BLOOD LEGACIES
Chapter 144: How Hard It Is To Read A Book {2}

Chapter 144: How Hard It Is To Read A Book {2}

"Emma!"

I groaned against the floor, that was a hard fall and all the pressure went to my left elbow, I think I greased it. I forced my body to sit and I rubbed it.

"Hey that’s not fair" I heard Carly.

"What? You stand with her?" Sophie snapped at her.

"She was human before... she didn’t know about our ways so you can’t blame her"

I heard her huff. "Don’t think you can walk away Adams... everyone here knows about your fling with a werelion... even they don’t talk about it but I will"

"That’s enough Sophie!" Owen barked approaching her. "Really?"

"Don’t tell me you’re taking her side"

"She’s under the Head family protection, don’t you ever do this again" I heard his footsteps approach me and he helped me up. "You okay?" he asked, checking me for injury.

"Why would the head family care any less about her?"

Owen shifted his angry eyes to her. "Emma is one of us... let that stick in your head" he faces the rest. "All you!" his grip on my arms tightened as he led me away.

I just focused my eyes on the floor, I don’t know how long we walked but we came to a sudden stop.

"Are you alright? Emma? Emma come on talk to me"

I shifted my gaze to his. "I’m fine" I could barely hear myself.

"Your glasses’ cracked"

"I will fix it" I mumbled.

"Emma"

"I hate it here" I faced him suddenly. "Aside from whatever your cousin just pulled off, it doesn’t feel right for me here"

"I’m sorry about Sophie... she gets like that but she will learn to deal with it"

"I don’t know why I came here in the first place"

"Emma you’re supposed to be here... where else would you be?"

"Home"

His eyes saddened at my words.

"Away from all this... it’s just..." I exhaled shakily. "I only had to deal with one thing, not this... not being a half-witch and... having a damn vampire at my neck, it just-" he hugged me tightly, I wanted to pull away but he wouldn’t let me, I sighed burying my face in his chest and inhaling his scent, it was sort of soothing but it wasn’t tasty like the one I loved inhaling.

"I know it’s hard for you," he began. "I understand you, Emma"

My breath was further shaky as the tears fell slightly, I sobbed, placing my hand on his chest and creating a space between us. But he held me firm, hands behind my back as if he didn’t want to let go.

"I feel like there’s this hole inside of me... nothing feels right" I pushed further away from him.

"Emma," he began.

"Please I want to be alone" I met his eyes with my teary gaze. "Please"

It took a moment before he gave me a nod. "Call me if you need me, okay?"

I used the back of my hand to wipe my cheeks.

"Okay?"

I just nodded, it took yet another moment before he walked away, finally leaving me alone. I inhaled sharply, folded my arms, and strode down the hall. I ambled straight to the garden hoping to get some fresh air there because I really needed it. I was always afraid I would be alone. That’s why I stick with Carly so that I won’t get lost in my head but right now was an exception, I just needed some space to myself.

I sat on one of the flat rocks watching the flowers and hearing the multiple birds chirping, they were really loud and the opposite of the solitude I seek but surprisingly enough they were soothing in some way. I closed my eyes and the sounds of birds filling my ears gave me that solitude I yearned for... nothing but breathless peace, no murmurs, no words, no eyes just the chirping sound.

I exhaled deeply, flicking my eyes open and watching the skies, which were more captivating than ever today. I dropped my gaze and found a Grimoire before me, someone must have left it here. I picked the very book that gave me a hard time reading and I opened it flipping through the blank pages.

"Still blank pages" I mumbled sighing in defeat, what was I doing here when I can’t even read a damn book? Half witch or not it was useless right now, I was getting left behind in this so-called nature of mine.

I paused for a minute when I recalled the night when I mysteriously floated everything in the house, the moment I locked gaze with the mirror and I saw my gleaming eyes.

"Without glasses," I said, settling the book on my lap and taking off my glasses. Maybe I should give it a try again, this time without them.

I closed my eyes remembering Owen’s instructions, my entire focus on my eyes, concentrating an unseen energy to them, even with the birds chirping I was fully focused, Owen was right... Here was the best place for a read, I could see that now.

I flicked my eyes open and noticed my vision was in hues of green and a gasp left me. Enthusiastic and stunned by what my eyes glimpsed I leveled my gaze to the book and like an unexplained discovery, the words magically appeared word for word. I was in awe as my mouth dropped, unable to comprehend the magical thing happening before me, I was doing it... I was seeing the spells, although written in some sort of language I was actually seeing it! Not a blank page but pages with words, written in black ink.

A bright smile found my lips.

"I did it," I said as my chest swelled in joy but suddenly a sharp headache found me. It hit so hard that I was forced to hold my head, and I felt light-headed. I groaned, gripping my head so tightly because the sting just kept coming like a hammer was connecting to my head.

My vision became blurry and then it did that off and on thing again, I squeezed my eyes shut silently praying for the pain to go away until it did and I released a sharp breath of relief, my body trembling and my teeth chattering, my body ached too.

I whined, closing my eyes not until I felt something cold slide from my nose.