Chapter 52

Eloise’s p o..v

I felt as though a hold was lifted from my body as I got back my body. “ Fuck, I mumbled to myself between pants.

“What’s happening to me?” I said with no one to ask the question. My throat felt as though it was closing up, and my body itched.

“Goodness!!” I cried out in pain, pain that flooded with each scratch but I could not, no matter how hard I tried stop itching because it hurt either way. “ Eric!” I cried from pain.

'could I ever get a break?’ I thought go myself as I scratched. I fought as much a possible to keep the tears at bay.

“it hurts, doesn’t it?” someone said as he stood at the side of the door. He looked familiar, yet he seemed to be someone that I didn’t know. “it would calm down a bit. But I am afraid to get the cure, you would have to follow me.” He had this untrusting eyes, that made me wary of him

“Your Alpha has gone to find your beta. Don’t you think you should be with them?” I asked as I sensed how off his aura was.

“The alpha had not less than a hundred men scouting the area for his brother. I am sure he has it all handled. But you Ms Eloise. You seem to be all alone, and in pain might I add. I am sure you need a little bit of assistance?” I opened my mouth to refuse but then he brought a bottle out of his pocket. “A soothing balm” he said waving it in my face before he tossed it my way.

I grabbed at it like a hungry dog.

I poured it in my palm and massaged it, ready to run it when he stopped me. “you are aware that good things come with a price are you not?” I placed the bottle carefully on the bed so as to not spill it’s content on the bed.

“And what would that mean????” I looked at him, trying to figure out his name. He seemed to have caught on,

“James. My name is James” he said with a bow. Personally, I thought he was trying to mock me or something. But I said nothing. I might have been over thinking it.

“Ahh” was all I said. “So, what could this mean?”

“I like how you don’t seem scared. Either that, or you are just clueless, which I find quite odd. You are suppose to be a seer are you not?” he gave a devilish smile and then came near me.

My body felt weak, almost impossible to move. The best I could do was little movements that counted as nothing really considering i barely noticed them move.

He hoisted me on his shoulder.

“You know, if you think you are just going to walk me out like that without being killed, then you have another thing coming.” I spat out. The only places that worked perfectly was my mouth. And I planned on using it as best as I could.

“Sweetie, save the strength for later.” He said and led me out of the room.

Every where looked dead, like there wasn’t a single soul in sight.

“Where is everyone?” I said trying to show my panicked face.

“In the fields princess, trying to find the beta. Don’t you think it’s cruel?. .when you were kidnapped, he waited for his Intel’s to tell him about your whereabouts before he left the castle, and now that now that it’s the beta, he dives head first into the open space, not waiting for even waiting for the so called Intels to say anything.

“It must be tough, isn’t it?” I know he was trying to get a reaction out if me, so I kept quiet. But it that didn’t mean it didn’t hurt me at all, cause it hurt a great deal.

“You know, I should not be telling you this, but no one cares about you, not even the alpha”.

aight path, don’t talk to anyone till you reach the building” “straight path, don’t talk to anyone till you reach the building” I mumbled it like a mantra as if to constantly remind myself of what he said. I was scared. I let out a sigh as I saw the entrance of the building. “I am happy you survived miss Padavertton” a man in a suit said, smiling at me. He looked no older than twenty four. “welcome to valley High, please, follow me” the man looked creepy and somehow, my body seemed to obey his words. My legs moved in the direction he was going “Sit” he said as we entered the office. “no thank-“ before I could complete my sentence, my legs were already moving towards the chair. “What the hell?” I had started to panic. There was nothing normal about what was happening. How the hell did he do that? I looked up at him to get some type of explanation. So how, even though it did not make. Sense, I just knew that he was the one doing it. “Miss, I would need you to calm down.” He said giving me a smile. It looked like a taunting one. There was no way what the guy did was normal. “Calm? Calm down? I just.. I need..” at this point, I was short of words. I did not know what to say. I could not believe I was saying it, but I just wanted to go home. “look, I know this seems weird but of you are calm, I would explain everything to you” he said looking me straight in the eyes. I nodded my head and tried as much as I could to calm down. “Thank you” he said then cleared his throat. “I want to formally welcome you to this school. Now I know you expected this to be some sort of community college, but I am sorry to disappoint you or give you the good news” he smiled at that. “anyhow you choose to take it. But you have been selected.” His smile seemed to get wider as he spoke and I was certain to get concerned. It sure did not seem comfortable to smile as much as he did. “Selected how?” I said confusion filling my voice. “I am sure you have noticed some weird things this evening.” He said standing up from his chair and coming to sit on the table, closer to me. “Lets just say this is a school for the gifted. We’re we take in those that are different.” He said giving me a smile. I moved further into my chair in an attempt to escape him but it was of no use. “What kind of different?” I asked in a low voice. The silence around us made it difficult to talk freely. It felt as though if I spoke out loud, I would be spilling a secret. “Any type of different you can think of.” “Why me? What made you choose me? All I actually want to do is go to college?” I felt my insides churn. I did not want this. I applied for college in hopes of leaving my family and their torments behind. “I truly am sorry Noelle. If it makes you feel any better, we were not planning for you to come here. It was supposed to be your sister here not you. But we missed the timing to bring her in. So we went for you instead” he said putting a calming hand on my arm. It hurt. His words cut deep. Again I was just walking in my sister’s shadow.