Chapter 3

"Jessica, please don't scream! If we're found, we could die!" Yes, that's how to calm me down, I thought sarcastically. Still, it was better than talking inside my head. Plus, it shut me up.

I couldn't look at Landon at all for a moment. This was all too much to process, but he didn't seem to understand that because he kept talking. "Jessica, we have to leave, we have an entire race of people after us!"

"Are the vampires going to come suck our blood?" I said sarcastically. Liam didn't deny it, in fact, he looked I had just gotten it exactly right. "There are vampires!" I nearly screamed, and Liam put a hand on my mouth.

"You need to be quiet! Do you want to die?" I shook my head rapidly. He sighed and let go, leaving me gasping for breath (yeah, I should have just breathed through me nose, but I wasn't thinking that far ahead after learning vampires are real!)

"Jessica, we need to prepare for you for Night World; you need to say goodbye to this town."

I knew the only way to communicate with him now was to let him read my mind. I added I hate you. Just for good measure. I saw him wince, which made me smirk underneath his hand. Then I got back on track.

You're crazy, Landon! I'm not going anywhere! I thought to his since he was still covering my mouth. By now I'd begun breathing through my nose because I realized that I was going to be stuck here for a while. And what is Night World?

Landon chose to ignore the first part of my argument and proceeded to explain what Night World was. "Night World is the place for witches, like me, vampires, fairies, shape shifters." My eyes got very wide at the thought of this. Landon continued after a moment.

"They call Night World for people of the night. We have clubs and shops, especially inLas Vegas. That's where we will have to go. My Grandma Harman will help us. We are also going to have to ask for Lord Thierry's help in this; the alliance between witches and vampires needs to be in tact for the apocalypse."

At this, Landon had accidently let his hand drift form my mouth. "Apocalypse," I repeated in astonishment.

Landon nodded. "The end of the human world, that is. The witches, especially the Harman's, want to prevent it. We want to live in peace with them."

This was too unreal. The fact that there were witches and vampires at all was astonishing, but it couldn't be true. Landon must have drugged me to…

"Oh, goddess, no! I would never do that to you. Remember, I told you I love you. That is still true. I would never hurt you."

You're hurting my soul right now, confusing the crap out of me. I wouldn't be surprised if my head exploded right now. I sent to Liam, who smirked.

"I highly doubt it, Jessica." Then he turned more serious. "I would never tell you this unless there was reason, of course. Telling a regular human this would get them killed, but you're not a regular human, Jessica. In fact you're…" Then Landon cursed. "They've found us! I'll tell you what happened later, right now, we have to kiss again."

"Yeah right," I said back without thinking. Then I hesitated.

"I'm not kidding, Jessica. This is not for my pleasure; this is part of the ceremony." Finally, but not before I hesitated one last time, I pressed his lips to mine. The kiss was… odd. I felt his lips to mine, but they weren't right. It was as if I was cheating on someone I didn't even know.

Landon sensed it too. I saw all of the color drain out of his face. "It's not you… But the stone activated; you are one of the warrior's soul mates." Then he seemed to realize something. "Just not me."

His face shone with panic, then determination. "Jessica, you need to run. Don't look back, no matter what. Whatever you do, you can't look back!" By the end of the sentence he was shaking me.

"I'll run." I whispered before I got out of the car and began to run.

I knew I shouldn't have, all of Liam's warnings lead me to do the exact opposite, but I looked behind me. Even though it was only for a moment, I registered the familiar face. Then I blacked out.

Ever wonder what it would be like to die? I was certain that I was dying. I felt conscious, but I couldn't move. I couldn't speak. I couldn't even open my eyes.

That's the moment I realized that I might have been paralyzed. If I could have, I would have screamed. But nothing would come out; I was completely frozen.

I'd always taken my life for granted. Sure, it hadn't been an easy life. My dad and I had moved from town to town as a kid. We'd never stayed anywhere too long, but I'd still had friends. I was still okay. Not like I was now.

I must have fallen when I got out to Liam's car. That would account for the strange dream I'd had. I guess that's what I get for watching Twilight too many times.

I didn't think I done anything to deserve my fate, but it was happening. I couldn't feel anything except for the tears that dripped out of my eyes; those I could sill feel those.

"Jessica, you are going to be fine. Just will yourself to open your eyes." I recognized the voice, but I didn't know who it was. Still, I listened to him. Slowly I felt my eyes open. I gasped, looking at the boy in front of me.

"Jacob." Immediately I wrapped my arms around his neck. It was so nice to have contact with anyone; I didn't even mind that it was Jacob. He was surprised, but he wrapped his arms around me and muttered soothing words.

"I thought I was paralyzed, Jacob. I couldn't move; I couldn't do anything!" I knew I was being hysterical, but I couldn't help myself.

"It's okay; I'm here. You're going to be fine, Jessica. I'm here." And at that moment, there was no trace of the cocky, arrogant guy. At that moment, I was looking at the guy that I would fall in love with.

A/N: I meant to have this up earlier, but I didn't have the time! I've been working on an original story on wattpad. It's called The Day I Fell In Love With A Demon. You guys should google it if you have time!

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