Chapter 11

What were you doing within the hours of midnight and 2 am!?" Lincoln asked Leo. He was furious inside but his expression remained calm. His anger was not towards Leo. No! He taught his grandson well.

He knew even though Leo might be wild sometimes, he would still never, on a whim indulge in something he doesn't understand its consequences. Just as he had thought in the past? His enemies, whoever they were have resurfaced and they just made their move on his grandson.

"I was with a girl... But I didn't have any blood whatever with her grandpa, you have to believe me!" Leo pleaded. His eyes begging his grandfather to understand that he was saying the truth.

"Who is the girl!?" Lincoln asked further.

"I don't know her. I picked her up at the club...

"How could you Leo!..." His mom tearfully exclaimed, cutting him off mid-sentence. Her tears now running freely down her eyes. "How could you pick a str..."

"Lydia enough!" Lincoln said curtly towards his daughter-in-law. They were all surprised that he was calm and not ranting towards Leo yet. Rather he directed his gaze back to Leo and continue calmly asking his questions.

"Did you sleep with her without a condom!?"

"Yes sir!... But I.." Leo wanted to explain further before he was cut off mid-sentence.

"You know better than to be giving an unnecessary explanation, Leonard! Only answer the questions I asked you, okay?"

"Yes, grandpa!"

"Please sit" Lincoln nodded towards the chair nearest to him. Leo's eyes widen with surprise. Same with every other person in the room. They expected grandpa to blew off his top on hearing Leo's admission but the reverse was the case. He offered him a sit!

"Was she a virgin!?" He asked after Leo had sat down.

"Grandpa, I honestly can't answer that because I had no recollection of how it all went down."

"Okay, tell me how you met and everything that you can remember then"

"I saw her at the bar inside the private lounge that my friends and I were sitting. We thought she was a call girl..."

"Oh my God! You go around picking up call girls now...?" Lydia was appalled by her son's admission but immediately kept quiet simply by one look from her father-in-law

"Continue please..." Lincoln turned his steely gaze back to Leo

"I approached her... I don't know... When I laid eyes on her, it just kinda felt right to be with her. We talked for a couple of minutes and I was immediately attracted to her like I've known her all my life...

It was great to be with her, it felt like magic. I suggested we get a room and she agreed. I remembered entering the room... And the rest after that was all blurry."

"How are you then sure you did anything with her if you can't remember clearly?" His mom asked hoping Leo would say he was not sure if he did anything with the girl. Her heart became more saddened when she heard what Leo and her father-in-law said in reply to her question.

"I'm very sure I did something with her... The act might be blurry but I'm certain mom."

"Oh, he did something with her all right..." Lincoln said and laughed. "And it happened exactly on the stroke of midnight. I know because I felt it immediately it happened. Their plan was perfectly timed and well-executed."

"Their plan? Who are they?" Lydia asked in confusion?

"We will find out soon, don't worry. All I know is their plan would surely fail." He replied to his daughter-in-law and directed his gaze back towards Leo.

"So you couldn't tell if she was a virgin!?"

"I think she was because there was a bloodstain on the bed..."

"It was a blood covenant alright." Lincoln said with conviction and smiled knowingly to himself."

"But grandpa, Isn't there something we can do about this, since he was not conscious when the covenant was done!?" His mom asked worriedly.

"Breaking a blood oath comes with a very high cost and you won't know what it's going to cost you right away. Breaking the oath with this particular woman Leo was involved with is not going to be easy, I'm afraid."

"Hmmn..." Hearing this, Lydia grunted deeply. She stood from where she sat and furiously started pacing around where they all sat.

"What are we going to do then?... We can't just sit and fold our arms right!?" She said pleadingly to her father-in-law and sighed deeply.

"No, we certainly can't! I'm sure of some of the solutions but I will need to consult with my friend Oracle before I know the rest."

"What are the ones you're sure of then..." Leo asked desperately. Eager to find out how he could get out of the mess he found himself in.

"For you to have sex with her exactly on the stroke of midnight, the girl must be a chime child." Lincoln started explaining the solutions to them.

"What's a chime child?" Leo asked again curiously.

"Chime children are born exactly on the stroke of midnight. That time at which one day ends and a new one begins. As special as these individuals are, it's easy for those who know what to do to end their lives just like that" He explained with a snap of his finger.

"They are weakest at midnight. The time they came to the world was also the easiest time to send them back to the spirit world."

"Then what's stopping us from ending her life exactly at that moment grandpa!?" Olivia the eldest of Leo's sisters asked. The more she learned about this girl the more she wishes she knew what it takes to end her life. Leo was her only brother and his girlfriend was her best friend. So she couldn't just understand why grandpa was not already preparing to kill the bitch as soon as possible.

"Olivia!..." Lincoln called his granddaughter's name in surprise and laughed at what she said.

"Why are you always impatient!?" He asked looking seriously in her direction.

"I have always told you to think before you act... Not the other way round. We cannot do what you suggested Olivia because your brother's life is now tied to this person's life.

In fact, we'll have to start praying that nothing bad happens to her because if she dies now, then it's just a matter of seven days before the same faith happens to Leo."

"God forbid bad thing!"

"No way are you going to allow that to happen, right grandpa!?"

"I won't lose any of my children, God forbid!"

All the women said at once, snapping their fingers over their heads just as they've seen Lincoln done so many times whenever he wanted to ward off all intending evil that might be looming over their family.

"Now to your first question..." Lincoln brought his attention back to Leo.

"The first thing I'm certain of is that you will have to be with her for a particular period to be able to separate from her finally."

"Be with her?... I don't understand what you're saying, grandpa..." Leo asked in confusion.

"You will have to marry her as soon as..."

"What!?" Lydia exclaimed without allowing her father in law finish what he was about to say. "Marry her how grandpa!?"

"But grandpa he already has a girlfriend which you know! Her name is Gina. She's my best friend and..." Olivia interjected with her protest.

"If only you all will just allow me to finish what I was saying before rudely interrupting me! I thought I raised you better than that!?" Lincoln's voice boomed out as he looked at all of them one after the other in annoyance, shutting down all their protests in one go.

"Now everybody listens up!" He said authoritatively. "To be able to break this covenant the first thing I know that is very sure is that Leo must get married to this girl.

The good news is that It is going to be a short marriage as we will file for divorce immediately after the covenant is finally broken... I would have to speak with my friend Oracle to find out further about the situation.

So many things are riding on this marriage... Number one is that she might be with child right now, which we can easily take away from her as soon as the divorce is final.

Number two, I suspect this girl might be working closely with the people that killed Lionel. You all know how I've always felt concerning his death. I want to know this person or persons and I want to do to them what they did to my son!

Leo, I'm sorry that this had to happen to you... Whenever you're angry about this just remember that we would finally know who killed your father and who our hidden enemies are. The two or three years duration that you would be married to this girl is nothing compared to what we are getting from this marriage deal... Do we all now understand!?"

Lincoln asked finally and they all answered and nodded in affirmation.

Leo, please do whatever it takes to find her as soon as possible, as I would also do my best. This marriage has to hold before seven days come to an end.