Chapter 134
[SAMANTHA’s Point of View]
“What’s this place p>
Killian stepped inside the cabin I didn’t know stood in the middle of the western forest of Silver Crescent. I had been silent the whole hour we were on the horse as Killian led me to this secret place, he said he had been using since he started hunting in this part of the forest.
I looked around the house. The woods looked old and moldy as the fresh, musky scent of them filled my nose. Everything in it was made of wood. The benches, the tables… There was no kitchen in this place.
Only a king-sized bed that made me a little conscious, which I was sure Killian felt as well.
“Uhh, I guess you have to stay here for a few days until this issue is solved, Samantha. Like I said, I won’t let you stay in that prison in the hands of those people who want you dead. I am not Dominic. I can bend the rules if I have to.
“You are risking your life and your people for helping me, you know that?” I said to him as I sat on the edge of the bed and felt its softness as I bounced slightly on it. The fur felt silky as I smoothed it with my hand. “You are being reckless, Killian. What would Brianne think after you took me out of prison? She must be worried p>
“We already talked about it,” he answered as he gazed into my eyes. Killian sat down on the bench in front of me and then leaned his back on the edge of the table with a heavy sigh. “Actually, it was she who sensed you were in danger, Sam. We both decided to get you out of that situation. After I learned what really happened and how you ended up in that situation, I came straight here p>
“Brianne wants to save me?” I didn’t understand why it sounded funny. “I thought she hated me p>
“Well, she does,” Killian answered with a smile as he folded his arms on his chest. “But she’s not a bad person, Samantha. She saw in her vision that you suffer in Silver Crescent, and she wanted to help. She told me that Silver Crescent is filled with negative energy right now, and I need you and the children to get out of that place p>
I gazed at the grave expression on his face with worry. “You know I can’t do that. I can’t leave Dominic when so much is happening in Silver Crescent, Killian. It’s not about the place. It is about me and the kids. We brought this to Dominic’s pack, and I have to do something to stop this p>
He grimaced, “That’s f*cking b*llsh*t, Sam! You almost died in that dungeon, and you still want to go back p>
“All of this that is happening to Silver Crescent is because of me, Killian. Because of the secrets that were hidden from me since I was a kid! I thought those enemies here… I am the reason why they attacked Silver Crescent, and I was probably the reason why Lena died in the hands of those people.” My eyes were wide with dread as I continued explaining to him. “I have a feeling she went outside to confront someone from that organization and died trying to defend me! I am the reason why she’s dead, Killian p>
I trembled from head to foot as I bent my knee up to hide my face and embraced myself. Loud sobs emerged from my throat as I rocked back and forth, trying to process the overwhelming grief and fear that started to consume me. It was too much. It was way worse than the torture I received from Olivia and her men.
It was something that would leave me traumatized until the end of my life.
I felt Killian’s arms around me as he stopped me from rocking myself on the bed. He kissed the top of my head to soothe the agony that had been tormenting me since Lena died.
“I’m sorry, Sam,” Killian whispered so softly in my ear. “I’m so sorry this happened. You don’t serve all of this. You don’t deserve this pain p>
“This is why I have to go back.” I pushed gently away from Killian and looked at him with pleading eyes. “I have to go back and fight beside Dominic and make sure Devon and Diana are safe. Dominic can’t do this without me, Killian. He needs me p>
There was displeasure on his face as he looked down on me through his nose. I understood why Killian was upset, though. He thought I was the most foolish person he had ever met. But I don’t care about anything anymore. Dominic couldn’t face the situation alone. I couldn’t run away from the chaos I caused in this place. “Dominic is doing his best p>
“Are you even hearing yourself, Samantha? Telling me he’s doing his best after I saw you half-dead in that prison cell?!” Killian aggravatingly stood from the bed and paced away with his back to me. “Don’t f*cking tell me he’s doing his best when you’re suffering like this! You told me he’s going to take care of you; that’s why I allowed you to leave Moonstone Pack! But look what is happening, Samantha!” he turned around with angry green eyes. “Look at you p>
“You don’t know what is happening, Killian p>
“All I know is you are suffering, Samantha!” his voice boomed all over the house, and I was so baffled I almost jumped out of bed. “All I know is that you and the kids are not safe anymore in this place, and I have to take you away from Silver Crescent just to make sure you won’t die, just like what happened to his mother!” his teeth were grinding as he yelled, “I will never let that happen p>
Killian didn’t understand that it was because of me that the Trinity Fang and the Black Claws were after the Silver Crescent. He didn’t know the whole truth about my identity, and I couldn’t blame him. He was just scared for me and the kids, and as my true friend, Killian cared about me like family.
As if he had read whatever was in my head, Killian snarled in his deep voice, “If you are thinking I don’t know about what is really happening here, Sam, then you are wrong. I know everything. But I am not as stupid as Dominic. I won’t risk your life fighting those criminals p>
I bit my lower lip tightly as I lowered my head with tears in my eyes.