Chapter 25 (Melody)
"What?" the question leaves me before I have time to think. "Jeanine Matthews's son has inspected you and has chosen you to be his faithful wife" Daniel says looking bored. "What?" I ask again more annoyed then bewildered. Daniel sighs "Jeanine Matthews demanded that her son look for a wife. So her son then looked through the records of the people who lived in Chicago, he found a young girl named Melody thought she was beautiful and chose her." Daniel concludes. I shake my head "That still doesn't make sense, how did he know I was alive?" I ask. Phillip purses his lips. "He found that you were taken from dauntless when you were merely 16 years old because you were divergent. Jeanine knew they took divergent here" he gestured to the room "and sent us to come and retrieve you" he says. Retrieve as if I were merely an object. "That still doesn't make sense, If Jeanine knew about this place why didn't she put a stop to it?" I ask. These are true questions but still I hope that his answers are long, the more we talk the more time I get to come up with a plan. "She figured if she threatened the divergent then this place would take them off her hands without the whole killing" he says. That's it that's my time. "Enough questions time to go" Phillip says. Some of the men he brought with him start to move forward towards me. "No!" Tobias shouts grasping my arm and pulling me behind him. Daniel gives an amused chuckle. "Oh? And who is this?" Daniel asks motioning to Tobias. "The boyfriend" Tobias spits. All the amusement leaves Daniels face, a blank expression being the replacement "Kill him" Daniel says. The 2 men on either sides of Daniel pull out guns and point them at Tobias's forehead, but Tobias is faster. Tobias punches the closest man to him in the jaw while I slap the gun out of the other man's hand. Lauren and Eric have already disarmed and left 2 men unconscious. I one of my heels off and jab it in the chest of the man I knocked the gun from their hand and he goes down leaving his neck exposed which I karate chop so that he falls unconscious. When I look back to Tobias he has his guy down as well. A wave of relief washes over me, maybe I can stay. I put my heel back on. I hear the slash of metal being brought out quickly and look up. My breaths leave me in an instant. Daniel holds up a dagger to Zoey's neck. "Who's this lovely lady?" Daniel says. "Let her go" Amar comes out of the crowd to the front looking Daniel in the eye. "Oh I don't think that will happen if the girl does not come with me" Daniel says. Everyone stays quiet. Daniel shrugs and pushes the daggers blade, Zoey whimpers. "Stop!" I shout. "Let her go and I will go with you" I say. "No" Zoey barley breathes put through the choking blade. Daniel pushes her away and two of the men who have gained conscious grab me by the arm and haul me toward Daniel. Daniel winces "Don't ruin her dress you idiots! It's better to have her in perfect condition for him! Meaning all her clothes are still in the condition they were in when we saw her" Daniel says. The men's grasps on my arms losses a tad bit. Daniel spins on his heel and walks toward the door. "Melody no!" Tobias shouts. Daniel stops and turns around "Oh, What now?" He asks irritated. Daniel rolls his eyes when he sees its Tobias "The boyfriend again?" Daniel says. "You have 30 seconds to control that boy" Daniel growls. "Please, this may be the last time I see him." The words escape me before I have time to think. For a moment I think Daniel is going to dismiss the request but instead he gives a slight nod of approval "5 minutes" he says. I nearly fall to my knees in relief, but I don't have the time to spare. I gather my dress in my hands and run to Tobias were with open arms he wraps me in a hug that I never want to leave. A wet drop falls onto my forehead and I look up. The drop came from Tobias, but no more come. He rests his chin on my head, then draws back to look at me in the face. "I love you Melody" He says. I caress his cheek looking into his eyes "I love you too, but don't think of this being the last we see of each other. I know we will find a way back to each other, love always finds a way" I say. I bring his face to mine and press my lips to his. We stay like that for what seems like an eternity then Daniel clears his throat. He doesn't waste his generosity, instead Daniel orders his men to grasp me again and pull me out of Tobias's grasp. "I will find you" Tobias shouts. I don't doubt it for a second. Tears run down my cheeks as I'm pulled out of the room and down the hall away from Tobias, yet again. But I don't doubt that he will come and rescue me, I know he will. And that is the last thought I have before Daniel knocks the daylight out of me.