Lisa's POV
Ten minutes later, I hear the door open and they all walk out of the room. Teddy isn't with them. Klaus walks up towards me and pulls me out of the pews. "Come on."
I planted my feet on the ground, stopping him from pulling me further.
"Did you find out where the base is?" I ask.
Klaus nods in the affirmative, and I break free from his grip and enter the side room. Teddy lies crumpled to the ground in a pool of blood. When I place my finger on his neck, he is still alive. I dropped to my knees and shook his shoulder. He didn't move.
"What are you doing?" he asks, leaning against the doorway.
"I'm trying to see if I can get him help," I answer as I search his pocket for a cellphone.
"He didn't offer you any when you asked about the rebel base. Did he? " His tone is bitter.
"It's hard to blame him when you know you would have done the same in his shoes. I retort, typing a
Lisa's POVAs we walk out of the room, Frances' strength seems to come back bit by bit. We pass a couple of empty cells before coming to a much larger cell holding two women and the rest of the order. Klaus' words come to my mind. The women are both demigods from Elipson. I need to be careful around them."What a surprise! Of all the people I expected to see down here, you were the last. " Elijah says, "surprised to see me down here." He winces as the chain pulls at him for exercising too much energy. When I look around the room, Kayden isn't with them. I tried to ignore the dread consuming me, but it was proving difficult as time went by.I insert the key into the lock, and the door unlocks with a twist."Where's Kayden?" I ask as I pull the door open."We have no idea," Morrison answers. "He spent an hour here with us before he was whisked away, and we haven't seen him since then."When I retrieve Ch
Lisa's POV"What do you mean by that, Jonas? You can't just grab me and expect me to do your bidding. Have you gone mad? ""I'm not on the brink of losing my sanity.""What is wrong with you? This isn't the Jonas I used to know. "One of his hands grabs my wrist and holds it firmly, while his other hand withdraws a pocket knife from the utility belt on his waist. I began to tremble. What if he decides to kill me first? It won't be the first time he's tried to do so."Please, Lisa. You're the only one who I'll allow to do this to me. I have no one else. "I tried to break his grip on my wrist to no avail. I can't kill you, Jonas. I can't put your death on my conscience. " I'll live with the guilt for the rest of my life.Jonas puts the knife back in his utility belt and pushes up the left sleeve of his shirt, revealing his arm. His trembling fingers point to the several marks on his wrist
Lisa's POVI decided against knocking on the door of Kayden's office. I've been holed up in my room for days now, unsure of what is going on ever since we returned to the estate. I pushed it open, never breaking my stride. "Is it true you're going to exile them?" I say immediately I step close to him.His back was turned to me, and his eyes were fixed on the portrait behind his desk. The portrait is a beautiful picture of the Order on the day of their presentation to the country. They all looked impeccable in their seats. His shoulders were hunched and I guess his mouth was set in a thin line. It's his appearance whenever he is lost in thought."I prefer to use the term export." He looks up at the ceiling briefly before his gaze goes back to the portrait.I turn my eyes away from him, feeling his throat dry up. "Why? Where are they being exported to? "He sighs before tearing himself away from the por
KLAUS' POVSo this is what dying feels like? Losing your other half is like ripping your heart into shreds from your body.Terminal One: Gate Four is empty except for me, Lisa, Jonas, Tiffany, and the other members of the plane. I didn't know why I was here. I should have stayed at home, but Kayden understood why I had to come. I contemplated turning back the car on the way here, but I couldn't bring myself to do it. I thought I had already said my goodbyes to her the last time we met, but as I've come to realize, last goodbyes aren't always going to be final goodbyes."Klaus, you shouldn't have come. You didn't have to make the trip down here for my sake. " Tiffany stared out the glass wall at the estate's private plane that was going to take her away from here forever. The plane that's going to take away the person I thought I would spend the rest of my life with The girl I thought would be my future would be lea
KLAUS' POVOne year later,It's still the same as the first day. It hasn't gotten any better, nor has it eased it. My heart still feels broken and I still feel hurt. It's been a long time now. I'm supposed to be over this. I'm supposed to be over her, to be over us. But, despite how hard I tried, I just couldn't move on.To be candid with me, I was tired of the way I was feeling right now. It is like I've not made any positive steps forward all year long. It was becoming utterly ridiculous and shameful. I knew I could do better than feeling like this. I am the Beta, for goodness sake.Maybe I had been heading in the right direction of forgetting her until I saw that goddamn newspaper. Maybe it had set everything backward.I stare at the newspaper again, unable to tear my eyes away from it. A picture of Tiffany and Antoinette, the princess of France, is in my hands. This isn't my office anyway
KLAUS' POVAfter the waiter takes our order, Lisa excuses herself for a short bathroom break. She had been sitting next to me, so with her gone, I could see Kayden rubbing his thighs anxiously. He was acting rather awkwardly, a small black box falls off his pocket and I saw it before he scooped it off the ground. I wasn't sure if anyone else saw it; they were engrossed with something else, but I saw it. My brother was going to propose to Lisa tonight, but my father decided to ruin his plans, so the proposal is off, at least for the time being. He might try again in a few days. This is a perfect place to retry the proposal when he is ready.Kayden catches me staring at him as he swiftly bends down and I say nothing. He looks sad, and I understand why. Even though he is trying his best to hide how hurt he feels beneath his cool exterior, I know we ruined his plans today. I feel bad for what we've caused, my father especiall
Lisa's POVKnocking on the door interrupts my train of thought, and I throw back the covers, which is most likely not the right thing to do when I hear a knock in the dark."Lisa, you're still awake?" Kayden's voice calls out.I push myself out of bed and move to open the door, and I find Kayden standing in the doorway still dressed in his dinner suit. I wonder where he has been ever since we came back from dinner with his family. He sort of disappeared.His eyes drop down to my oversized shirt, which is his. "I woke you up from sleep, didn't I? I'm sorry about that."I look over my shoulder at the clock on my nightstand. The digital clock is glowing red, the number telling me it is past midnight already. "I couldn't sleep, no matter how hard I tried. I was waiting for you to come to join me. But it looks like you've had other things on your mind. ""Unfortunately, yes. There's a lot I need to
Kayden's POVI let out a yawn and opened my eyes. The space on the bed next to me is empty. Lisa is nowhere to be found. I smelled a nice aroma coming from the kitchen, and it seemed different and pleasant to me. This is the first time I'll be experiencing such. It seemed quite unbelievable to me, but thinking about it, my room has always been the farthest from the kitchen. So, I've never woken up to such a thing before. I got out of bed and headed outside. Klaus' door was still locked, so I figured he was still asleep. He's been becoming quieter and quieter with each passing day, and I understood that heartbreak might take a lifetime to heal. Jonas is an example. He never healed from his illness and it turned him into a monster.I take the steps two at a time and reach downstairs. The sight before me is both beautiful and even more confusing. I stood in the doorway of the kitchen watching Lisa and my mother cook pancakes