Unexpected Truth

When I 'woke up' a few minutes later, I saw David was still by my side, holding my hand. I gasped for air and felt the pain in my chest. It was still so cold.

“Don't worry, Amy. Elyria missed your heart, you are not going to die. But you need to rest,” he said.

“Is she really dead?” I asked. “What an awful nightmare.”

“Yes, she is!”

I tried to sit up but the pain was too strong. David gently pushed me back on the ground.

“No, don’t move. You have lost too much blood.”

“I… I can’t stay here…” I managed to say.

“Chtttt,” David whispered, caressing my face.

“We will help you,” said Yléna.

I turned my head to the right an saw the boys burying Elyria’s ashes into the sand. Max was supervising their work. After a moment, he left them and came over to David and me.

“Do what you have to do, David.” Max ordered.

“No, he won’t,” Yléna interrupted, standing up next to him. David did not move. He just looked up at his leader.

“We don’t need to kill her, Max. She’s my childe, I can control her.” David pleaded.

“So you came to love her, don’t you?” Max said with a sadistic pleasure. “Don’t you remember what happened with the last one?”

“Star was a mistake, Max!” David replied.

“And this one tried to kill you a half hour ago!” Max said, pointing me with a finger. “I won’t let you endanger our existence once more.”

“She won’t…” David started.

“Kill her,” Max ordered firmly.

I moaned in pain and David looked down back at me.

“Max, can we have a conversation?” requested Yléna.

He looked at her questioningly. She raised her pierced brow, insisting. After a moment, he sighed and took her under the arm, they walked away. I turned my head to them and concentrated, trying to hear what they were saying. I did not work immediately. I first caught the boys’ joy. They were happy the evil was dead.
 
“You arsehole got what you deserved,” said Dwayne.

“Take this one,” continued Paul, shooting in the ashes with his feet.

I seriously had to get used to playing with my half vampire abilities. I tried again, I looked at Yléna until everything faded around her. There was no background anymore, there was just Yléna and Max, talking.

“Why do you want her dead so much?” she asked.

“Isn’t that obvious?”

“No it’s not, sorry!” Yléna mocked.

“A female with my boys can just bring troubles in my pack, remember what happened with Star.”

“Amy is not Star! She loves David, truly.”

“So did Star at the beginning, just before she changed her mind and fell for a young stranger.”

“Why do you think Amy kept your secret so long?”
Max did not answer, he looked firmly decided and it seemed that nothing could ever change his mind about it.

“You owe me a life, Max, remember!” Yléna said after a moment.
Max sighed.

“Okay, Amy can stay,” Max said reluctantly. “But there are two conditions!”

“What are they?”

“She has to fully join my pack! I don’t want her as a half vampire. If she accepts to fully join us, she can stay.”

Yléna shook her head in disagreement.

“This is my first condition!” Max insisted.

“And what is the second one?”

“I need a female mortal for my blood regeneration ceremony. The blood moon will rise up soon and I need someone. Find her for me!”

“I can’t do that!” Yléna protested. Max walked close to her and took her chin between his fingers.

“If you fail, I will use you, little witch.” He said viciously. “That’s the price for Amy’s life.”

“Do you know how much I hate you?” Yléna asked. Max smirked and released her.

I turned my head back to David and saw him smile at me.

“You've been very courageous to fight Elyria.” He said.

“With Yléna's help, don't forget it!”

“Of course,” he looked at the ground. I guessed he did not want to admit it.

“She's not so bad, after all,” I joked.
David smiled.

“No.”

“But you are still enemies?”

“Not anymore. She promised she'll never use her magical bewitchments against me and I promised I'll keep a good side in my heart,” he responded.

“It's a fair deal!”

“Yep.” We stared at each other for a while and laughed. I felt the pain a little more.

“I'm sorry, David. I almost killed you. It's unforgivable,” I said with difficulty.

“No, you have it wrong, I trusted you, I was sure you wouldn’t do it, I saw it in your heart. You saved our lives, once more,” he replied.

I smiled but my smile faded with the pain and I moaned.

“Amy?” asked David, worried. He put his hand on my face again. It was so soft, as usual.

“It's… it's ok,” I said in a whisper.

“I did not mean all the horrors I told you, I'm really sorry,” I said again.

“Forget it!” he responded, caressing my hair.

“David, you’d better bring her back to the cave, the sun will rise soon,” Yléna interrupted.

“Yléna, don’t leave me,” I pleaded. She came to me and took my hand.

“I will be back soon, Amy. I will be back with magical plants and I will help you to heal your wounds. Meanwhile, you will need blood.” She looked up at David and he nodded.

“Drink from him, Amy, it will help you.”

I nodded. “Do you still have your tickets? I would love to have a ride on the Merry-Go-Round with you,” I joked.

“Sure!” She laughed.

“Everything is ok here now,” said Max. “Dwayne, drive Yléna where she wants, and bring her back to the cave with her plants. Hurry up, you don’t have much time.”

Paul helped David to lift me up in his arm. My head rolled on David’s chest and his familiar fragrance made me feel so good.

“We have a deal, little witch, don’t forget it!” Max told Yléna before disappearing again.

“Let’s get the bikes,” Marko said.

I heard their steps in the sand, Yléna was walking with them, and she would ride with Dwayne and be back later.

“David, I…” I started.

“Don't talk, Amy, keep your forces.”

“It’s important! I … I love you, vampire.” I said.

“I know.” He said back to me. He leaned to me and kissed my forehead.

“I love you too,” he whispered.

* * *

“Do you trust me, Amy?” David asked as we entered the cave.

“I do!” I replied, smiling.
He softly laid me down on the bed and removed the hair from my face.

“Who was Star?” I asked.

“Nobody,” he answered. He leaned in and kissed my lips.

It tasted blood and I noticed he was bleeding.

“David, you’re hit!” I said between his lips.

“Drink from me,” he just said.

I opened my mouth and sucked his kiss hungrily. Our tongues melted and the blood invaded my throat.
After a while, David broke the contact. We were both covered with his blood. He raised his wrist to my lips.

“Drink from me,” he repeated.

To be continued…

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Do you want to know if Amy will fully join David’s pack? Do you want to know why Max owes Yléna a life? Have you ever wondered how Yléna could live so long without being a vampire? Do you want to know her secret? Will Yléna be Max’ Queen for the ceremony? Don’t miss the next episode of The Chronicles: “Yléna’s Secret– Amy’s Chronicles Book IV”.