Fracture of Lies

Evilous

Disclaimer: Usual disclaimer, I don't own Moonlight. I do however own my original characters, hehe so I guess I do own something.

Chapter 29: The Letter

Coraline was still sitting with Josef in his office agreeing to the outrageous terms, she was all but a prisoner. She would be staying in a room in the lab with full security detail that if she managed to ditch them their deal was off and he would turn her over to Lance personally cure or not.

"I will show you to your new place," Josef made his way for the door.

"I need to stop by my place for my things, as well as my lab, Richard has my notes."

"He has two choices, same as you."

Josef opened the office door seeing Jean descending the stairs in her nighty and robe her hand absent mindedly caressing his mark. Smiling with male pride Josef couldn't help but want her all over again. Coraline made her way to follow Josef seeing Jean she caught the look in his eye, she was more than a freshie.

"Did you want a snack before we go to my place?"

Jean stopped on the last step hearing her words not having noticed anyone was around, she saw Josef standing with the woman. The woman sent chills up her spine, there was something about her she could tell right off she didn't trust her. Seeing Josef smile at her she blushed slightly and smiled back as she continued towards the kitchen.

"Jean," Josef called. Jean turned back towards them tying her robe securely as Josef took her arm in his.

Coraline saw the mark on her neck, "I can wait in the car if you want privacy with your snack."

Josef hissed at her words and Coraline knew she had been right, this woman was more than a freshie.

"Coraline, this is Jean, she is not a freshie and if your paths happen to cross again you had better not treat her as such. Do I make myself clear?"

Coraline nodded, "Of course, a pleasure to meet you Jean."

Josef snapped his fingers and Noah and Ryan came in through a door towards the end of the hall, "I will be out in the car in a moment."

Coraline looked over her new guards and rolled her eyes but went with them without question. Jean started to rub her upper arm self consciously unsure what had just happened. Josef turned her to face him his hands going to her checks he placed a kiss to her lips.

"I don't expect you shall be seeing her again but just in case it is better you know who she is. Get something to eat, they will have something good prepared for you, just trust me and eat it."

Jean looked at him wearily, "Okay, I will eat."

Josef leaned down and placed a kiss to his mark sending another completely different shiver down her spine this one straight to her core. He smiled to himself as he whispered into her ear, "I'll be back tonight."

Josef left to go take care of business, leaving Jean in the hallway confused and aroused. Shaking it from her head she made her way to the kitchen.

Mick came back to his apartment after Beth had drove off, he had no idea where she had went; the only thing he knew was that she was hurt and angry at him. He had not done a very good job explaining the situation, but she had been defensive and angry, he couldn't blame her; it was how she protected herself. I'm the one who did this to her, he reminded himself.

His mind going over everything, how his life had been hit by a twister moving everything he thought he knew around, still reeling from Josef's betrayal how could he have kept this from him. There was a cure, a temporary cure but still a cure for the monster he was. He had known Coraline was alive and didn't tell him; instead he continued to believe it was Morgan and let her play her games and do just what she wanted. He knew he couldn't blame Josef for what happened with Coraline, not entirely anyway he had kept the secret from Beth to begin with, invited her back to his place. How could I have been so stupid?

When he walked in he noticed a change in the air, Candice had been here. He looked around the place and caught sight of an envelope on the counter with his name in Beth's hand. He made it to the counter in less than half a second.

His heart lurched when he say her key sitting next to it. Slowly he picked up the envelope it had something in it more than just paper. He pulled out the letter then dumped out the rest onto the counter, out fell the credit card with her name on it, and his dog tags he had given her on Valentines Day. He gripped the edge of the counter trying not to fall over as his tears started to fall his breathing in and out he was afraid to read the letter, but had to know.

Mick,

I don't know what I'm going to do right now all I know is that I need time. I need to be away from all of this, to find myself again. These belong to you, I thought I should return them. Please don't try to find me Mick.

Beth

Mick pulled the contents of the envelope and the key to his chest and collapsed to the floor. He had really lost her, he finally found the woman he loved more than life itself, he would do anything for and he had screwed it up. After all the times he had reasoned with himself that he didn't deserve her, when he had finally given up and hoped to love her, to have her as his for all eternity, he lost her.

As he struggled with himself he fought against going to find her, making her listen to him, taking her in his arms and showing her how much he loved her; or giving her the time she needed. He ran over alternatives for both in rapid speed in his mind seeing how they both could turn out for the good or bad. His mind couldn't take it anymore, unsure what was logical and what was just his need for her coloring his judgment. He stood from the floor and headed out the door, he needed prospective before he did something he couldn't take back.

To Be Continued…

Evilous