BLOOD LEGACIES
Chapter 423: Just Closure

Chapter 423: Just Closure

GRAYSON

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My primary mission was to escape that cell, get my sister before anyone noticed, and get the hell outta here without looking back. But I found myself sneaking into Emilia’s Suite. She wasn’t here and I just let myself observe everything she owns, anything that could get me some kind of closure I need.

That’s the only thing I came for... closure. But it seemed like I craved more the moment I wrapped my hand around her mouth and she kicked me hard in the balls. It felt like a part of me missing finally came to life and the heavy ache in my chest that had remained for a very long time was finally healed just by her body against mine and her lips kissing me hungrily.

God, I missed her. Everything. My balls still hurt from getting impaled by her boot but fuck me I can’t think of that right now, I just want her here right now. But my heart turned heavy when she aggressively pulled away from me and put me a few feet away from her.

"Emilia?"

"What’s happening?" she held her head. "Am I going crazy? All these memories, are they mine?" she circled her finger around her head like she was nuts.

"Yes," I said desperately and closed the distance between us but she took a step back and looked at me with tears-driven eyes. "At least not the crazy part"

"You left," she whispered. "That night and never came back"

"I know"

"How could you?!"

"I didn’t have a choice"

She huffed. "It’s always different with you"

"No no no. This is different Emilia, I didn’t leave because I hate you"

"You DO hate me"

"I DON’T!"

She inhaled sharply indefinitely ignoring my outburst. Wiping her storming tears off and glaring at me with eyes that could kill me. I think she might.

"Explain yourself, because none of this makes sense right now"

I took a deep breath. "Dace..." I began knowing that what I would say next would destroy her. "He killed Emma"

"W-What?!"

"That night I found her dead body, she was cold, no longer breathing"

She took a step back like I had just slapped her across the face. "No no! You’re lying Dace was..." She stopped and her eyes went wide.

"Yes you went back home that night because your mom’s mind linked you that Dace was home, but that was after his bond with Emma was broken and he forgot about her and killed her because he deemed her a threat"

"Their bond was broken?" she was a mess of confusion now but I continued. To not only explain what happened but explain myself too.

"Luther Zalatoris found me. He told me things"

"What things?!"

"That Emma wasn’t fully dead, that she was trapped in a nightmare of pain and suffering and the only way to save her was to turn her"

"And you believed him?!"

"Because Emma and I are hybrids!"

Her mouth opened and she froze at my outburst.

"It explains everything doesn’t it? Why Emma and I were so different from everyone, the other part of us laying dominant was our bloodline, a bloodline that belongs to vampires. I chose to save Emma, dragging her back to this reality and I vowed to never let her get hurt again. But Dace is back in her life again, he kidnapped her and brought her back to this fucking town!"

"Forgive me if this fucking town is your torment"

"No" I shook my head and closed the distance between us but she didn’t move this time which was a relief, she just kept her eyes on me. "When Emma turned, something activated, a spell that would supposedly protect us. Everyone and I mean everyone that knew about us except the vampire society will forget us. Not just forget our entire existence erased, wiped completely like we never existed to begin with"

"That is why I didn’t remember Emma,"

I nodded.

"B-But I remember you"

I sighed heavily knowing this was the hardest part. "Grayson!" I brought my eyes back to hers. "Why do I remember you?"

I gulped. "Emma didn’t know this until later... I found it hard to let go so I came back to Juneau, mostly watching mom and aunt. I crossed paths with you once"

"And?"

"You remembered me"

"What?!"

"Briefly but I couldn’t handle that revelation so I left... and you forgot again"

There was a pause from her, digesting everything I just said until the light came back to her hazels. "The mark"

I nod. "The mark. The mate bond it seems was a loophole, but it was only possible if you saw my mark. The first time you just saw me and recognized me was a one-time thing"

She placed her hands on my bare chest and sniffed. "So I will forget again if you leave right now"

"If I’m far enough"

She swallowed. "Don’t leave" she merely whispered but I heard her. "I-I can’t forget you again"

"I can’t leave without Emma"

"You came for her"

"I did"

A flash of hurt flooded her gaze. "And me?"

"What’s worse than remembering and getting it ripped away from you? I can’t put you through that again"

She sniffs pulling away.

"Dace is a tyrant now, a force not to be reckoned with, the few minutes I spent talking with him in that cell made me realize just how far gone he is" The thought of it made chills enclose my skin, I can only imagine what Emma has to go through.

"Right," she murmured. "And how exactly was their bond broken? Last I remember Emma had a way to cure Dace. Was breaking their bond HER way?"

"No!" I boomed. "It wasn’t her fault, she did what she thought was right"

"And what did it cost?"

Everything. But it wasn’t her fault. I don’t say any of that. I have said too much and any more will eventually crumble her and I can’t bear to see that. It was a repeat from 2 years ago and it can’t happen again.

"I have to find a way to get Emma out of here, Emilia... you and I both know she’s not safe. Not even with Dace. Not anymore"

I could see it in her eyes, she knew I spoke the truth even though she didn’t want to admit it.

"He has kept her alive all this time, it should mean something"

"Yeah to get to Luther, I didn’t want her to come back... I wish I had her stay back. Then none of this could have happened."

She sniffed, wiping the rest of her tears. "How did you get out?"

"I might have killed two of Dace’s men"

She laughed but had no humor whatsoever. "And now Mr Grumpy. You are officially on my brother’s shit list. Getting out of here shouldn’t be just on your mind. Staying alive is"