Welp, here is chapter 8. This is gonna be crazy :) I'd like to thank you again for your awesome support and the reviews. Once again I only lay claim to Leya and Valena! Here we go!

Thief of the Heart

Chapter 8

It's been a week since the Purification had been done. Lucien found new members for his Sanctuary and Valena had been exceeding all expectations as his Silencer. Leya rarely ever spoke to Lucien anymore. She would just wake up every morning to do her chores, cook, and sleep. Being a free spirit confined to a fort was starting to take a bad toll on her. She was beginning to give up hope that she would never get out of here. That she would always be a slave, and never recieve the love she longed for from Lucien. Each day she would try to do anything she could to show him, that she cared. But he would just brush it off.

She rarely ever saw him anymore. He spent his time in his study, only for a few minutes, to bring him food. She sat in a chair next to the bookshelf and was reading. Though she could barely focus on the book. She suddenly heard Lucien enter from the study, he seemed stressed about something. she could definitely tell.

"Something is wrong. Blast it!" Lucien mumbled aloud. Leya looked up from her book. She kept quiet as she watched him pace around the room. "How could this happen." She stood up and walked over to him.

"What's happened?" She asked gently. He looked at her.

"Some members of the Black Hand have been killed. And I think it is Valena." She looked at him wide-eyed.

"I told you! There is something very wrong with that woman!"

"Be quiet! Do not think I can't handle this. I will simply confront her, and we will settle this. I should have seen it. How she killed Ocheeva...and Vicente. I should've known better!" Leya looked at him worried.

"Lucien, please don't go! I don't like this!" She pleaded, but he just brushed her off. Leya jumped in front of him, looking at him. "Please! I don't want to lose you."

"What lie's will you say now? Your only way to freedom is by my death. I would think you would aid Valena." He pushed her aside and walked past her. She watched him with tears stinging her eyes. Before another word could be spoken, he left.

Lucien stormed out of the fortress, he had to confront Valena in Bravil. That had to be her next target. The Listener of the Black Hand. He had to get there before it was too late.

Meanwhile in Bravil...

"You think you will get away with this? The night mother will end you!" Valena looked down at the man , she had his blade to his throat and was ready for silencing him once and for all.

"This is not by my will, but Lucien Lachance." His eyes widened and she drove her blade into him. "May the void feast of your soul..." She turned around and sheathed her blade. Valena walked up a few stairs and sat on the roof of a home. She felt the soft breeze outside , the moon lit up the night sky. Oh how she loved the night.

"No..NO!" She heard behind her, from the body. When she turned to look she saw Lucien standing there.

"Master Lucien?" She jumped down from the roof and landed across from him, he ran up to her, furious.

"What have you done! You traitor! I thought I could get here...thought I could stop you!" Valena stepped back and looked at him horrified.

"What are you talking about?" He stopped at looked at her.

"You have been killing off every member of the Black Hand."

"I didn't know! I thought those were your orders. I recieved them from the dead drop locations like you said." She quickly pulled out a letter from the previous dead drop and showed it to him. "See, this is it right here." Lucien looked at it closely. He studied the page carefully.

"Someone has been switching my letters at the dead drop. How could this be? I thought the traitor was dead." He looked away, angrily. " They will think I am the traitor. I need to hide. You,Valena. You must go and find out who has been swapping the letters. Go to your next dead drop location and wait for the traitor to show up."

"I will do as you ask, Master Lucien" Valena bowed.

"Once you find the traitor, meet me at the Applewatch property. I will be there waiting for you." He looked at her sternly. Valena nodded and bowed, just before leaving.

Back at Fort Farragut...

Leya sat on the floor rubbing her ankles. They were teribbly sore still. This curse he placed on her, left a constant open wound. She was curious as to how she wasn't infected with some disease.

She decided to leave them alone before it got worse. So she stood to her feet and went to make some dinner. She wasn't sure when Lucien was going to be back. She just hoped he would come back. "Lucien..." she sighed. " How can I prove to you that I love you?" She stopped when she remember Valena and all the hurtful things she said to her. Maybe she was right, maybe she would never be more then a slave to Lucien no matter how hard she tried to show him.

Leya buried her head and began to weep. She couldn't take this anymore. She wanted to be free. Why? Why was she trying to win the heart of a man who would never love her back. Why did it have to be him? "Lucien.." She cried. Suddenly she heard a sound coming from the secret entrance. She looked up quickly, her heart pounding, emotions stirring. "Lucien?"

A/N

HAha cliffhanger! I think we all know who it's gonna be though...or do you? :/ lawl anyway. Again sry it was so short, but at least I'm getting these chapters out! :) I hope you all enjoyed it and please please PLEASE R&R. Now if you don't mind imma go take a break and play some Oblivion!

I wish Skyrim was out now :\