Chapter 9 – Scratch
–LIA’S POV–
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Zane acted immediately, not wasting a single second. The boys clashed a small distance away from me, both of them seething with rage. I covered my mouth, my eyes wide as I watched them. Blake threw the first punch, effectively drawing blood from Zane’s lip. Zane threw one of his own, and a crack was heard from Blake’s nose.
“Please!” I cried, tears filling my eyes. Why were they even fighting? What was wrong with both of them?
They ignored me, grabbing each other’s necks, both of them. breathing hard. Zane kicked Blake in the leg, causing him to drop to his knee, and then raised his fist to punch him.
“Zane, no!” I shouted, making him pause.
As soon as he froze, Blake attacked, tackling Zane to the ground and climbing on top of him. My heart ached in my chest as Blake threw punch after punch on Zane’s face, who did not hit him back, his gaze fixed on me.
“Look at me,” Blake almost growled, grabbing his collar. “Look at me, not her.”
Zane chuckled, refusing to oblige.
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“Blake, let him go,” I said, moving towards them.
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“Stay back!” he snapped, making me flinch and freeze in my tracks. “Why are you trying to save him?” he asked, furious.
“Because you’re going to kill him!” I replied. “He’s not even fighting back anymore. Let him go, Blake.”
“Oh I will let him go,” Blake replied, climbing off of him. He grabbed Zane by the collar and pulled him to his feet. I watched. with a frown as Zane simple stared at me, a smile on his face. Blake dragged him outside the kitchen, and I quickly followed
after them.
“Where are you going?” I asked.
“Leaving this scum where he belongs,” he replied.
“Both of you need a doctor, Blake. Wait.” I rushed up to him and grabbed him arm, only for him to pull it away harshly.
“Lia, stay out of this,” he warned. “You don’t know what he’s capable of, alright? I promised to protect you. Let me do that.”
“Where are you taking him? You’re going to kill him, Blake!”
“Let him,” Zane laughed, seeming entirely mad. “Don’t worry, Love. Nothing’s gonna happen to me.” He winked.
Somehow, even in that tense situation, my heart skipped a beat.
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God bless my hormones.
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“We’ll see about that,” Blake hissed and dragged him outside the house. I started to follow them, but Blake shot me a look. “Stay inside. Don’t put a foot outside, you hear me?”
I frowned, but found myself listening to him, my feet rooting to the spot. I swallowed hard, watching as Blake took a bloody Zane toward the forest. I thought of calling for help, but that would get both of them into serious trouble. While I knew Zane would walk free, I couldn’t say the same for Blake. And, whatever he was doing, he was doing for me.
So I did nothing, standing there even after they disappeared into the forest, watching, waiting for them to return. But seconds turned into minutes, and minutes into almost an hour.
They did not come back.
My heart was in my mouth as I reached school that Monday. I’d been trying to get into contact with Blake, but had had no luck. I’d even tried contacting Zane, but even hadn’t answered my calls. I’d thought of asking one of his Hounds, but couldn’t muster the courage to.
At least, no major incident was reported. It was a small town and news spread fast. So if anything would have happened, we would have heard.
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My parents had also returned by then, thankfully. They had a million questions about the condition they’d found the house in, and had also proceeded to ground me for throwing a party while they were away. I let them believe that and apologised, knowing it was a lot more believable than anything that had actually happened. If I’d tell them the truth, I wouldn’t be surprised if they’d decide to move.
“Hey,” Christy jogged up to me as soon as I approached the lockers.
“Hi,” I said, pulling her into a hug. She tapped my back twice and pulled away.
“Belated happy birthday, Lia,” she said.
“Thank you,” I smiled, trying not to think about all that happened.
“Tell me everything,” she said. “How did it go with Blake? He seemed in a chill mood today.”
“He’s here?” I asked, relief filling me.
“Yes, he arrived half an hour back.”
“And Zane?” The words left my mouth before I could stop myself.
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Christy frowned. “Zane? As in Zane Adams?”
“Yeah,” I muttered. “The one.”
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“I don’t know,” she frowned, “I guess I did see him lounging with his Hounds at the cafe. Why? What do you have to do with him?”
I released a slow breath. “Nothing,” I replied. “What would I want with him? Just asking casually.” I quickly turned to my locker, which still had a broken lock. I frowned, only now realising how much strength Zane would need in order to do pull something like that. How did he rip open a locker with his bare hands?
That was some superhero level strength. Or supervillain, I
wasn’t sure.
“Was he, uh, okay?” I asked.
“Who? Blake or Zane?”
Both of them.
“Zane,” I said, remembering the blows he’d taken to his face. He had to have ugly bruises from all Blake did to him.
“Fine, I guess? What do you mean? What’s wrong, Lia?” Christy asked with a frown.
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“Nothing, I can’t just ask?” I forced a laugh.
“No, you can’t. Not about the devil himself.”
“He’s not a devil,” I said, surprising myself.
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“Oh really?” Christy frowned. “You don’t think that jerk is a devil? Satan’s spawn? Lucifer himself? A demon, a—a monster?”
“First of all, all those are different.”
“Shut up, Lia.”
“Alright,” I laughed. “It’s just that, he’s never directly hurt me. So all those things you said actually suit Warner more.”
Christy hummed. “Fair enough.”
“Yeah.”
“Anyway, tell me about your date with Blake. Come on, girl, details.”
Heat rose to my cheeks. I was about to start telling her, when The Hounds entered the hallway, and my gaze fell upon Zane.
My mouth fell open in shock as I stared at him.
There wasn’t a single scratch on his face. Not a single bruise. Just as always, his skin was perfectly clear, eyes gleaming, and
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jaw utterly perfect.
How on earth could he heal so quickly?
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