Unknown [Book 2 of sacrifice Series]
Deadly Decisions

Dalton’s POV

"Dear diary,

He came back. But it wasn’t that helpful. He tried to ignore me and it worked for a week but then something strange happened. My cellmate had a problem with sleep so Danny decided to sneak in our room. The asylum was getting suspicious about him wanting to see his sister repeatedly so we decided to let him stay here hidden until he knew a way to get us out of here. But today when everyone was asleep Zach came. He tried to well...totally kill me this time. He had a dagger which was reassigned to kill Reapers. I don’t know how he broke my bind. I was getting weaker by the day. I was gasping for air when he first tried to choke me. Even being a Reaper I’m not as strong as he when he unleashed his bindings. He almost succeeded to do that but Danny, in the end, he helped me.

It was strange how anyone could be that angry the moment I saw his eyes. They were the brightest golden at that time. He was furiously punching Zach but he couldn’t do anything about it. Then he started to chant something and the most amazing feeling rushed over me. Zach was already begging for mercy. To my horror, I noticed that he was opening the veil of hell. The gate which can be my freedom. The bright light and thousand cries were the first things I noticed. Then After a long haul, Zach was gone, just like that. But I wasn’t feeling anything like I was numb. My eyes blurred and the next thing I know I’m dropping on the floor.

I thought I was dying but then when my eyes snapped open I saw doctors and nurses were hovering over me. Danny was nowhere to be found. I asked my cellmate where her brother was but she said he needed to cool off. I don’t know what made him this angry. I wanted to apologize, to say thank you for saving my life. I don’t know what happened but somehow I felt this strange urge to be near him, talk to him and at least see him through the day. I don’t know what to do with this feeling.

Later I found him at the back entrance but his poser was stiff like he did something he didn’t want to. I asked him several times but after a great effort, he snapped at me. Cursing in every language he knew he said he didn’t want to open the veil. It has taken a potential energy from him. But I don’t know what was so big deal about this? Even I get tired sometimes if I took too many souls but he just angrily stomped over and said I didn’t know anything. This seeker thing that he tried to hide behind was showing its symptoms. And opening that veil was the first job he passed as a seeker. And me being the extra angry one I just slapped him. I know...I wanted to thank him or hug him instead but I was also changing.

I can’t take many souls like I used to be. It’s like some unnatural power was trying to hold back from the pull. And I hated it. I hated not being in control. Cause I know what reapers do, and that was destroying things. But to my utter shock, he grabbed me and pinned me to the car. I was afraid that he was going to kill me but all was forgotten when his lips touched mine with an urgency I’ve never felt before. It was the most beautiful thing I’ve ever felt. His pained emotion, anger mixed with mine which gave me pleasure that even any soul reaping couldn’t give me back. Before I could fully kiss him back he muttered a curse and angrily got out of the hospital. What was wrong with me? What’s going to happen between us now, I’m really scared.”

I closed the diary and huffed in annoyance. And here I thought she will be doing anything to bring back Keira. But I knew she wasn’t needed anymore. Amy Gill only belonged to darkness now. Aaron just proved that when we interrogated him. He knew the change was coming and we aren’t ready for this. And to make things right I needed to destroy this only thing that was holding Harrison back. With the thought, I threw the diary to the fire with a grin. Guess I should’ve taken this matter in my hand a long time ago.

Amy’s POV

I was a mess.

Ever since I found out Danny betrayed me I couldn’t handle myself. My smile, the determination was just fading away from me. I couldn’t help Hannah as much as I used to. To Be honest I can’t even walk out from my own room without creating some sort of danger. My humanity...It was fading. I can notice the little symptoms. Danny was the main reason I was holding out. He was the main reason I was out of that hellhole and looking for my rest of the family. But it didn’t occur to me before that how much I was depended on him. I almost forgot he might have tricked me to believe him.

The clan members were some other thing. More members started to dispose of. They will ask for the seeker violently and when we can’t stop them with any potion or power they’ll disappear into thin ashes. I still didn’t tell them about Danny cause myself was confused if I can trust him or not. The nearest clan members were coming to help but when they saw the real threat they cowardly ran away.

I, myself could think nothing but taking souls. I was bound in my own room. And, worse I started to see Samara again. She tells me stories of bravery, she tells me not to believe anyone but myself. To hold onto my sanity. But how could I when I’m seeing my dead best friend giving me lectures about life? Sometimes Hannah gives me a sad smile but even she couldn’t stop me when the rage of the hunger come out. It was awfully daily. But I was cut short when-

“E ’iniziato di nuovo !” I forced myself to look at the younger member when she came rushing to my door saying more members were going crazy.

“Dov’è Hannah?” I asked for the clan leader. I wasn’t allowed to go there cause it’ll only increase problem for everyone.

“Non riesce a farsi strada . Sono costringendola a rimanere nella stanza rituale. Hanno anche threatened!” She screamed painfully and it parked my attention. Usually, they just shout and disappear themselves but it was a new way to approach us. Did they finally learn how to command us?

“I will see what I can do. You go ahead, I’m coming right behind you.” I said and looked at the mirror behind me. I was hideous. My once brunette hair was a jungles net, my face shrunken, eyes dull like there’s not a life existed there. I sighed and jogged out of the room to see the most horrible thing anyone would’ve face ever.

There were bodies leaning away through the hall room and kitchen. Some were half dead and some were already dead. Didn’t they cry or scream? I could’ve known there was that kind of murder going on. I crunched my face when the room temperature started to low. There was something else in here. I couldn’t see it, but I can feel the pull. It was toxic and deadly. I hurried to the ritual room and froze.

There was at least hundreds of member staring down at the corner of the room where Hannah was barely alive. I don’t know what happened but my protective instinct kicked out. I tried to run past them but they were like a ghost with dull eyes. To my horror, I realized they were like me. Not the Reaper part but they were once witches but now they are outcasts. They held no humanity to their soul and it was eating me inside. It was mocking me to take all of their soul at last.

“Amy...Sei tu?” Hannah barely said but I heard anyway. This time I walked past them quickly and reached her. She was clenching a book for dear life.

Why is this happening now?

“Questo è il libro su asilo.Hai bisogno di questo.Essi vogliono questo, ma è necessario per proteggere ad ogni costo. Non essere ucciso.” She took a breath gasping and then the environment changed into a gloomy one. Wincing I tried to help her but I wasn’t a witch. I didn’t know how to heal her or not was I like my sister who could raise dead people. So I let her die peacefully.

"Mama take this badge from me

I can’t use it anymore

It’s getting dark too dark to see

Feels like I’m knocking on heaven’s door

Knock-knock-knockin’ on heaven’s door

Knock-knock-knockin’ on heaven’s door

Knock-knock-knockin’ on heaven’s door."

I murmured the song mom used to sing when I was younger. She was smiling tightening her grip on my hands. My heart shattered as her mismatched eyes closed, the smile still bright on her lips.

"Sleep well." I smiled down at her one last time before kissing her forehead.

There weren’t just no tears, maybe because I wanted to believe she was alive but I very well knew her pulse says otherwise.

Why can’t I feel anything? Why I’m not sad?

“Prendi questo.” A loud snarl came and an older member barked out the order to take the book. I took this chance to ran away but suddenly I was shoved on my knees by someone. Two pairs of hands grabbed my shoulder to keep me in place.

“Master won’t be pleased. Take this girl to the seeker and we need this book to summon him. Hurry up!” He snapped at the rest of the member. He was the first one to say any English word then others but I didn’t understand who this master was. whoever he was he was the reason this started. But suddenly instead of taking over my natural instinct, my head started to pound like any time, it will break. My throat was burning in raw pain. My breath shortened which surprised me. In this one and a half year, I’ve never lost myself like this. The hunger was coming but it didn’t let me take over. It was a pure torture. The men laughed but it was humorless. Almost deadly...

“So we meet finally. ” A deadly voice said before I passed out from the pain in my head.