BLOOD LEGACIES
Chapter 470: Cabin In The Woods {1}

Chapter 470: Cabin In The Woods {1}

EMMA

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"Emma"

"Emma"

"Hey, wake up"

I stirred awake with a groan and I opened my eyes, my vision blurred but only for a minute until I saw Emilia sitting on the bed.

"Hey"

"Emilia?"

"Why is there blood everywhere? Are you okay?" she asked worriedly and suddenly everything came back to me and I sat up instantly and looked around but I couldn’t find Dace anywhere. The bandage I used to wrap his head was on me and the bloodstain told me he didn’t heal.

"Emma"

I snapped my eyes back to her.

"What happened?"

"D-Dace he..." my lip quivered.

"He didn’t take it well did he?"

I shook my head. "He hurt himself, I think he wanted the pain to stop, and he-"

She hugged me before I could say anymore, and I sobbed holding onto her tightly.

"It’s okay"

"This is the reason I never wanted him to know the truth. I knew he would do something crazy" I pulled away so that I would face her. "Where is he?"

She sighed. "When we were young..." She began and something hurt him or made him feel down. He always found peace in the wild, away from civilization, it takes weeks or months. It’s like a way to not just make peace with his mind but his soul. It’s how he deals"

"He shouldn’t be alone, Emilia. What if he does something... " I couldn’t finish because the memory of seeing him covered in his blood as he drove the shard to his skin, was horrifying. I was scared because I could feel him slipping away. The pain, shame, and guilt he felt was like a thunderstorm.

"I am worried too and I want him to make peace with himself. But this time I don’t think he should do it alone"

I take her hand. "Please tell me, where would he go?"

"Somewhere far enough, but don’t worry, there is a cabin he built a year ago, he goes there on a retreat when he hunts, he might be around there"

I nodded. "Thank you," I said about getting up but she stopped me.

"But I don’t think this is a good idea"

"Emilia," I began. "I don’t want him to be alone. I feel everything and trust me when I tell you he’s not okay, this is way different than when his DNA changed. He’s confused and hurt and I have to be there for him"

"Fine" she sighed in defeat. "I will take care of things over here but please let Singe escort you at least. I don’t think he will let you out of his sight now"

"I understand"

~

I took a few things in my bag, just some clothes for him if he needed any. I packed my hair in a ponytail before stepping out of the room and towards the elevator. I waited until the door opened and I stepped out seeing Singe.

"Miss Emilia put me up to speed, Lioness"

I rolled my eyes. "Just Emma"

He shook his head.

"I don’t need that title with you so please... my name," I said walking ahead as he followed me taking my bag.

"I will have to say no to that, Lioness"

I sighed. "You’re stubborn I can see why Emilia hates you"

He smiled. "She likes me but she won’t admit it" but then his smile fades. "Will the Alpha be okay"

Suddenly I felt a constriction in my chest. "I don’t have the answer I will try my best, that’s why I have to be there for him"

"You know I first thought his obsession for you was unhealthy, I was afraid he would lose himself because of it. But turns out you made him find himself, those emotions he lost, pulling it out of him. Something Isabella never tried to do"

"It eases me knowing his humanity is coming back, it makes me feel less guilty about what I did. I have lived with my mistake for years and honestly, I never thought I would be given this chance again" I admit.

"Are you still afraid?"

I forced a smile. "There’s something I will always be afraid of"

"What’s that?"

"Bloodlines don’t mix. I am the product of those words and I understand why our relationship was never accepted. The bloodlines mess with the supernatural system. Maybe what my father did was a way to protect us but it indefinitely destroyed our lives. I am scared the same will happen to us"

"It won’t"

"That is what I wish too, Singe, honestly. My fears are a result of my trauma and I know constantly living in fear is not the answer to anything"

He nods. "Then don’t let it be the answer to everything"

~

The further we walked it felt like a normal hike through the woods. I know for sure Singe would have shifted if he wanted to but he was being considerate.

"How much further?"

"I think we are close," he said, coming to a stop and taking a look around. "Let’s go through here" he led me through a path.

"Emilia told me you were the only one who knows about this place"

"Yeah, he wanted it private, sometimes his beast goes full shift for days or weeks, he was already getting rusty"

Add everything that happened, how long will he be on full shift?

A cabin came into view, just at the covering between bushes giving it a haunting and a lovely view.

"Wow... it looks homey," I said. But I don’t feel Dace here but I could tell he had come here but didn’t go inside.

"Come on" Singe urged as we walked closer to the cabin and led me inside. It was definitely luxurious inside and it made me wonder about the times he would come here needing to escape, everything he would need was already here and it made me wonder why I brought clothes.

"Will you be okay? I would have stayed but-"

"It’s okay, I will be fine, this is the safest place there is, it’s closer to Dace"

He nods and then hands me a phone. "Call me if anything I will be here"

I forced a smile "I will"

I spent the rest of the day exploring the inside of the cabin. There was a kitchen, living room, and bedroom with a king-sized bed, and a portable bathroom too. Firstly I set the clothes I came with in the mini wardrobe along with the others and then I walked to the kitchen to get something to eat.

Seemed like it was stocked recently. I just made myself a toast without really having the appetite and just had to get something in my stomach before I passed out from my pounding headache.

The rest of the evening I spent it in the room, waiting, unable to sleep as I looked out the wide glass window, watching and hoping I spotted even a movement until eventually I fell asleep.

The next day and the day after it was another repeat. Feeling shitty because I have had nothing but toast for the past two days. I tried making eggs but I burnt the entire thing and I cursed so much at my terrible idea and still ended up with toast. I don’t know what to do with the ingredients here without getting it burned or bringing the house down. And it’s not like I can order a fucking pizza.

I sat on the bed with the covers keeping me warm as I watched a series, at least the wifi isn’t shitty and I could keep my eyes busy. But as Friends played through the screen I was ignorant and my mind was only thinking about Dace. I knew coming here would make me wait but I don’t know how long and going out to look for him wasn’t the best option.

But waiting is getting me worried. What if he hurts himself again? Go extreme because of his guilt, refuse to heal his wounds, and bleed out? Just the mere thought of that got my mind racing and I bite on my nails nervously.

I looked out the window, it was already night again, and the forest was nothing but black. In my teen years, I would have been scared shitless but I knew something much more terrifying ruled this woods. Keeping that as a comfort I closed my eyes to sleep.

~

I felt something breathing on my neck, the warmness and the chills it brought to my body were so satisfying. But Tiger isn’t here because that mischievous cat always tends to sneak onto my bed and sleep beside me.

But Tiger isn’t here.

So I opened my eyes as my mind raced and I found a figure looming over me. It was dark, so dark that I couldn’t see a thing but I knew I wasn’t alone and something or someone was on top of me. Breathing into his scent gave me relief and whatever fear was gone. I wrapped my arms around his neck and brought him closer to me until his face was now buried in my neck and I could hear his steady breathing, his heartbeat, and the warmth from his body.

I wanted to talk, tell him how worried I was, and scold him for leaving me behind but I chose to remain silent, I had a feeling that this was what he needed right now.