Disclaimer: Cara Mascara: "Reid darling, would you be so kind as to read this disclaimer for me?" –hands him paper-

Reid: "Depends, what do I get?" –wink-

Cara Mascara: "Turn it off"

Reid: "Fine. Cara Mascara does not own anyone from The Covenant. She does not profit from this story. She only owns Lux –licks lips and smirks- and her other OC's. So don't sue her."

Cara Mascara: "Thank you."

Reid: "You know, I'm not entirely opposed to being owned by you." –smirks-

Cara Mascara: "Reid!" –smacks upside the head-

Reid: "Alright, alright. Jeeze…"

A/N: The song for this chapter is 'Stand My Ground' by Within Temptation. Sorry no update yesterday. I was exhausted when I came back from Six Flags. Sorry. Thanks for the reviews though. I think there's only going to be two more chapters, maybe one. Depends what I can cram into the next chapter. There won't be a wait on the sequal or anything though. I already have most of the first chapter written. It will be called 'I Must Be Dreaming'. Either look out for it or add me to your author alert list. It should be out tomorrow, maybe today if I ge lucky. But I'm going to my boyfriend's band's show tonight, so I might be a little… disoriented when I come home and I don't like writing under those circumstances. I tend to write stupid things haha.

Wild Pagan Heart by Cara Mascara

Chapter 32: Stand My Ground

"Well, this couldn't have been more perfect if I'd planed it myself! Come to save your girlfriend, brother?" Chase drawled, moving behind me so there was nothing locking Reid's view of me. "She looks kinda sexy all tied up, don't you think so?" I cried out as he tugged my hair.

"Let her go," Reid snarled, his eyes changing to black as the wind picked up. He looked like some beautiful demon with his hair and clothes being tousled in the wind.

"Go ahead. Send something at me. I'm more powerful then you. And I've go a hostage I know you wouldn't want to get hurt." I began to panic as the barbed wire began making it's way around my neck, cutting into my throat. "Will me your power Reid, and I'll let her go."

"I'm sure you will you lying son of a bitch," Reid growled, coming forward a few steps.

"Caught me," Chase grinned. "Don't come any closer," Chase warned as the wire tightened around my throat. Reid licked his lips nervously, not knowing what to do. "Tell you what brother."

"Fuck you!"

"I… will let your little slut go, instead of using and killing her like I plan to, if you will me over your power. I'll just use her spunky friend from Salem instead. Whaddya say?"

I cried out again as much as I could with the wire in my mouth as all the bonds tightened more, the one on my neck nearly making me choke. I had to raise my head to keep from being strangled.

"I'm giving you a chance to save her Reid. Your life for hers." I looked to Reid, more fresh tears clouding my vision and shook my head, ignoring how the prongs tore into my skin. He couldn't possibly believe Chase. He couldn't be that stupid. He looked at me then closed his eyes.

He let out a long breath. "I…"

"Nomf!" I tried to yell no to him but the wire cut further into my lips. He looked to me again and shook his head.

"I will you my-"

I almost cried with joy when high beams shined from the road. Chase released my hair and I fell to the ground in an uncomfortable position, the wire on my left side sticking into me more. In seconds Pogue and Caleb joined Reid and the three had Chase and I surrounded.

"This doesn't have to end badly Chase. Let Lux go and get out of here," Caleb, always the reasonable one, offered.

Chase laughed. "Caleb… do you really think I'm one to do things the easy way?" His eyes blackened. "Dream on." He threw energy at all three of the boys. Caleb easily blocked it, as did Pogue. Reid got hit in the arm, hissing and clutching the limb, but it only grazed him. Caleb immediately struck back at Chase, hitting him square in the chest, sending him onto his back. I felt the wire disappear at Chase's distraction from holding the spell on me and I got to my feet as quickly as I could.

My whole body was in pain, but I ran for all I was worth, being caught around the waist by someone. I screamed, on impulse thinking I was in danger. But I was spun around to be met with light blue eyes.

-Reid's POV-

I walked silently towards the faint glow of blue. When I was able to make out two figures, I ran. I could make the people out. It was Chase alright. Chase and Lux. "If you fucking touch her, I'll kill you," I growled, clenching my gloved fists.

Chase's head whipped around to face me and a sinister smile spread over his face. "Well, this couldn't have been more perfect if I'd planed it myself! Come to save your girlfriend, brother?" Chase drawled, moving behind Lux. I wanted to puke when I saw her. I had to look away for a minute. Well, there's my answer to what the blue glow was. It looked like barbed wire. She was under a spell. It was cutting into her. There was blood dripping down her body. The one in her mouth disgusted me the most. Thinking about how much that hurt made me cringe. I wanted to kill him. Especially when I looked away form the barbed wire and noticed her shirt undone. "She looks kinda sexy all tied up, don't you think so?" He yanked her head backwards by a fist full of her hair.

"Let her go," I yelled. I surprised myself at how pissed I sounded. The anger in my own voice nearly intimidated me. As I summoned my power the wind picked up, blowing in my face. I fought back the urge to turn away from the cold winter air and glared at Chase with my black eyes.

"Go ahead. Send something at me. I'm more powerful then you. And I've go a hostage I know you wouldn't want to get hurt." He was right. But I didn't let my guard down. I almost lunged forward when I saw more of that barbed wire energy wrapping around her neck. She whimpered as it scraped her skin. "Will me your power Reid, and I'll let her go." Chase offered.

"I'm sure you will you lying son of a bitch." Chase isn't exactly the kind of guy that you trust his word.

"Caught me," Chase grinned. I stepped forward to wipe it off his face. "Don't come any closer," he warned and I stopped when he tightened the wire on her neck. I could see blood dripping down in some spots. "Tell you what brother."

"Fuck you!" I yelled. How was I going to get us both out of this unharmed?

"I… will let your little slut go, instead of using and killing her like I plan to, if you will me over your power. I'll just use her spunky friend from Salem instead. Whaddya say?"

I muffled scream came from Lux and I thought about how much screaming must hurt. I closed my eyes and let go of my power. I squeezed them tight and then opened them, finding Lux with her head raised, trying not to be strangled.

"I'm giving you a chance to save her Reid. Your life for hers." I stared at her. What if he was lying? I could let her die though. And I couldn't let him… use her. Ugh just the thought of it disgusted me. Of course, the thought of anyone doing that to her disgusted me, but specially Chase. I looked at her as she struggled to shake her head at me. He didn't want me to. I closed my eyes and opened them again, then let out a breath I didn't realize I was holding. "I…" can't do this.

"Nomf!" She was crying. Tears were falling down her face. I shook my head at her.

"I…" have to do this "…will you my-"

I was distracted and saved at the same time when two sets of high beams were shining and nearly blinding us from where the road was. Chase let Lux go and she fell to the ground. I resisted the urge to run over to her, knowing it wouldn't be smart since Chase was still right there. I looked from Lux to find Caleb and Pogue were on each side to me, Lux and Chase in the middle. I smirked. Luck was on my side tonight.

"This doesn't have to end badly Chase. Let Lux go and get out of here," Caleb said. Is he serious? I want to kick his ass!

Chase laughed. "Caleb… do you really think I'm one to do things the easy way?" His eyes blackened. "Dream on." A ball of energy tagged me in the arm because I was staring at her, trying to figure out how the fuck to get to her and get her out of that stupid spell. I hissed and clutched my arm. Caleb got Chase back though and sent him flying backwards into the sand. The blue disappeared from Lux and she got up to her feet.

She just ran. Where is she going? I grabbed her as she flew passed me and she screamed. Don't be afraid of me. I turned her around and stared at her swollen eyes. It was like I forgot until I looked into her eyes. I forgot how rotten I'd been to her over the past few weeks. How I talked about her. How I pushed her into lockers. How I knocked books out of her hands. How I laughed when I saw Kayla Pratt beat her up in the courtyard. How I was the one who encouraged her to beat Lux up. How I made her cry. And even through all that she still loved me. I could tell by the way she looked at me right now. It sounds cliché and gay, but I could see it in her eyes. And I felt like a bastard.

She let out a sob that could break your heart and fell into my arms, holding my shirt in her fists and I wrapped my arms around her, even though I knew I didn't deserve to. I forgot about the fight going on behind me. I just wanted everything to stop, especially her crying.

"Reid, get down!" Pogue yelled and I did what he said, bringing Lux and I to the ground without even looking to see why. I saw a ball of fire ignite some dead sea grass. Oh.

I turned to see Chase trying to fight off Pogue now. Caleb was on the ground, but he looked okay since he was making his way off the ground. I turned back to Lux I needed to help them. "Get behind that rock. Don't leave." She nodded and scurried to hide. If she left, all Chase would need to do was teleport himself to where she was and we were all screwed.

I went down faster then Caleb, but Pogue went down before me. How can Chase fight us all off?

-Lux's POV-

They were losing. How can they be losing? Caleb was still fighting him off, but slowly falling. Quicker then I expected, Caleb was on the ground, groaning in pain.

"Fuck you power brother. I'll just kill you and get you out of my hair!" Chase yelled and stood over Caleb with his foot on his chest. He conjured a huge ball of power. Caleb wasn't going to die though.

I used up as much strength as I could to produce a ball of energy that looked like water's reflection and threw it at Chase, hitting my mark. His energy ball was destroyed right before he threw it at Caleb's face. Chase fell to the ground, but quickly picked himself up. He stalked towards me and I realized I was in for it. "What happened to none shall harm Lux, hm? That wasn't very Pagan of you."

"As if you'd know anything about it," I mouthed off to him. If I was going to go down, I wasn't going to do it huddled in a corner. He stood right in front of me, black eyes on black eyes. I was broken from my connection though when his fist collided with my cheek, sending me to the ground again. "Forget you. You're friend will do just fine. You're more trouble then you're worth." He towered over my collapsed form, holding a ball of energy high over his head. I braced myself.

It never came though. Chase jolted forward, keeping his balance, but the power in his eyes and hands disappeared. He coughed and his hands dropped to his sides. Blood dripped from his mouth and he stumbled backwards falling into the sand on his stomach. As he fell, he revealed a livid looking Reid, breathing heavily, a blood stained butterfly knife held tightly in his hand. I gasped, realizing what he'd done. He killed Chase. Reid killed Chase.