Finding you

Chapter 44 - Stay

Persuading Lairith and Thelopi to return with Amara proved to be a difficult task. For them, it meant travelling to a foreign country full of unknown dangers that could put their lives in jeopardy.

From the beginning, they were confident that their sister was alive somewhere. They knew she was a survivor, someone who wouldn't easily yield to those who tried to harm her, but despite that, they still hoped that her injuries weren't severe, so seeing her standing in front of them without a scratch lifted a heavy burden from their shoulders.

Before arriving here, the planned that after finding Amara they would immediately return home. It was clear to say that they did not expect such a situation to arise and so, were a bit lost at what to do.

Since they first appeared, they've found that the people with Amara were fundamentally different from the humans they've encountered in the sea . Their eyes discerned that their bodies lacked the frailty that humans possessed, instead sensing the strength they held in their bodies. They were strong. Strong enough to pose a threat to their survival and they didn't dare make light of this "feeling" as it stemmed from their instincts.

Another danger was that these people lived among humans, so what distinguished them from them? Humans were monstrous creatures by nature. They were cruel and manipulative for such a frail species. As such, their words were the last thing they would ever trust.

The two sides stood opposite each other. Lairith stared Austin and the others down as if daring them to make a single move. She stretched her hand out to Amara and said, "Let's return home."

Despite the fact that Austin didn't understand what Lairith was saying, her behaviour suggested that she was attempting to separate Amara from him. He hastily grabbed her wrist to keep her from moving away from him. His grip contained a considerable amount of force but not enough to hurt her. "Please don't leave me..." he pleaded, his voice trembling. He sounded so vulnerable that neither Felix nor Jessie knew what to do. They didn't see this side of him very often, if at all. He always portrayed himself as strong an in control.

Austin was scared because even he didn't know what he was capable of doing if she did chose to leave him. He was afraid that his desperation would lead him to do something that would make her hate him forever.

A slight scent of salt lingered in the air. The crashing waves echoed in his ears, as if to tell him that Amara didn't belong by his side, that they belonged in two different worlds. Oh, how he wished the ocean would disappear right now, leaving her with no option but to stay with him.

Unfortunately, he wasn't the only one who felt this way. Jackson, whose heart was beating with anxiety, was desperately trying to keep himself from enveloping his mate in his arms and prevent her from leaving him. Will he lose her the same day he found her? Will he not get the chance to know her and fall deeper in live with her than he does now?

No.

He couldn't just let things end this way. "P-please don't go yet," he begged as he moved closer to her, "I-I just found you..." his eyes that conveyed his fear and anxiety had her feet firmly rooted on the ground. She paused, not liking the way he was looked at her as if his world would come crashing down if she wasn't there.

His trembling voice shook Lairith's heart as though a small wave passed through it before becoming still again. In the short time she had known him, his existence had already caused a discrepancy within her that she couldn't understand. She was strangely drawn to him like a moth to a flame. Her mind was screaming at her to flee, to flee before the fire engulfed her and reduced her to cinders, leaving nothing but ash behind, but at the same time, she was intrigued. What has this man done to make her feel such uncertainty?