Where My Demons Hide

Chapter 33

    I couldn't let The Demons get killed. Not just because I loved Haiden and would never let anyone hurt him, but because none of The Demons deserved to die. None of them were truly evil and all they were doing was avenging the ones they lost because of the demon hunters. Because of that, I found myself running into the forest.

    When Taylor had brought me back to my guardians, we hadn't talked at all. I was thankful for that then, but especially now since as we walked in silence, I had taken in my surroundings. I had made sure to remember my way back to The Demons' new hideout, which was how I could run there.

    As I ran, I couldn't help but feel like I was betraying Peter. In just a few days they were planning to attack The Demons and back home, Peter was preparing feverishly. He was constantly stressed out as he made preparations and Blake was helping him out as much as he could. I did nothing but think about how much I didn't want a war and that was why I decided to just warn The Demons.

    Their hideout soon came into view and to my surprise, The Demons were all sitting on the porch of the house, seeming to be talking about something. I ran faster then, knowing time was limited, and kept my eyes on Haiden who was sitting next to Saniya. His eyes soon flew to me as I entered the field and he sprung up, seeming surprised. I couldn't help but smile as he quickly descended the steps of the house.

    I ran to Haiden and all I wanted to do was throw my arms around him. I wanted to hug him, kiss him, and tell him I missed him. After all this time, I also wanted to tell him I was in love with him. But with the other members right behind him, getting up to meet me as well, I just stopped in front of Haiden, gasping for breath.

    We stared into each other's eyes and there was something new in Haiden's eyes that surprised me. It was clear affection and touched, I had to fight the urge to touch him. All I had ever wanted was to touch him freely, but I knew that would have to wait for when the war and everything was over.

    "What are you doing here?" Taylor asked, breaking the moment.

    I looked over at him and saw a look of disgust on his face. Ignoring him, I then look at Lydia who wouldn't dare look at me. My eyes then went to Dashawn who was expressionless and then Saniya who was grinning. Smiling back at her, I chose to ignore Taylor's question and tell Haiden what was going on.

    "The demon hunters are going to start a war with you," I said, staring at Haiden who became surprised. "In just three days. I don't know how, but they're going to try to end your lives."

    Haiden seemed stunned by my words and glancing at the rest of the members, I saw they were surprised as well. They all knew the demon hunters hated them, but even I had to admit this was extreme. A war was a way of solving a conflict that was getting out of hands. None of us expected The Demons to be that sort of conflict yet.

    "Shit," Haiden said, eyes flying wide with worry. "Wait, how do they know where we are? They must know if they're going to start a war."

    Frowning, I realized I never thought of that. My heart dropped when I realized Peter didn't trust me. If he didn't tell me about that, it was obvious.

    "The map," Lydia said, groaning behind Haiden. "They probably planted a tracker on the map."

    "Dammit!" Taylor exclaimed, yanking the map out of his pocket.

    He rolled it open and flipped it around, seeming to look for the tracker. His eyebrows were furrowed as his eyes roamed around the paper and eventually, he found a slit at the side of the paper. He pulled out a tracker and threw it to the ground, crushing it with his feet.