Sorry this took so long. I've been away. Hope you enjoy!

Chapter 25: My Sacrifice

It wasn't a black dark, it was a grey dark. It was only me, me and the mist that swirled on the ground around my feet. I was in a clearing.

I looked around, hoping that maybe I'd missed some form of life. To my dismay, I did. Standing a few yards away from me was Chase Collins.

'Shit,' I thought, 'not this again.' The nightmares hadn't come for a while, why were they starting up again now?

"Hello, Ever, glad I can finally get a hold of you again," Chase commented, walking towards me. I gulped and took a step back.

"Where are you going to go, Ever?" his voice sneered from behind me. I whirled around. He appeared behind me.

"You see, there's no where for you to go where I won't follow. Now that Jared's little charm is broken, you can't escape me," his eyes turned black and with a wave of his hand, I was lifted from the ground, "So, now that I have your complete and full attention, I'd like to share with you what you are going to do for me."

I tried to squirm, but the magic held me there, so I just listened.

"I won't go into too much detail, yet, considering you will need your rest. You see, I've got a score to settle with the 'Sons of Ipswich', and you're going to help me. For now, all I need you to do, is get and stay close to them, any questions?"

My ass I was gonna do anything for him! He waited for a reply, so I gave one to him. I spit in his face.

"Go to hell," I growled.

He patiently wiped the spit from his face, all the while mumbling, "Ever, Ever, Ever."

His tightened his grip on me. It tightened and tightened, until it felt like he was squeezing the life right out of me. I bit my lip to keep from screaming. No way was I going to give him that pleasure.

Finally, he let go. I dropped in a heap to the ground.

"Ever, let me be very clear," he grabbed my hair and pulled back so I'd be forced to look up.

"This isn't just about your life," he snapped his fingers. The mist began to swirl and a moment later, a figure appeared. I gasped. It was Mason. He was bound and gagged by an invisible force. Magic, my guess.

"And he's not the only one I can get to," Chase whispered in my ear, "Now, you ARE going to do what I say, or I'll start picking your friends off, one by one, got it?"

Mason was frantically shaking his head 'No', but I couldn't risk his safety, or anyone else's. Chase was deadly serious, so, I nodded. Chase chuckled.

"Good, good, now go back to sleep, Ever," and with that, everything was gone.

Chase is back in Ever's head! What's his plan for her and the Sons? R&R!