Chapter 41 - Don’t Leave

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(From Leandro's Perspective)

I took a shower and cleaned the blood from my body. It was late. Ella perhaps had gone to Edrich's place with Jed already.

I got ready and made my way out of the forest. It took me a bit of time to get the dead bodies away from the front of my cave. I did not know what I did with them as I was in my Beast form. I never remembered anything I did in my monster form.

It was one at night. I went to Edrich's place and knocked on the door. But no one opened the door. Ella and Jed were supposed to be here. I knocked again, a bit louder than before.

I did not care about that boy, but where was Ella? She told me that she would be here. Then where was she? Was she in trouble? Did something happen?

What if they were doing something horrible? The thought made my Beast almost wake up and I almost kicked on the door.

"What're you doing here?"

I glanced back hearing the voice. "Where is she?" I asked him, trying to suppress my anger.

"Leora?" he asked.

"Or who I would be asking about?"

"She hasn't returned yet. She was... She said she will come back soon," Jed said.

"What do you mean? Where have you left her?" I asked angrily, grabbing him by his throat tightly.

He coughed and struggled to breathe. But I did not care. I needed to know where Ella was. I needed to go to her and make sure she was safe.

"She_ said she was going_ to talk_ to the cook. She told_ me that she will_ come back here_ soon. But I don't know..."

I let him go and he fell on the ground as he panted, grasping his throat with both of his hands.

I left without telling him anything else. He perhaps tried to talk to me, but I did not turn back. I had more important things to do.

I sniffed in the air, trying to find her scent. But none. Where could she be? Was she still in the castle? What if she was in trouble?

Knowing her enough, I knew perfectly that she was the type of person to get in trouble easily. But I was going to save her, no matter what happened, I was going to make sure nothing happened to her.

Even my thought shocked me. I was determined to save her even if that meant getting inside the castle. The girl had a blinding effect on me that could never be ignored.

I perhaps knew the girl more than I thought I did. I kind of knew where she was. I was not sure, but I wanted to take the risk. Even though Ella could be childish and very chaotic, but there was no defying about one thing that she was smart. She knew what to do and how to do it. She managed me when she needed to and made a deal with me. She convinced me in being someone that I had never thought I could be. And I knew that whatever happened, she managed to keep herself safe, at least I wanted to believe this so badly.

I quickly made my way to the narrow alley. I had been here a lot that I knew almost every single thing here.

I was right about thinking that she was here. Her luscious scent came to my nose. I followed her scent. But it was not just her scent that I got; I smelled blood as well.

I panicked. Was she alright? Was she bleeding? Did someone hurt her? I increased my pace and tracked her down with her scent.

She was inside a house. I opened the door slowly. Thankfully, it was not locked from inside. Or I would have to break it down. She might get frightened thinking that it was someone else.

I heard the sound of someone singing, almost in a hushed tone, kind of like letting out the words from the deepest of heart. It was her. I did not know she could sing. She told me that she could not sing. Not even for once, I expected her to sing this beautifully.

She was sitting under a table, her eyes were closed as her lips moved in a rhythm, her voice creating a holy tune. I was never a person to admire the beauty of something pure, yet here I was, listening to the purest voice of all, watching the most innocent face.

She was not crying, but her face was sad. The smell of blood was emitting from her. I almost made my way to her, but suddenly, I saw her hands starting to shake frantically. She hugged her knees tightly pressing them to her chest. It was not just sadness that was written all over her face, there was fear.

"Leandro," she whispered. "Save me, Leandro."

My heart seemed to stop beating hearing this. She did not know I was there, she did not see me as her eyes were closed all the time. But she was calling me. She wanted me to save her. And I would do so gladly. I would never let anyone hurt her. She was_

I could not say mine. I did not know why, but without her approval, I could not make myself claim her.

I kneeled beside her and touched her hands that were wrapped around her knees. "I'm here. Don't be afraid. I'll save you."

She looked up at me and for a moment, she just stared at me, her lips shaking slightly. "Leandro?"

"I'm here," I said, cupping her face.

Without saying anything else, she jumped onto me. I held her tightly in my arms as she wrapped her arms around me firmly as if she would never let go. She felt so tiny and precious in my arms that I never wanted to let her go either. I wanted to save her. I wanted to hide her behind me so none of the devious eyes could ever reach her.

"You're ok. You're fine," I whispered into her ear in an attempt to make her feel better. I had always seen her as someone very enthusiastic and full of determination, but seeing her like this tonight made me feel different. I wanted nothing more than to hold her in my arms forever.

"You're here," she mumbled.

"Yes," I assured. "I'm here."

"Take me home, Leandro," she said, her voice almost pleading. She had never talked like this before. My heart clenched painfully in my chest hearing her tone. What happened to her?

I hugged her tightly as I stood up. She wrapped her slender weak legs around my waist tightly and placed her head on my shoulder.

"Home?"

"Yes, home," I assured her and patted her on the head.

I got out of the house with her holding onto me tightly. She seemed so fragile yet she was holding me tightly. The confident chatty Ella seemed to be so lost, replaced by this delicate girl who was softer than a petal.

"Does anywhere hurt?" I asked.

She shook her head and pressed her lips on my shoulder and kept it there. I kept walking as the wind fell on my skin. I wondered if she was cold. I was not wearing any coat tonight and now I was regretting the decision. If I had the coat with me, I could have wrapped her with it.

"Are you cold?" I asked.

"No."

"Are you alright, Ella?"

"You're okay," she mumbled, ignoring my question. "I'm glad you're okay. I was worried about you. I thought you wouldn't go to Edrich's place, but you did, right?"

"Of course, I did. Why wouldn't I?"

"Because you don't trust me."

I did not say anything but pressed her tightly against me. She did not say anything again. She seemed to be so deep in thought or was it sadness?

I made my way inside the forest. Ella's body did not relax a bit as she kept on clenching me tightly with her legs. I was worried about her. I wondered what she was afraid of so much.

As soon as we reached the cave, I saw her glancing here and there with her eyes wide with panic.

"They are not here, Ella," I said.

"You killed them?" she asked as I took her inside the cave, the sudden warm air firing on the skin.

"Yes."

I tried to place her on the bed, but she quickly tightened her grip on me and shook her head furiously.

"The bathroom. Take me to the bathroom."

I nodded at her and took her to the bathroom. The frail look on her face made me worry more and more.

"I want to sit in the pool," she said. "And Leandro?"

"Yes?"

"Don't leave me_ ever."

"I won't," I found myself saying.. "Ever."

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