Grace felt lost.. a part of her wanted to go back to Clara and Lillian while the other wants to keep them safe.
"The Slayers are moving fast", She heard Zara say, "I don't know what they are up too".
"Leave them for now... we have Grace that is our priority", Mentioning her name Zara turned to look at her still wondering if the idea of Grace going to the base is a good idea.
"Are you sure about this?", She asked Damon, who gave her a look.
"Are you thinking of backing out now?".
Zara shook her head, this man won't answer this question, "I know you are doing this for the betterment of the organisation... but she did not grow up in the base... she might break".
Grace subconsciously gulped in fear, she might break? Thank goodness she is not staring at them or else they would have seen her discomfort in this situation.
"She won't", Damon assured, "She won't break".
'God did I do a mistake?', Grace thought.
The trip was quiet making Grace to wonder if they are going to take her to the so-called base.
"Grace?", Zara called.
Her eyes moved to Zara, a little scared that she might have done something bad because this woman aura is killing her.
"I can feel your emotions"
Huh?
"And it's killing me".
Grace was forced to look now, she can feel her emotions? Every single one of them? Is she a vampire?.
"It's getting stronger for me to handle Grace. Try to calm down".
"I don't understand. You feel emotions?".
Zara lean back on the seat, "Yes I can".
Grace eyes widened, "What can you feel now?".
Damon silently watch them, seeing Grace interest in Zara ability it made him wonder if she inherited her mother or father ability?.
Seconds pasted and Zara didn't want to answer, she has been feeling it since when she started to watch Grace. All she could feel is lost, pain, regret sorrow and... revenge. It was intoxicating that Zara had to keep her distance from her.
"It is too much for me to say", She looked away. Damon raised a brow deeply surprised with her response.
"Really?", Grace questioned a small smile curved up, "You don't have to tell me".
Okay now what's with the change of attitude?
"My parents died trying to protect me. Jane too and Ronin. How will you be? Happy?. I don't know if surviving is a curse or a gift".
Damon frown, how did she really survive the accident?.
"How did you get out?".
"I don't know", Grace answered honestly, "I fell asleep in the plane only to wake up in a reach. Can you explain that?".
"No", Zara replied, "We can't", What is the point talking to Grace like a child when she is already acting like an adult, "But we will eventually find out".
~~~
Washington DC....
"What do you mean that Grace data has seen wiped?", Amber asked, "Nothing?".
"Everything about her is done. Including the little piece of information we have about her parents.. like we talked and walked with a ghost", Samuel sighed tossing the files on the desk in front of him, "I don't get it".
Amber hated this the most, "Does Mr Brooks knows about it?".
"Trust me you don't want to talk about him now".
Over the past seven months Mr Brooks has been appointed as a right hand man for the president making him totally busy now. And now at the top.
Amber sighed burying her face onto her palms.
"Amber?", Samuel called noticing her distress, "We have to give up".
She raise her head with a frown, "Give up? On Grace investigation?".
"Yes. We have been trying to get clues about her... Amber, Grace is dead".
"So you believe that Grace death is an accident too?", Amber eyes watered, "You believe that the accident wasn't planned?".
Samuel didn't respond, how can he respond when he knows who kill Grace?.
"That's not what I meant... Amber?".
He diverted his statement as she stood up to leave.
"Amber?".
"You don't believe me. So I have to go. You don't need to escort me this time", She left not sparing him a glance.
Samuel stood shocked, the woman of his dreams is leaving him, he chucked.
"I can't tell you anything now Amber. It's for your own safety".
He left the office heading straight to his house. After trying Amber number over and over again he entered into his home.
"Amber listen to me. I'm sorry I believe you... It's just that you're stressing yourself out with this. I don't want to hurt you emotionally... so when you see this voice mail call me instantly", He paused wanting to say I love you, "Good night".
He sighed and tossed the phone on the couch, 'Damn just to say I love you is really difficult'.
"I know right?".
He went still, no... no?!.
"Did you miss me Sammy?".
Samuel licked his dry lips nervously as he turned around meet Aries cold gaze, 'Does she know?'.
"Hey Aries... how are doing?".
She didn't respond making him feel more nervous as the tension increased and staying back at her wasn't helping either. Soon he could hear warning bells ring at the back of his head to run away from her... because she was starting to smell like death.
"Are you here to kill me?", He asked stepping back, "Because I won't let you".
A dry smirk curved up, "Really?".
One word.... Just one word was able to send shivers down his spine. This lunatic will really kill him.
"Why are you here?".
"You know something that you should not know and it is pissing me off".
He scoff, "I guess I am smart right. Grace is alive. Why are you hiding her? I thought you hated her?".
She clicked her tongue in disgust, "I hate it when I am not the one interrogating Samuel you are crossing the line".
"I guess I crossed the line already right?".
"You know the consequence?".
"You will never kill me".
"Let see about that".
Samuel charged towards her, his fist ready to smash her face but Aries was fast enough to douge grabbing him from his wrist a crack echoed in the room before Samuel could scream in pain Aries dug her hand into his mouth grabbing his tongue with her fingers.
"Do you think you are the one who wants Grace for who she is?", She asked, "No right?".
Samuel could taste his own blood right now, struggling, he reached out to gey hold of her neck.
"To bad you won't talk forever", She spated kicking him hard on his thigh, "I hate when people of the outside world interfere with my plans. Most especially that partner of yours, always insisting to find the killer of Grace death. She is walking in a dead land".
Samuel eyes widen in shock, 'Dead land?!'.
Her fingers dug deeper into his tongue.
"Do you want to say something?".
"Pl... ea... se".
Aries cocked her head as if to be confused, "Are you begging for the life of the girl of your dreams or your life?".
Samuel couldn't talk her fingers has succeeded in reaping the flesh of his tongue. He hates this woman and the pain right now is making lose his consciousness.
"I guess I have to reap it out now?".
Samuel thought she was joking not until a wave of pain hit him hard in his mouth, his eyes widened in shock seeing his tongue in her hands.
"How interesting".
He collapsed on the floor chocking on this own blood that went to the wrong pipe.
"I'm not done yet Sammy",She grabbed his hair before dragging him to the kitchen.
*THUG*
She slammed his forehead head on the kitchen counter before turning on the gas cooker.
"You don't know me well but I will explain... I love torture and I love pain. This my dear is only the first round.. you would have ignored this Sammy but you were too stubborn and you went against my rules". She lifted his face above the burning stove, "I hope you enjoy it".
She forcefully placed his face on the stove, not even minding his silent cries and screams, she increased the temperature on the cooker until the smell of burnt meat filled the kitchen as a sweet aroma.
"Can you smell that Sammy? It's your flesh", She freed him and he fell flat on the floor, his face unrecognisable and Bloody. Squatting down to his level she smiled, "Did you enjoyed it?".
He gasped for air, Aries found it disgusting about to grab his neck for another round of torture her phone beeped.
*Where are you? We need to talk now!*.
She clicked her tongue in annoyance before shifting her gaze back to Samuel, "I guess I have to go Sammy but...", Her eyes sparkled as a deadly smile curved up, "Do you like Meat cake?".
Samuel weakly opened his eyes seeing her staring at the oven.