Chapter 152

Lincoln

My mother ran like her life depended on it, and in a way it did but I didn’t lift myself to go after her. She had made her bed and now she would have to lay in it. There was nothing any of us could do to change her mind.

She was going to kill us all and there wasn’t a damn thing I could do about it. We were as helpless as the human race had been years ago when a crazy jealous man who ruined the world because a woman was going to reject him.

There was a name for men like that.

Weak.

I’d just never realised it before. How narrow a line we walked between wanting and obsession. Justin had messed up the world because of his obsession with my mate.

And-

My head snapped up. If his obsession and fear of rejection had caused two hundred years of misery then maybe my obsession with Hope could mend things.

I didn’t even know where to start but I knew I had to do something. I had to stop Justin, and my mother and all the other people who were no doubt trying to fuck things up even more.

Even if it mean I died trying I had to do something. For my love and for my daughter.

“You’re planning something.” Blake said as he sat down opposite me.

For several long seconds I just stared at him and didn’t answer him.

“I’m guessing it’s something stupid because you are not quick in telling me.” Leaning forward he narrowed his eyes. “So spill alpha Lincoln.”

There was no real order in his voice and even if there was I wouldn’t have succumbed.

“Lincoln.” He tried again.

“I’m going to go back to Justin’s. I don’t expect you to help me or anything like that. My mother was right you need to get your people somewhere safe-“

He cut me off. “Why are you going back? Trying to snatch Hope and Faith back from him without a solid plan is suicide.”

“I don’t plan on trying to get them back.” I mumbled.

Blake’s eyes widened and he sucked in a breath as he realised the truth. “Fuck Lincoln.” Reaching up he ran a hand through his hair. Tugging at it. “You’re planning something really stupid aren’t you?”

“I don’t think it’s stupid.”

“You can’t think that blowing up the world is a good idea? Have you seriously let your mother get to you?”

Finally I let my eyes meet his. “I don’t plan on blowing up the world. I plan on changing the past.”

“And how - fuck.” Again he swore. “You’re going back?”

Time travel, it should be impossible but we all knew it wasn’t. As plans went it was rocky but that didn’t mean it was impossible.

If I could go back , I could change the past and make this future non existent.

Or so my instincts were telling me.

“And how do you expect to do that Lincoln?”

I shrugged. “Everything I need to know about the people who dropped the bombs and changed the human race is either in those letters Justin wrote to Hope or in his home. I just need names and addresses-“

“And then what, you will go back and kill them?” There was no judgement in his voice. He sounded curious.

Another shrug. “Yes. It’s impossible to drop bombs and do experiments if you are dead.”

“And what about us? The people in this time if you succeed?” His voice dropped into a whisper but his eyes darted to the left to where his mate and child stood. She was looking at us like she could hear everything we were saying.

I didn’t have an answer to that so I kept silent. Honestly I didn’t know what would happen.

“Blake.” Walking over to us, she reached down and touched Blake’s shoulder. “I don’t think it matters what happens us.” She said in a small voice.

He twisted and reached out to touch her. “It matters to me.” Blake growled.

“You don’t understand.” She smiled down at him indulgently. “If Lincoln succeeds then this reality will cease to exist. Hopefully the world will be a better place and we are together but it really doesn’t matter. Even oblivion is better than this. You have to realise that?”

For a whole minute he was silent.

“I think we should help him.” She added with a quiet smile.

“I have been helping him. All of this mess is because I’ve been helping them.” Blake rolled his eyes. “I’ve risked-“

She giggled. “Then let’s risk everything. We don’t have anything to lose.” Hand still on his shoulder she took her seat next to him. “There might be problems with you going back though Lincoln. It might be dangerous.”

Danger? Our whole life was dangerous. What was a little more? “I know.”

“No I don’t think you do. You’re an alpha. You were engineered in a lab. A lab you are going to have to blow up or something. I don’t know how changing your own lineage is going to effect you or even if it will take you back. The whole thing seems to be for Omegas only.”

“Justin is an alpha so it works for people like us and as for the other thing.” My face screwed up as I shrugged. “I’ll deal with that when it happens. I just need a list of people and places to hit and-“

“You won’t know anyone or anything? It’s a whole new world you are going into.” Blake sighed. “You shouldn’t go into this alone.”

I turned to him in shock. “No my friend.” I shook my head firmly. “I can’t allow you to do that. I’ll go alone. You need to stay with your family. If I fail then you will need to deal with my mother before she does something stupid like blowing up the world.” I chuckled but it wasn’t a happy sound.

Either way our options were great.

And neither was our chances of survival but I had to try, I owed my family that.

“So our choices are,” Blake made a show of looking thoughtful. “Having the world we know end in white light and scorching heat or our whole reality never existing to begin with?” He asked.

No one spoke but I don’t think any one actually expected me to.

Sighing loudly Blake reached over, kissing first his baby's sleeping head and then more his mates lips. It was a soft kiss mixed equally with sadness and passion.

“Come on then alpha Lincoln. We have a lot of work to do if we are going back.”

“I said-“

He threw me a look. “You can go alone but don’t think I’m not going to try and get my people back there if I can. They deserve to live in peace even if it’s for a few years. You can’t stop me from trying to do that. Just like I can’t stop you. Now are you just going to sit there or are we going to change the fucking past and save the world?”

I jumped to my feet. “We are going to change the past and save the world.”