After the scare I had (deleting an entire chapter, most of which was thankfully saved on google doc's) I'll be a lot more careful from now on when uploading these chapters. *This means Gemma's thoughts* *This is the other thoughts* Anyway I hope y'all enjoy reading the newest chapter in La Belleza de la Muerte.
Chapter 18
Pinching myself several times in a row I came to the painful conclusion that this wasn't a dream and I was really being held at gun-point by an FBI agent that had rescued me from my kidnappers as I obediently moved in the direction SA Cusher was shoving me.
*You're really going to just let him shove us around while ignoring the fact that there's a gun to our back?* The other person in my head asked, sounding disappointed.
*Well let's see, I'm in the hospital where innocent people are trying to heal, I don't know why I'm being taken or where or for who not to mention I wasn't 100% that this WASN'T a dream until now so mmm yeah I think I'll just let him push me around for now.* I thought back angrily before forcing myself out of my thoughts and paying attention to my surroundings as we left the hospital.
I could hear a faint scratching but I figured it was the thing inside of my head trying to get through the mental walls I was trying to keep in between us so I ignored focusing on the parking lot that we were walking past and the woods we were heading into.
"You know Swan, you almost had me fooled by your act when we found you in Ireland but you were sloppy when you made contact. Your sister did a better job but we're getting her too and soon you'll all be reunited without your Protector and Lovers to get in the way." SA Cusher told me as he dug the gun into my spinal column as he shoved me forward towards the woods.
"Bella. They are going to grab Bella at least from the sound of it we will be together so ...What is he talking about...wait a second. Hey it, you, the other me? Whoever you are, that's what you called Jasper and Jacob, the Protector and Lover. I know it's not really something I need to know right now compared to the other things but it will bug me so can you tell me which one is which? Because I like Jasper but there was that weird moment with Jacob in the hospital hall-way well-*
*Your right it's not something that you need to know right now. Instead you should be fighting off this guy and beating him into telling you what you want to know and don't act like you can't, you've done it before. And I am called Badb.* The other voice replied sounding very annoyed and slightly amused.
*And then what would happen to Bella? They said they're getting her too, so wherever they plan on taking me they're going to take her and I'm not going to screw up getting to save her because you want me to beat the crap out of SA Cusher.* I thought angrily as the faint sounds of a four-wheeler reached my ears.
Badb didn't get to answer as at that moment I was hit in the back of the head by something hard and fell unconscious.
Waking up slowly I could barely hold in the cuss words that wanted to fly out of my mouth as my head made known it's pain by pounding like several drums echoing around inside of my skull. Slowly pulling my eyes open I found myself blinking, first in confusion and then disbelief. It wasn't my head that was pounding like drums, it was actual drums being pounded by multiple people in black cloaks with the hoods pulled up shadowing their faces sitting around a huge pile of sticks that were piled around four wooden beams.
*Okay this is undoubtedly some kind of weird ritual thing but how the heck did Bella and I get caught up in their fantasy? Wait Bella!"
Looking around I gave a sigh of relief as I saw Bella was sitting propped up against the tree diagonally across from me and appeared to be tied up with rope, glancing down I saw I was as well which gave me hope because rope is a lot easier to escape from especially if….I checked and mentally cheered, my hands weren't tied they had just wrapped the rope around my upper body.
*Thank heavens they apparently haven't done this before!* I thought happily but kept my expression as blank as I could not wanting to draw attention to myself as I turned my gave back to Bella looking over her as best as I could to make sure she wasn't hurt.
I heard her groan softly as her eyes began to flicker before they opened and landed directly on me, causing me to twitch a little as I realized that one of her eyes had changed colors.