BLOOD LEGACIES
Chapter 405: Silver Chaos

Chapter 405: Silver Chaos

EMMA

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This suddenly became the biggest decision I have ever made or the worst, the walk to this place felt like there was pressure in my legs, weighing me down and keeping me from moving forward. But I just selfishly tried to tell myself that I had to do this.

My thoughts crashed when I descended the stairs and a mixed pair of eyes fell on me, the heat in the room resembled that of being close to an active volcano, except no lava or possible flames, at least that was what I told myself, because Dace looked like he would set me on fire with just one look.

Fuck me because he looked insanely captivating right now and looked exceptional. His dark hair was a messy outlook that suited him perfectly, allowing the long curled strand to fall on his forehead matching his dark thick eyebrows, giving him a lethal look. My guess is he has been running his hand through them occasionally. Adored in his suit, gripping his large frame perfectly, with few of the buttons of his white shirts undone.

He still doesn’t do ties it seems.

He looked stunned, and confused, and then he looked furious, enough to melt me with his eyes. While I just safely tried to be invincible... but that would be asking too much in this case.

I’m in a room full of werelions.

I crashed the Alpha’s engagement party.

And he’s here... My supposed murderer who did the honors of strangling me to death, stood beside Dace with a shocked expression, I bet he thought I didn’t make it alive.

I wanted so badly to give him a victory smirk, but I was paralyzed, by the events that were about to happen.

This is Dace’s engagement and I’m about to see him make a vow to someone. I don’t know which is breaking, my heart or my sanity, maybe both.

"Emmaline"

I turned to the sweet British voice beside me, Diana was the only one who stood beside me and I could see the disapproval from someone who looked like her bodyguard? But he didn’t look like that, maybe he was her caregiver Emilia talked about.

Speaking of Emilia... I avoided taking glances at where she was, I couldn’t face her right now.

"You look pale"

I smirked. "I’m always pale"

"Well you look like you would pass out or worse do something mad" she adds.

"Don’t worry I won’t ruin your Alpha’s engagement, it doesn’t seem like it will stop with my presence anyway" I said watching as Isabella sunk her fangs in her wrist drawing her blood.

Of course a blood vow...

"I didn’t say anything about you ruining the party"

I darted my eyes at Diana, she was smiling at me, she always smiled at me and it brought me some sort of comfort.

"And you young lady shouldn’t be standing next to a Vampire"

"Lady Crest, you must take your place with the others," her caregiver said, keeping an alert look at me.

"Of course" she faced me. "I might have kept you company but you see I’m needed over there"

And then it hit me. "Are you part of the Council?" She’s just a child! Except she didn’t look like one, she’s far too mature.

She gave me a smile only and walked to the center. I just drowned myself in the third glass of champagne. I can’t believe I’m about to watch this... WATCH this happen. Maybe this was a stupid idea, maybe I should have just stayed in my room.

What was I expecting exactly? That the moment I showed they would end the ceremony?

The moment I watched as Dace began to undo his cufflinks I was caught in a trance, like time slowed and I just watched him, about to give himself to someone else.

I can’t blame him.

And I have no right, I was just in as much of a state as he is... we’re currently strangers, enemies and I was nothing but a prisoner taking her luxury to crash an engagement party for a drink?... At least that is what they thought. And right now I regret stepping foot out of my room, I should have just listened to Emilia.

This was a nightmare.

"Emma"

A presence suddenly came behind me and my eyes went wide, I could recognize that voice anywhere.

"Grayson?" I murmured about turning but a hand on my back stopped me.

"Just stay," he said and from the corner of my eye, I saw he was holding a tray.

Oh no!

"What are you doing here?" I asked with clenched teeth silently praying no one was listening, but it seemed the entire focus was on the star couple.

"Should you ask that?"

"You can’t be here Grayson, is Luther here too?"

My heart is pounding and I can’t even hear my own whisper.

"No. I came alone"

I don’t know why I felt relieved by that, maybe because of the fact it won’t be a war. But still... "Why?!"

Why would he do something as stupid as this? I know he’s worried but this... is walking to his death.

"Because that piece of shit Luther wouldn’t do a thing"

I gulped at his words.

"I’m taking you with me. Any minute now"

"Wha-"

I couldn’t finish because the chandelier suspended to the ceiling just at the center cut loose. Horror found me when I saw Diana standing just there.

"NO!"

I pushed off Grayson and rushed to Diana.

Was I too late?

It happened so fast, the loud crash, the spill of glass everywhere, and the blinking of lights like the switch was off or something. A smell caught my nose.

Silver.

I heard loud footsteps and panic in the air in the sudden dark and Diana in my arms, I got to her quickly but...

"Stay with me, Diana!" I held her close as she hyperventilated. The shaky lights came back on and I spotted a large piece of silver digging into her side abdomen and the blood oozing out.

"Please," I said, quivering as she kept trying to catch her breath. I raised my head and looked around... several were wounded and bleeding, that impact wasn’t just any impact, silver flew everywhere, creating this chaos and this was the perfect time to escape.

But I can’t.

"GRAYSON!" I called to him, he stood just a few feet away from me and I was begging him with my eyes. "PLEASE!"

I know he came for me and sorted up a plan for me to escape, to save me but Diana doesn’t deserve this.

As if hearing my silent thought he rushed to my side and placed his hand on her wound.

"I have to take it out"

I nodded. Facing Diana still trying to breathe with the blood oozing from her mouth.

I sobbed. "It’s gonna be okay, I won’t let you die I promise" I faced Grayson and gave a nod.

He instantly removed the rod of silver and she screamed, I held her tightly so that she wouldn’t shake off my hold and Grayson quickly placed his two hands on the bloody wound, a light reflected from his hand and I could see his blood veins and his bones from the warm light emitting from it, like a ray.

Diana slowly stopped hyperventilating and her eyes fluttered closed. Her wounds healed. Relief found me but suddenly that was gone because I was ripped harshly away from her and another grabbed my brother.

"No, stop!" I fought but it was useless. "Let him go!"

Grayson was held down by two men as he fought to get free. Even as he stabbed one with one of his knives to fight them off... but they contrived to pin him down.

"Alpha, she’s still breathing," Singe said, checking Diana’s pulse.

Finally, I laid my eyes on Dace, he was just as dismantled as everyone is but he had no wounds and that was a relief... but I couldn’t find ease not with that dark look forged on his features, hard and kept on me.

He darted his dark golden eyes to Grayson, and the amount of bloodlust ready to cut through air itself... horror filled me.

"Please!"

His eyes found me again, tears streaming down my cheeks.

"Please"

He acknowledged nothing of my words. "Get them out of my sight!"