The Age of Temptation | By : TCardan Category: 1 through F > Covenant, The Views: 14313 -:- Recommendations : 1 -:- Currently Reading : 4 |
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A/N: Sorry for the long wait. Here’s a long chapter to make up for it. Enjoy!!
No Beta has read this over, so don’t be a grammar Nazi. I’ll fix it at a later date. @ Disclaimer: I do not own the Covenant and make no money from the writing of this fiction. Chapter Twenty Five Madison and her father spent Christmas at the hotel, having a private dinner and exchanging gifts. Aaron had arranged for the moving company to finish boxing all their belongings so that he and Madison could spend as little time there as possible. They would have to sort through everything in Ipswich. The days following Christmas, Madison spent at Raina’s house, explaining to her parents how Raina would do better if she could be with Madison at Spencer and how it would also be a top notch education. Her parents were stunned that Raina’s education would be paid for, but Madison made it sound like she had a fabulous amount of money that she could never spend in one lifetime and having Raina with her would ease the pain of Ben’s passing - for both of them. It was worry for Raina’s depression over the loss of Ben that seemed to be the deciding factor for them in the end. They believed that being with Madison in a new environment would help in that regard. Raina’s old school would have too many reminders of Ben. True to his word, Caleb stayed in the background like a silent sentinel. And though she was grateful for the space he had given her, it was also a comfort to know he wasn’t far. By the time school started again on the Monday after New Year’s Day, Aaron Marish had moved into their temporary cottage on the outskirts of town and Madison now had Raina as her dorm mate. Raina’s parents had accompanied the nervous girl on that first day, saying their goodbye’s in the dorm room that afternoon. When they left, Madison hugged her friend happily. “I’m so glad you are here! I always dreaded that I would get stuck with the roommate from hell, but instead, I get my best friend. This is going to be great.” Raina flopped on the once empty bed. “This place is pretty cool. Even my parents looked impressed. Thanks for getting me in. Though I’m going to hate being ‘the new girl’.” “Yeah, I know what you mean. I was ‘the new girl’ a few months ago. There are a lot of stuck up bitches here. At least you don’t have to face them alone.” “So when do I get to meet that Kira chick?” Raina grinned. “Never would be preferable. She’s a prime example of someone who’s been spoiled rotten all her life and thinks anyone who’s not rich is beneath her.” “You said she had the hots for Caleb, didn’t you?” “Who doesn’t have the hots for Caleb?” Madison grinned. Raina chuckled and shook her head. “I can’t believe you’re sleeping with all those guys.” “What do you mean ‘all‘? There are only four,” Madison laughed. It felt good to girl-talk with Raina after months of hiding her secrets. It seemed to lighten things up and was a sort of therapy in itself. “Do you feel guilty about the girlfriends?” “Yes, especially when it comes to Sarah. She’s really nice too, which makes it worse. But am I suppose to let Caleb suffer and die early? He could have stopped using, like Reid or Tyler’s dads did. He probably would have if I didn’t come along.” “Why did he bring you here then?” “Caleb is the kind of person that takes care of everyone around him - his friends, his mother. I think he agreed to bring me here because he was more worried about the others not being able to stop using. But his mother… I’m sure she pushed the issue because she was afraid that Caleb would give into the temptation of using and end up like his father. Do you know she invites me over so I can have sex with her son?” “That’s seriously weird,” Raina laughed. “Is she like… home when you do it?” “That mansion is huge, Rai. Caleb’s got his own wing. It’s not like she’s in the next room, hearing us through the walls.” “So… he couldn’t resist you, or what? Why didn’t he stay true to Sarah if he’s so crazy about her?” “He brought me here for the others, but then found that his power is drawn to mine. And, since he’s got a ton of it, not only his own, but his father’s too, being in the same vicinity as me was extremely uncomfortable. By the time I came, he had used a lot of power during his ascension and his battle with Chase. We’re talking major power here. His body was screaming for healing. The need was too great for him to resist.” “So is that what you do? Heal them?” “And they heal me too. They are keeping me from the insane asylum. So, I guess I’m stuck being a Delilah.” “It could have been worse,” Raina replied. “They could have been toothless and hideous.” Madison smiled and shook her head. “Just don’t fall for them, because they’ll have to cheat on you. And more importantly, I wouldn’t want you to end up hating me. I already dread the day Sarah finds out.” “You think she will?” “She’s not dumb, Rai. If anyone slips up one bit, she’ll investigate it until she’s uncovered the whole truth. I think she already suspects I sleep with both Tyler and Reid, but she doesn’t say anything because it doesn’t apply to her and Caleb as far as she knows.” Madison sighed. “You think she’ll understand the situation, if she finds out?” “Whether she understands it or not is not the important thing. It’s whether she can accept it.” Raina nodded. “Yeah, that would be a problem.” A knock sounded on the door, startling them from their conversation. Madison rose from her bed and opened it, seeing Tyler and Reid standing there with chocolates and teddy bears. She couldn’t help but smile. “Since when do you knock?” she laughed. “Um… since you have a roommate,” Tyler replied. “We are here to welcome you back to school and to welcome Raina to Spencer.” “That’s so sweet,” Madison said, kissing both their cheeks and ushering them in. “Here,” Reid said, handing Raina a teddy bear and a box of chocolates, “we heard girls like this kind of stuff.” “That was smooth, Reid,” Tyler chuckled. Reid shrugged, flopping down in Madi’s desk chair. “Hey, I’m a man of few words.” “Ha! Don’t believe that, Rai,” Madison laughed, “he’ll talk your ear off once you get to know him.” Reid grinned at Madison. It was good to hear her laugh again. He had been nervous trying to imagine how he should be with her since her attack. Her skittishness toward him after Thanksgiving now made perfect sense. If only he had known what she had gone through he would have never popped around corners to surprise her. But how could he have known? Madi was too concerned with making it seem like nothing had happened to her because she thought she was protecting them. She did everything to pretend things were normal, even though she was probably screaming inside. Now he felt like the skittish one. He wanted her to be able to talk about her experiences, but at the same time he feared bringing the topic up because, for all he knew, Madison and Raina could trying to put it out of their minds so they can get on with their lives. But no one would ever be able to get on with their lives until Chase was taken care of. There would always be the threat of Chase showing up in the back of their minds no matter how hard they tried to ignore it. And another reminder was on the way in the form of Chase’s son. Reid’s eyes covertly glanced at Raina’s midsection. Caleb had informed him last Saturday about Raina’s condition when the Sons met in the crypt to discuss the latest events. It was strange knowing of the pregnancy before Raina even knew. But she’d surely discover it herself within the next month or two. He wondered if she’ll keep the baby, considering who the father is. If she decided to abort it, the Pope line would finally end, unless Chase managed to impregnate another girl before his demise. He wondered if some part of Chase knew he was to die soon. But the families were all in agreement with the matter. If Raina should choose to keep and raise Chase’s son, the mothers of the Sons would take her under their wing and make sure Raina raised a warlock that would turn out like the Sons and not one that would feel isolated, alone, and struggling with who he was - like Chase had. The Pope line had endured centuries of feeling outcast, and the bitterness and anger against the old families had built up and resulted in Chase’s psychotic mindset. Things would be different for the youngest Pope. And Raina would be a mother of a Son - a position that held a lot of clout in this town. 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