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Author/Note 1: Sequel from Our Dawn 2
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Alert: the characters in this story curse a lot.
Our Dawn
Part III
Book 3 – Joy & Sorrow
Leah Clearwater
Chapter 23 – Rescue
"They threatened to kill me with a knife." Amanda shrieked launching herself into Joham's arms as soon as he came in. "I was so scared, Joham. Why did you leave me alone? I missed you."
And I thought Bella Cullen was a good actress. This girl was something. She was "drama queen" number one for sure.
"What the hell happened?" He pushed her violently away and she hit the wall.
"The girls on the basement managed to escape…they forced me to open this door and they let the other one go too." Amanda rubbed her elbow and stood there trying to hold her tears.
"I guess I underestimated them…I'm glad I took the keys from your handcuffs with me." Joham told me and I could feel Amanda's glares burning my skin. She was jealous and that wasn't good for any of us.
She could try to kill me again or Joham could kill her if she gave away what she had done in the first place. Fortunately for her Joham couldn't read her mind and he didn't look too upset.
"What have you done with the body?" I asked trying to buy Kim and the others a little more time. "Did you buried her in the forest, like a true serial killer?"
"I took her home. I'm not that insensitive."
"What do you mean?"
"She wasn't from here…She lived in Montana, so I took her there. The police will find her but they'll conclude it was an accident that killed her. She'll have a decent burial and her family will have closure."
That's why he had taken so long. He had gone all the way over to the States and he had to prepare an accident scene to trick the police.
"I do feel sympathy for these women, you know?" He added with a soft expression. For a second I felt he still had human feelings. But then he changed his gaze and I could see a "maniac" sparkle in his eyes.
"Somehow I find that very hard to believe." I said.
"They served a purpose. Their lives are now over but they were important to me. They helped me a lot."
"Joham…When are we going to leave together? You said it would be soon…" Amanda started whining. "I mean daddy will be here in a week and..."
"Be patient Mandy. Now go to your room and wait for me there."
"Can I start packing?"
"Sure...If you like."
She obliged immediately. I had the feeling she wouldn't leave her room again but I pushed those thoughts away when Joham came closer and started caressing my belly.
"You know you're the one I want right? I really don't care that they escaped…They're all dead anyway."
"Don't touch me!"
"I'm sorry...I forgot you only let him touch you...what's his name again? Jack? Jacob? It's Jacob, right?"
"Go to hell!"
"You'll forget about him, eventually. He can't help you right now. I took a detour on my way back and your pack is searching for you and Kim day and night non stop. Even if they managed to track you down, they'll be too tired to fight...They'll never take you away from me."
"You don't know anything about my pack!"
"It's such a shame that you're only three months pregnant. I wish I could inject your baby right now but I can't risk to fail this time."
"So what are your plans now, leech?"
"Well, right after I capture and kill all the lose ends that my stupid human girlfriend helped escaping, I will burn this damn place down and we'll leave. Just the two of us."
He knew Amanda was lying. Things wouldn't go well for her.
"Where are you going to take me?"
"To a safe place. Don't worry I have everything under control."
"My pack is coming for me." I said firmly but he knew my words were plagued with doubts. Actually he knew I was saying that only because it was the only way I could have some hope.
"Really? So where are they? Where's your brave husband?"
"He's coming and when he finds you, he'll rip your limbs one by one with his sharp teeth and I'll watch your head being pulled out of your shoulders and then he'll burn every piece of your body."
"I'm shaking with fear Leah." He mocked.
"You should."
Joham brushed my hair and then smiled at me.
"You're just trying to convince yourself that he's coming when in fact he doesn't have a clue about where you are."
"He'll be here."
"I'm giving you the opportunity to be a part of a new world by my side. A world where we won't have to fear about being different."
"I don't want to be by your side. Can't you see that?"
"Well I'm sorry but you don't have a choice."
He turned around and walked to the door.
"Amanda didn't help us. She told you the truth…Don't hurt her."
At this point I didn't care much about the silly girl packing in her bedroom but she was a human and it was my duty to protect human lives. I tried to help her because it wasn't her fault to be so damn clueless, but deep inside I knew her fate.
"It's okay, Leah…You don't need to feel sorry for her. I won't hurt Amanda…actually she won't feel a thing." He smirked.
He closed the door behind him and I heard him calling Amanda. I heard them kissing and she was convinced they were going to be together soon. But I knew better, I knew he was lying and to confirm my suspicions I heard Amanda's neck breaking and I could smell her blood being shed. I wanted to cry but my tears were dry. Amanda had made her own bed, she had fallen in love with the wrong kind of creature and in she ended up being just a snack. Joham was feeding and just like he had said, she hadn't even felt a thing.
I felt helpless and useless. Being there, handcuffed to a bed and not being able to move made me realise how Jacob must had felt when he was under Jane's powers. It was horrible not being able to defend yourself.
"I'm going to get the others now, okay?" He said opening the door and putting only his head inside. "Don't move."
Then he left laughing like a freaking maniac. Without noticing I had started crying. I wanted to go home. I wanted to protect my baby and to save those girls out there but I knew I was about to fail. I felt drained and completely defeated.
I could smell Amanda's dead body in the living room and for a while I thought that there was no hope for me or my unborn child. This baby, whether was a boy or a girl, would never know his or her father nor Harry and William.
Kim was on her own right now, even with the smell of my blood lingering and messing up Joham's senses, he would still be able to catch them. I wouldn't be able to live with my conscience knowing that I had been partially guilty for their deaths.
I was getting anxious and almost an hour later a furious Joham walked inside with a body in his arms. I was afraid to look and find a lifeless Kim before me.
"I don't know why it was so damn hard to pick up their scents…but I finally caught Bianca."
I finally opened my eyes and I saw a dead girl looking straight at me with her lifeless eyes and serene face.
"She didn't suffer." He said putting Bianca's body right next to Amanda's.
I stopped the tears from falling but inside I felt as dead as Bianca and her unborn child. Joham left a second later to get the others and I prayed that he wouldn't bring Kim next. He had left the door of my room opened intentionally so I could see the two dead women. He wanted to break me and my hopes of getting saved.
The sun was almost down and my stomach grumbled. I didn't eat in almost two days and those stupid drugs were still affecting me.
A few hours later Joham came back again. This time he was carrying another lifeless body.
"Valerie…She put up a fight…"
"Please…why can't you just let them go? They're out there in the forest all by themselves. They're scared and they're weak. Too weak to get out of here…too scared to tell anyone who you are or what you did…"
"They're already dead inside…their babies are dying in the womb. I'm doing the right thing, I'm sparing them the pain Lindsay had to endure."
He left again and this time he took several hours before turning back with another dead girl. He told me her name was Leila. She had been an easy prey once he had found her. She was seven months pregnant and could hardly walk.
"Three down, two to go." He said with confidence.
I must have blacked out for a while because the next thing I knew, Joham was back. He put the body of a blonde girl in the bed where Kim had been tied up and looked at me intensively.
"Their scents are faint…" He mumbled and started touching me.
"Stop! Don't fucking touch me, you bastard!"
"Someone cut you." He said lifting my sleeve and watching the almost healed cut Kim had made before leaving.
"So?"
He carved his nails on my arm and I had to bite my lip not to scream. Then he smelled the blood and sighed.
"You're quite smart Leah. You knew your blood's scent would confuse my senses. That's why I'm taking so long to find them."
"Tough luck, leech." I grinned.
"I will find Kim anyways and I will bring her here and force you to watch her die." He threatened.
"I'll go with you. Isn't that enough? Kim's baby wasn't injected...Just let her go."
"No. You backstabbed me, Leah. You need to learn your lesson."
"No! You need to learn a lesson, you freaking maniac! There's no way I'm going to bear hybrid children! Jacob is coming to save me and when he does you'll learn your lesson the hard way!" I exploded.
"I'm not afraid of the big bad wolf. Now, I'm going to get Kim and then, after I kill her, we're going to leave. We'll take Cassie with us."
I realised then that this time he had brought someone alive and I calmed down. I could also sense that Cassie's baby hadn't been injected with venom yet, which meant she still had a chance to live. What I didn't know was why Joham was keeping her alive.
"Why can't you just leave her here?"
"Because I need to feed and we have a long journey ahead of us."
He left again and I watched the girl on the bed next to me. She was terrified with what she had just heard. She was crying silently probably hoping that this was just a bad dream.
"Cassie?" I said in a soft voice. "Cassie…stop crying. You need to be strong for your baby."
"Why…is he doing this to us?" She asked between sobs.
"Was Kim with you?"
"No…She…We followed separate ways."
That was a good sign.
"Everything is going to be alright."
"What does he want from us?"
Should I really tell her the truth? She was going to die anyway, because honestly, I couldn't think of a way to save us. Not without help. Once Joham came back again, I would have to see him killing my friend and I wouldn't be able to do a thing about it.
"Are you having a boy or a girl?" I asked trying to calm her down.
"A girl." She said after a few seconds.
"Did you choose her name?"
"Mallory."
"That's a beautiful name. I think I'm having a girl too."
"You're pregnant?"
"Yes."
"I didn't notice."
"I'm only three months."
"Is your husband really searching for you?"
"Absolutely. He's coming to get me and he'll save us."
"This guy…he's too fast and too strong…Whoever or whatever he is, he's not human. He's going to kill your husband."
"Don't be so sure about that. You don't know Jacob like I do."
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Cassie and I spoke about many things. She told me how Joham had kidnapped her and how she had met the other girls who were now dead on the living room. Hours passed and when she finally fell asleep the dawn was coming. Joham was taking more time than before and I didn't know if that was a good or a bad sign. All I knew was that I was really tired and my body was aching because I was in the same position for too long. I closed my eyes for a minute and I blacked out again.
I woke up with the sound of a car outside. It was Joham and he seemed to be alone. He walked in the room and started packing a few medical instruments in a small black bag. Then he released me from the handcuffs and helped me to stand.
"Where's Kim?" I asked nervously.
"Hopefully dead." He replied.
"Son of a bitch!" I tried to move my hand to hit him but he grabbed my hands together and tied me with a rope.
Then I noticed his shirt had a hole above his shoulder.
"They're here." I whispered. "Jacob's here."
"Your friends are quite pissed off with me right now, so we need to leave. I'm only about fifteen minutes ahead of them."
"Now that they've found, they'll never let you go. You're a dead leech." I grinned.
"Not if I can help it."
He took me inside a black SUV and then he went back into the house. I heard Cassie screaming in fear and I realised Joham was spilling gasoline all over the house and he had locked her inside the bedroom. I could only hope my pack could reach the house and save Cassie in time.
"You said you'd take her with us." I yelled from inside the car.
"Change of plans." He replied pulling a match.
I watched horrified as the house started burning down and then we left. Behind stayed the bodies of too many innocent people and Cassie who was about to die in that fire.
"They're going to kill you for what you did." I stated on the back seat.
"Don't be so sure."
"The numbers lie with us. You're facing two alphas, Jacob and Sam. Then you'll have to face my brother Seth and our pack brothers, Embry and Quil. Plus Sam's pack: Paul, Jared, Collin, Brady, Shane, Martin, Caleb, Denis, Justin, Clayton and Sullivan."
"I don't fear the wolves, Leah. It's the vampires I'm worried about."
So the Cullens were here too.
"I guess the Cullens are pretty powerful too." I said. "You'll be an easy prey actually."
Edward and Jasper had powers they could use on Joham and Emmett was twice his size, so I guess I would place my bets on the Cullen's brothers.
"The Cullens?" He laughed. "Don't get me wrong, but they're not even real vampires…I meant the ones in black robes. The Volturi."
"The Volturi?"
This was becoming more complicated than I thought. Why were the Volturi here? Were they our enemies again or were they coming after Joham too?
"I managed to escape the Volturi. They captured me in India. I was conducting experiments with newborns and I also discovered a small village of werewolves. When I was captured by the Volturi and they took me to Italy to kill me, they realised I had important information about the Children of the Moon and they decided to spare me. After a while I escaped."
Jacob had told me that it was impossible to escape the Volturi unless they let you escape. This meant the Volturi were also interested in Joham.
"Shit, they're close." Joham cursed.
It was true. I could now feel Jacob's scent. I recognised the others as well and it seemed that the pack was divided into groups. I knew Jacob was with Sam, Brady and Embry and I could also feel Edward, Bella, Jasper and Alice's scents behind us. Coming in our way were also four other leeches that I presumed to be the Volturi because they're scents were hideous.
The road was almost completely deserted and I could smell the ocean already. I knew Joham should have a boat somewhere to escape the island. Suddenly a rush of adrenaline hit my entire body as I realised I couldn't let him get away with this. Plus if we left the island it would be much more difficult for my pack to find me. I had to do something. I slowly moved my fingers and my legs. It looked like the drugs' effects were finally disappearing.
While Joham kept mumbling incomprehensive words I managed to untie myself and noticing the clear road ahead I jumped to the passenger seat and grabbed the wheel. Joham lost control of the SUV and we fought for a while. He cursed and called me a few names and then the car fell down into a cliff. I could only see trees and bushes sorrounding us.
We rolled for about two minutes and then we hit a huge tree. The SUV was upside down and I could smell my own blood. I had hit my head on the dashboard and was bleeding. Joham was nowhere to be seen but then I felt his cold hands pulling me out of the car and into the forest.
"You fucking bitch! You almost killed yourself!" He pushed me against a tree.
He didn't have a scratch, obviously. My diversion had been dangerous only for me and my baby but at least I had managed to stop him. My pack was close. So close I could hear them already.
"We'll see each other again, Leah and next time I won't be so generous." He kissed my forehead and then I saw two wolves coming straight to us. Joham took his bag and left running. One of the wolves followed him immediately but I couldn't recognise him. He was black with white spots behind his ears.
The other one came to meet me. He sniffed my body and howled. He was almost completely white but his paws were grey. I didn't recognise his scent either. Both wolves were smaller than the ones from my pack, so maybe more kids had phased back at the Reservation.
When the white wolf left a russet one appeared right before me. My body finally shut down at the sight of Jacob and I fell on the grass. I saw Jacob phasing back to human and putting his shorts on.
"Leah! Are you alright?" Jacob questioned with a worried look, holding me. "Leah...I was so scared I wouldn't find you. How are you feeling?"
"I've felt better…"
"What did he do to you?"
"I'm fine. He didn't hurt me or the baby."
Then the Cullens arrived with four other leeches. I recognised Jane, Alec, Felix and Demetri.
"Joham is near the coast. We need to hurry." Demetri stated.
"Bella you stay here with Alice, alright?" Edward said and left with Jasper. The Volturi followed them and so did Embry, Brady and Sam who had arrived in the meantime.
Alice kneeled down beside me and started to inspect me carefully. I noticed that Jacob was barely holding his tears.
"Jacob…I'm fine." I tried to make him relax in vain.
He squeezed my hand and then Alice looked at Bella with a worried expression.
"Get Carlisle fast." She told her. "Leah's bleeding."
Bella was gone in a flash.
I guess I hadn't noticed the extents of my injuries from the car accident and now my baby's life was in danger.
"Hold on, Leah. Carlisle is coming." Alice said.
"Jacob?" I asked in panic. "Am I going to lose our baby?"
"No, baby. I won't let that happen. Just hold on, alright?" He assured me. "I'm here now."
A/Note 3: Joham sure is a creepy bastard but I liked him as the bad guy. I hope to get this story finished on Sunday which means I'll update soon. There are still 4 or 5 chapters left. Hope you like it.
YoGurlB: I didn't feel sorry for Amanda either, I mean just a tiny little bit because she was just like Bella in the past. I mean she saw Joham and boom, love at first sight and all that crap about vampires being so damn handsome...it was out of her control actually and he did lie to her. She was just too stupid and too in love to see that. Bella could've been Edward's snack too if he wasn't strong enough to fight his blood lust. God bless him.
Twilighter: Kim makes it. I don't know about Big Foot but I would like to see some freaking Aliens. LOL
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Karisan