The sedative hasn't been working , so I have been lying in the bed, numb to the bones. Sleeping is not an option, as I fear of ending back in that cell, as soon as I close my eyes. Maybe this all around me isn't even true and I am just imagining all of this; Jace, my brothers, Will...

Will.

I still can't believe it. My heart shatters all over again, just by thinking of him laying in my arms as life slowly begins to leave him. His eyes void of any emotion or even pain, staring at the ceiling. Dead

I close my eyes harshly to make the images leave my mind, making a few tears escape my eyes and roll down my cheeks. I dig my nails into the palm of my hands, as I clench an unclench them into fists. I don't want to feel like this... it should have been him to get out of this place, not me. He gave me his bulletproof vest to wrap it around my torso, but if he had it on him he would still be by our side right now. It's not fair, it's not fair, it's not fair.

As I feel that I am suffocating in this room, I grip the needle connected to a wire that is inside my arm, before ripping it out with a slight wince. I push my legs of the bed to let them come in contact with the floor, and I start pushing my self up to finally stand on my feet after a few miserable attempts. I am so weak I might end up fainting if I continue to walk, but I need to get out of this room.

I need air.

I stumble towards my door, holding onto the walls for support, and open the door only to find the halls in darkness. On my left side, I distinguish a dim light that comes from under a door, so I slowly start walking towards it. Who would be awake right now ? They should be resting after the fight they pulled up today and the days before that.

As I make my way towards the door, I hear multiple voices who seem to be having quite a discussion, as their tone is all by soft. I approach the door and lean against it, as I try to hear the discussion that is happing in there between what I believe are Leo...Ethan and... Jace ?

That is definitely weird and I want to open the door to see what they are discussing about, but I freeze my hand that is on the door handle, ready to push it down, when I hear the few words spoken by Ethan.

"Magnolia was right." he pauses for a second, juts like I pause my breathing, as I want and dread to know at the same time, what part I was actually right about. "She was right about being the only cure about the deadly virus in that vault."

A small gasps leaves my lips, as the words I wasn't so sure about are spoken from Ethan. I maybe thought that I missread all the information on the paper from the lab person that I also happened to kill, all the adrenaline and fear making me crazy. But Ethan affirming that in real life, makes it all even more true, him being a genius, the main brain from the family.

The discussion keeps on going, talking about how I am the only one that can get rid of that virus and how it could kill me if I do. The information goes in my brain, but it's like I am completely numb to react to that. I just stand against the door, breathing slowly in and out, my throat tightening, as I stare at the hallway wall in front of me.

I push myself to leave my spot before they get out of the room and find me listening to their conversation. My mind is buzzing, questions turning around and around in my head, like a loop I can't get out of. I am prisoner in my own mind.

I nearly fall to my knees when a wave of fatigue hits me full force, and I have to sit on the ground, right next to what seems like to be the kitchen, unable to continue. I rest my head against the hard surface and let my mind do it's own thing.

The only way out of this mess, is for me to end this all once and for all right ? I need to get the keys, which means going back to the Italians, and go to the vault to end it all. I have the password, so there is nothing that can stop me anymore. I also need to take a hold of the cure to destroy the virus, the one that Leo and Ethan made if I understood that right.

I need it now...

So with some little strength I push myself from the floor and start my journey around the house to find Leo's room. I know it wouldn't be in Ethan's because Leo has the knowledge of how to keep it in the right environment and therefore have it I hope. If he doesn't have in there, it must be somewhere in the house and I am fucked. I can't let them know my plans, they would literally put me in an artificial coma to keep me safe, while the whole world around me is being destroyed.

So no, I can't tell them.

I make my way through the mansion randomly, not having a clue of where I should be going right now and I think of going back to my room and do it tomorrow, until I crash into a wall right as I turn around a corner. I start falling backwards, but a pair of hands catch my wrists in a gentle hold, and bring my fragile figure back on my feet.

The wall was maybe not a wall, but rather a god damn chest.

I look up to see a complete stranger standing in front of me, which makes my eyes go wide in fear and I am about to scream, but he quickly puts his hand on my mouth.

"Magnolia right ? You are okay, I am sorry for scaring you, I won't hurt you. I am with Jace, an old friend of him, my name is Tucker, a member of the Devil's Sons. I am on my shift to guard around the halls of the mansion, to make sure there are no intruders." The guy in front of me rambles, making sure I am not going to scream, his sweet face gently reassuring me within seconds. I push his hand away from my mouth and see him sight in relief.

"Thank goodness you didn't scream princess, because I would be in trouble if you did so, I swear. But...wait...wait... you are not supposed to be up right now." he frowns and looks at me with a more severe look now, as if he was worried that I am going to be hurt again.

I take this coincidence as my opportunity.

"I need to see Leo... I don't feel too well. Do you know by any chance where his room is ?" A flash of concern flickers in his eyes, before he stares at me up and down looking for any possible problems

He gives me one last look, before turning on his heals and asking me to follow him. He even offers to carry me, which I immediately decline, not wanting to disturb him or to even have someone else's hands on me right now.

Once in front of the room he gives me a small smile and even bows a little, which makes me crack an honest smile.

"At your service princess Knight." He whispers and I cannot hold in my chuckle at his funny self. Thanking him one last time, he leaves me to it and I enter the room, not bothering to knock, as I know that Leo is not there. The only worry I have now is when will he be back.

His room is clean and tidy, nothing much in there except a few a bags. I search through them, going to the biggest bag to the smallest, until I am left with nothing more to search.

Shit.

I go to the bathroom and check there, but there is nothing. I let out a frustrated sight, which makes me wince a little, the numbing from the sedative slowly losing its effect.

So with one last hope, I look under his bed and at first I don't see anything, until my eyes drift to the very end of the bed in a corner, where a dark shadow of a what seems like a mallet stands. Oh god please tell me this is it.

I extend my hand and with my fingertips I manage to grab ahold of the mallet, so I bring it out from under the bed. It's hard and seems well sealed, just perfect to keep a cool temperature for something, right ?

The black leather mallet doesn't have a lock, so I open it by pressing two clips together, making the upper part slowly open. And just like I hoped, it's some sort of fridge, where two glass vials rest in between black soft cushions.

With a trembling hand, I slowly caress on of the vials that has some transparent liquid in it and take it out of its place to look at the label that has one single word on it ;

Destruction

It has to be it. The other vial has the same label, so I take it out as well, gently leaving the two vials in the palm of my hand, watching the liquide that could potentially save the world.

Sudden steps in the hallway, make my head shoot up in the direction and my eyes widen in fear, as if it probably Leo coming back to his room. The vials nearly fall to the ground as I slam the mallet close and push it as quickly as possible under the bed, unable to make sure it's in its right place.

I mumble a curse word and quickly slip the vials in the pockets of my satin pyjama shorts, wincing when I hear them colliding against each other.

Not even a second later the door flies open and Leo walks in, his eyes glued to his phone, as he doesn't even acknowledge my presence.

That is until he nearly steps on my tiny figure sitting on the ground leaning against his bed frame. His hand shoots towards his belt, where I can distinguish the figure of his gun, but when he recognises me, he lets out a sight of relief.

"Magnolia !" He scolds me as his face expresses different emotions, probably struggling to decide if he should be angry or worried. "What are you doing in my bedroom in the middle of the night, leaning against my bed frame ?"

"Sorry." I mumble and start to stand up, weakly leaning against the bed, until I am completely standing, after Leo rushed to help me. I thank him and try to quickly find an excuse to explain my presence in his room.

I clear my throat, while his eyes pierce through me as he waits for my answer.

"Could you give me a little more sedative or morphine ? I can't sleep, because of the pain." Technically it's not a lie, which soothes my consciousness a little bit, because I feel like I can't lie to them anymore, even though I know I have too.

Minutes later I find myself in my medical room again, Leo made sure at least a thousand times that I was comfortable and painless, before going to bed himself. My mind races, as I dread for the morning to come, because I will have to leave this place behind, going back to the hell I was trying to escape from with my whole life.

How ironic, I am just throwing myself back into the mouth of the wolf.

I should at least get a few hours of sleep, but I can't stop myself from letting a few tears fall down my cheeks at the thought that I will go out there and maybe never come back alive, leaving everyone I love behind.

But after all it's for the sake of the world right ? It's never about me...

Gosh Magnolia has decided to be the bait... at least it's her plan.

Will Leo find out about her plan, before she can even leave ? Will someone stop her ?

Or even help her ?

Guess you will need to wait for the next update, which should come soon I believe.

PS : Where do you think I come from ? curious and eager to know your thoughts about it...

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