Life After the Storm novel Chapter 65

Why would Dean do this? They killed so many innocents for what? None of this makes any sense. I'm not sure what to do. Should I fight and rescue Landon or go find Jayden and take him away from here? I then hear Landon mind link me “Lilly Jayden is in the master guest room underneath the bed there is a hole in the floor for hiding, please get him and run as fast as you can away from here.”

I turn around to look for the steps to go upstairs. I am unsure where the steps are. I have never been in his house, only outside the door. Why didn't I think of mind linking him? I find the staircase. I creep up with every noise that comes from the steps. It makes me nervous, not wanting to get caught.

I then hear a loud scream and pain radiates all over my body, as I fall to the ground. I am struggling to contain myself, realizing the pain that I was feeling wasn't from Jayden, it was from Landon. I am relieved that Jayden has not been suffering. I try to make it to my feet, I want to avoid getting caught. As I put my hands over my mouth, struggling to hide my whimpers of pain.

As a familiar scent enters my nostrils, I become scared. I then feel 2 little hands on my shoulder, “Lilly, are you ok.”

“Jayden, you can't be out here, you need to hide” I say in a panic.

“Lilly, I can't leave you here by yourself, I will only go if you come with me.”

I try to make it to my feet, but my legs are like jello. I don't know what to do. As the pain is still radiating all over me, it hurts so much it's hard to control. As my body is overwhelmed, I feel like I am going to faint. I know that I need to hurry and get us some place safe before I pass out.

I then turned to Jayden, “where can we hide that nobody will find us?"

“My daddy made me a place where I can hide in case anything whatever happened. No one else knows about it but him and me. It's not far Lilly you will make it, I will help you.”

I force myself to stand, as I give it all I have. As he reaches his little hand out to me, I grip onto him and follow him. We walk into a room that looks to be his. There are toys surrounding everything. As we are walking up to a bookcase, I become confused. Then I realize it's not a bookcase at all, it is a hidden door.

“Jayden, your father said that the hidden spot is under the guest room bed, why are we here?”

“Lilly, the hidden spot under his bed is only big enough for me. We needed a place that we both could fit.”

I watch as he opens the bookcase. I'm not sure what to do. I know what Landon told me, but I need to rest. I'm unable to even try to escape right now. I would get us both captured or, even worse, killed. So, I decide to follow Jayden into the hidden room. As I look around, it looks to be like a shelter, there is a bed and enough supplies for weeks. He leads me over to the bed and I sit. “Lilly, you rest, I will take care of you.”

A smile overcomes my face through all the pain I'm feeling. I then feel love, the love that I have been searching for Jayden is my survival, my reasoning to never stop fighting ever. I need to figure out a way to save Landon, Jayden can't be an orphan like me. He needs his father to learn from him and help him become the man that he is supposed to be.

“Jayden, do you know what happened?”

“Daddy was putting me to bed, then we heard big bangs, he then told me to hide and not to come out until he came and got me. But when I smelled you, I got scared that you were in trouble, so I had to find you.”

Another surprise attack, but why. They wait until night, when most of the pack is asleep, to attack. That must be when they think we are at our weakest. I need to help those that are injured, Landon being first. I can't hide, I need to fight and help those that helped me even though they caused me pain. They also brought me back to life.

I look at Jayden, I'm surprised he doesn't look scared, he is so calm. He is a child, but he isn't scared. Most people fear death, but he is not because that is the time he gets to spend with his mother. I know that I should leave him behind to hide, but having an extra hand would help. I'm unsure what to do, but we need to hurry, we don't have much time.

“Lilly, you don't have to be scared, I can help. We need to save my daddy.”

Knowing he hadn't had his first shift because of not being of age, he would be powerless. Even though needing his help to heal others would be nice, but it isn't worth the possibility of losing him, I can't allow him to help. “Jayden, I need you to stay here, I know you want to help, but you're just not ready for battle just yet.”

“Lilly, you can't go alone. You will get. Hurt, please let me help you.”

“I will be fine, promise me you will stay here until I come back.”

“Lilly, please let me help.”

“Jayden, promise me.”

As he looks at me, I can see the disappointment in his eyes, but I just can't risk it. “I promise Lilly.”

I reach my arms out, and I wrap them around Jayden as I give him a hug, I squeeze him tight. Wanting to comfort him and take all the bad away. I held on to him for a couple of minutes, not wanting to let him go but knowing I need to, “I'll be right back, I promise I'm going to get your daddy.”