I was put in a small jail cell. Jayden told me to think about helping. He told me that I have a choice. He then left. I looked around the small room. There is only a bed sink and toilet. I tugged at the bracelet. While he says that I have a choice I really don't. Between the organization and the bracelet on my arm, I have to help. There has to be a way out of this mess. Sometime later Jayden came back and asked " How did you know that Lexie was wanting information on us?"
" She is part of a government organization that my parents are a part of. They always talk about the resistance causing trouble. So I put two and two together."
"How do I know that you are not working with them?" He asked
" That is something that you should have thought about. While I am not with them. You have forced me to join against my will." I replied
" I did not force you." He said defensively.
I held up my wrist and said " You did think."
He rolled his eyes and said " You did it to yourself by going through my memories."
" True." I said " But luckily I am on your side. So what do I need to do to get your trust."
" All you have to do is get ready." He said
"Get ready for what?"
" My father is holding a special gathering tonight to celebrate my engagement to Lexie. We need you to gather information on certain people." He says opening the cell door.
" What am I looking for?" I ask
"Just any information you can find on what is going on. We don't know who all is working for the goverment." He said
"So you want me to spy on people." I asked
" You don't seem to have a problem with it." He said walking away.
I trailed behind him asking questions but they were all met with silence. I feel like I am working for the organization. He pointed to a room and told me to get dresses. In the room is a gorgeous green dress. It covered all the right places. It was like it was made for me. This has me wondering if they have been stalking me. This feels wrong.
I step out of the room to see Jayden leaning against the wall. His outfit suited him. The corseted vest accentuated how wide his shoulders are. The green embroidery paired well with my dress. His hair was braided down his back and had various gold jewelry woven through it. I never knew how long it was.
He holds out his hand and asks " Are you ready?"
Taking his hand I say " Not really but I don't have a choice."
The ride to the manor is silent. When I first met Jayden he gave off the asshole vibe and he is living up to that vibe really well. After we parked he grabbed my arm and undid the bracelet.
" Do not do anything stupid. I will find you." He said.
They spared no expense on the decoration. The ballroom looked like it came straight out of a fairytale. People danced in tune with the live orchestra playing in the corner. A man that looked like Jayden walked over to us and asked " Who is this young lady?"
" This is Isabella. She is one of Lexie's coworkers." Jayden says
Jayden's dad holds out his hand and says " Nice to meet you Isabella. I am Peter, Jayden's father."
I shake his hand and say " Please call me Izzy. It is nice to meet you."
I try to use my powers to learn what I can but his mind is blank. The only people that I know of that can do that are my parents. Something about all of this feels off. Everyone of my instincts are telling me to run.
Pulling his hand away he says " Please excuse me I have some people to greet. But please enjoy yourself."
Before I could say anything we heard a voice say " Isabella is that you?"
I look over to see Mr.Wilson the CEO of sleepCore. He makes his way over to us.
" Ah Mr. Wilson, it is so good to see you." I say with a strained simile.
"Please call me Victor." He says . " You are no longer under me. I see no reason to continue with the formalities. I was so sad to see you go."
Going with the flow I say " I loved the job but a better opportunity has shown itself."
Victor nodded and then said " I understand. I actually came over because there are a couple of people that I want you to meet."
He gave Jayden a look and said " Mr.Brawen I believe your fiance has been looking for you."
Jayden gave me a warning look before he walked off. Victor led me to the edge of the ballroom. My heart dropped. Standing in the corner talking to Jayden's dad are my parents. They looked older than I remembered. My mother turned and smiled at me.
" Ah Izzy. It has been so long since I have seen you. Come and give your mother a hug."
I feel sick. I turned and ran. People gave me looks as I darted past them. Jayden turned from talking to Lexie to say something to me. But she grabs his arm and stops him. Based on the memories that I got from him before I knew exactly which way to go. The car cranked without a hitch. I grab my phone and call Katie. She picks up on the first ring. After telling her what happened she told me to meet her at the old motel. It is halfway between the manor and her shop. While I am driving, someone keeps calling me over and over. I turn my phone off.
After changing clothes I ask " What am I supposed to do?"
Katie hands me a cup of coffee and says " we have to find a way for you to get away."
I take a sip of the coffee. A little on the sweet side but Katie has a habit of that." I am sorry that I keep putting you in this mess."
"Don't worry it is all about to be solved." Katie said in a weird tone.
I look up to see her smiling at me sweetly before I can ask what she means by that everything starts to spin. I feel like I am falling. I have no control over my body. My head thuds on the table as Katie pulls out her phone and calls someone. The last words I hear are ' I have her."
My head spins as I start to wake up. I open my eyes to find that I am in a familiar room from my childhood. My arms are stretched above me. I sway back and forth as I struggle to get free. The metal of the cuffs dig into my skin. The door opens up and my father walks in.
" What are you doing?" I ask
" Finishing what we started." He said simply, " We have to make it better."
As he started to connect wires to me I asked " How did you get her to help? There is no way that she would do it willingly."
He smirked and said " She did it for the family. Some people care about theirs."
I struggled against the restraints harder and screamed " What do you do to him."
" Save your strength. Izzy" He said " We have seven years of data we need to test."
The door opened and my mother walked through holding a tray of needles. She handed father an empty syringe. He drew blood from my neck. I trashed and tried to kick him but it was no use. My feet did not touch the ground and I could not get the moment to do anything.
"Please" I begged " don't do this."
" You have no choice." Mother said " This is a daughter's duty."
A strange red liquid is injected. Heat spread down my arm from the point of injection. My nerves are screaming at me. The equipment in the room starts to beep as they get turned on. I watch as my parents start writing notes. All I can do is struggle in pain. I refuse to scream out in pain. Soon the effects from the shot disappeared. They then injected me with a blue syringe. This one was cold. I started to hear voices in my head telling me that it is all going to be alright. Alarms start to go off as I start to sparse. A blonde hair woman walks in and I feel Lexie's magic take hold of me. I struggle against it but my weave is too weak at this point. She has control over me.
I watch in horror as I willingly drink a liquid that they give me. The world takes on a greenish hue.
"Look at how the mighty have fallen." Lexie says " Not so tough now."
Somewhere off in the back of my mind a golden strand of weave pushes itself forwards. It pushes past the blue of Lexie's weave. I have no idea what or where it is going but I hope it gets help. The room started to become unfocused. I heard people coming in and out but I can not focus on anything.
When the room finally came into focus Peter was standing in the room watching a monitor. He turned to my father and said " I did not know that Dreamweavers could be this powerful."
" She is actually stronger than she was the last time we ran the test. Even severely weakened she was able to hold Lexie off." He said
Turning to me Peter said " You are going to be a lot of help."
" Why are you trying to create more like me?" I asked
" To control the world" Victor said walking in " It is SleepCore's goal to have control of everyone in the city in the next five years. After that we will move on."
"Why?" I croaked out.
"As you know from working with the organization, the government likes to be in control of things and cause events. If we have an army of Weavers that can alter memories then we can control the citizens. Then branch out to rule the world. Everyone under one leadership." Peter said
"That is why we created you." My father said " Then you wanted your freedom. We could not have that."
" Is that why the organization kidnapped me?" I asked
"Yes." Father said " It was the only way to keep you under control. You were getting too hard to handle. So that branch was created to contain you."
I don't know how long I was tied up. The only time I was let down was to use the bathroom and then I went back up immediately. I was fed through a tube. Everything blurred together. I prayed for death. I was alone with my thoughts when I heard gunshots. The door swung open to reveal Jayden. I did not have the energy to say anything. I groaned with every movement as he picked me up. I heard him say something as the world went dark once again.