+20 Chapter 38 Chapter 38 " What is that ? " " They're plants we use for both combat and medical purposes . There are certain breeds we can use to test the endurance of a pup . Especially dist " she texted that on my daughter ? " my blood runs cold . * sounds like it , " he nods . " Cold the have died ? " " No , but if they had used it on Aizen he might have , " Oh , my god , Knight , " I start freaking out . * know , " he sighs . " They're safe now . Something like that will never happen again . I swear , " " ma fucking idiot , " " No , you're not . You didn't know , " he rubs my arms . I pull away and go inside . The twins are in the room pulling things out of my duffle bag . They're both laughing . I try to calm myself but my ears are ringing . My hands are shaking as i go over to them to help them take out their supplies . I want to scream and rip my fucking hair out . Howe fucking Sene she do that to my baby ? " What if I do pink and blue and you do the letters ? " Ayrie asks Aizen . " So the back is pretty . Not white ," " Okay , " he agrees . " Mommy , water please ," she hands me the bowls . I can't even speak as I get up to fill the bowls for them . Did Kendra'really do that ? Did she - what if Ayrie hadn't been strong enough ? ignity shut the to the bathroom and take one of the towels to scream into Maria comes in and wraps her arms around me without saying a word , co bitch if she were standing in front of me right now " Momma ? " Aizen taps on the door , " Water , " got it , " she rubs my back and gets the bowls . Thank you , Grandma , " he says and goes back " I could rip her limb from limb right now ? My letatch my breath " They're sade now ?" she crouches doen so frent of teeb like all can do is apologize to you for all of this , Phyybe , " " I was the one that brought her into them ines ?! te calm my breasting as quietly as possibly cans " You didn't know , " she woaps her arms around me again When i finally calmed down cough twee tice that is the only one here . And while in grateful , i want nothing more the be here with us Ayse is using sponge on all cases it for the to paint on . She blow on the colors wery now ! Hispa them She's watched me do that and it at to the pays attention to the detail the that . When she's done she banda it bas 1/3 1 % 0 Chapter 38 I take it out onto the balcony . Towards the front of the house , I see a big group of people . Or rather , cops . Maybe swat ? There are SUVs as well . Mr. Blake is among them and it hits me . I walk inside staring at Maria . She smiles but drops it when she sees me staring at her and immediately gets up . " Everything okay ? " " You're going to look for her ? " " There are rules , Phoebe , " " I don't want you guys to get hurt or for you to make things worse with Xo , " " Phoebe . " 1 rush out of the room and head down to see Knightly dressed just like them . I take his hand and when he turns to look at me his eyes are pitch black . Everyone stops what they're doing when I march right up to him . " She could have killed her ," he growls lowly . " But she didn't . Please , don't go . I need you here . They need us here . You're going to make things worse . Please , don't go , " " Phoebe- " he starts pulling away . " Knightly , " I shout . Red flickers in his irises . " Don't do this . You're making a choice . I could kill her too , but it wouldn't help . Please , " The sound rumbling in his chest is loud enough for those around us to back away from him . I hold onto his hand tighter . I can feel myself shaking from how scared I am , but there's no way I can let him go out there like this . Something bad can happen . How long have we been running around fighting something we have no control over to throw it all away now that things are starting to make sense ? " Knight , she's right , " Mr. Blake says . " It's not going to make any of us feel better , son . We can go , but you know the consequences of this , " " Just stay with us , " I hold his gaze . " She just wants to show you she can paint pretty pictures , " I almost scream when his hand grips my face and he pulls me into him . The rumbling in his chest starts to fade into uneven breathing . It takes him a minute to calm down and then he nods . Mr. Blake Jets out a heavy sigh and waves everyone off . I wrap my arms around him while he holds onto me . They all watch us as they leave and I can care less. " I'm going for a run , " he finally pulls away and starts pulling at his clothes as he goes out the sliding door . " Thank you , " Mr. Blake says . What the fuck am I supposed to say ? No , problem . It's my pleasure to keep your son from hunting down my babysitter and murdering her ? Maybe it'll make more sense if I were a werewolf , but I'm not and it sounds mental to me . The only human here . " Jesus Christ , " I sit down trying to calm myself . He comes over to me and puts his arm around my shoulders . My head hurts so bad it has its own pulse . " Umm , I'm not familiar with humans and their needs , " he says quietly . " Can I get you some water ? A chicken tender ? " I can't help the hysterical laugh that comes out of me . He did not just ask me that . " I think I'll take you up on that drink this time ," I say between laughs . " That I can do , " he nods and gets up to get that drink . " Holy shit , " I say to myself just letting the ringing in my ears pass . My phone rings in my pocket and I have to double - take when I see my father's name come up on the screen . Against my better judgment , I decide to answer . The man has literally never called me in my entire life . Not even when I would come home late . " Hello ? " " I need you to listen closely , Phoebe , " that's not my father's voice . I look up at Mr. Blake . He's staring at me . " Are you alone ? " 2/3 Chapter 38 " Who is this ? " Lask . Mr. Blakened's urging me to tell whoever this is that I am along . " My name is Arnold Knightly , " my heart skips . " You may know me as Mr. Grimly " " How did you get my father's phone ? " ask . He chuckles , like an actual Bond villain . " Are you alone , Phoebe ? " " Yes , " I don't hesitate to answer him this time . " Good . I want you to listen closely . I'd like to meet you and my grandkids . Bring my son with you . If you get here with anyone else , your father mother , and your four siblings are dead . You're on the Blake Ranch , yes ? " " Yes know it's a long drive from there . You have until eight tonight to get them here . You're not a cat are you ? " " No , I'm human , " I whisper . " Good . It means you'll be useful once bitten . Do try to be on time , little human . I'm not one to make idle threats . Ask my son " Please , don't hurt them . They don't know anything . " " Odd , " he scoffs . " You hear that ? She's pleading for you . You worthless sack of shit . And here you were ready to sell her to me just might be doing you a favor , Phoebe . This coward doesn't deserve your love , little human . But I'm starting to piece together the kind of person you are ( can't wait to mee you " " Oh , my god , " I choke out when the line goes dead . I stand up staring back at Mr. Blake . " Oh , my god . Oh , my god . Oh , my gut don't mean to jest , but Knightly is right . You do have the best reactions , " he grins and holds up the glass with gold liquid inside . There is no need for God when you've got us . 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