Life After the Storm novel 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?”