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Chapter 36

"He's your son"

Lyla's eyes widened as she heard those words, and kept repeating in her head as a broken record.
She suddenly felt as her body had been deprived of oxygen as she felt like choking.
She couldn't believe. She didn't have any memories that she could relate to, that made it more believable.
The young boy in front of her was a stranger in her eyes.
Demetri, who stood behind her, was shocked, just like the rest of the people in the room who weren't expecting such a big revelation.
"We should take this in a more private place"
The tracker found his words soon enough, as he realized that this wasn't something he felt discussing in front of the Volturi leaders.
His voice had a menacing tone to it, it had sounded like the hiss of a snake. His black eyes, betrayed his thirst, giving him a murderous expression. He was a frightening sight, and it reminded Lyla of their first fight, when he had come for her in London.
Daniel didn't feel like denying him anything, as he had the impression Demetri would enjoy breaking his neck with his bare hand if he did.
"Of course, it makes sense"
He said as he eyed his sister.
Her shocked face had changed too, in one of subtle fury. Still shewasn't as frightening as her partner was. He had never seen the tracker in such conditions.
Demetri left the room, even before he was done talking, Aro having barely had the time to say a word, had just observed in silence as Lyla and Daniel had followed him.
The leader's eyes fell on the prisoner, who was now sporting a worried look as he looked at the door closing behind the three, he smiled slightly, he wouldn't interfere at all, he could only gain something precious out of all of this.

Demetri didn't mean to go far, he actually couldn't wait and as soon as they all stepped out of the study, he grabbed Daniel by the neck, and lifted him about a meter from the floor.
"Are you playing with us Daniel? What do you think we are?"
Even though the vampire was tightening his fingers around his neck, Daniel couldn't bring himself o be scared of his brother in law, that had his life in his hands.
"It's not what you think" he whispered with little breath he ha left.
"Oh really? Then tell me, how is it?"
"Let...me explain"
"Demetri, put him down" Lyla had put her hands on the tracker's shoulder, and he calmed down a bit, and did as she said.
"I want to hear the truth. No lies this time Daniel"
Lyla was visibly angry, but she wanted to know, she had to understand why he had done it.
"You know very well, how our society, our people judges the impure"
"Impure?" Demetri asked his jaw still
Tight, sign he was still very pissed.
"Yes. It's the name they use to indicate those who are born from the union pf a human and one of us. They are called that way because our people consider their blood dirty."
Lyla nodded, she had heard about it, but she didn't know there were so many of them.
"So?"
"Lyla, back in our days, it was very dangerous to mingle with humans, me and you, we already were on the black list, and it got even worse when They found out about Demetri. They almost killed the both of you when they marked Lyla, and, but I only discovered it later, they were spying on us. The minute they found out Lyla was pregnant, they were already planning to kill the newborn and you when the time came. I did the only thing I thought would save you"
Lyla and Demetri looked at each other.
"I can understand it on some level, but Daniel, you had to tell us and let us decide"
"You wouldn't have listened! Wherever you would have gone they would have found you. They had to believe the baby was dead"
Lyla's eyes widened.
"Dead? Daniel, how did you take the child from us?"
Daniel lowered his eyes, and passed his hand through his hair nervously.
"I...am not proud of what I did"
"Tell us!"
"I... Made you believe he was stillborn"
"You did what?"
"When you gave birth, Demetri wasn't there, he wasn't allowed to assist. Our mother helped you and made you lose consciousness during
The birth. She took him away as
Soon as he was born, to a secret location Konstantin had found.
When you woke, we told you he was dead. We faked the burial and all. There was nothing in the coffin, but I knew you wouldn't have the courage to look in it."
"You really did all of this? You were
That cruel to us? You made us cry our dead baby? You gave me comfort while you knew it was unnecessary? How could you do something low as this? I can't believe you did all of this to me!"
"It was to save you!"
"We could have taken the baby somewhere and raised him far away, but you didn't let us make that decision"
"Lyla, you didn't have a choice! They would have found you! The mark, it was a way to keep you under check! It was magical, a way to surveil you"
Lyla battled her eyelashes and Demetri furrowed his brow
"How is that even possible? They would have found her by now!"
Daniel sighed "No. Lyla broke the bond with Ambrose when she killed him after your presumed death, I checked"
"You killed him?" Demetri now looked at her, a small proud smile on his lips.
"I might be a little vindictive on certain occasions"
"I won't judge"
Lyla shook her head at that, and returned to her brother who held a guilty expression.
"I'm sorry, I never meant to make you suffer"
"You really thought that once we discovered what you did we wouldn't suffer? Daniel, your actions have consequences"
"I know, but it was for the best. Look, you are alive, and reunited with Demetri, and your son is healthy and alive"
"Look at what we had to go through to get to this point! Me and Demetri almost killed each other! It took months to get to this point, and our son, he got caught, and he was blessed Felix didn't kill him on the spot"
" You can't call it a success"
Demetri folded his arms on his chest.
"And I don't know if I can forgive you this time"
Lyla looked at her brother in the eyes. He looked surprised but he knew he had to expect it from her.
She hadn't reacted the way he thought she would. She hadn't yelled, she hadn't insulted him, he had even expect her to slap him or hit him, but she hadn't done any of this things.
But, her disappointed expression and the hurt he read in her eyes hurt more than anything.
When she said she couldn't forgive him, she meant it. And he knew it would be hard to gain her trust back, and especially the special bond they always shared.

"I wish you could see why I did all of this"
"Even if I did, it wouldn't change much. Daniel, what you did... It's unforgivable for me"
Demetri's black eyes were fixed on Lyla, as if assuring himself that she was all right. Daniel figured that he wouldn't let him touch her if he tried. She had been hurt enough, and the tracker's expression betrayed his calm exterior.
"I need to stay alone for a little bit"
Lyla shared a quick glance with Demetri, and didn't even look at Daniel as she turned to leave. Her quick steps could be barely heard as she left the two men on their own in the huge hallway.
"She won't forgive me" Daniel sighed, an Demetri's stare snapped on him.
"Would you? If someone had done to you what you did to us?"
"Probably not" he paused a few seconds, and then looked up towards the vampire again.
"What about you? How do you feel about it?"
Demetri snorted, as he looked out one of the windows.
"How do you expect me to feel? I have been alone in this world for at least eight hundred years, and now all of a sudden all of that is changed."
Daniel didn't say anything anymore, and the tracker started to walk around as he felt like moving his legs.
"On some degree I can understand why you did it" he suddenly said, surprising the other who looked at him with eyes wide like saucers.
"And, it might take a little time, but I'm sure Lyla will forgive you. I know I will"
"It's weird hearing it from you"
Demetri snickered, looking at one if his hands as if they were more interesting than anything else around him.
"Well, I caused it. I came looking for you in the first place hoping you'd help me. Now I think it's only right I do something for you"
"You almost killed me before"
The tracker snorted "We both know that you don't die easily, plus I have a bad temper
"If that's how you want to call it"
Demetri scowled, he wasn't in the mood to fool around, he just turned on his heels, and started to walk away.
"Where you're going?"
"To see how Lyla is doing. She is my only concern, right now"

"Tell her I'm sorry"

Demetri stopped for a split second, and looked behind his shoulder

"I hope it won't happen again. I won't stop myself from hurting you if you make her suffer again" and with that he left, leaving Daniel alone in the empty corridor.