BOOK 2 OF THE BELLAMY BLAKE SERIES
"You used to know me." I murmur, staring at my hands as if they show the blood that coats them.
"No," Bellamy shakes his head. "I do know you, Hailey," he grabs my chin.
"I'm a monster," I say, a tear falling dow...
Oops! This image does not follow our content guidelines. To continue publishing, please remove it or upload a different image.
I'm numb as we walk back to the Ark. Bellamy doesn't say anything as he walks ahead of me with Raven. Clarke refused to let go of my hand when we began walking and she still is gripping it tight.
I look down at out hands and squeeze. She squeezes back, but doesn't look at me.
I sigh when we walk up to the Ark. With Finn gone, everyone inside can guess what happened. It's not like they wanted to save him anyway.
Murphy walks in first and hands over his rifle my dad had supplied him with. Then Bellamy, Raven and Clarke go, but I stand back.
"I'm not giving you my sword." I say, still as stubborn as ever.
The guard sighs, but nods, remembering what happened last time.
"What happened?" Octavia asks, running over to us. She glances over the group. "Where's Finn?"
"Ask her." Raven seethes, glancing over at me. "You let him go." She growls, causing me to raise my chin.
"You know what Finn is like," I begin, my tone defeated. "Once he has something in his mind, you can't persuade him."
"You didn't have to persuade him!" Her voice becomes shrill as her eyes water. "You could have tied him up, knocked him out," She screams getting closer to me. "Something! But no," Her tone becomes icy. "You stood there because you don't care about him."
My mouth parts. "Don't you dare say that to me." My voice lowers. "I knew Finn before you, Raven."
"So?" She sobs. "He loved me more and," She sniffles, still angry. "I think that made you jealous."
I scoff and take a step back. "Jealous?" I almost laugh. "Right, okay." I nod to myself. "You need to walk away before you say something you'll regret."
She shakes her head but Bellamy walks up to her and grabs her arms and gently coaxes her into the dropship. I sigh as I watch them go.
Murphy walks up to me but doesn't say anything. "Y'know," He begins. "Don't take this lightly, Hails. But, a while ago, Raven and Bellamy had a..." He trails off. "It was before you and him were a thing, though." I look over at him with my lips parted.
"What?" Shock and anger fills through me.
He nods. "She was hurt, I think, after Finn rejected her." He sighs. "And she went to his tent and let's just say they weren't that quiet about it." He looks over at me with remorse on his face. "I'm sorry, Hailey." He murmurs before wrapping his arms around me. "For everything."
I slowly wrap my arms around him and squeeze. "I've lost too many people to not forgive you." I mutter. "But this is your last chance."
He chuckles into my shoulder. "Got it."
-------------
"What's that for?" Raven asks, staring at the pole in the middle of the crowd of grounders.
