Chapter 10 We Are Engaged
Clarke POV
I couldn't do anything but stare blankly at the largest and most gorgeous rock that I had ever seen. Especially since it was attached to my hand it was still so hard to believe. That me, Clarke Griffin was about to be Clarke Blake, I grinned madly to myself before taking in a deep breath as I fell backward on my bed.
My back was enveloped in the cool sheets, Octavia was downstairs getting something to eat so I was alone with my thoughts for the moment. Me and Bellamy. The thought still made me woozy and my legs go numb with anticipation and excitement. Everything about him was amazing and after tonight everything will be complete.
"Have you thought about it?" I looked up from my thoughts as the sound of Octavia's warm and bubbly voice. This sly grin forming on her face, as she sat on the bed eating what looked beef stew or something. "I thought that you were getting a snack not a meal." She laughed at me and rolled her eyes playfully as she scoped a large helping of meat into her mouth.
"This is a snack for me and you still haven't answered my question have you thought about it." Now I was totally confused, what did that even mean, did I think about what? I felt my head cocking to the side my reddish golden hair hitting my bare shoulder as I gave O my best what are you talking about look. She seemed to roll her eyes like it was an obvious question with an easy answer.
"Have you thought about what you are going to tell your dad? About you and Bell and you know the huge Blake rock on your finger." What did that even mean and why did she have to say Blake rock like it was a bad thing that I was wearing his family's heirloom. "Right you are making no sense would you mind clarifying a bit. Did I break some unknown custom."
She laughed, a light but bellowing laughter that filled the quiet air of my room. Her green eyes sparkling, becoming luminous as she looked me up and down. This doubt shining in her eyes for a moment before she let out this heavy sigh. "You really don't know my mom hates your family and your dad hates my mother family. I mean sure he adores my father. But that doesn't mean he wants you married to his son."
My head went into a tailspin what did that even mean would my father really deny me any semblance of happiness with Bellamy if it means that he could spite Bells mother. I could feel my frown deepening as I looked at her she couldn't be serious about any of this. But as I fixed Octavia an unforgiving stare I knew that she was serious.
"What possible reason could he have to hate your mother I mean really it would seem strange don't you think." Octavia let out a snort as she eyed me this new found anger in her gaze that I hadn't seen before. "My mother has a great reason to hate your father's family. Your father, on the other hand, has no right. The grudge started right before the bombs went off. My mother's mother and her family took shelter in this valley. Simply watching the sky light up with bombs."
Octavia scrunched up her nose like she felt wrong telling this story to someone that wasn't blood. But after the discomfort about all of this passed she continued to speak in an even tone. "Your father, fathers realized that in his final moments that he could do as he pleased. With no law and order, he could commit any crime. My mother had an older sister she was about 10 when the bombs started to go off. She had a pack full of food and your grandfather took it upon himself to kill her for it."
Octavia's voice cracked for a moment like her throat was dry and speaking of her family past was too much for her to bare. She rubbed her eyes with the back of her hand before speaking again. "Anyway when he killed her the radiation hit them all at once. While our genes morphed my aunt lay there dying. My mom and dad at the time were only 3 so it's not like they could even grasp what was going on. But once the waves of radiation had passed. My grandfather in a blind rage attack your grandfather"
"Only to find out that they were immortal and he couldn't die, from that day forward they were forced to look at your grandfather face, who had no remorse for what he did he was rather proud of it. When my grandfather on my father's side rose to power and became a king. He sent your grandfather to jail. He's still there now 97 years later."
Octavia took in a deep breath like that story took it all out of her, I knew now why she was so concerned with this marriage the last time that her family and my family were together. Her family was getting murder. I took in a deep breath getting ready to speak when I heard an angry voice fill the room.
"It's not like she didn't have it coming and what is on your hand. It that the Blake ring." I looked up to see my father this angry blue glow coming off of him as the air became cold. "Dad…" I couldn't form a word he snarled like an animal before giving me a warning glare. "Wait here." Then he disappeared from sight, oh god he was going after Bellamy.