Justified Salvation (Completebook 4 of The Atonement Saga)

I blink at him in shock, I look to mum “Are you sure you can’t use your primordial powers to heal her” Mum shakes her head “She has the power of the spirit like Hunter, we can’t do much with them, not when it comes to emotional things. I can save her life but I can’t help her forget it Or that’s what I think is happening” Derek nods his head “That sounds about right, it’s probably why the powers don’t work on me or carter’s emotions either. The spirit is a tricky thing to deal with” “Well whatever way it works, she’s leaving and dex is staying” Suddenly dad jumps up as Hunter starts screaming outside, I jump and run like f**k racing out to the deck. As I arrive I freeze with everyone else when I see Zoe with a knife to Dexter's throat. I see Tom step beside mum carefully as Hunter stands there crying his eyes out. I growl when Zoe lifts her foot and kicks Hunter in the chest, sending him flying. “Shut the f**k up!” I watch in shock horror as Dad catches him before he falls on his back, he screams as I rush over grabbing him and pulling him into my body. He slowly starts to calm down, crying into my neck as Gerald pulls us both behind him protectively “What the f**k is wrong with you!” He roars at her! She shrugs “Doing something I should have done a long time ago! I should have aborted him when I had the bloody chance” Dexter stands there trembling in fear, tears streaming down his cheeks as he stares at nana, she looks like she’s about to pass out in fear, it was clear he loved her and felt safe with her. “Drop the knife Zoe, you don’t want to do this, you don’t want to hurt your son!” “HES NOT MY f*****g SON!” She screeches back at jaxon, he shakes his head in disbelief as she pushes the knife into his neck slowly, a tiny drip of blood beads on the tip and rolls down the knife. I watch it run down her hand and fall to the ground, I was horrified. Dexter was 2, he’s a baby himself. A f*****g baby! Gerald takes a step towards her she makes a weird growling noise at him and she pushes the knife deeper into his neck “Wow, don't do it! What do you want Zoe! Just tell us what you want and you can leave, just don’t hurt him” I panic Grabbing Geralds shirt to stop him moving. “To leave with my mate, I want money and I want Dexter dead! I don’t want to see him again ever, he’s the reason Tom won’t come with me so I'll kill Dexter and he won’t have a reason to stay!” Dad pulls his wallet out and he takes a card from it “Here, take this, I won’t cancel it ever and you can use it as you please just don’t hurt him” She laughs pushing the knife in deeper, more blood starts to stream down his throat, it was getting extremely close to his jugular. My heart hurt, it was beating so fast and I was so happy I had Hunter in my arms or I would have dropped with anxiety. He was trembling in fear, Dexter looked blue from shock. Dad gasps taking a step towards them “Dont no!!” He shouts as Zoe starts to mumble something in a different language. “How could you!” Derek shouts, clenching his fists “She just made it so you can’t heal him” Derek tells the crowd, I gasp in shock. How the hell can someone fall so low, how could they do such a thing? Whatever way this turns out I won’t ever look at this woman the same again, I’ll not forgive this. This is sick and twisted and disgusting and I won’t have her part of this pack when we come to the end of the drama. “Yeah I did because I know you won’t let him die and I want him gone” Dexters little face would break my heart, he could hear and understand every single word that she was saying and that has got to hurt! “Now Tom, go get a car and have it ready to leave” “No” He shouts “I won’t ever be part of this, I won’t go anywhere with you” She growls “Fine be that way” She snaps pulling the knife out, mum and Tom appear behind her, everything happens so fast as she thrusts the knife into his jugular. I scream as Tom grabs her head, breaking her neck as mum grabs Dexter, laying him on the ground as nana and Bella scream and cry. His life’s essence rushing from his throat and pooling on the deck below him. My world stops in that moment, everything goes into slow motion, my body going into shock as the colour drains from his cheeks. His little hand reaches out to grab Nana's hand, she screams and cries as he starts to gurgle and die right before our eyes. Mum holds pressure on the wound in his neck, I rush over as nana cries her heart out falling to her knees beside his head. He was still conscious as he looked at her, his little heart thumping in his chest, his small face bewildered and terrified. mum work’s to close the thick deep wound at his jugular, desperately trying to save him, desperately trying to slow the bleed down. Nana rests her head on his forehead, using her hand to push hair from his little face “Your a good boy,” She tells him quietly as she clears her throat. Her emotions weighing down the atmosphere around us “you're so good and I know we haven’t known each other long but I love you. I love you. Don’t ever forget that we all love you.” She tells him, kissing his face as he cries, nodding his head slightly, his fear was potent as he cried into nana’s hands Mum looked at me in a panic, I had no idea what to do. We all stood there motionless, not able to think or breath. I turn and I hand Hunter over to Gerald and I fall beside Dexter “You can’t heal him?” Mum shakes her head, she was sobbing as my brain started to throw all sorts of options Around in my head “Can you stop it long enough—“ I say but stop then a lightbulb goes off “You can’t heal him but if I were to change him could you make the transition happen straight away?” I ask looking at dad, his eyes go crazy as he runs through the possibilities. Then he stops and they snap to me, his eyes meeting my own. “It’s possible, it’s the only chance he has. It might not work but we have to try” I don’t wait, I sink my teeth into Dexter's arm, blood was everywhere as mum tried to hold off his death, desperately trying to save him. “Mum I need your help, I need you to help me stop the bleeding until I make him transition” Nana nods, holding onto his head and she closes her eyes. ———————