End of Chapter 8
I realized that this was all because of my response, because of my freaking out. I did my best to calm myself, noticing that the heartbeat would slow down when I wasn't upset and that I could make it speed up and set off alarms when I got anxious.

"Alex?" My mother said, and I knew the tone of her voice. It was the tone I would hear when I was younger and causing trouble. "Alexandra Sofia, I know 당신 can hear me."

"Oh crap." I thought to myself. I knew that she didn't use my full name, not unless I was in deep trouble. I tried again to 옮기기 something but just like each time before nothing happened.

"I think we need to calm her down." Someone said, then I heard drawers opening and felt the weirdest sensation that my body was getting heavy..then I slept..again.


Chapter 9

I was annoyed…this falling asleep and waking up somewhere completely different was making me really crabby! I was wondering where I would be this time when things came around and was happy to find that I was laying in soft green grass, the blue sky unlike any I’ve ever seen before and as I looked around I saw mountains, dark gray mountains as far as I could see, some with snow on the caps, others with green clusters which I assumed were trees 또는 a forest. The air was cool and crisp, the smell that of a thick forest, full of pine and wood. I could hear small 동물 stirring as I sat up, and as I wondered what they were I heard the voice I’d been waiting to hear.

“Alexandra!!”

I looked to my right and found that Dom was running towards where I was sitting and before I knew it I was on my feet, running towards him, wanting to be 다음 to him 더 많이 then anything. He got to me before I took a few steps, his strong arms wrapping around me and pulling me close to him.

“Are 당신 alright?” He asked as he hugged me tightly, I had the urge to tell him that I couldn’t breath because he was holding me to tight, but I decided against it and rested my head against his chest. I was so happy, so content..I didn’t want to leave his arms ever, I just wanted to stay here 안전한, 안전 with him. He held me close against him for a few 분 before I felt a soft pressure on my hair, I wasn’t sure but I think he kissed my head. Part of me wanted to pull back and look up at him, but another part of me wanted to stay here, held 안전한, 안전 against his chest, listening to his heartbeat.

“Alex,” He said as he gently pulled me away from him, my face automatically becoming a pout. “Alex, are 당신 alright?”

“Um…I think so.” I said as I smiled up at him. “This whole thing is really confusing and annoying and I have no clue what is happeneing..but..” I said not wanting to finish the sentence.

“But what?” He asked as he smiled down at me.

“But..” I said as I took a deep breath and blew it out. “But I feel better when I’m here, with you.”

He looked down at me, his face was stoic, hiding any 또는 all emotions that I was feeling and because he was looking at me that way my 심장 started to pound and my mind instantly started thinking the worse. That he didn’t like me, that I just embarrassed myself 의해 telling him that he made me feel better, my 심장 pounding as I felt the tears welling up in my eyes.

“Alex?” He asked as he raised one had up, his fingers gently cupping my cheek. “Alex, what’s wrong?”

I wanted to say something, 또는 tell him that nothing was bothering me..but when I went to open my mouth tears began streaming down my face making me feel weak and stupid. I wanted to run, to get away from him and this whole situation but when I turned I felt a hand grasp mine, holding me in place.

“Alex,” He said as he held on to my hand. “Please wait…what are 당신 afraid of?”

I just shook my head, I didn’t know what to say 또는 how to say it…I couldn’t tell him that he made me feel safe, that he made all of this easier. I wanted to tell him what was going on, tell him everything from the beginning, ask him what was going on? Where I was? How he knew me?? Who Ethan was? What happened to me?

“I..” I said as he watched me. “I have so many questions. I have no clue what’s going on, where we are..who 당신 are, who the other guy is..”

“Other guy?” He interrupted me. “What other guy?”

“Ethan.” I said as I watched him closely, his eyes narrowing in anger.

“When did 당신 see him? Where?” He asked as his fingers dug into my hand.

“Dom, you’re hurting me.” I said as I pulled my hand from his and rubbed my aching fingers.

“Ethan…I should have known. I knew he would know when 당신 entered, I knew he would try and get to you. Did he tell 당신 anything?”

“Just that he’s your brother, that I was in ‘his realm’ and that he was waiting for me.” I said as I took a step backwards away from Dom.

“That’s it?” He asked.

“Well…” I said as I remembered Elijah’s parting words. “That and that he would be watching me and that we would meet again.”

“I’ll kill him.” Dom said as he clenched his fists. “Elizabeth, I need 당신 now!”

I heard her footsteps about a 분 before Elizabeth was standing 다음 to Dom, her perfection pissing me off even 더 많이 then I was before. I already felt like crap, now I had to feel like I looked horrible because this perfect being was in our presence….GREAT.