Chapter 27 The Contract She Never Signed

Chapter 27 The Contract She Never Signed
The forest was on fire. Iris was on her knees in the dirt. She was holding Lucien. He was shaking over. Their kids were crying behind her. Captain Reyes was standing guard with a gun. She was. Crying too.

The cabin had just blown up. Iris could still hear the noise in her ears. It sounded like someone was screaming.

Iris said to Lucien "Please fight her. Please, baby. Fight her."

Luciens eyes did not look like his eyes. They looked like someone Eyes. Victorias eyes. She was Luciens mom.

Victoria said, "He cannot hear you anymore darling. I have waited a time for this moment. My son is finally perfect."

Elias ran to them. He was crying. He said, "Dad wake up. It's me, Elias."

For a second Luciens real eyes came back. He looked scared. He loved his kids.. Then Victoria took control again. Luciens body started shaking. Then he went limp.

Iris screamed. She was so sad. She had been through a lot.. Watching Lucien become like a puppet was too much for her.

Dr. Amara Soto came beside them. She had a scanner in her hand. She said, "The thing in Luciens head is deeper than we thought. It is not control. It is like a new brain. Victoria can see through his eyes now."

Hope came closer. She touched Luciens cheek. She said, "The bad lady is loud in his head. She wants us to go with her. She says we are her kids."

Lila started crying. Noah hid behind Claire. Claire was having a baby. Her belly was hurting. Aurora was shaking. She was standing guard with Reyes.. She kept looking at Lucien. She looked like she hated him and loved him at the time.

Captain Reyess radio started talking. "We have movement. Three black helicopters are coming. They are from the government. They are coming to take us away."

Luciens body sat up. Victoria was smiling. She said, "You have thirty minutes to give me the kids. If you do not I will make Lucien kill the one himself."

Iris slapped Lucien. She said, "Get out of my husband."

For a second Luciens real voice came back. He said, "Iris, run. Take the kids. Run. I love you."

Victoria took control again. Luciens mouth was bleeding. Iris was sorry. She said, "I am sorry. I am so sorry."

Amara was working on a machine. She said, "I can try to stop the signal.. I need to get into Luciens head. We have to open his skull. Here. Now."

Claire said, "Elena told me something before she died. Victoria is not just Luciens mom. She is also my mom.. Yours, Iris. We are triplets. We were separated when we were babies."

Aurora said, "I can feel Victoria too. She is in all of us.. She is weakest in me. Use me. Let me help Lucien."

Aurora touched Luciens head. The kids joined her. They were all connected. They were fighting for their dad.

Iris watched. She was so scared. The kids were fighting a war inside Lucien.

Reyes shouted, "The helicopters are three minutes away."

There were gunshots. Damiens people had come back. Reyes got hurt again.. She kept fighting.

Luciens body went rigid. He screamed. He said, "She is killing me from the inside. Iris, the contract. The contract she never signed."

Amara said, "The marriage license. It gives Victoria control over the kids if Lucien is hurt."

Claires water broke. She was having the babies. Iris and Amara helped her. They had three baby girls. They were all alive.

The government helicopters came. Luciens body grabbed Iris. Victoria said, "Times daughter."

Lucien fought back. He said, "I love you. Kill me if you have to."

Iris kissed him. She said, "Come to me Lucien Graves. That is an order."

Lucien collapsed. Amara said, "The kids link worked. We can stop the signal now."

They had to operate on Lucien. They had to remove the thing from his head. Iris was scared.. She did it. The kids helped her. They sang a song to Lucien.

Amara took out the thing. It was small and bloody. She crushed it.

Lucien was okay. He was himself again.

The government people came.. They were not there to hurt them. Sophia had sent a message. She had told everyone about the people.

The bad people were arrested. Victoria was gone.

Iris and Lucien were together. They were with their kids. Claire had her babies. Aurora was there too.

Then a car came. A man got out. He said, "I am Thomas Vale. I am your dad."

He had a girl with him. She looked like Iris and Lucien.

Thomas said, "This is Dawn. She is Auroras twin. I saved her."

Iris was happy. She was sad. She was scared.. She was, with her family.

She said to Lucien "There will always be more will there not?"

He kissed her slowly tasting the salt and the feeling of winning and forever. Then he said "We will keep fighting together every day."

The morning sunlight was golden. It shone down on them. They were surrounded by the mess and the proof of their love. Iris Vale Graves finally understood the important part of their story.

She had never signed a contract. There was one that was written in blood and tears and the strong love of parents.. She would keep her promise until she took her last breath.

Even as the helicopters were taking them to a place and a new life Luciens phone got a secret message from a number that he did not know.

Congratulations, on saving everyone.. Have you ever thought about why the markers only work when true love is around? The test is not over. It is just changing.. Victoria

The phone screen went dark.