All Chapters of Renascence : Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

I clenched my jaw tightly, gritting my teeth so hard I thought they might crack under the pressure. I couldn’t sense anything from Kai except disappointment. It was nauseating and I could feel it deep inside myself as I sat on that bed.“I love you, Christian. You’re my brother and you need help. I’m going to do whatever it takes to help you through this and once the drugs are out of your system, the hard work will start. You’ll stay here until the addiction is gone, then we’ll start working on the emotions,” Kai said.“You’re leaving me in the dungeon?” I asked him.“Yes, your actions haven’t warranted you a room,” he said and walked away.I felt like I was six years old again, standing in front of Kiran’s study knowing that I’d messed up. I hated the feeling. I was useless, I didn’t deserve Kiran’s Alpha blood or his magic. I wondered briefly if Kiran was looking down on me, regretting his decision to love me.I unpacked my clothes for lack of anything else to do and lay down on the

I parked the Navigator down the street and walked the rest of the way. I’d gone to hell and back the last two years but I focused only on the last year. Kai had given me my life back, he’d made me stronger and effectively turned me into a man. I was still nervous as I walked up his driveway.I took a deep breath before knocking on Levi’s door. I hadn’t seen him in almost two years and it was a few months before my twentieth birthday. I didn’t know what to expect because I could clearly recall our last conversation.The door opened and Levi stood there, face emotionless as always. He didn’t say a word and I started to feel uncomfortable. I couldn’t tell how pissed he was at me and I really didn’t want him to kick my ass again.“Hey.”He looked at me and then pushed the door further open and turned around and walked away from me. I closed the door behind me and followed him through to the kitchen as he switched the kettle on and I sat down at the table. I couldn’t figure his mood out bu

I could hear Caleb in the back of the house, muttering to himself as he packed. There was an awkward silence as I stood in front of his father. I couldn’t detect any animosity or anger that I was taking Caleb away from them.Caleb walked into the living room, a grin on his face and a large duffel bag slung over his shoulder. He was wearing a jacket now and his emotions spoke of adventure and excitement. He placed his duffel on the floor and his sister was in his arms instantly.“I’ll miss you,” she whispered as he smiled.“Call us regularly,” his mother said as tears gathered in her eyes and she wiped them away.“Make us proud, Caleb. You were always too good for this place,” his father said.“I’ll call you from the road,” Caleb said as he hugged his parents.“We’ll come visit when you settle down,” his father said and we shook hands again.Caleb settled into the Navigator and his parents waved us off as I slowly drove down the street. I looked over at him but he seemed relaxed and ev

I’d never smelled fear from a child as small as he was. It was bitter, rancid and it came off him in waves. He was scared to death. I wonder why his sister left him here all alone and why he was so afraid. I had the intense urge to protect him.“I’m not going to hurt you. I want to help you, okay,” I said and lowered myself to the floor so that I sat on the carpet and he was above me. Caleb did the same when I gave him a look.“I’m Sebastian,” he said.“Are you hungry, Sebastian?” I asked him.“No,” he lied as his eyes lit up at the mention of food. I almost smiled at the blatant lie. He was a smart kid.“Well, Caleb’s always hungry and I’m hungry. Maybe you can make some space in your tummy and eat with us?” I suggested.“Okay,” he said and climbed out of the bed.“How old are you?” I asked him.“Five,” he said, looking almost proud. A sudden memory of Kiran holding me as I cried filtered into my mind and I knew there was no going back. I was going to protect this kid.‘Caleb, go tur

Lyric followed me into the kitchen, not that she had much choice in the matter. She wouldn’t leave Sebastian and make a run for it and it wasn’t like she had any other prospects. I walked to the table and sat down at the head.Caleb was still wearing that damn apron and he had set the kitchen table with a bunch of flowers in a glass in the middle of it. He looked at me proudly and I almost wanted to smack him behind his head as he fussed. No wonder Sebastian asked if we were boyfriend and boyfriend. Gray growled at that thought and I almost chuckled out loud.“Hi, you must be Lyric. I’m Caleb,” he said and pulled a chair out for her.“Hi,” she said as she looked him over. Her eyes held distrust and I could sense that she wanted to grab Sebastian and run.“Take that damn apron off,” I said as Sebastian smiled at us all.“Fine, you don’t have to be so grumpy,” he murmured and pulled the apron off.“Bash, would you like to say grace?” I asked him.Bash thanked God for me and Caleb, for h