Winter

“I’m sorry James, I wish I could take it all back but that’s not possible.” I had to make him believe me before he dragged me with him. He must know that if he wanted to, he could just make me come back with him but for some reason he wasn’t using his mind ability on me and I was thankful for that and there was no way I was going to remind him.

“Do you really want to take it all back?” I nodded vigorously but when his smirk re-appeared, I knew he didn’t believe me. “You’re lying because you know what that would mean right? You would never have a real chance with Niall because you would be related.” I didn’t have to say anything because he was right, it was one of the main reasons |I did what I did, because a life without Niall wasn’t living and the fact that I was pregnant would be weird as hell if we found each other, whilst being related.

He scoffed but was happy with himself for some odd reason. “Maybe I should take you with me and force you into marrying me, I mean without Niall there isn’t really any prove that you two are married.”

“You wouldn’t do that right? I mean I would never love you and always try to run away from you, is that a life you want?” I asked him because he really wasn’t making sense right now.
“You would, wouldn’t you, you would make my life a living hell.” He was not asking but just stating the facts and I just nodded. “Look I’m really sorry for doing something like this to you but there is no way I can fix it, so please just let me go and try to be happy with someone else, I mean I don’t think she was your soulmate.”

“Why do you think that?” He was letting his guard down and I really was hoping that Niall was looking for us right now. “The way you treated her was not really nice, you treated her like a nuisance.”

“I did not.”

“You did, you even flirted with me, when she wasn’t looking and if she was really your soulmate, you wouldn’t have done that.”

“I did not flirt with you.”

“You did and there really is no reason to deny it because to me it wasn’t important but that proved to me she wasn’t your soulmate.” The forest around us was silent suddenly and I knew this was dangerous because the last time this happened, we got stuck in the past, I tried to walk backwards so I wasn’t too close to the gate but James was in front of me within seconds.

“Where are you going?”

“I just don’t want to come too close to the gate because I can’t breathe when I do.” I tried to smile at him but to be honest my lips were numb because of the cold and the fact that we had been standing here for quite some time now.

That’s when he pushed me towards te gate and that was the exact moment my lungs started to burn again, the fact that he couldn’t kill me was a relief but this felt like hell and him snickering behind me because of my pain wasn’’t really helping as well. I let myself fall on my knees and this made him laugh even harder, which was shocking as I couldn’t breath for real and the minute he put his hand in my neck, I knew that he was going to keep me here and grasp for oxygen, just because he liked me pain.

I know he was talking to me but I couldn’t hear a thing, it was like I turned deaf, this was of course not real, it was just the shock and panic my body was feeling at this mistreatment but I didn’t want to beg for my life, I really didn’t want to do that for a guy like this and there had to be a way too get rid of him, without killing him? I looked up slightly just to see if there was something I had missed.

“You know I like this version of you Winter. You should’ve gone on your knees sooner.” He chuckled at his own dirty joke and now I was regretting about getting back my focus because that also meant that my panic was gone and I could hear him talk again. I couldn’t help but look at the gate, it just didn’t make sense that I would lose my breath everytime I went near this gate, it definitely was a magic object but it couldn’t be that easy right? He wouldn’t show me the thing that would beat him right? I mean I know for a fact that he isn’t the brightest person but that would be plain stupid and a fact that he was from the past as he probably thought that I wouldn’t find out.

“What would you do if I went with you?” I threw him of with this question but it had to work because this would probably be my only change to get away from him. “Why? Did you change your mind?”

“Well is there really another option for me, then to just come with you, it’s not like Niall is able to find me, is he?”

“No, I made sure he wouldn’t find us.” He smirked at me and I felt a flash of anger rushing through my body but I couldn’t show him so instead I just smiled at him. “Good because I really want to be alone with you.” This made him look at me in shock and I was wondering if this was going to work because if it did, he was really stupid.

I got up from me knees and strolled over to him and I grabbed his hands and pressed a kiss on them and in the meantime I was apologizing to Niall in my head but there was no other way, then to make him think I suddenly saw the light and fell in love with him because only then I could protect my family and my own life. “What are you doing?” he was staring at our hands but the hope in his eyes was what had changed, he really did want me and this just confirmed it.

“I’m choosing you, as in I want to go with you.” I came even closer and that made him take a step back which surprised me but he was actually being hesitant right now. “I don’t understand; I am threatening your life so why this change?

“I didn’t realize it earlier but maybe with all those threats, I just couldn’t help falling for you. I mean who doesn’t like a bad guy.” I should really get an Oscar for this performance because I really put it on there even my voice was sounding sweeter and the look in his eyes was priceless. Somewhere deep down I felt a bit guilty for using him like this but I had to try everything to beat him ad if this was the only way then so be it. He was still hesitating ad I know I had to do something drastic in order for him to believe me. This meant I had to cheat on Niall but I’m sure he was going to forgive me as I was just going to kiss James and nothing more and it was to save our lives, I mean in drastic situations, these things where allowed right?
I shrugged because there was really nothing else I could think of. I took a step closer and pulled him into me slightly, our bodies were touching now and there was actually some fear in his eyes. I put my hand in his neck and pushed myself up on my toes and I just closed my eyes and pressed my lips against his and waited and I didn’t have to wait for long because before I could count till six he had his hands in my hair and pressed his lips harder against mine. The kiss was innocent and didn’t do anything magical to me but I know he relaxed a bit and the moment he let go of me, I lashed out and hit him right on his temple, I put all my force behind it, which worked because he fell down.

I checked before pulling of my coat. I walked towards the gate and rummaged through my pockets and was happy that I was still bringing lighters with me. I held the lighter under my coat and within seconds it was burning. My breathing was getting more difficult with the second but I had to get close to the gate I just couldn’t touch it because if I did I was screwed. I stood just a few inches away from the gate and that’s when I threw the coat on it. I just stood there watching it burn when I heard James scream. I quickly turned and there he stood burning.

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