Suppressed (Suppressed Saga) (30 page)

“
Where are we going?” I asked with wide eyes.

“
You’ll see when we get there.”

I dug my nails into his hand and pushed it away. “I’m not going anywhere with you!”

When I turned around I smacked right into the tall blonde’s chest. He spun me around to face Graham again who got right up to my face. “You’re going to shut up and do what I tell you.”

“
You don’t even know what I am! Are you really that desperate?”

My arms strained against the man’s grip and before I knew it Graham backhanded me causing my cheek to throb and burn horribly.

“
If your boyfriend would have left well enough alone then you wouldn’t be here right now! I never would have known who you were if he wouldn’t have taken Stephan. So if you want someone to blame then blame him.”

“
I don’t blame him! I blame Stephan!” I shouted.

The anger went away from his face and he looked confused. I quickly shut my mouth and hated myself for saying what I did.

“
What does that mean?”

Graham watched me, waiting for my answer. I wasn’t planning on giving him one though.

“
Tell me what that means!” he screamed.

I still didn’t say anything and he smacked me again, this time busting my lip open. I felt the blood running over my mouth and snatched one of my hands away from the man’s grasp to wipe it off. He didn’t try to grab my hand back as I looked up at Graham.

“
He’s with Seth. It was planned for him to be taken, he’s done working for Declan and now he works for Xander.”

A part of me was silently screaming at myself for telling him the truth but I hoped maybe it would keep him from beating me to death.

I watched Graham intently trying to decipher what he would do next. If he was a demon those golden eyes would be lit up like fire right now. I could tell he was pissed but at the same time he looked hurt. I never thought I would see Graham look this way. He was a cold person and seeing him like this was a shock, especially for it to be over Stephan. I guess he really was devoted to him.

“
You…” he whispered.

I stepped back a little and my back hit the blonde man’s chest. “Me?”

His eyes narrowed in on mine, “You did this. This is your fault.”

I scrunched my eyes brows in confusion as he came forward and grabbed both of my arms, “Since you showed up everything has gone to shit! This is all happening because of you!”

What he said reminded me of the night Eric told me his life had gotten worse because of me and that he wished Seth would let me go. Hearing Graham say it didn’t hurt like it did when Eric said it. Instead I felt a little happy inside that I had caused him a little bit of trouble. At the same time I was cringing because he looked like he was going to hit me again.

“
I haven’t done anything.” I said in a small voice.

He started pushing me backwards till my head hit against a wall causing the lump that was there from earlier start to ache again.

“
You better be worth all the trouble you’re causing.”

Personally, I didn’t think I was worth it. I never really thought I was worth anything. All these new people in my life thought I was, but I was still on the fence about it.

He backed away from me and looked at the blonde guy. “Put her in the plane.”

This was the part I was scared of. If I got in that plane then no one would ever know where I was and I would probably never be found. Once that plane took off then all hope was gone, I would be condemned to stay with Graham for the rest of my life.

I was snatched up again for about the tenth time today. As we got closer to the plane I knew that I had to fight like hell to get away. I didn’t know if it would be worth it in the end but I had to try.

I swung my fist around and punched the man right in the temple. His grip didn’t loosen at all. The only thing it did was cause him to stagger a little. He brought his fist up and it came down right on my head. It hit me so hard I was flown from his grasp and into the floor.

As much pain as I was in I was still able to pry myself off the floor and take off running, away from the plane. I made my way to the other side of the building and just as I thought I was getting away, I tripped and fell right back on the floor.

A pair of big hands grabbed me up and I knew I was done for. I looked up and was suddenly filled with relief. It was Seth. My knees went out and he caught me before I fell back to the ground.

“
Cam, look at me. Cam.” His voice was ringing through my head and I looked up at him again. His bright blue eyes zoned in on my green ones and he looked at me painfully. “Are you okay?”

“
No” I said weakly.

Something moved behind him and I saw Stephan and Eric come in. Stephen’s gaze was focused in on what was behind me and took off to where Graham was. Eric glanced my way and his eyes got bright but then he quickly looked to where Stephan had gone.

“
Let’s get you out of here.” Seth said.

“
No, I want to see him die.” I was suddenly hit with energy and wasn’t going to let anyone take me out of here until I knew Graham was dead. The brightness in Seth’s eyes faded and he looked at me like he was confused or shocked.

“
Alright.” He said finally.

Eric walked by me and I turned with Seth still grasping tightly onto my waist. When I looked back to where Graham and his friend were I saw them both standing there looking ready for the two men coming at them. Graham didn’t take his eyes off Stephan and I could tell he was feeling the same anger he had when I told him what Stephan was really up to.

I got closer and felt Seth let go of my waist to go up beside Eric and Stephan.

“
Graham.” Stephan said solemnly.

“
Don’t you talk to me. I know what you did.” Graham shouted at him. “I tried to get you back, I thought you needed help.”

“
I had to go. If I thought you would come with me I would have told you.”

Graham’s head shook, “There’s no need for you to explain. Why did you even come back?”

There was silence and Stephan didn’t answer his question. I think a part of Stephan felt bad for having to kill Graham. I wasn’t sure how long they had been working together but I think they had a close relationship.

Graham shook his head and started to laugh a little when he realized why Stephan was here. “You came to kill me? You would kill you own son?”

Now I was definitely taken back. I think my head was about to split open. From all the beatings I had endured today I was sure to have brain damage of some sort, but hearing this was enough to make me insane.

Stephan was Graham’s father. Well I guess they were closer than I thought. I couldn’t see Stephan’s face to get a good read on what he must me thinking right now. The smile that appeared on Graham’s face was enough to fill me in though.

“
You can’t can you?” Graham said. “You’re not going to kill me.”

Seth looked over at Stephan and Stephan gave him a nod. I had no idea what it meant but then I saw Seth start towards Graham. The smile left Graham’s face and he looked from Stephan to Eric like he was waiting for them to say something.

I went back to watching Seth who was almost nose to nose with Graham.

“
He might not kill you, but I will.”

In a split second Seth snatched Graham up by the throat and threw him up against the side of the plane. A small dent was left on its side and Graham went to a pile on the ground. Seth reached in his back pocket and I saw him pull out a knife with a silver handle and the blade of it seemed to glint green for a second.

Graham picked up his head and when he saw the knife he looked petrified. I’m guessing there was something about the knife that wasn’t good, at least not for Graham.

Something moved in the corner of my eye and I saw the blonde man start towards the exit. Eric took off after him and jumped on him before he could open the door. They started fighting and I cringed when I saw the huge guy punch Eric in the face.

Stephan started talking and I went back to watching what was happening to Graham. I noticed he was closer to Graham than he was the last time I saw him.

“
I might not be able to kill you, but I’m not going to stop them from doing it.” he said.

Graham shot up from the floor and gave Stephan a deadly stare. “You aren’t even a father, you never were.” He started towards Stephan and was almost to him when Seth cut in and stabbed him right in the gut. I gasped as all the color drained from Graham’s face and he started to turn black. Then he was nothing but ash. The knife that Seth used to stab him turned to ash too and there was nothing left but a big pile of dust.

A loud ear splitting scream sounded out beside me and I remembered Eric. I whipped my head around and saw him up against the wall breathing heavy with blood all over his mouth. At first I thought it was his and then I saw the blonde man writhing on the floor with his hand to his neck, screaming. Blood was gushing from between his fingers and it dawned on me what happened. Eric bit him.

I had always wondered what happened when someone was bit by a demon. Seth explained that it would kill whoever was bit and that they would be in excruciating pain. At first I thought that it would be quick but standing there watching I realized it was anything but that. The man screamed for about ten minutes before his skin turned blood red and purple veins were popping from his skin.

When it was finally over I noticed Seth standing beside me again and Eric started to make his way back to us. He roughly wiped his mouth and got all the blood from it. I couldn’t believe he had actually sunk his teeth into someone and caused that much damage. All from just one bite.

I felt Seth’s hand on my cheek and he turned my head to him. His eyes searched my face looking at all the harm that had been done to it. I winced as his thumb brushed under my eye.

His jaw clenched and his eyes were undecipherable. I couldn’t tell what he was thinking but right now all I wanted to do was go back to the house and go to sleep.

“
Come on, let’s go.” He wrapped an arm around my waist and started to lead me out of the warehouse. When we got outside I saw Seth’s big F150 parked crooked with the doors wide open. I had no idea how they found me but I had a feeling it had something to do with Stephan, he probably did some type of Alchemist mumbo jumbo to find us and get Eric out of my dorm room.

My head was still pounding and my knee hurt like hell. Seth tried to be gentle when he lifted me in the truck but no matter how many different ways he would have done it I would still hurt.

No one spoke the whole ride back to the house. I didn’t mind the silence though. When we pulled in the driveway I opened the door and saw Eric standing there watching me carefully. I didn’t care who helped me out as long as I got out. Eric reached forwards and I grabbed the back of his neck to hold on as he gently pulled me from the truck. He carried me up the steps and didn’t set me down until we made it to the living room.

Just being back at the house made me feel ten times better, I knew I was safe and Graham was no longer a threat.

“
Are we going back tomorrow?” Stephan said from behind me.

I wasn’t quite sure what he meant and turned around to look at him questionably.

“
Yeah,” Seth answered. “I’ll take you back tomorrow.”

I was still confused. Did this mean he was going to be gone again for a couple days? Why couldn’t Eric just take him back?

Stephan headed out the sliding glass door that lead to the deck. Seth turned to look at me. I could see something in his eyes; something different, something I didn’t like.

“
Cam, can I talk to you for a minute.”

I nodded and started to follow him down the hall to the bedroom. I went in ahead of him and he closed the door behind me. When I turned to look at him his eyes were still the same and it started to freak me out a little.

“
Are you okay?” he asked.

“
Yeah” I answered skeptically.

He went to the bed and sat down, leaning his elbows on his knees and his head in his hands. Something was definitely wrong. I went up to him and grabbed his wrist gently. “What’s the matter?”