BLOOD LEGACIES
Chapter 301: A Silent Voice

Chapter 301: A Silent Voice

EMMA

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When I saw the panic and the people flowing out like some beast was hot on their tails my insides turned and my brain jammed, all I needed to know was if my mom was okay... that was the center of my fear, something happening to her, that was not something I could bear, the thought of losing her. Seeing the terror as the people streamed out of the area my main focus was getting to the top of the stage, that was where my mom would be, I prayed and hoped nothing was wrong.

But seeing the destroyed stage didn’t ease me at all and I found myself rushing ahead in the mixed crowd, pushing through and trying to get to high ground. Dace called for me but I didn’t listen, I wanted nothing more than to get there.

I forced my body through the cluster of people pushing and screaming but I just had to find my way through them, the closer I got the more I increased my speed, in a desperate attempt to get to the top and I did.

The moment I laid my eyes on my mom, relief flushed over me, the fear going up in smoke and all I just needed was to be in her embrace.

"Mom!" I rushed towards her in an instant and engulfed her in a tight hug, and she did too back in relief. She must have been worried just like I was, it only caused me to deepen the hug further.

"Oh Emma, I was worried, where were you? Oh, my baby girl" she rubbed my head and I buried my face in her neck allowing the tears to leak from my eyes. She must have been searching for me for so long, she must not have seen me in the crowd, I knew just how anxious she was, maybe more than I was. I was glad I was back right now and back in her arms to give her ease.

She broke the hug and cupped my cheeks. "Let me look at you," she said with teary eyes but a smile was on her lips. She looked at me like she had lost me but I pushed the emotions aside, I needed to know what happened. One minute a party was going on and now it seems like everyone’s worst nightmare, could it have been a Supernatural? Nothing seemed normal to me at this point, I have experienced so much in the supernatural world and now I don’t consider a ’normal’ accident a thing.

"What happened? Why is the stage destroyed?"

"I don’t know it just happened," she began sniffing. "Hayden was performing with the other team and the moment she hit a high note it was like the stage crumbled and everything started falling apart, lucky everyone rushed out of the stage and no one got hurt but it all happened so fast and next was panic, I thought you were in the crowd and I kept calling for you and hoping you weren’t trample by the rush, god I was so worried and..." she paused and darted her eyes to Dace behind me, I knew she set her eyes on him because how her looks changed from worry to confusion.

"Emma" she began in that motherly tone of hers but still kept her eyes on him. "What is he doing here?" she demands and sets her eyes back on me. "Don’t tell me he followed you all the way from Juneau?"

I was about to open my mouth but she caught me off.

"Stalker much?"

Dace raised an eyebrow at her comment but seemed amused now, god, does it not affect him? Well maybe it doesn’t and he didn’t seem to put much thought into it, almost like he didn’t mind stalking me. Great.

"Mom" I brought her attention back to me, my looks serious now. "I want you to meet Grayson"

She narrowed her eyes at my words and darted her eyes to Grayson. "Grayson you’re okay that’s good" she nods.

Grayson remained still like a statue and his unwavering eyes on her like a deer caught in headlights.

"But what do you mean by ’meet Grayson’?" she mused. "Of course I have, he’s your friend that came here for something, you two were supposed to be together at the party but somehow you both weren’t" she placed her hand on her waist giving me that look. "Where did you go Emma Adams?" she pointed to Dace. "To him? god Emma I thought I made myself clear. No contact with him until..." she growled. "Further notice!"

Too bad there has been more than contact.

"Mom"

"Grayson, were you in on this? Convincing me that you will be with Emma during the party and let her sneak to meet Dace?!"

Grayson remained still but I knew he was breaking soon, the emotions were clearly storming his eyes and before he knew it tears were falling on their own accord and my mom paused when she saw it.

"I-I didn’t mean to be harsh, I mean..." she was confused now and lost for words.

I gripped her arm. "Mom," I began in a soft tone.

"Why is he crying Emma, oh god I think I must have hurt his feelings" She whispered to me and a weak smile found my lips as I shook my head.

"I didn’t sneak out to meet Dace, Mom"

"What do you mean?" she was in total confusion and I sensed her need for answers.

"I went to the hospital where I was born"

"Why? Is something wrong? Did something happen? It didn’t have to do with your powers did it?"

"Mom" I began with quivering lips and the tears finding their way back to my eyes.

"Why are you crying? Tell me sweetie what’s wrong? Did Dace hurt you?"

I shook my head in a hard ’no’ as the tears slid down my cheeks.

"Then... Then tell me sweetie talk to me, you are getting me more worried and scared, my heart can’t take this"

"M-Mom" I sniffed and broke more into tears and it felt like I was suddenly breaking.

"Dace!" she snapped at him, demanding some sort of explanation.

"Mom"

She set her confused and scared eyes on me.

"Grayson is my twin brother. He’s your son"