CHAPTER TEN

After Daniel had explained everything to Evangeline and Gabbe, they had all agreed on one thing. Something about the curse was different this time.

Gabbe had agreed to stay behind whilst Daniel and Evangeline had rushed off to save Luce from Cam, so that Evangeline could confront Cam on her own.

Seeing Cam's lips pressed against Luce's stirred a fury within Evangeline that had her charging across the grounds and her hands connecting with Cam's back. Cam's face came in contact with the ground and Evangeline smirked victoriously whilst Daniel stood back and watched.

"How many times must you ruin this girl?" Evangeline drawled, allowing Luce and Cam to know who had joined them. Evangeline and Daniel were stood in front of the pair, Evangeline helping Luce off the floor and Daniel looking anywhere but Luce.

"All right, which one of you is it going to be this time?" Cam snarled, getting to his feet.

"Me." Evangeline said, taking a step forward, a look of determination on her face. This was her chance to get her anger out. "That first little tap was all me, Cam. What are you going to do about it?"

Luce stared at the scene before her baffled at how Evangeline (a 5'3 girl) could possibly take on the tall, muscular frame of Cam. However, Cam had no hesitation as he rolled up his sleeves, raised his fists and took a step forward. No fear was shown in Evangeline's face.

Luce tried to stop Cam from getting into another fight, especially with a girl she had come to call a friend. Shock crossed Luce's face as Evangeline high kicked Cam in the jaw, sending him flying backwards.

"Gonna be a shame to have to beat up that pretty face." Evangeline sighed as she stood over Cam. "Oh well." She said before proceeding to repeatedly kick Cam in the gut, causing the boy to stagger into a crouch gasping in pain.

Luce couldn't make sense of the scene in front of her. Yesterday, Cam had taken on a huge guy and come out on top. Today, he was being beaten by a girl two times smaller than him. Gaping at how Evangeline had Cam pinned to the ground, Luce couldn't tear her eyes away from the curiosity of it all.

"Just say the magic word, Cam. I'll let you go." Evangeline growled, pinning his arm behind his back.

"Never." Cam spat out some dirt in his mouth.

"I was hoping you'd say that." She responded before slamming his head on the ground. "You have no idea how long I've wanted to do that."

Daniel approached Luce after seeing the look on her face and she instantly relaxed before apologising profusely for coming to see Cam. Her explanation was cut short when both Daniel and Luce turned to stare at Cam who had let out a series of whimpers sounding like a dog who had just had his tail stood on. Cam looked battered and pathetic as Evangeline held him in what looked like an effortless headlock, one that Cam couldn't get out of.

"I don't understand. I know he used to love her but why is Cam letting Evangeline beat the crap out of him? What's going on, Daniel?" Luce fretted.

"He's not letting her." Daniel half chuckled. "What you're seeing is only a fraction of what that girl is capable of."

Leading Luce away from the fighting couple, Daniel decided it was time to explain things to Luce.

Once Daniel had safely escorted Luce away from the fighting, Evangeline had finally let him go. The anger that had controlled had been extinguished, replaced with sadness. Releasing Cam, she slid onto the floor next to him and the pair of them lay there for a few moments. Cam trying to catch his breath and Evangeline trying to find the will to just leave him there alone.

"What happened to us?" Cam wheezed, his hand pressed to his aching ribs.

"I don't know, Cam. We fell out of love."

"Bullshit. I love you just as much as I did at the Beginning."

"Same." Evangeline whispered.

Placing a kiss on his forehead, the angel girl got up off the ground, brushed away the dirt and walked off without looking back, leaving Cam a bruised mess on the floor. The pair of them were volatile apart, the pair of them were volatile together. They were a mess from the beginning to the end but they were always together.