Chapter 334
Gyles
I get out of Rex’s head just as I see Levine run out of the basement and out of the house. I see the big oak tree. The one we passed when we first drove into the estate. I recognize it immediately and that shows me exactly where they are. Just a couple of houses from Blue’s house. Blue is watching me as I let go of rex and he comes back to us.
He opens his eyes immediately. He is sweating profusely. His eyes are wide and he is still trembling. I know he saw what I saw. He knows everything that is happening. He will know where they are too.
“Something is happening with Levine. He is going to hurt her,’’ He blurts out exactly what I am thinking and if we don’t get there on time, we might end up not being able to save her. I still don’t know what transpired between them and maybe I don’t want to know. I know that she had something to do with killing blue’s mother and that is something that can’t be forgiven.
“Do you know where they are?’’ Blue asks, his eyes wavering from me to Rex. He senses a lot more than he wants to say.
“Yes, come on,’’ I stand up from the bed and we all walk out of the room together. Blue is by my side.
“Tell me what you saw.’’
His voice is strained. I sense the frustration in his tone. I don’t blame him either. I mean this is all a lot for anyone to handle.
“she is running, I feel her and she seems to be giving up,’’ he cries. He is fighting for her right now and I don’t understand it. Levine might not have been the mastermind behind all this but she was part of it. she helped him in whatever he planned. She took part in the deceit and the hurt, so that makes her an accomplice. I don’t want to be self-centered because I do understand, I know why people end up doing things that they shouldn’t. I know the desperation that could have made her take that path. I understand it all.
“Lead the way,’’ Blue tells him immediately. I don’t know his relationship with his aunt but from the way he is reacting right now, he seems genuinely worried about her. I mean, I understand that he wouldn’t want to lose another member of his family. We walk out of the house and Rex leads us down the street. The estate is very quiet. in a place like this, I would expect people on the street. Kids playing in their front porches but it is almost like darkness surrounds the whole place. this place is different from the community. It doesn’t feel like there is life.
We both follow Rex, there is no plan of what we are going to do when we find them. I saw Badger, I know what we are up against.
He will not just let us off easily. This might even be his plan. He might want to get Blue in a corner. He killed his mother, what is stopping him from killing him too?
Rex stops walking and we both do the same, our eyes never leaving him “No,’’ he cries out, the pain evident in his voice.
I don’t know what is happening but he must be seeing her.
“No, not yet. You can’t do this,’’ he shouts into the air. I don’t know what he is seeing, but something is wrong.
“Don’t,’’ he adds shaking on his feet. I want to touch him; I want to take his pain from him but I also want him to handle this on his own. he is strong enough and I believe in him.
Tears fall out of his eyes; I want to be the one to wipe them off but he does it on his own as he opens his eyes. He turns to the other direction “She is going to die, she is letting go,’’ he informs us. He is talking about Levine. I understand why he is so concerned. He is connected to her, when I went into his mind, I felt this pull. It was so strong, It almost pulled me in too.
“I know where they are. It is not too late,’’ he tells us and starts to run. We follow him until he leads us to a part of the estate that is just a vast land and trees. At this point, we are at the end of civilization. This is the perfect place for an ambush and Rex is running straight into this. what if this is a trap? I am all out of losses. I can’t handle anymore.
“Wait,’’ I grab his hand immediately and face Blue “This might be a trap, what if this is what they want?’’ I ask him. Blue is the most rational one out of us. He will think wisely before we make a crazy move.
“We have to find out,’’ he answers calmly. I know he wants to get to the bottom of this “we have to help her,’’ he adds. He is talking about Levine. Like I said earlier, I don’t know his relationship with his aunt but I see the longing in his eyes. He is worried.
“We need to go before it is too late, we need to get to her before she jumps.” Rex gets us out of the conversation. I close my eyes and for that second, I make the decision to do this with them. if anything happens, I will just have to protect them, I will have to find the strength that I know I have deep down and save my babies.
Whatever it takes.
Rex is in front of us and it seems like he is following a path, my wolf instincts kick in, the scents around us stronger. Looking to the ground, I see the footsteps, I see the path that they must have crossed. We keep running and the faster we go, the closer I feel we get.
Rex stops walking and I see the light, it is bright, so bright that I have to squint my eyes to get a clearer view, it is coming from him. He raises his head up in the air and his eyes open wide. Suddenly, a dark smoke comes out of him, one that I can’t even explain, and he is lifted up in the air.
I try to reach for him but Blue grabs me immediately “Wait, don’t go close,’’ he tells me, his eyes never wavering from our mate. my heart races in panic, I don’t know what is happening but I can already tell that it is something significant.
The dark smoke disappears into the air and I see him descend to the ground, this time, blue is quick to wrap him in his arms as he rests on him unconsciously.
A cool breeze travels around us and shakes all the leaves on the trees around us. I walk over to them and I feel it.
He is free.