Chapter Sixteen

•Chapter 16•

*Alexs POV*

I start pacing impatiently. I was expecting a text back. A phone call. Something to tell me what was happening. It was already six. He should have ended it by now. He should be here. What's wrong? I had a gut feeling that something was wrong but it couldn't be. It was a simple pack the  bag, end it, walk away, come here. There's no time to stop. Maybe he didn't want to leave August? Maybe he backed down? But wouldn't he at least spare me a text?

Instead of waiting I decide to send a quick text of "Hey, how is everything?"

I set my phone down, waiting for the reply. It shouldn't take long, Ethan always replies quick. That's one good thing.

"Stop pacing. You'll drill a tunnel into the floor." Nadine mumbles.

I look at her frustrated. She knows what I'm going through right now. Panic. Anger. Confusion. Everything bubbling together.

My phone starts ringing.

I grab it quickly and answer it.

"Thank god you finally called." I breathe out.

"Ah. If only it was the person you wish." I hear August chuckle from the other end.

"Where's Ethan." I growl.

"Safe. For now. Tomorrow evening. 6pm sharp. You better be at the abandoned barn on Hallow street, alone, or you won't see your pretty boy alive again." I could practically hear the smirk on his face.

"Fine. Just let me talk to him. To make sure he's okay."

I hear some shuffling and distant talking.

"Alex?" He croaks out.

"Hey! Hi! Ethan? Are you okay?" I talk fast, knowing I likely don't have long.

"I'm alright. Please don't come." I could hear his hiccups. He's been crying.

"Don't say that. I need to."

"No. Please. You don't understand he's-"

The line goes dead. I got hung up on.

"Shit!" I yell.

"Is everything okay?" Matthew asks.

"No. Of course not. Ethan is held captive and the only way to save him is giving myself up to get turned into some creature. What am I supposed to do? My family won't fight with me." I sigh.

"No. Only your father won't." Nadine looks up at me, confusion written on her face.

"Looks like the whole gang is getting back together." I sigh.

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After endless phone calls, arguments, plane tickets and hours of waiting, everyone is here.

I look around at my family and friends. Isabella, Isaac, my mother, Alice, Chandler, and family friends from my childhood. A bunch of vampires in my living room. What a nightmare.

"Okay. Everyone. This is Nadine and Matthew. They're both human. But they're incredibly smart and they're going to help plan out everything." I speak up.

"Why should we trust some humans?" A family friend, I think his name was Kyle, says.

"Because they've been my friends this entire time and they helped me catch the enemy."

"If they helped you catch the enemy then why are we here, trying to kill the enemy." Someone else yells.

Everyone nods in agreement with a couple "yeahs" being yelled. So many questions start popping up.

I sigh and rub a hand over my face. This is unbelievably stressful. But my mom walks up beside me. She looks at me and smiles.

"Listen up!" She yells.

Everyone shuts up and looks at her.

"My son is a very bright man. And just because he doesn't have the enemy here, and dead, doesn't mean his human friends didn't help him. There's more to the situation that no one is listening to. You guys are being disrespectful and I'm sick of it. So shut up."

People look at her in disbelief but also respect.

"Thank you." I mouth to her before she walks away.

"Okay. So. The reason we're doing this is because my enemy, August, is working with some other men who are werewolves so they can breed a powerful vampire with them. They want to make hybrids. What they want to do with them? I don't recall. Maybe take over areas? But I don't want to find out. So please help me in taking down August and some other men." I look over everyone.

I walk away temporarily to catch a breath and relax.

"Hey." Isabella comes over, smiling.

"Hey." I look up at her.

"What you're doing. Saving that boy. It's nice of you. Even if it's out of your love for him." She puts her hand on my shoulder.

"It's also to protect everyone. We don't need a bunch of hybrids." I chuckle.

"You're a good man, Alex."

I nod at her but she pulls me into a hug. I relax in her arms, trying to remain calm. I needed this. We can do it.

"Alright. Enough chit chat. We have less than six hours to plan a strategy." Matthew yells from the other room.

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I get out of the car and adjust my shirt to make sure the microphone isn't obvious. Just have to say 'fuck you' when I'm ready. Everyone got positioned almost right after we were done discussing what to do. It's been at least an hour.

When I look at the barn I already see August and Ethan. Ethan is on his knees while August is standing beside him, a hand on Ethans shoulder.

"It's about time." August says as I get closer.

"Six sharp." I say and show him my phone, the time reading six.

"Good job, boys?" August yells the last word.

Panic sinks in.

I'm quickly grabbed and pushed back. Everything happens quickly. Being grabbed. The pain of rope. I'm tied to a chair. I can't run and grab Ethan even if I wanted to.

Looking down at Ethan I see the pain in his eyes. He's scared. He's hurt.

"Now. You've done nothing to me personally. But honestly, I just want to see the look on your face when I do this." August smirks at me.

"Excuse me?" I growl.

August doesn't say anything.

The only thing that echos through the air is the snapping of bones and a thud to the ground.

I don't blink. I don't breathe. I don't move a muscle. It feels like my heart stops.

Ethan lays on the ground. The warmth draining from his body. His life already left. And I feel nothing but my heart shattering.

"Fuck. You." I snarl.

Almost immediately all my friends and family come out from their hiding spots and begin attacking the men. Isabelle runs over to me and unties me, I dont register what she was staying.

I run away from her and towards Ethan. I grab his lifeless body and finally tears begin to fall.

I cant just stand here. I cant cry over his body. I have to fight, for Ethan.

I pick him up and run to my car, gently putting him in my backseat.

"I love you." I whisper before closing the door.

I walk back over and see Isabella trying to fight August.

"Iz. I've got him." I smirk.

She pushes August back and walks away, likely going to fight another one.

"Aw. Is the vampire mad?" He chuckles.

"You forget you're human too." I smirk at August.

His face pales. He starts to panic.

I walk quickly to him and grab him.

"I want you to look me in the eyes while I do this." I stare at him.

He spits in my face.

I snap his neck while looking dead in his eyes and drop his body.

"Piece of shit." I mumble before wiping my face.

By time I'm done, all the men who were in the area, involved in this mess, are dead on the ground.

"We need to hide the body." My mother says quickly.

"The barn. Easy." My sister in law, Alice, speaks up from behind.

Everyone drags the bodies inside. All but August.

I light the match and toss it on him, watching the gas and him light to flames.

"Well you really showed him." Isabella says.

"Killing him doesn't bring Ethan back." I mumble.

I want nothing more than to hold Ethan right now.

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A/N

Updated AGAIN. You're welcome.

Ethan died ):

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