A/N: I really hope I'm not straying too far from Reid's character. I love his badass attitude, but I think it's important to show the feelings that he has for Callie. I just hope I haven't made everyone think I've turned him into a softy, lol.

Well anyway, here's chapter 11!

Enjoy!

(Reid's POV)

I didn't approve of Callie going to see Chase but I knew that I couldn't stop her. Despite her small frame, she could be very persistent when she wanted to be and I knew I wasn't going to win the argument. I just wished that I could be there with her or around her so I could make sure that the little shithead didn't try anything stupid. Callie claimed she could handle herself and I admired her courage but I knew my own strength and what I was capable of, which meant that Reid was five times stronger with his father's powers.

She had called Chase around noon after we woke up and all went out to breakfast and was planning on meeting him in the town square at one. I was glad that they would be out in the open, which gave Chase less opportunity to try anything but it still made me anxious. I had been pacing around in the hotel room since I dropped her off at the town square ten minutes ago. She was going to call me when they were done.

Thankfully, Chase wasn't there yet when I dropped her off, which was a good thing because if I had seen him I wouldn't have been able to stop myself from getting at least one good punch in before he annihilated me with his Power.

I groaned and threw myself down into the lounge chair, thankful that I was alone. The guys had offered to sit with me until Callie got back but I refused, wanting my privacy. It was nice to have them around sometimes but a lot of the time I liked to be on my own to deal with things. That is, until Callie came along.

As much as I liked my privacy, I wanted to spend every moment of every day with that girl. She was the only person that I felt comfortable talking to about anything and I knew that she wouldn't judge me. She was just so accepting of everything, despite my past and reputation. She should have been running for the hills by now and yet, she was still here, making me feel things that I'd never felt for any person before in my life. She was changing the way that I looked at relationships, proving that there was more than just sex that could make two people connect the way that I connected with Callie. I needed her in more ways than one.

I just wished that she would stop putting herself into dangerous situations and act like it was nothing.

With another sigh, I slumped into the seat, phone in my hand so that when Callie did call, I'd be able to answer it right away, and closed my eyes to attempt to take a nap.

Just as I was beginning to doze off, there was a frantic knocking on the door, waking me up. Who the hell would be at the door? I'd called my mother and she knew where I was so it wouldn't be her. The rest of the guys would have come through the other door.

I ignored it, trying to see if whoever it was would go away but it didn't work. They knocked again and again. Finally, I got up with a groan and walked to the door, undoing the locks and pulled it open.

My blood started boiling as I saw who was standing in the doorway.

Chase.

"What the hell are you doing here?" I hissed and then looked around. "Where's Callie?"

Chase laughed and held his hands up. "Don't worry she's still waiting for me at the town square, right where you left her." He pushed past me and walked into the room, looking around smugly.

"What are you doing here?" I asked again, my hand still on the door knob and clenching it tightly. "You're supposed to be meeting with Callie."

Chase shrugged. "You and I both already know why she's meeting me and what she wants to ask me. I figured I'd save her the trouble and just come straight here instead."

I glared at him, making sure to face him head on. I could feel my power tingling through my body, ready for use at the first sign of need but I wasn't sure how well it would work against him.

"I probably could have come last night but I know how much you hate when I'm around Callie," Chase said, shoving his hands in his pockets. "Though I think it's going to be hard to prevent now that she knows the truth."

"Just because you're her brother doesn't mean that she's going to start hanging around you more. She can't stand you," I told him and slammed the door shut.

"That might be true, but it's going to be hard for her to stay away from me when she realizes what it is that I want."

"And what would that be?" I hissed, clenching my fists tightly at my hips.

He laughed again and I could see in his eyes just how crazy he actually was. It made me sick to think that Callie had ever been around him alone.

"Power," was all he said and he grinned at me. I tried to keep my face composed as the hair rose on my arms, understanding what he meant.

"You mean our power."

Chase giggled and nodded. "Ultimately, yes your powers. You see, at first it was just Caleb's that I wanted. He's the oldest so I figured his would be the best to have. I didn't think that killing all four of you would be easy to cover up so I was just going to settle for one," he said as he paced around the room, kind of like how I was doing just a few minutes ago. "Then I saw how close you and Callie were getting."

My eyes widened slightly and I tried to remain calm as he went on.

"I already knew that she was my sister and I was just waiting for the right time to tell her. I didn't think that she was going to start getting involved with you and the rest of the guys so easily. And I saw the way that she looked at me, like she was scared of me."

"She is scared of you," I told him, keeping my voice flat and even, trying not to show any emotion. He couldn't know that I might actually be getting scared.

He seemed to ignore my comment. "That's when I started thinking, what a perfect way to get my sister on my side and get what I want at the same time!"

"What the hell are you talking about, Chase? If you think Callie's going to help you do anything, you're fucking crazy."

"On the contrary, Garwin, I think she'll be more than happy to help out once I tell her that by doing so she'll save your life."

I stared at him, trying to figure out what his plan was but I really had no idea what he was talking about.

"Even if you were to kill me, how is Callie supposed to help you? You know that she doesn't have the Power," I said, watching him move about the room, touching things for no reason as if he were just toying with me.

"Ah, I forgot that none of you have any siblings," he said as he stared at an ugly painting hanging on the wall. "Well, let's just say that even though Callie doesn't have any powers, she can help me make mine even stronger."

"How?" I pressed. I wanted to keep him talking, maybe it would give the guys some time to come and check on me or something. I knew I wouldn't be able to hold him off by myself if it came down to it.

"The bond between Covenant siblings is stronger than even the bond that you share with Caleb and Pogue and Tyler. If our blood is joined as one it can create an elixir that will make me practically invincible and able to do things that you four never even dreamed of."

I listened intently, wondering just how he knew this and we didn't. We'd learned a lot about our culture and the Covenant and nothing had ever come up about the sibling bond that he was talking about.

"How come we don't know about that?" I asked.

He shrugged. "Maybe your parents didn't even know about it. I had a lot of spare time when I was growing up and I did a lot of research on our families, learning all of the legends and myths about the Salem witch trials, one of them being about the bond between siblings."

"So what do I have to do with it?"

"Well, for now I figured you could just be collateral damage, to make sure Callie cooperates with me."

I rolled my eyes. "She won't help you."

Chase called my bluff with a smug smile. "I'm aware that my sister's not fond of me but I also know that if your life is at stake, she would do anything to keep you out of harm's way," he said and then laughed to himself. "She's such a great person, always putting other's needs before her own."

My eyes narrowed at him. "Don't act like you know anything about her."

Chase just smiled smugly at me. "I know more than you think I do," he said in a hushed tone. "So, are you ready to go? I really hate to keep Callie waiting any longer."

I almost laughed at him. "You really think you're going to get me to come that easily?"

He shrugged. "I figured you would say that," he said nonchalantly and walked to the window. "That's why I brought him," he opened the curtain to reveal his car sitting right in front of the hotel window. It took me a minute to realize what I was looking at but I finally saw what he was showing me. In the passenger seat of his car was Matt. The way he was slumped in the seat made it look like he was asleep but I knew that Chase had most likely knocked him out cold.

"What the hell are you doing with him?" I asked, heading for the door. I yanked it open but it was immediately slammed shut but Chase hadn't moved. I looked over at him to see that his eyes were completely black.

"I wouldn't do that if I were you," he said, his eyes still dark.

I swallowed and backed away from the door. He wasn't in his right state of mind, the Power was controlling him now and it was best not to make him mad.

"I knew you wouldn't come quietly and I couldn't bear putting my sister in danger, so I figured he was the next best thing. You don't care for him but Callie does and you would never do anything to hurt her, would you Reid? Say like, let her other best friend die because you wouldn't cooperate."

I clenched my fists at my side. "You bastard."

Chase just laughed, his eyes going back to their normal color and I relaxed slightly. "So it's up to you, Garwin. Are we doing this the easy way or the hard way?"

I could barely contain my anger as I glared at him. The fucking asshole knew I wouldn't let Matt suffer because of myself, Callie would never forgive me. As much as I didn't like Matt, I knew I couldn't let Chase take him. I had seen what losing one of her friends had done to Callie and I wasn't putting her through that again.

The choice was no choice at all. I knew what I had to do.

(Callie's POV)

I sighed in annoyance and checked my phone again. I had been waiting for Chase for half an hour and if he didn't show up within the next five minutes, I was calling Reid and going back to the hotel.

I knew that there wasn't a big chance of me getting any answers out of Chase but I had to try. He was putting my friends in danger and I had to try and talk some sense into him or figure out why he was doing this in the first place.

A couple more minutes passed and I started gathering my things to leave. If Chase didn't want to talk then fine, I wasn't going to waste my time any longer. I pulled out my phone and dialed Reid's number.

It rang and rang and then went to voicemail.

That was weird.

I tried again. This time someone picked up on the third ring but it wasn't the blonde I was hoping for.

"Hello little sister," Chase's voice said from the other end of the line and I almost dropped the phone in shock.

"Chase?" I asked and it was a wonder he'd heard me, I was talking so low.

"The one and only," he said cockily.

I swallowed and I realized my hands were shaking. "Why do you have Reid's phone?"

"Oh, this is Garwin's phone? Silly me, I didn't even notice," he was obviously teasing me and it made my blood boil. I immediately felt like something was wrong. I wasn't sure why, but whenever I was around or talking to Chase it was almost as if I could sense what he was thinking. Maybe not mind reading, but I could feel that there was something not right, just like in the woods. He had another secret.

"Stop being an asshole and tell me why you have Reid's phone," I demanded, making my voice harsh.

He clicked his tongue through the phone. "I'm not going to tell you anything if you're going to call me names."

I scowled. "I'm not kidding, Chase. If you've done something to hurt him I swear to God I'll-"

"You'll what, Callie?" he challenged, his voice like ice in my ear. "Do you really think that you're any match for me?"

Tears threatened to fall down my cheeks as a lump form in my throat. "You would never hurt me. You said so yourself."

"I would if you were standing in my way."

"Standing in the way of what?"

"My plan," he said simply.

I scoffed in annoyance at his vague explanation. "Does your plan involve stealing Reid's phone? Seriously, tell me why you have it," I tried to sound as tough as I could but I knew he could most likely see through the façade. I was terrified.

"It started ringing and I took it from him before he could answer it," was his reply and my jaw dropped.

"Where is he?" I asked automatically. "Is he with you? Tell me Chase or I'll kill you myself."

"Enough with the threats, Callie, you're wasting your breath," he said coolly and then sighed.

"TELL ME WHERE HE IS!" I yelled into the phone and then looked around, heat flooding to my face in embarrassment. Good thing there weren't a lot of people in the park today.

Chase just laughed. "You know, you're really starting to prove me wrong about you, sis. You are quite the little spit-fire when you want to be."

If Chase had been within reaching distance right then, I would have socked him in the mouth. My fingers were twitching with anticipation.

"Chase. Tell me where my boyfriend is," I growled and my voice almost frightened me.

"Oh, so he's your boyfriend now, is he?" Chase said in mock interest. "How fortunate."

"Chase," I ground out through clenched teeth. My hands tightened into fists.

He sighed again. "I'll tell you what, why don't I let you speak to him yourself?"

My eyes widened and I heard fumbling with the phone, a low voice that was obviously Chase and then the voice I wanted to hear said, "Hey baby."

The tears that were building in my eyes fell and slid slowly down my cheeks. "Reid, where are you? Are you okay? Why are you with Chase?"

"I'm…alright. I'm not sure where we are," he said and his voice sounded strained. He sounded hurt. Oh God I was literally going to strangle Chase when I saw him. "Listen to me, whatever he tells you, whatever he says to you about his plan, don't trust him. I'm begging you, Callie, stay out of this, alright?"

"What are you talking about?" I asked, barely able to contain my sob. "What's going on, Reid?"

He grunted in what sounded like pain again. "It doesn't matter."

"Yes it does," I hissed, getting angrier by the second. "You matter to me. Tell me what's going on, please."

"You can't be involved with any of this. You're going to get hurt and I won't let that happen." I'd never heard his voice sound so weak before.

"I don't care! You need to tell me what's going on. Please, Reid," I begged

It took him a moment to answer. "I can't. Callie, I'm so sorry," it sounded like he was saying goodbye. I panicked.

"Reid Garwin, don't you dare hang up on me," I warned as the tears continued to fall.

"I have to go."

"No, Reid, please-"

"I love you, Callie."

The line went dead and I stood there. Frozen. Unable to move.

He said he loved me.

It was the first time he'd ever said it to me. My heart was filled with so much joy that I felt that it might explode. The tears continued to fall as I tried to real in all of the emotions that I was feeling in that moment – fear, anger, happiness…love.

He loved me. Reid loved me.

And I hadn't gotten a chance to say it back. Would I ever get the chance?

What if he'd said it because he thought it would be his last chance to say it?

Realization dawned on me as I was reminded of the real issue at hand. Reid was in trouble. Big trouble. And he wanted me to stay out of it.

Like hell I would. He didn't just get to confess his love for me and then expect me not to do anything to help him.

I searched through my phone and decided to call the only other person I could think of that would have an idea of what to do.

He answered on the second ring.

"Caleb? Hey, can you come pick me up at the park? Something's happen to Reid. Something bad and I need your help."

(Reid's POV)

I hung up the phone and resisted the urge to drop it and crush it with a stomp of my foot. From my position of sitting in a chair with my wrists and ankles tied to the arms and legs, it would have been difficult.

Hanging up on Callie, leaving her to wonder like that, obviously hurting, was the hardest thing I ever had to do.

I knew she wanted to help me and I knew that even though I'd told her not to that she was going to do it anyways. That was why I didn't tell her what was going on. The less she knew, the better. I needed to keep Callie away from Chase. Whatever his plan was to use their sibling bond, it didn't sit right with me. I couldn't risk Callie's safety, not again. That girl was the most important thing in my life.

And I'd told her I loved her.

The words had just slipped out on their own accord. I hadn't planned on saying them. Hell, I hadn't even been sure that I felt that strongly about her up until five minutes ago. But when the words came out, they felt….right. It felt like I had said them to her a million times. I'd never told a girl that I loved them. I don't even think I had ever even told any of the guys that I loved them. The only person I'd ever said it to was my mother and that was a given.

But as I thought about it, I knew it was true. I loved Callie. I have loved her for a while now, I was just too stubborn and insecure to admit to myself. Hell, I think I fell in love with her the night we played beer pong together.

And now I might never see her again.

Tears stung my eyes at the thought of never again being able to look into her big, gorgeous, emerald eyes or hear her sweet, delicate voice. My time with her had been so short, so limited, it couldn't be over.

It wouldn't be over.

I was going to fight. I knew Chase was going to try to forcefully drain me of my powers, he said he might have found a way to do it but it would be painful. He had already tried something and it obviously backfired because now my body ached in pain.

I wasn't going to let him win. I knew Callie was going to try and figure out a way to help me and I held on to the hope that she would figure it out fast.

One way or another, her and I were going to get out of this alive and we were going to be together. Whatever it takes, I'd do it in a heartbeat for that girl. Chase had another thing coming if he seriously believed that we would give up without a fight.

It wasn't over. Not by a long shot.