Redemption
The Extinct Race Series
Book 4
By
Michelle Farrell
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Copyright©Michelle Farrell 2014
Previous Books by Michelle Farrell
The Pearls – Book 1
Second Chances – Book 2
Lost Ones – Book 3
Table of Contents
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
This book is dedicated to each and every one of you who have enjoyed them. I thank you from the bottom of my heart! I hope you enjoyed them as much as I have in writing them.
Chapter 1
The Birth of One Turned Evil
Germany 1929
“AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!” Elke screamed as the contraction wave started again. They were now coming closer and closer together. The pain becoming unbearable she gripped the side of the table. The midwives grabbed her hands and yanked them above her head. They began strapping her hands down above her head and strapping her feet to the side of the table with her knees in the air.
“Where is Ulrich?” Elke asked as the contraction settled down. Worry gripped her hard because this strapping had not occurred when she gave birth to her daughter. Ulrich had been there to ease her pain and comfort her.
“He is not coming ma’am. He told us to strap you down and deliver the boy to him.” A midwife answered
“What?” Elke screamed as another contraction coursed through her body.
“He gave us instruction to take the boy right to him as soon as you deliver and then we are to un-strap you and leave you.” The midwife answered her.
“This is unheard of……..AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!” Elke screamed feeling another wave of pain.
“The head is crowning you need to push ma’am.” The midwife as she looked between Elke’s knees.
Elke knew what was happening with the birth but did not at all understand why she was strapped to the table. This was not her first birth. When she gave birth to Ada, Ulrich was there to deliver her. Ada was born fifteen years ago and everything went well with that birth.
Ulrich was not happy that their first child was a girl but he loved Ada. They tried for years to conceive again but for fifteen years she was unable to get pregnant. They had a happy life though. The couple did not belong to a Sect instead they chose to live in a very small village among humans. Ulrich was the doctor of the town and people came from all over to be healed by him. No one knew of their secret and they liked it that way.
Ulrich had grown up in a very strict Sect. His mother and father were always given orders and had to follow them in fear of getting kicked out. Ulrich ran as soon as he could when he was of age. He told his mother and father he was going to find his mate and when he did they never went back.
Ulrich had found Elke when he was twenty in France. She was born to a very loving Sect. Her parents were respected for their talents and even treated humans. When Ulrich came to her he said he wanted to treat humans and open a clinic for people who could not get medical treatment. Elke loved this idea as her parents had instilled in her that everyone was equal. Ulrich moved her to a tiny town and they built a small home on the edge of that town. Within two years they had Ada and were very happy.
Now, fifteen years later they still lived in that tiny house and Ulrich had a clinic in the town. He treated everyone and all the people loved him. So the fact that she was strapped to a table giving birth to their only son confused her. She left the healing to him and he had never really taught her how to do it anyway. Elke was the wife and stayed home with Ada leaving the healing to Ulrich. Elke figured this was a new way people gave birth so she went with it trusting her husband completely. After all he was the healer and knew what was best for her.
The baby came out on the second push and the midwife immediately cut the cord and wrapped him in a blanket. She let Elke see him for a second and then ran out of the house. The other two midwives went with her. In their rush they forgot to un-strap her. Elke still had contractions and pushed the afterbirth out, the blood came after that. Elke began to panic and scream. The blood was coming so fast and there was so much of it. She knew something was wrong felt her own life draining out with every drop of blood. Elke was strapped to the table and unable to place her hands on her belly and try to heal herself. Darkness soon crept over her and she was unable to fight the pull of it.
Ulrich came home with the baby two hours later to find a pile of ash and flowers on the table and the floor around it. He dropped to his knees and sobbed with his new son in his arms. He never meant for her to die, he just didn’t want her to hurt the human midwives in the throes of labor knowing he was unable to ease her. He knew that Elke would be able to kill a human easily with her strength. He felt so stupid for putting two human births in front of his soul mate. His grief quickly turned into anger. Ada came home from a friend’s house a couple hours later. Ulrich handed her the baby and stormed out of the house.
Ada was confused as she took the baby from her father. She looked around the room expecting her mother to walk in at any moment. When she saw the ash and flowers she knew then that her mother was dead. She fell to her knees cradling her small brother to her chest and mourned her mother. When the little guy started to scream against her chest she came back around and knew she had to be strong for him.
In the kitchen she found a glass bottle with some rubber nipples and milk. She fed him and then once he was asleep she snuggled him close to her and lay down in the ashes with her tiny brother held tight to her chest. Her tears overcame her and she fell asleep among the ashes and flowers.
Ulrich came back two days later a different man from the one she had known all her life. His once loving nature was now gone and he vowed to kill the midwives who did this to his mate. Anger and rage made his once loving features sharp and rigged. There was no love left in his eyes.
“Papa what is his name?” Ada asked as he came through the door noticing the change in her father right away.
“Aldrich.” Ulrich muttered stepping in the room and closing the door behind him.
“Papa, where have you been?” Ada asked as she watch
ed him stalk over to the table.
“Your Mama is dead, they killed her.” Ulrich sneered
“Oh! No no!” Ada began to cry thinking her mother had been murdered.
“Take care of your brother I will be back after I have taken care of them.” Ulrich barked as he turned to go to his bedroom he had shared with his mate.
“Papa what do you mean?” Ada sobbed as her father came back out of his bedroom carrying his doctor bag.
“They will pay for what they did.”
“Papa no!” Ada yelled as her father stormed out of the front door once again. He hadn’t even looked at his son when he came into the house. She worried her father would not come back.
Ulrich went out, waited until night fell upon the town and then made his way to the houses the midwives lived in. He crept into their homes silently making his way to their sleeping areas. He found the first woman who brought him the baby. He placed his hands on her chest and made her heart explode. He then made his way to the homes of the other women and did the same. He no longer cared to heal the humans. He wanted them all to pay for his loss.
Three years later Aldrich is now three and Ada is eighteen. Their father has become a hateful man and Ada spends her days walking on eggshells, you never know when he will lose his temper. Ada tries to keep Aldrich quiet but sometimes the little guy has a mind of his own. Despite the anger and hate of their father, Aldrich is a happy and healthy little boy. He laughs at everything and loves his sister. He goes to her for everything and she adores him in turn. But sometimes the little guys laughter and glee makes their father mad. When Ulrich comes home Ada takes Aldrich into the other room
“You will stop hiding that boy from me Ada. He needs to learn the way of this world. It is not all sunshine and flowers. He needs to be hard like a man and I will teach him that.” Ulrich snapped as soon as he walked into the room and noticed his daughter taking his son into another room.
“Papa he is so little still, he will not understand.” Ada pleads
“You will do well to mind your mouth young lady. You also need to learn your place. Your soul mate will be coming for you soon and you will have to be a good wife to that man and give him many babies.” Ulrich tells her
“Papa I do not wish to leave yet. I would like to stay and make sure you and Aldrich are well.” Ada begs as her biggest fear now that she is of age is that her soul mate will come and she will have to leave her brother all alone.
“Your mother has taught you well. Men always come first.” Ulrich remarked letting a little pride of her into his words.
“Yes Papa she did. Supper is on the stove. I made a nice stew and have already fed Aldrich. Would you like me to make you a bowl?” Ada asks worried he will lose his temper even though at the moment he seems to be happy with the response she gave him.
“Yes I would. I have decided to open the clinic back up and start taking patients again. I will need you home more now to take care of Aldrich and the home.” Ulrich told her leaving no room for disobedience.
“Yes Papa.” Ada replied knowing that was the only response she could give him.
Ada makes his bowl of soup and places it in front of him with the bread that she made earlier that day too. She then takes Aldrich into the sleeping area they share and reads him a story. She tried to hide her fear from her brother when they are alone. She wants him to be happy and not worry that someday soon she might be leaving him for good. She prays that her soul mate will not come for a long time. The more time she has with Aldrich the safer he will be.
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Chapter 2
Sickness and Savior
The next two years are even harder than the previous three. Ulrich works late into the night and sometimes doesn’t even come home. But Ada would much rather him stay out all night than come home with his anger. He has started to beat both her and Aldrich. If the stew is cold she gets hit. If the bread is too dry she gets hit. If his clothes are not soft she gets hit. If Aldrich leaves a toy out of place he gets hit. If Aldrich does not get an answer correct on his school work he gets hit.
Life is hard on them both and Ada cannot wait for the day her soul mate shows up and takes her away. It was amazing to her how much her prayers had shifted to wanting her soul mate in just two short years.
She has come to terms with leaving this life behind. As much as she loves Aldrich, she can no longer stay and take the beatings. She longs for a better life. She finished her schooling a few years ago and now spends her days cooking and cleaning. She has to walk Aldrich to his classes and then pick him up when it is over. She has turned into the wife of the house and does not like it one bit.
She no longer wants children of her own. She feels it will be better to just be her soul mate and herself with no children to tie them down. She definitely does not want a future like the life she leads now. Ulrich refuses to get her any new clothing or anything new for that matter. He treats her as a slave and she feels every ounce of that.
Aldrich’s birthday was coming up in the next couple weeks and everyone dreaded that day, even Aldrich. He never got a gift or a cake instead he got blamed for his mother’s death. It wasn’t really his fault but he carried the weight of it on his shoulders. On the day that should be special for him he always hides in the closet and avoids everyone and everything.
He had turned from a happy boy to sullen and withdrawn. He had no friends and the kids at school made fun of the clothing he wore. Seeing as neither of them ever got any new clothing or even cloth to make new clothing. Both were dressed in rags and the good clothing had patches from where Ada had tried her best to cover holes. Ada did her best to shield him from this but she couldn’t sit at school with him and get the cooking done at the same time.
Since their mother’s death on his birthday the sicknesses always hit the town hard. It seemed everyone in town was sick except them. It was not just a common cold or flu, this was worse and everyone seemed to have something different. Within a month everyone in the town was dead. They moved to another small town and that following year on Aldrich’s birthday the town died. They moved again and she noticed that the sicknesses no longer waited until that fateful day. They now overcame towns as soon as her family moved to them.
When Ada was twenty two they had moved seven times and seven towns had died. When they moved to this town she felt the Pull of her soul mate. He was near and now she was afraid. Aldrich was seven now and he had turned into a mean little boy. He was now the healthy kid surrounded by weak and sickly kids and he took advantage of the weaknesses of the human kids. He ridiculed them and hit them. He was taking after their father in bad way. This made Ulrich proud and Ada sick. She would scold him and tell him that is not the way to treat another. She had decided that when her mate came she would sneak Aldrich away with her. Try and change him back into the sweet boy that she knew he was. It was the only thing she could think to do to bring the sweet boy she once knew back to her.
One day about a month after they moved to this new town she snuck out and followed the Pull. It took her to a larger town nearby. Her soul mate was standing in the middle of town and looked like he was waiting for her to appear. He just stood there looking in the direction that she had come from.
“Hello.” Ada whispered
“Hello to you too, what took you so long?” he asked a smile playing at his lips.
“My father and brother, I am Ada by the way.”
“I am Leon. Why would your father stop you from finding me?” Leon asked confused that a father would keep her from searching for him.
“He doesn’t know I felt you. I haven’t told him you were near. I don’t think he will let me leave now.” Ada replies
“That is our way. Your father should know that. Take me to him and I will tell him we have found each other and I intend to take you home with me. I have been looking for you for two years. But with all the small towns dying, it is kind of hard to get information.” Leon says
“I can’t take you to him. You
don’t understand what he is like.” Ada trembled
“I will just follow you then. Now that I have found you, I cannot leave you.” Leon explains
“I must get back. Meet me here tomorrow same time?” Ada asks hope filling her veins. Maybe she could keep her soul mate a secret and just meet him here daily. It could work and now that she actually found him the thought of leaving scares her to the core.
“I will be here.” Leon responds with a smirk.
Ada turns around with a wave and runs back home. She thought the whole run home about how she could do this. She was so lost in thought she did not notice that Leon had followed her. When she entered the house she was surprised to see her father sitting at the table. It was still early afternoon and she had yet to start their evening meal.
“Where have you been?” Ulrich seethed
“I went to the market.” Ada stammered realizing she had nothing in her hands. “They were all out of onions though.”
“What is wrong with the onions over there on the counter?”
“Oh I needed purple ones for tonight.” Ada tries to quickly cover up her lie.
“Where were you Ada?” Ulrich sneers once more.
“Papa I went to the market. I need to go get Aldrich. I will be back soon.” Ada says as she turns to go.
“He is old enough to walk home alone. Tell me Ada, why do I feel another Dragon here?” Ulrich demanded
At that moment Ada turned to the door and saw Leon standing there. Her eyes grew wide with fear. The fear of her father had drowned out the Pull of her mate so she didn’t even feel him standing there.
“Papa this is Leon, my soul mate.” Ada whispers to her father even though she is still staring wide eyed at her soul mate.
“You will not leave us now and he is not welcome here.” Ulrich hissed as he surges to his feet.
“Papa he is my mate you cannot separate us now, you know that.” Ada quaked knowing what she said was true but knew her father was not listening.
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