Saving Faith... by Stephanie M. Colon (classic novels for teens .txt) 📕

“Sebastian, I need you to sit down because you are going to think too much and I need you to listen.” Constantine put her hands on his shoulders to make him snap out of his panic. Once she knew he was with her again and listening she led him to the seat next to her bed. She sat on the edge of the bed facing him making sure he looked at her and didn’t retreat into his mind. If that happened her would be useless. She never saw this panic in him and she knew this person was really bad if even Sebastian was acting this way. “First off I need you to stop doing exactly what you are doing. This wont help anyone. You need to try to contact any friends you have. You need them to come here and help you take him out. If you all take him out then none of you will be threatened by him. You need them to agree to help you.”

Sebastian finally calmed down enough to listen and process what Constantine was saying. He took a minute to think about it and finally came to the conclusion that she was right. He needed help for this. This wasn’t just some human he could easily take out by himself. “You’re right, Connie. Thank you for listening to me. I’m sorry I delayed your sleep. I’ll be in the basement. Don't let anyone leave or bother me. I need to make a few calls and figure this out. Good night.” With that he got up, kissed Constantine on the cheek and left her room. 

What the hell is going on around this place? Sebastian hadn't come into contact with another vampire in probably half a century. It seemed like they all wanted nothing to do with him. They all avoided his city and her never left. He went to the basement and pulled out his little black book he had hidden on the top book shelf behind the heaviest books he ever owned. The weight was nothing for him but the women could never move them. Those were the best investments he had ever gotten. Since no one else but him could move them none of the women had ever found any of his treasures he had hidden in the wall behind he books. Once he found the book he sat down a his desk, and started looking through it. Trying to remember the last time he had seen each person as he came across the names was not too difficult. What was difficult was finding someone willing to help him.

Addams, Francis...nope. I hadn't known his wife was still human because she was newly pregnant and I drank her dry. That was a mistake I will regret for the rest of my life. I'm sorry old friend. I didn't even know you were married. Sebastian hopped to one day say those words out loud and he hopped his friend would forgive him. Come to think of it Cara actually looked a lot like Francis’ wife. Sebastian couldn’t remember her name but he definitely remembered what she looked like. How did I not realize that before?

Bates, Nicolas...I tricked him into staying out in the sun too long and permanently scared his face. I wounder if he’s still angry about that.

Capelli, Bethany...She fancied herself in love with me and when I rejected her she went into a killing spree so bad I had to lock her in a cave. I wonder if she ever got out. I bet if she did she would have come for my head by now. 

Dane, Bartholomew...He thought I was trying to take his wife. I wonder if he ever figured out who she was cheating on him with.

Devin, Ethan…He was definitely my best friend. We got run out of town when we were spotted feeding one night. We had to split up to stay safe but that was decades ago. I wonder if he still has this number.

On and on Sebastian went for over 40 minutes reading through his entire book at the names he had written over the years. By the time he finished with his book he had only four people he knew he could rely on. He was going to take a chance on calling Francis though. Hopefully if he comes here and see’s Cara he will be willing to help. If I have to I’d be willing to had Cara into his care, as long as she agrees. it’s going to be hard to do but he knew exactly what he had to do. 

Sebastian started to call everyone he knew would come. He knew Constantine was right. He needed help to deal with this problem as soon as possible. If not he might lose Faith before he even really got to know her. 

His first call was to Francis. Sebastian had never been nervous about calling someone on the phone before but given the past he was this time. The phone rang three times before he heard a familiar voice.

“Hello?” Francis said.

Sebastian didn’t know what to say at first. The only thing that came to mind, and the first thing that came out of his mouth, was “I’m sorry.”

“Sebastian? What are you doing calling me?” Francis asked. Oddly enough though he didnt sound as angry as Sebastian had thought he would be. He sounded more tired than anything.

“Hey Francis. I have a problem and I need help. I was going through my book looking for help and your name was the first one in there. I started to remember what happened and all I could thinka bout was how badly I have wronged you and how badly I wanted to apologize. I really am sorry for what happened. I didnt know you had married and I didnt know she was pregnant until I finished drinking. At the end I tasted...her. After it was over her memories hit me and I just knew. I wronged you in the worst way and I wish everyday that it hadnt happened. I also just realized that I had taken in a girl since she was young. I raised her as my own and didnt see it until today that my Cara looks just like Kristen. If I had paid attention sooner I would say she was reincarnated.” Sebastian was so desperate to get everything out before Francis decided to hang up. All that greeted him was quiet. He got a little scared that Francis did in fact hang up.

For a few minutes he sat there waiting to hear something. After what seemed like forever he heard a soft breath. “And what does that mean for me? You’re going to give her to me?” Francis asked.

“Well, kinda… Cara has been asking to go explore and I just can’t go with her. I wish I could but I can’t, and I don’t like the idea of her going out on her own. If you agree my plan is to talk her into going with you, which I know wouldn’t be too hard because of her eagerness. I trust you even though I wronged you. You were one of my best friends and I hurt you unintentionally. We had lost touch for so long that I didn’t know anything about you. After I ran into you I never thought to ask about what you were up to. I was selfish and hungry and I figured we could catch up after we both ate. Once I realized what I had done it was too late and I regretted it.”

“So let me get this straight Sebastian. You essentially want to give me your daughter in order to protect her, but you want me to take her around the world.” Francis said shocked. “The last time we saw each other I was holding my dead pregnant wife, the woman you killed, and now you want me to take a girl you love around the world for a vacation?”

Sebastian sat with his head down in shame. “Yes, essentially. Look I only have your number because one morning my housekeeper found it in the mail and then I looked it up the only information I was able to get was your name. I knew I needed to keep it. I don’t know how it ended up in my mail but it did and I thought it would be smart to keep it. I’ve been trying to atone for my past mistake with you. I have saved countless women from men and monsters all because of what I did to you. I have three women in my home that I have saved. They are the only ones I have allowed myself to care for. I need someone to take my daughter away. Please. I need someone to take her away from the danger that has come to my door.”

“What danger? Sebastian I have forgiven you a long time ago. I have accepted my responsibility in the mistake you made. It wasn’t just your fault. I understand what happened. If you hadn’t run off I would have explained it to you. It wasn’t either of our faults for what you did to my wife. I thought I loved her, I genuinely did, but it was all wrong. She wasn’t pregnant with my baby. She wasn’t even a true person. She was one of HIS, I didn’t even know. When HE drained her she was already pregnant. I don’t know how he did it but he concealed the pregnancy from me for months as I fell in love with her. She was his pawn and He played me the whole time. I didn’t know what happened until after you killed her. I couldn’t recognize what she was.”

Sebastian sat there processing what he was hearing. The words went through his mind and started washing away the guilt he had felt for centuries. He couldn’t believe what he was hearing. He decided to think about it later and deal with what was going on at the present time. “So will you take Cara away from here, please?”

“I'm sorry but no. I will come and help you but I will not take her. After it is finished if you still wish for her to 

Prologue

Faith

Faith Anderson had gone back to her boyfriend’s house. Fine he was her ex-boyfriend but that title only labeled him as such for about a day. She had been on her way home from her best friend’s house when she thought she would take the long way home. Walking by Owen’s house she initially didn’t want to go in. She didn’t really want to face what he had done to her but something pulled her into the building straight to his apartment. As she stood in the living room of the three thousand square foot condo she realized why she really wanted to be with him. It wasn’t because of him or because of how she felt about him. It was because she just wanted to live comfortably. She didn't want to have to work so hard to go nowhere with her life. Faith had so many things she wanted to do but she felt like every day was a struggle just to make enough to pay bills and feed herself. She didn't want to live paycheck to paycheck anymore. 

“I knew it was a waste of time coming here. There was no point in reasoning with you, was there Owen? These last two years have been a waste of our time hasn’t it? Did you ever really care about me or us?” Faith asked. She knew there was no reasoning with a man who had never really loved anyone, not even his family, but she felt like she owed it to herself to