Chapter 4

Valentina was giving Chloe the normal lecture after she almost dies.

"Chloe, you know the rules." Valetine kept going.

"I'm sorry, you told me to follow my instincts. I did. Alek was in touble so I helped." Chloe defended.

"We also told you that our lives our worth much less than yours." Valentina argued.

"I don't believe that. I have seven lives. You only have one, of course i'm gonna try and save you." The tiny blonde snapped at her.

"And what is this healing power you suddenly have?" Valentina changed the subject.

"The untier's crys heal loved ones, but only once can they save a life." Jasmine recited. "She saved Alek's life. That can only happen once, all she can do know is heal cuts or scars."

"Okay, so the saving peoples lives is out." Alek added.

"Yep, one time deal." Chloe stood up to live. "I should get home. Alek." Chloe grabbed her bag and Alek followed.

Alek was going to stay at Chloe's in the guest bedroom until Chloe was what her mother called in the clear. Amy was going to stay in her room. Even though Jasmine and Valentine were alive and well, Mereidith was worried.

"Mom, were home." Chloe hopped in through the front door.

"Chloe." Her mom called from the living room. Chloe dropped her bag and walked in. She saw her mom being held by her hair. It was the assisain. He dropped her mom onto the floor.

"Chloe, good to see you're home." The man taunted.

"You really never give uo do you. Two times in one night." Chloe stuck her claws out. She through one hand towards the assisain. He caught her arm and spun it behind her back. She yelped with pain.

"Chloe are you-" Alek stopped when he saw Chloe laying on the floor.

"Ah, the boyfriend's back again." He teased.

"Yeah, he is." Chloe grabbed the assasian's arms. "Alek."

Alek knew what she wanted him to do. Alek popped out his claws and sliced the scar faced man in the troat. He fell to the floor.

"How's your arm?" Alek looked at it.

"Fine. Where's my mom?" Chloe looked around the couch where she had landed.

"Here honey." Her mom called from the steps. She looked terrified and stunned all at the same time. "Is he, he dead?"

"Yes." Alek told her.

"Does that mean Chloe's safe now?" her mom looked up from her shaking hands.

"I'm afraid not. The order, who are the people trying to kill her will probably find another man to do the job." Alek explained. "Being the uniter, She'll never be completely safe." Alek looked down at her.

The one thing he wanted was for her to be safe. To never have to fear being killed again. Unfourtaunetly that wouldn't happen, she will always be in danger. Always need protection.

"I don't know if I can handle any more of this. It's just too much." Mereidith shook her head.

"Mom, trust me, I know. it will get easier." Chloe comforted her mother. "I hope." Chloe whispered so that only a Mai could here.

"I just don't understand why they want to kill you so bad. You didn't do anyhting to them." Her mom shuddered.

"They have hated the Mai for hundreds of years, there is no stopping them when they want you killed. Even some Mai have turned to their side just to stay safe." Alek explained.

"Like Zane?" Chloe questioned.

"Yeah, exactly like Zane. Filthy traitor." Alek snorted.

"He was your brother." Chloe argued.

"Maybe by blood but, not by anything else. I thought he was dead, for 13 years." Alek shook off the memory.

"How can you betray someone like that. Betray your whole family, your whole species. He was working for the man who killed our parents. The worse part is you would think he would've remembered his face, being as they died right in front of us." Alek could feel all the sadness coming back.

He could remember the screams as his mother and father were shot and burned. How him and Zane had to stay back as their parents had ordered. When the only emotion he felt was sadness and hurt. He remembered being split apart from his brother at the orphanage. How his adoptive parents smiled when they first saw him. And when they kicked him out after they found out he wasn't completely human.

Alek felt a warm hand touch his face and wipe a tear from his cheek. Chloe bent down and gently kissed him on the lips. Pain was emotion she had never seen on Alek, at least not this type of pain. Emotional pain, not physical.

Just then the front door swung open and a man Chloe knew very well stepped inside.