Fated to Them (book 1+2) novel Chapter 43

Read Fated to Them by Jessica Hall Chapter 43 – “Where is Maya?” Taylor asks, sniffling.

“Before school care” I tell her. Eli walks into the kitchen making coffee. When Taylor looked at him watching him closely, I didn’t understand the fear I saw on her face.

“They aren’t human Addie” She whispers to me. I know they heard her but they didn’t acknowledge what she said. Instead Cyrus sits at the table and Eli hands him a coffee.

“I know that Taylor” I tell her and she looks at me shocked, I was more shocked as to how she knew they weren’t human. I look at Cyrus and he shrugs his shoulders, uncaring of her knowing.

“How do you know?” I ask her and she shakes her head.

“They haven’t changed, they are still the same from when dad was alive, I thought I recognised them, I wasn’t sure before but I am now” She says and Cyrus looks at her. An indecipherable expression on his face. Eli places a cup in front of both of us and I see him glare at my sister. I pick up mine when Taylor snatches it from me and sniffs the cup. I take it from her.

“What are you doing?” I ask her and she looks at Eli. He growls and she flinches before shaking her head.

“Can I speak to you, privately” she whispers before her eyes dart to my neck, she flicks my hair from shoulder staring at my mark, her hands going to her mouth. I am suddenly hit with Eli’s anger making me look at him.

“We haven’t got time for this, we need to go to work. Cyrus do whatever it is you’re going to do” Eli says waving his hand and Taylor gets up from her seat, a panicked expression on her face as she looks to Cyrus. He pulls his chair out about to walk around the table toward her.

“Wait!” I tell them wanting to know what my sister wants to talk to me about. Eli walks to the other side of the table blocking my sister from running. I jump to my feet in panic when I feel his anger rushing over me.

“Addie what’s going on?” Taylor asks clutching onto my back and using me as a shield.

“Wait Cyrus just let me calm her down” I tell him but he ignores me reaching for her. I slap his hand away, stopping him from grabbing her. Eli growls making goosebumps rise on my skin. The sound so menacing Taylor freaks out grabbing a lamp from the hall stand and brandishing it as a weapon.

“Taylor calm down” I tell her turning to face her but her eyes dart to all three of us frantically.

“Addie you don’t understand, you can’t be with them” She says. Eli reaches for her and she swings the lamp barely missing him.

“Taylor calm down Cyrus is just going to help you”

“Help me, help me Addie? I don’t need help especially from the likes of them” She screams, swinging the lamp again but this time Eli grabs it, ripping it from her hands and placing it on the bench behind him. He advances on her and I step in his way blocking him from her.

“Move Addelyn” He snaps at me.

“No just let me explain to her”

“Explain what?” Taylor shrieks just as Cyrus grabs her, wrapping his arms around her shoulders, she shrieks and starts struggling. Kicking her legs and trying to fight him off.

I grab her face, trying to calm her instead I get kicked in the stomach knocking me back and onto the floor.

“He is just going to help, help so you can be a better mother to Maya, Taylor” I tell her getting up off the ground.

“I’ll be good Addie, I will be good I promise” She cries. Struggling against Cyrus. She throws her head back, the back of her head connecting with his face. He grunts at the impact before Taylor screams as his grip becomes tighter and I see her face turning purple as she struggles to breathe as he crushes her chest in his arms.