Chapter 531
Gyles
We walk back to the house and the silence is awkward. I know he wants to ask me questions. I know he might have heard me talking to Eleanor but it feels like he is just walking on eggshells with me.
Our conversations haven’t been the best, I know I play a part in that but it is not all my fault and I want to try and make things better with him.
“Was she the one you were talking to?’’ he asks me suddenly, still not looking at me.
His voice is calm, it is almost like he just wants to genuinely know. He is not trying to pick a fight.
“Yeah,’’ I answer honestly.
He nods as we keep walking “What did she want?’’
“I don’t know, it was the same old story. She wants me to help her, she said I could set them free by finding the room.’’
He nods “Oh, it is my house, right?’’
I nod and this time, he turns to me “We are going to go back, I am going to fix this.”
“We are going to fix this,’’ he repeats “I know,’’ He nods again. I stop walking and he walks over to me with the book in his hand “I want you to trust me. I know it is going to be hard.’’
I shake my head “I trust you, I have always trusted you. It was never a question of trust. I just need YOU to trust me.’’ I add. He nods and I can feel the tension coming off him. He is fighting for control. This has always been a thing of control and until I fully understand Blue, I will not know why he always needs to be in control of everything. It has never been about me, fuck, I have been seeing things in the wrong way. Thinking that I am not equal to Rex when in reality, he just hasn’t been able to handle me the way he has been with Rex.
Rex is submissive, I am an Alpha. It will never be the same because we are different people.
“You are amazing,” he says softly. I smile awkwardly and nod. “You are such a good person,’’ he says and for the first time, he is looking at me, looking at my eyes and I feel my heart flutter. He reaches up to my face and his thumb strokes my cheek “I know I have not been the most supportive but all that will change. I promise you, baby,’’ his words are encouraging and they make me feel even better.
“Thank you.’’
He takes my hand and we walk back to the house. We get into the house and walk back to the living room. Everyone looks up and I trace Abaddon’s eyes as she looks at the book with Blue.
Her eyes open widely and I see a flash of fear in it. She isn’t even close to it but it seems like she already knows what it is.
She stands up and walks over to Blue, her eyes fixated on the book. “How is this possible?’’ she exclaims, her eyes still wide.
Blue and Rex look at each other.
This is going to be a long night.
“It somehow always finds its way back to him,’’ Blue speaks up, answering her question.
“There is so much energy channelled inside this book. The forces are strong,’’ she reaches for the book and I watch her as she places It on the table. Her eyes are still locked on the book. She hasn’t taken her eyes off it. Blue and Rex sit on opposite sides of the table with me and Abaddon on the other side. Jules is seated away from the scene, not as interested in this as the rest of us.
Abaddon takes a step closer to the book and reaches out slowly with her hand without taking her eyes off it. There is immense energy in the room as her eyes finally close and she breathes deeply. “This book is not here by happenstance. This book is here for a reason and it just so happens that you are here to take this burden from it, and to fix the mistakes it has created,’’ she says as she takes a step back. “This book, the forces that are inside it. I believe it wants to be free. We just need to take it in the right direction,’’ she says and it is like she is talking to herself. “The book, it is an extraordinary book. I’ve never seen anything like it before and it seems to know things. It knows things that only the uninitiated should know,’’ she looks at me, her eyes are fixed on me. “You are the one they have chosen, you have to set them free,” her eyes stay on mine.
These are things I already know. The reason why Blue brought her here is to find out if Analise is still alive. The things I saw that night shows me that she is. I just need the confirmation.
“How do I do that?’’ I ask her.
She looks at me, and this comes as a shock because she hasn’t taken her eyes off the book since we brought it.
“You need to find the room, you need to open the door and set them free,’’ she says softly. I look at Blue and he nods his head. “I saw something, I need to know if the person responsible for it all is still alive,’’ I ask her calmly.
She rests her hand on the book but this time, her eyes remain fixed on me. There is this intense expression plastered on her face “The one responsible for this prison,’’ she murmurs, still gazing at me.
I manage a nod.
She looks at me for a few more moments, and I try not to let my nerves show. Hopefully, this will be the confirmation that Analise is still alive. I look at her fingers as they tremble against the book. She hasn’t opened it yet. It almost seems like she doesn’t want to. It is almost as if she senses it as if it is keeping her from doing so. She is silent for a long time and I know that whatever she is thinking. Her eyes bore into mine and it is not long before the black of her pupils disappear and all I see is the white part.
Abaddon is breathing so hard that her face is beginning to contort and I see her eyes bulge. She trembles and her face is lit in a deep red glow as she stares with her eyes wide open. I see her muscles tense and I for a fleeting moment think that she might faint. “I can feel it,’’ she screams, her hands curl into fists. The energy is bubbling out of her and I can see the same glow coming from her pupils. Her voice is rising and building. She is shaking and it is almost as if she is possessed. “I can feel it, I can feel it all. The cold, the agony, the hatred, and the fear. It is all so strong. I can feel them all,’’ she gasps, her voice is getting louder and louder. I can see her body begin to shake and her mouth is wide open, her jaw moving as she screams the words she can’t even understand. I try to reach for her but Jules is quick on his feet.
“Leave her, do not interrupt.”
I take a deep breath because this is some scary shit.
I just need an answer.
Right now it seems like she is possessed.
I don’t want that.