The Defiance novel

---- freedom. "Would I get to see Dean?" Sev smiled at me. "Yeah. Of course. I already talked to him earlier when you were sleeping and he was ecstatic to see you again." "T miss him so much", I cried. I couldn't help it anymore. I put down my spoon and covered my eyes as I cry. A chair screeched and I knew it was Sev since he was the only one I had there with me. I felt him on standing on my side, his hands on my shoulders and he hugged me from there.

I put my weight on his and let myself feel the joy and hope. "Thank you" "Anything for you, Alice. I just want you to trust me. Follow my instructions and never look back, okay? We will get through this", he kissed the top of my head. "When will it happen?" I was full of hope and determination. "On the first sun ray tomorrow. Now finish your dinner and rest. You need all the energy for that" The night ended with that. We slept on the same bed but he did not try anything on me.

He just lay there sleeping. When Sev told me about me leaving this place, I never thought it was a peaceful plan. I've been watching a ---- lot of action movies and whenever they had this kind of situation , it all ended up bloody. But the sun was shining beautifully and the air was fresh when we went outside the mansion. Sev's father and his armed men were already at the wide driveway. It seemed like they were waiting for us.

"Good morning", the old man greeted us but I couldn't bring myself to say anything good to him. When we reach his spot, he tried to touch my hair or was it my face? I was closing my eyes when I saw his hand nearing me but it never came. "T just want to say goodbye to the lovely lady, son", he laughed and I tried to look at him. "Don't touch her", Sev's voice was hard and cold. His father raised both of his hands in surrender and laughed louder.

My sight bounced from Sev to his father and vice versa. I was confused. "Alice", a familiar voice called my name and there emerging from the newly parked car, was my brother, Dean. Without any hesitation, I tried to run to him but my leg didn't let me so Sev guided me as I limped to my brother and he welcomed me with the warm comforting embrace I loved. "Dean. I missed you so much" "T miss you, too." ---- "You two should go now", Sev was standing in front of us.

I was again, confused as to what he was saying. "Then let's go", I told them but they just stared at me then stared at each other like they talked in secret with their eyes. "Go now", Sev said it again. Dean grabbed my arm and dragged me inside the car while Sev just stood there. "Let's go!", I screamed at him. Gone was the gentleness and the man who gave me hope last night. He was just staring coldly at me.

Just then, Dean climbed into the car and started it readying to drive it away from hell. "No. no." I tried to open the door but it was locked. "Dean!", there was a question and desperation in me. Was this his plan? "He made his decision , Alice. We have to go or we'll never leave this place alive" "No!" He was just standing there, no expression at all. He appeared to be so foreign like he didn't know me. Like he never said to trust him. What is he doing?!