Chapter 68: CHAPTER 42.0: Breaking Out

We were trapped in what seemed like an old dungeon that wasn’t in use anymore. “Why did you guys execute the plan without me?” I asked.

“I didn’t know if we could trust you.” Calvin said. “You left with Cade and I didn’t believe you weren’t going to take one of their offers. After what you did to Sadia you don’t have the best track record. Plus, Lexus is your mate, so I didn’t think you’d pass up the opportunity to peacefully be with him here in this castle. We couldn’t take the risk.” I’d be lying if I said I didn’t understand.

Ruben crossed his arms. “Of all the people I could have been stuck here in this dungeon with, Lexus had to be one of them.”

Lexus leaned against the wall. “I’m not happy about being stuck here with you either.”

Calvin sighed. “You two are insufferable together. Just admit that you want to be friends again so me and Aqua don’t have to suffer you.”

I couldn’t help but chuckle a little because my intuition was telling me that was what Ruben wanted. “Be careful Lexus, that wasn’t the first time Calvin has made your girlfriend laugh.”

I frowned and spoke before Lexus could. “I’m laughing because it’s true.”

Ruben looked away and didn’t say anything but Lexus did. “Let’s just figure out how to get out of here.”

We heard voices outside of the door and it when opened it was my Dad. “You’re lucky I’m who the guards report to when something happens. Leave before the king and queen wake up. I deal with the rest when you guys are gone.”

Calvin took my bag and left with Ruben. I hugged Dad. “We won’t be back, but I’ll visit you when you move.”

“That might be sooner than I thought,” Dad said.

I left with Lexus and he flew us back to the pack house. We waited for Calvin and Ruben to get here then watched them walk in. “I'm not really sure if I’m welcome but you go.”

I frowned. “I won’t be long.” I walked in while Ruben was announcing their return and our victory. After he turned to me. “Calvin has something he wants to ask you on behalf of the pack.”

Calvin cleared his throat. “We’re offering you to chance to join our pack. We already talked it over with everyone and they agree. Maybe Diana would want the holder to be a part of a pack you know. Diana chose you and we’d protect you.” I looked around and made eye contact with Sadia then she turned around and walked off.

I grabbed my bag from Calvin. “Can I hold off on giving you an answer?” I said before following after Sadia. She left her room door opened so I walked inside. “Hey…”

She was sitting on her bed. “Hey.” She wouldn’t look at me.

“They invited me to join the pack, I wanted to know how you felt about it.”

“If I wasn’t fine with it then you wouldn’t be able to join. A pack is a family, and we all have to agree.”

“And you’d be fine with Lexus joining?”

Sadia scoffed. “Lexus wasn’t invited to join. We didn’t even vote on him. We voted on inviting you and only you. It was before you left to the castle and met back up with him. There are more people than just me who can’t stand Lexus so I doubt he’d be voted in by everyone.”

“Oh… we’re kind of a package deal so I can’t join but I still want to see you.”

Sadia looked at me. “Do you know how much you hurt me Aqua? I only voted you in because having the holder as a member of the pack would be amazing for us. I actually like being here now and I care about the future of the pack.”

“Are you ever going to forgive me? I’ll do whatever it takes Sadia, I wasn’t pretending to be your friend.”

She looked at my bag. “Bring out the Ali gem, the purple one.” I pulled it out and gave it to her. “Let’s both put our hands on it. I’ll control what I want us to see. You’re supposed to clear your mind like in meditation and focus on giving us the vision I’m looking for.” I put my hands on it and charged it.

I saw a vision of me in a house a lot older with Lexus. I couldn’t imagine this is what she wanted to see.

“I hate when Sadia brings dinner.” The future Lexus complained.

The future me rolled my eyes. “She’s been getting a lot better, Cade can’t always bring it, you refuse to cook and I’m too busy with my holder duties.”

The doorbell rang. A small child ran down the stairs and to the door. “Is it Aunt Sadia and Uncle Cade?? Did they bring my cousins?? Can I answer it?”

I nodded and she answered the door. She went running upstairs with a little girl and an older boy walked and followed them. “I brought dinner.” The future Sadia said.

Lexus frowned. “Suddenly I’m not hungry.”

Sadia rolled her eye. “I used one of Cades recipes.”

“You know what I think I am hungry.” Lexus said.

Sadia put the food down on the kitchen counter then walked to us. “I need to talk to Aqua in private.”

I got up and we walked to what seemed to be mine and Lexus room. “What did you need to talk to me about?”

She hugged me. “I missed you so much, there’s so much going on in the pack house. I need to vent.”

I laughed. “Missed me? It’s only been a week and we have dinner every week.” We looked happy and close.

I opened my eyes and pulled away from the gem to stop the vision. “That was just the most possible future, nothing’s set in stone.” I put the gem back into the bag. I wanted that future, but I wasn’t guaranteed it. “I don’t think seeing that changed anything for you. I still don’t know what to do for you to forgive me and so that’ll could be our reality.”

Sadia shrugged. “Well seeing that shows us that me forgiving you is possible…”

I exhaled. “Then I’ll keep trying to show you that I care about you and that you can trust me. Here. I’ll do whatever I have to, anything you want.” I meant it.