Who else screamed like a maniac when Felix was on "Eclipse"? My friend will probably never go with me again after that day.

So, the thing is that I decided to split this chapter in 2,not all of you will like it, but like I said, it's for the best of the story .So, if you like it, please review and I'll update faster.I miss Felix,don't you?

Huge thanks to my beta Lift The Wings, you're an angel!

And thank you all who read and review this story! It means the world to me!

Lily's POV

I have no idea how long it's been. I don't track time anymore. I guess... it's easier when you don't think about how long you've been with the devil...

That's right. My life changed completely ever since I met Mr. Brown. And my family, the bunch of aliens, can only talk about how lucky I am to have found a gentleman who so much resembles Mr. King. Even though my eyes and the rest of body language scream to everyone help, it's like they don't know or they don't care. Especially my parents.

Even becoming paler and skinnier, my mother tells me that "when you're in love you don't think about anything else other than the boy you fell in love with". She must be mocking me, because I have never seen her behaving like this. And what bothers me is that I can't tell a word to anybody because this person is stalking my students like times, the kids tell me that they often saw the "boogeyman" on their way home. It's like he likes to terrify people to do what he pleases. I feel so afraid for my kids and their families, but there's not much left for me to do.

One day my sister asked me what was bothering me when we were walking on the park, in his presence. He told me later that if I even so much as looked frightened, the police would be all over the kids in no time. And then he laughed, like a maniac. How can someone be pleased putting children through this situation?

He threatened me since that day. In the very few times I go out accompanied by him, I always bring my sister with me, afraid what he might do, even in public.

If my pain would end in that point…

A week later the abuses started. His hand on my arms, the shaking, always in places that no one could see. He gets violent when someone is there with us, I don't want to imagine what he might do to me if he finds me by myself one day. That's why I use clothes that cover even more my body.

What have I done to have to go through this?

How did my life come to that point? And the worst thing is that I'm alone in all…

I looked again to the V mark on my hand. A result of squeezing the pendent on my neck so often. Mostly when I manage to get some sleep, without having nightmares surrounding me I hold it on my hands for give me some comfort.

And what hurts me the most is that I could handle everything that life throws at me if Felix was by my side. Sometimes, I feel like everything that happened was just a beautiful dream, and I pray every night that I can dream about him again. But, as some sort of cruel joke from the universe, I only have nightmares about that man.

Were there other women before me? How long has he been playing the good-guy facade? These thoughts only scared me more, because if no one stopped him so far, who will? Is this madness going to stop someday? How will I be strong enough to continue?

I rubbed my arms again, the green marks were fading, but the purple ones were still there. Because of that, I had to wear a different dress to Odie's wedding. It was today, and the grey weather perfectly fits my mood. Because that snake made it very clear that my presence was indispensable. I guess it really runs in the family the need to be showing off every chance you can. Right now, the King cousins were the most eligible suitors, and they were both taken by the Hale sisters. How did that happen?

"Oh my, look at you Lily. Kevin is going to faint when he sees you." My sister was nicer to me ever since I started to "date" her boyfriend's cousin, poor girl, she has no idea. I was wearing that dress she gave as a peace offering. In fact, it was very pretty, lilac with sleeves, just what I needed to not cause attention. Unlike my sister who was wearing a very dashing yellow dress. She was gorgeous of course, and no doubt that everyone would be talking about her instead the bride. I feel bad for Odie; does my sister need to be on the high lights every occasion she can?

"Rosie, sweetie...," I took her hands, but she cut me off, and started to do my hair.

"Oh Lily, I know what you'll say: 'today is Odies day, don't do anything drastic, blah, blah...' Seriously sister, you need to have a little faith in me. I know what I'm doing." She finished my hair and got my purse while I was looking myself in the mirror. I couldn't remember the last time I looked my reflection, and the result couldn't have been worse. I looked awful! And the cause of what was probably waiting for me downstairs.

"Well, obviously I don't do any miracles, you look so skinny," she patted my cheeks and mentioned for me to follow her, "but, once you see your sweetheart, this illness of yours will disappear in no time. Trust me, I think after tonight you'll be more than okay." She winked and grabbed my hand. I don't like the expression of my sister, usually that always comes with some secret. And in times like this, I can't afford to be playing games.

"Rosie, what did you do?"

Quickly, I grabbed her hand, but she shushed me with her grin, "I realized how wonderful your boyfriend is. And I did you an enormous favor. Don't need to thank me later sister."

When I was about to ask her again, our family were there, along with the King cousins, to escort us to the part. Kevin was smiling like a maniac.

Dear God, what has my sister done?

"You can barely see it."

"Are you sure?"

"I'm sure Odie," I said finishing the final touches to her wedding dress. The bride made everyone leave and waited until I got to her house so she finished getting ready. Good thing the dress had a lot of fabric, because it hid her growing belly very well.

"So, this is it. My wedding day." She was really beautiful. Ever since I was little, when I saw a woman in a wedding dress I thought she was a princess from a fairy tale that was going to have her happy ending with her Prince Charming. Then again, I was only a child.

"Thank you, so much, for everything you've done for me Lily. I won't forget it." We were never really close, but ever since she told me her secret, I felt the need to help her. After all, tons of people might have judged her; I don't want to be like them.

"I just want you to be happy Odie." I gave her my present while finishing with her make-up.

All the guests were already there; only waiting for the bride to arrive. Her poor groom was shaking like a leaf, probably because of the death glares that her father was sending him. I could see all that from her bedroom window.

"I loved it, thank you." I gave her a simple baby shoe, it was yellow with a few ribbons in it. I was secretly hopping for a girl. "Even if I have a boy, I'll make him wear it. It's adorable." Her smile was genuine, and I knew she really liked my gesture.

"Soon will be you, you know? Words travel fast."

I gulped, everyone knew by now about my "boyfriend", but I wasn't used to it. How could I?

"Oh, you are so lucky Lily, Mr. Brown sounds like the perfect catch." My breath caught on my throat and I felt the urge to be sick. "Word around that he had an affair before, nothing serious of course, but it ended badly. Poor man."

"Wait, what are you saying Odie?" I didn't know anything about it, but it was not like I made conversation often with him. Only in public, when I couldn't ignore his presence.

"It's sad, really. Mr. Brown was interested in a woman, Shelly something, I can't remember her name now. She was the daughter of a lawyer I guess. But one day, her father got home and found the door was open. Poor man, she was dead on the floor, with several bruises, tied on a chair. She was dead before he got there. When Mr. Brown found out, he did a search in the entire area, but he never found who did it. I feel so bad for him."

This was just too strange for me. I never knew about that; and the police never caught her killer? With Mr. Brown being one of best detectives of the area, really? This looks as bad as I thought. God help me.

"I'm so glad that he found you Lily."

Oh God, he found me.

Creepy,right?Review if you think what'll happen next and I might tell you ;)