Chapter 9

• Calla looked at the trashy house, everything was fully destroyed. She took in her surroundings and the only thing came up in her to call a name and she screamed that name at the top of her lungs. "ETHAN…" She screamed as loud as she could. She wasn't sure with his superhuman strength, how far he went. But to her surprise, in a second he was standing next to her. He encircled one of his arms around her waist, protectively pulling her close to him, making sure she's fine and safe.
• Ethan looked around, everything was broken. (Some one must have come after Calla.) He thought. He sniffed the air to catch a scent but to his surprise, there were none. "How could someone do this to my house?" Calla asked with anger dripping in her voice.
• Ethan looked at her, her eyes were filled with tears. He could smell her anger easily. She took a broken frame of her family's photo from the ground. She looked at Xavier's smiling face. A low sob escaped her lips and Ethan felt an ache in his chest seeing her tears. He scooped her up in his arms and carried her bridal style, keeping her close to his chest. She quickly wrapped her arms around his neck and buried her face in the crock of his neck. She was sobbing, she was both sad and angry. Sad because someone just destroyed the house Xavier had built for his family with so much love and angry because she was still helpless against all of this.