I then looked down into my arms to see Jayden with tears coming from his eyes. Oh my God, I can feel his broken heart. Then I became terrified. Did he feel all the pain that Ivan put me through? The pain that, I thought, was a secret. Does he know everything about it? "Jayden, you just didn't know about my pain you felt it, didn't you."

"I know it doesn't make sense, Lilly, but I just knew."

It makes perfect sense, Jayden we are connected, somehow we are the same. We are healers, and we need to figure out what that actually means. There has to be a reason behind the disappearance of our kind. But for now, I need to get him home safe where I know his father will protect him at all cost.

I watch as his little arm points out to a brick house, "Lily, that is where I stay at."

"So this is your home."

"No, it's where I stay. I don't see this place as home. I don't like it here Lily. I want to go back to where we were, that was my home."

"Buddy I know that it is an adjustment, and it takes time, but maybe someday this will turn into your home too."

"He looks at me and smiles, my home is where you are, Lily."

As I walk up to the door, I become so nervous, I haven't seen Landon in some time. Telling him what happened, he is going to freak out. But I need him to protect him at all costs. I would die for Jayden at any given moment, I love him more than I have ever loved anyone else. As I get up to the door, I take a deep breath and I begin to knock. As I watch the door open, I see Landon. “Lilly, what are you doing here?"☐☐☐☐☐