Chapter 53

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"Brittany, stop!" I heard Rhea yell, making me halt my movement.

"Rhea?" I said, feeling the dark presence in me melt away slowly.

"What the hell is going on here?" She asked, looking around before her eyes finally settled on her dad.

"What is he doing here?" She questioned again.

"Well, he's actually extremely loyal to Dexter. He killed your mom as an act of returning Dexter's kind act?" Thana explained to her.

"What kind act?" Rhea asked.

"Well-" Thana started but Rhea cut her off.

"No. Let him explain". She said, glancing at her dad.

"Okay then". Thana said with a shrug.

"What do you want to hear? How Dexter saved me from the monster I thought was my wife?" Cole's dad said, earning a slap from Rhea.

"What did she mean by kind act?" Rhea growled at him.

"Calm down, I was just getting to that". He said, earning another growl from Rhea. "It's a known fact that I and Rachel were still young vampires when we got married. You could say we were drunk in love but that love ceased, it ceased the day she tried to rip me apart. The first time her pureblood side surfaced. She didn't recognize me, Rachel didn't recognize me! All she wanted to do was rip my head off my body! The person I thought was the love of my life wanted to kill me. Thankfully, Dexter saved my ass that day... I had to repay the favor but the only thing he wanted was Rachel's life as well as that of her twins, of course, I had to do it. It's a pity I only got to kill Rachel". He said.

I noticed how his eyes shone whenever he mentioned Dexter's name.

He was loyal to death. How did no one ever notice before?

"Fuck you!" Rhea yelled as she clawed at his skin.

"You're hot but you know I can't sleep with my daughter". He said.

"You disgust me!" She said.

I could tell she was shattered by what she heard, but I also didn't miss the extreme hate in her tone.

"I'll promise you one thing. I'll kill you. But I've got business to deal with now". She said.

Maybe there's no need for me to get my hands dirty anymore. I thought, smirking.

"Britt, Thana, I need to talk to you". She said, walking out.

"Brittany! You'll never be Cole's beloved! Dexter will make sure of that!" He yelled as I locked up the gates of his cell.

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"So, what did you want to tell us?" I asked immediately we got out of the dungeon.

"The fight has started. He needs you". She said.

"What am I going to do exactly?" I asked.

"Just talk to him. Your voice can help him win". She explained.

"Okay..." I said, happy that I was finally going to see Cole again.

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I trailed quietly behind Rhea and Thana as they led me to the isolated room where Cole had been transferred to.

"Why did they transfer him?" I asked.

"The fight can get violent". Thana said with a shrug.

"Don't worry, though. He won't hurt you". Rhea assured.

I subconsciously thought about what their dad had said about Rachel hurting him.

"I know you're thinking about what he said about mom almost killing him". Rhea said.

I glanced up at her.

"I'm sorry, I-" I said, breaking the eye contact.

"There's no need to apologize. I know how you feel. But Cole wouldn't hurt you. Mom was driven by her pureblood to kill dad because her pureblood perceived that his intentions were never good no matter how much he claimed to love her". Rhea said. "I know you Britt, and I know Cole's pure blood listens to you. You're the only one who can help him survive this".

I gulped.

"I'm going in". I told Rhea and Thana.

*

I followed Rhea into the room that Cole was transferred to. He was put on a transparent-like bed which I assumed was ice.

"He was put on ice to keep him in a trance-like state so he doesn't wake up. Things could get messy if he wakes up when the fight isn't completed". Rhea explained to me in a whisper as we approached Cole's unconscious body.

I felt a tear roll down my cheek when I saw him up close. His chest was bare, showcasing the point where he had been stabbed. His body looked so pale and lifeless. All vampires were pale, but he looked paler than any vampire should.

He'll survive it.

I kept chanting in my head.

I took a seat beside him and looked at Rhea, asking for permission to touch him.

She nodded approvingly.

I grabbed his hand gently, biting back a sob as I did.

"You'll be okay. You'll win this, Cole. Please just-" My voice broke.

I bit my lips, unable to keep talking.

It was getting difficult to not cry. Seeing Cole like that made me feel shattered.

"Cole... Please come back... For everyone... For me... Please". I said.

"I know you'd like to show me places... Places I might never see if you don't wake up... I know you can do it... You're a fighter, you've always been. Not everyone can tolerate half of what you have... Cole, please, come back for me, okay?" I continued.

I kept up with encouraging Cole to win the fight with his pureblood for the next few days.

"You look horrible". Rhea commented.

I let out a short laugh.

"Well, Cole owes me a whole day dedicated to self care from the best professional out there". I joked.

"But seriously, you have to shower and brush your teeth. I mean, I'm pretty sure Cole's gonna kiss you first after he wakes up. Imagine how embarrassing it'd be if he kisses you then says 'when was the last time you brushed?".

I let out another short laugh.

"Okay, I get it. I'll go now". I said then looked back at Cole's unconscious body which still had this extremely pale color.

I squeezed his hand softly and whispered

"I'll be back shortly, okay". I said.

Rhea chuckled.

"You wouldn't realize how much you love someone till you're at the verge of losing them". She said.

I nodded thoughtfully. What she said made sense.

"I guess you're right. Very right". I said.

I let out a gasp when I saw Cole move through the side of my eyes.

I studied him carefully and realized that he didn't actually move. Just mere hallucinations. It was normal, probably because the only thing he did in the past few days was mumble a few words. Apart from that, he didn't even move a finger.

"What's wrong?" Rhea asked.

I shook my head.

"Nothing. Thought I saw him move". I said quietly.

Rhea hummed a response.

"Okay, let's go get you taken care of". Rhea said with an accent, making me giggle slightly.

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A/N: Hey beautiful people!

So... I planned to publish this chapter on Sunday but the chapter wasn't ready so-

This goes to the people I told I was going to update on Saturday/Sunday....

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I hope you guys liked this chapter.

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