Chapter Forty-one
Caleb stood out on the balcony, watching the darkness win over the light. Night time was always his favorite. It was easier to hide when the sun went in.
Livvie softly came up behind him. "Is everything OK?" she asked.
"As OK as it can be for now." He replied, still frustrated that he'd been forced to take Alison too. He wanted his ring, his legacy. He wanted the power it held. Until he had it, he would stop at nothing.
Still, taking Alison was a risky move. It would provoke Rafe and just complicate things. Holding Abby was easier. Yeah, Rafe would come after him, wanting to save her but nothing put him in a state more than even the mere thought that Alison was in danger. Now that she was pregnant - well, Caleb knew Rafe was busy trying to figure out a way to take him out and still be able to walk the earth.
Caleb felt the slayer calling out to him. He could feel how furious Rafe was. Taking a deep breath, he prepared to do battle.
"Olivia. Stay hidden. Do you understand me? I don't need you complicating things."
"Caleb." Livvie pleaded, her voice edged with disappointment. He never wanted to include her in anything involving the ring. "Why won't you let me help you?"
He didn't reply.
"It's because I lost it to begin with - isn't it? You keep saying no - but then you shut me out of everything involving getting the ring back. You don't trust me. You never have since you got back. That's it. Isn't it Caleb? Why do you keep me around if you don't really want me here."
"Olivia. That's not true." Caleb took her in his arms and swore to her.
She looked up at him with tears in her eyes.
"You need to understand. Rafe is coming here, and since we've taken Alison - he'll be out for blood. I can't risk him hurting you to get to me. Stay out of sight. Please, my love?" He spoke softly, caressing her face, running his finger down the length of her neck. "Very soon - if all goes to plan - we will have back what is rightfully ours and can fulfill our destiny."
Livvie wanted to stay, she wanted to help him fight. But she knew he had a point. Pulling him in for a drugging kiss, she broke away and walked off - leaving him outside all alone.
*************
Alison was tired. She needed to lie down. Abby wanted to help her but was getting weaker. She hadn't eaten or had much to drink in about 72 hours.
Each sister was trying to look out for the other but didn't have the strength too. They lay next to each other but nearly 3 feet apart on the huge ornate bed.
"Abby?" Alison whispered.
"mmmm?." Abby replied.
"It's going to be OK. They'll be here soon."
"I should have told you. I should have told Rafe. I wanted you to be happy." Abby was nearly delirious.
"Shh. It's OK. I know, and I can't believe how incredible you are." Alison watched as Abby seemed to slip further and further away.
"Abby?" She called out - getting worried.
When she didn't reply, Alison's voice got louder and more frantic. "Abby?!?"
*************
Just outside the grounds of the villa, Rafe almost literally ran into Cameron.
"He's got her." They both said simultaneously.
"Are you ready for this?" Rafe asked.
"Yeah. But before we go in - I need to say something to you." Cameron replied.
"OK - make it quick."
"You're not going to like this." Cam warned.
Rafe sighed in frustration. "Just spill it, Cameron - we have no time."
Cameron took a deep breath and said, "You can't kill him."
Rafe's eyes filled with rage. He nearly lunged at Cam. "Don't tell me what I can and can't do."
Pushing him back - Cameron went on - his voice serious. "Stop it. You can't - Rafe. As much as you want to - as much as he deserves to die - try to find a way to kill him and you go too. Lousy rules - but that's the way it is. I know how much you love her but if you try to kill him for taking her and holding her here - she'll raise that child alone - Rafe. You won't be here. Before we go in there - I need you to understand that."
Knowing Cam was right made Rafe just that more annoyed. "Then what do we do?"
Cam grinned. He was so looking forward to this. He'd have Abby and Alison back safe and sound and that batty bloodsucker would be taken care of. "Well - instead of being the angel - now you've got one on your side. Think back to what that was like and you might remember that I've got a trick or two up my sleeve."
Caleb stood out on the balcony, watching the darkness win over the light. Night time was always his favorite. It was easier to hide when the sun went in.
Livvie softly came up behind him. "Is everything OK?" she asked.
"As OK as it can be for now." He replied, still frustrated that he'd been forced to take Alison too. He wanted his ring, his legacy. He wanted the power it held. Until he had it, he would stop at nothing.
Still, taking Alison was a risky move. It would provoke Rafe and just complicate things. Holding Abby was easier. Yeah, Rafe would come after him, wanting to save her but nothing put him in a state more than even the mere thought that Alison was in danger. Now that she was pregnant - well, Caleb knew Rafe was busy trying to figure out a way to take him out and still be able to walk the earth.
Caleb felt the slayer calling out to him. He could feel how furious Rafe was. Taking a deep breath, he prepared to do battle.
"Olivia. Stay hidden. Do you understand me? I don't need you complicating things."
"Caleb." Livvie pleaded, her voice edged with disappointment. He never wanted to include her in anything involving the ring. "Why won't you let me help you?"
He didn't reply.
"It's because I lost it to begin with - isn't it? You keep saying no - but then you shut me out of everything involving getting the ring back. You don't trust me. You never have since you got back. That's it. Isn't it Caleb? Why do you keep me around if you don't really want me here."
"Olivia. That's not true." Caleb took her in his arms and swore to her.
She looked up at him with tears in her eyes.
"You need to understand. Rafe is coming here, and since we've taken Alison - he'll be out for blood. I can't risk him hurting you to get to me. Stay out of sight. Please, my love?" He spoke softly, caressing her face, running his finger down the length of her neck. "Very soon - if all goes to plan - we will have back what is rightfully ours and can fulfill our destiny."
Livvie wanted to stay, she wanted to help him fight. But she knew he had a point. Pulling him in for a drugging kiss, she broke away and walked off - leaving him outside all alone.
*************
Alison was tired. She needed to lie down. Abby wanted to help her but was getting weaker. She hadn't eaten or had much to drink in about 72 hours.
Each sister was trying to look out for the other but didn't have the strength too. They lay next to each other but nearly 3 feet apart on the huge ornate bed.
"Abby?" Alison whispered.
"mmmm?." Abby replied.
"It's going to be OK. They'll be here soon."
"I should have told you. I should have told Rafe. I wanted you to be happy." Abby was nearly delirious.
"Shh. It's OK. I know, and I can't believe how incredible you are." Alison watched as Abby seemed to slip further and further away.
"Abby?" She called out - getting worried.
When she didn't reply, Alison's voice got louder and more frantic. "Abby?!?"
*************
Just outside the grounds of the villa, Rafe almost literally ran into Cameron.
"He's got her." They both said simultaneously.
"Are you ready for this?" Rafe asked.
"Yeah. But before we go in - I need to say something to you." Cameron replied.
"OK - make it quick."
"You're not going to like this." Cam warned.
Rafe sighed in frustration. "Just spill it, Cameron - we have no time."
Cameron took a deep breath and said, "You can't kill him."
Rafe's eyes filled with rage. He nearly lunged at Cam. "Don't tell me what I can and can't do."
Pushing him back - Cameron went on - his voice serious. "Stop it. You can't - Rafe. As much as you want to - as much as he deserves to die - try to find a way to kill him and you go too. Lousy rules - but that's the way it is. I know how much you love her but if you try to kill him for taking her and holding her here - she'll raise that child alone - Rafe. You won't be here. Before we go in there - I need you to understand that."
Knowing Cam was right made Rafe just that more annoyed. "Then what do we do?"
Cam grinned. He was so looking forward to this. He'd have Abby and Alison back safe and sound and that batty bloodsucker would be taken care of. "Well - instead of being the angel - now you've got one on your side. Think back to what that was like and you might remember that I've got a trick or two up my sleeve."