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Chapter 10

"Hello?" Sirius asked from the other side of the phone.

"Sirius, we need to talk." Emily responded.

"About what?" He questioned.

"Just meet me at my apartment." Emily sighed and hung up.

An hour later, there was a knock on the door. Emily could already smell Sirius and someone else, familiar, but not recognizable. Emily was wary, she wasn't expecting anyone but Sirius and she really didn't want anybody else to know her secret. She hesitated, but opened the door to Sirius and Aryn.

"What are you doing here?" her tone came out rougher than she intended.

"Well, is that any way to treat your guests?" Aryn pouted.

"It is when you aren't expecting them." Emily protested.

"Now children, this is no place for an argument. He was with me when you called and asked if he could come." Sirius cut in. Emily rolled her eyes, moving aside so that Sirius could squeeze into the small apartment.

"You're not allowed in. I only invited Sirius. You can wait out here." Emily told Aryn. He sighed shaking his head, but obeyed. She closed the door behind her and walked down the small hallway.

Sirius took a seat at the table while Emily sat on the end of her bed. "What was so important that I had to come all the way here?"

"Well.." She began, grabbing a pillow to focus her attention on.

"Spit it out, I don't have all night." Sirius responded.

"We kind of have a problem." Emily said, deciding to go in with the drug, so he would listen first.

"What kind of problem?" Sirius asked.

"I meet a witch-" Emily started.

"Is that the only reason why you asked me here, because you meet a witch for the first time in your life?" Sirius questioned.

"No!" Emily glared. "She told me about a drug that's being produced and killing vampires, it's called Lycidas." Sirius raised his brow at the mentioning of vampires being killed. "It enhances our abilities, strength, speed, hearing, the side effects are mostly increased hunger, but it is also killing unsuitable candidates when the tablet breaks and dissolves in the blood stream."

"Why would they sell a defective drug?" Sirius asked.

"Well, I'm guessing the reason why they are distributing it so fast is to use it as a weapon against any vampire." Emily replied.

"And you're telling me this because you are afraid I'm a main target." Sirius smirked.

"You do hold the title of King." Emily responded sarcastically, fiddling with the pillow.

"You're worried about me?" Sirius eyed her.

"What kind of question is that? Of course I am, you ass." Emily snapped.

"Hmmm...and how did you find out about the drug? Besides the witch, I'm sure she wasn't just passing by and decided to whisper in your ear." Sirius' gaze was turning dark. He knew, of course he did, he always knew when she did something that he had forbade.

Emily inhaled a deep breath. "I'm working with Obsidian." Sirius wasn't the least bit shocked, he had known all this time. "Let me guess you had your servants follow me?"

"You gave me no choice." Sirius's responded bitterly.

"Gave you no choice? You think keeping your slaves on my tail would keep me in line? I'm not a thirteen year old girl sneaking out of the house, Sirius." She had promised herself that she wouldn't get angry, but Sirius had struck a nerve.

"You sure act like it. How could you do this Emily?" Sirius asked. For the first time in her life Emily saw hurt in his eyes, for a split second and then it was gone replaced by anger.

"I didn't do anything, Sirius." Emily replied, putting extra emphasis on do.

"You switched sides!" Sirius yelled.

"No I didn't. I learned how to see from both." Emily said in a calming voice.

"You learned to see from both sides, really? Then where the hell have you been since you joined them." Sirius almost laughed.

"I was trying to control my hunger. Something I couldn't do until I joined. Something you wouldn't let me do!" Emily said, raising her voice again.

"So this is all my fault?" Sirius looked over at her.

"Sirius. This isn't about you. It's about something bigger than us."

"Don't give me that. I know where your real loyalty lies." Sirius responded coldly.

"My loyalty? My loyalty has been with you for the past two centuries." Sirius scoffed as he got up, heading for the door. "So you're going to walk away? That's your solution?" Emily asked to his back.

"You should go back to your real family, because you are never welcomed in mine again." Sirius snapped, before slamming the door behind him. Emily could do nothing but play his words over in her head while she stared blankly at the door.

"Are you okay." Aryn asked lightly knocking on the door as he opened it.

"Yeah." She choked. She was trying hard not to cry, she hadn't done that since her parents died, but then again she never had a reason to, until now. "I need to go."

"To Obsidian?" Aryn questioned.

"I know you all think they're bad, but have you haven't ever given them a chance." Emily asked seriously.

"I can't say I have." Aryn responded. Emily nodded, she went around the room grabbing a few things, before she headed to the door. "Wait. Let me come with you."

"What? You don't want to put yourself in the same position I'm in." Emily responded.

"If this thing is a serious as it sounds, then it needs to be stopped. They could make one for werewolves next and I need to protect my pack." Aryn replied seriously.

"Fine." she motioned for him to follow.

"Have you really never met a witch?" Aryn asked.

"Aryn." Emily sighed.

"Sorry."

"Seriously? I was expecting a secret tunnel or something." Aryn pouted as they walked into Obsidian.

"What's the point in using it when Sirius already knows I'm working for them." Emily responded.

"So there is one?" Aryn questioned.

"What are you three?"

"In dog years." Aryn replied. Emily rolled her eye's. She wouldn't admit it but he was keeping her distracted from the fact that Sirius had just thrown her out like she was nothing.

"Emily!" A bright haired witch called out from the second floor.

"What?" she asked back.

"We've got a new case."

"We?" her brows quirked as she walked up the stairs to meet the girl.

"Yeah, you, me Liam, Savi, Justin. The usual group." she replied excitedly.

"You aren't in the usual group." Emily responded.

"Wow. Is that your natural hair color?" Aryn cut in.

"Who's this?" Sybil asked, pointing at Aryn.

"Aryn, Sybil. Sybil, Aryn. He's Kellams son." Emily introduced the two.

"You mean the alpha's son?" Sybil questioned.

"No the other Kellam. Duh." Aryn smarted off like a child.

"You know, I could melt your flesh." Sybil threatened.

"Is that your only threat?" Emily snapped, walking to the training room, in search of Liam.

"What's her problem?" Sybil asked Aryn.

"Sirius told her she's not apart of his family anymore." Aryn whispered.

"Ouch."

Emily had made it her mission to check every room from the lobby to the training room, looking for Laim. She was upset and crushed, all she wanted was reassurance that she still had someone that meant something to her. She had already told Val that she was with Obsidian, he was her best friend and there was no way she could lie to him. He didn't take the news well either, but he promised to be there for her if she needed him. Emily knew Val meant it, but at the same time he didn't want any part in a fight between her and Sirius. The last one they had lasted almost twenty years and poor Val was caught in the middle as the messenger between the two, until one day he had gotten tired of it and told them both to stop acting like children and talk to each other.

Emily was standing in front of the wooden door that was separating her from Liam. She wanted to go in, but she knew she would break down as soon as she saw him. He was already worried enough that Sirius would physically hurt her, walking in with tears running down her face would only make it worse.

Emily moved her hand to push open the door, but quickly retreated. She didn't quite understand why she was running away, but she knew that's what she needed, space and time alone. She turned, walking in the opposite direction, heading to the tunnel.

Emily was breathless, running through the streets, trying to get away from Sirius' voice in her head echoing over and over again. He had thrown her out, just like that, without any thought he had forgotten everything they ever shared together. She knew this was the utmost betrayal, but her life with Sirius wasn't a life. He kept her chained, Emily wasn't the kind of women to be kept, she was fine with it for a while, but after they had both had their fun, reality struck.

Emily found herself walking down a stone pathway, surrounded by beautiful cream colored apartment buildings and townhouses that were wrapped in luscious, green vines and tree branches, some color added with rose bushes. This was her favorite place and when she couldn't think this is where she would go. Paris had so many secret places that she had discovered, but this was by far her favorite.

She had walked around in triangles for the majority of the night. Mostly in thought, but also because she could. The triangular shape and wall of buildings made her feel safe, like she was in a fortress that no one knew about. It gave her a moment to breath, to take in the air of the city and release her frustrations.

"You know, if you keep walking around in this triangle, you're going to wear the stone down."

Emily glanced up to see Liam standing a few feet in front of her. He was looking her over, concern filled his eyes, even as he smiled. "I'm guessing Aryn couldn't keep his mouth shut?"

"Yeah, something like that." Liam laughed.

"He left me Liam." Emily almost choked.

He looked up, his smile gone. "I know."

"I knew he would and I don't blame him, but the last people who left me died." Emily's eyes were starting to sting as she attempted to hold back her tears.

"He left you Em, you don't have to leave him." Liam responded, moving closer.

All Emily could do was nod her head as a few tears slipped down her cheek. Liam was there to catch them, his hand moving lightly under her eye. She grabbed hold of his hand when he started to pull away, holding it to her cheek for a moment longer, afraid to let go.

"Thank you, Liam."

XOXO

Odessa