Sara was being escorted off of Reservation. Why? Oh, God, why? Have I done something wrong, she asked herself. When she woke up, she was on a hospital bed. She was extremely disoriented at first but then realized something: Leo. Leo wasn't near her. Where was he, she wondered at the time.
Her questions were answered when Flame walked through the door. His handsome face lit up when he saw her but quickly fell when he took in her facial expression. She wasn't happy to see him and it evidently showed very plainly on her face. This caused the corners of his lips to pull down into a frown and marr his otherwise strikingly beautiful face. Can men be called beautiful?, she contemplated. She decided on yes when she took in the perfectly symetrical features of his face. Beautiful is not my type. Raw and masculine is.
She narrowed her eyes on his slightly defensive stance of legs firmly planted on the ground and shoulders back, tense. Sara opened her mouth and asked the questions plaguing her thoughts, "Where is Leo? Is he ok? He wasn't very sane last time I saw him."
What little happiness that had remained on his face quickly faded away into something much harsher.
"Sara, I'm sorry that I pushed myself on you, you know that I only did that because I am missing my Amanda and I have been hoping that I could get over her", she knew that and it was one of the main reasons she remained friends with him even after he always pushed her to share sex with him. Look at me, I'm using proper Species terms in my head, she noted. Regardless, his emotions did not excuse his actions and he had to have known that her Leo would never harm her. It was his fault that Leo was hurt. "But that male is too dangerous. Justice is thinking about putting him down and until then, you're going to have to leave Reservation".
"What? Flame, you know that Leo would never hurt me! I'm his! He wouldn't. And anyway, you don't have the power to make me leave", she said defiantly with indignation. She hated when people put their noses where they didn't belong. And how dare he make accusations about Leo. Leo would never harm her. They couldn't put him down!
"I want to talk with Justice", she said, staring into Flames angry and somewhat wild gaze. She noticed for the first time that he looked dirty and unkept. Perhaps also as though he hadn't eaten for a few days. She felt a stab of pity in her gut but quickly ignored it. He was trying to put her Leo down. He would never get pity from her.
"Justice doesn't want to talk to you right now. He doesn't think that you are in the right mind to consider the male's true intentions behind capturing you. For Christ's sake, Sara! He ripped the fucking chains holding his out of the walls! He's a fucking savage!", as he continued talking, his voice got louder and louder until it was practically a yell. As his voice rose, so did her anger and frustration at his willful ignorance and jealousy.
"He ripped the chains out of the walls to get me! He thought I was in danger from another male! And anyway, you chained him to a wall and kept him in a cage! How are you any better than Mercile?", she countered, adding her own anger into her voice. However, as soon as she mentioned Mercile she knew that it was a mistake. She called him his own abuser. Likened him to soulless monsters who tortured New Species. Well, her mind supplied, that it exactly what he is. Regardless, it was stupid on her part to throw that in. She could have at least said it nicer.
"I'm not arguing this", he replied in a deadly voice, "I already packed your bags and I will be escorting you to the walls where your car will be waiting for you. Then you can and you will leave". The ice in his eyes turned absolutely glacier when she had likened him to Mercile and now they appeared as frosty as his tone.
His chin lifted and he glanced at her body. "Get dressed and then we will leave immediately", without another word, he turned on his heel, strode to the door, opened in, and then slammed it shut. If she didn't know better, she'd think that the force he used would have caused the building to fall down.
Now she sat in the car watching the gates being pulled open by masked and very armed officers. Her hands shook and she barely was able to keep herself from breaking down into a fit. She can't leave Leo.
It wasn't up to her though. She was going to have to drive through the gate in a mere couple of seconds. All of her friends were at Reservation. Her house was there. Her job was there. Her belongings were there. Hell, most of her happy memories were there. Like Leo… No!, she told herself, I can't think about him right now. If I do, I will break down and then I will be forcefully escorted off of Reservation.
Jesus… where was she going to stay? She didn't know anything about where she was and she wasn't aware of any motels. Oh, Fuck! Her phone was at the hospital. How was she supposed to go anywhere without it?
Great, just fucking great. My whole life is falling apart and now my phone is gone. She would ask Flame to get her phone but she knew that it would only enrage him more. They used to be friends but now that friendship was over. Only bitter resentment remained and it tasted like bleach on her tongue. Fucking basic.
There was a tap on her window and she saw an NSO officer leaning down to look in her window. It wasn't Flame and she quickly glanced around to see if he was near. He was gone, so much for caring to see me out, her mind snorted. The male's viser was pulled up and she could see the reddish-brown, rounded eyes of Jericho. Another male she'd miss. He could be nasty and aggressive but really he was just a big teddy bear. In fact, when he broke a couple of ribs during a fight with another male and she had to sedate him, he spoke about this gift female, Tiny, that he was in love with but who was afraid of him. The poor male was in tears over the small New Species. He said that the one time she saw him, she screamed and cried and tried to tear out her hair. It was heartbreaking but it made her like the male even more. He was kind and soft-hearted behind all of that hulking muscle.
"Umm… Doctor Sara? Why are you leaving?", he asked, seemingly perplexed with a deep crease appearing between his brows.
"Flame is making me. He said that Leo is too dangerous for me to be around and that Justice doesn't trust me", she saw the shock in his eyes and she leaned closer whispering, "Flame wants him put down but I'm his mate. Don't let him die, Jericho. He would never hurt me". She continued to search his eyes and she tried to convey absolute conviction in her tone.
"Promise me, Jericho", she pleaded with him. He was her last chance, especially now that she did not have her phone.
"The male, Leo, was calling for you not because he wanted to kill you, but because you are his mate?", he questioned. His face at first was confused but then realization dawned and so did horror. He dragged a large hand down his face as said, "We split up a pair of mates and accused him of trying to kill you…. Fuck". He closed his eyes and took a deep breath, opening them to show that he understood what it was like to be seperate from his chosen.
"I will make sure this is traightened out. Don't worry Doc., I won't let anything happen to your male", he said decidedly with a lot of determination in his voice.
"Thank you, Jericho. Ok, I guess I have to go", she joked, trying to force a smile. It didn't work but it was the effort that counted, right?
"I'll see you soon Doc", Jericho replied and nodded his head to the other male guarding the entrance to the gate. He stepped aside and she rolled up her windows, effectively shutting herself off from the waiting protesters outside and shutting her emotions in. She could do this.
After Jericho saw her safely clear the protesters and take off on to the road, he threw off his protective helmet and shoved his gun and his bullet proof vest at Snow, not caring that he probably appeared crazy and as though he lost his mind.
"Where the fuck are you going, Jericho", Snow screamed after him, but the question was left to deaf ears as Jericho had already begun to sprint toward to wild Zone with the intention to save his friend's male. This is going to go just great, he thought sarcastically.
As he sprinted toward the terrline, he took out his phone and dialed Justice's number. He knew that Justice and Tiger were both on vacation and that was why he had to listen to Flame tell him to open the gates. Tiger was minorly injured from the fight with Leo and named someone to watch the gates for a couple of days, that person was Flame. He listened to each ring pass with increasing dread and by the fifth ring his heart was pounding in his chest, blood rushing in his ears. A normally easy spirit was becoming impossible because of the over-saturated adrenaline associated with the spine-chilling fear swiftly settling in the pit of his stomach.
Luckily, on the sixth ring Justice picked up.
"What?", he snapped into the phone. Justice didn't like being disturbed on the very few occasions that he was on vacation and allowed to spend time with his mate and young child. He winced internally in sympathy but then hardened himself. This was too important to not talk about.
"We have a problem", he spoke gruffly into the receiver and finally hit the treeline. He stopped briefly and scented the air, when he caught onto the slight scent of the male and realized that the male's home must be to the south, he turned there, continued to talk into the receiver explaining the situation, and then took off into a dead sprint.