Sebastian Sebastian stared at his luna for a long while as she processed her own thoughts. He wasn’t sure where this nonsense was coming from. She was saying he was supposed to marry Amy, but he knew for a fact that it wasn’t true. The elders would have told him long ago that he made a mistake.“I lied to you,” she said, keeping her tone low and soft. “I’m so sorry.”“I’m still not understanding,” he said, placing his hand on her back. She seemed to relax under his touch as she glanced back up at him. He could see the tears threatening to escape from her eyes, but she held them back. This was difficult for her to speak about, and it tugged at his heart.“Amy was the one who was supposed to marry you,” she repeated. “She was too afraid and refused to do so. They told me that I needed to marry you if she wouldn’t. I initially refused but they told me they would stop treating Liam if I refused.”He understood now what she was trying to say, however, he also knew that the elders wouldn’t
HannahI went to the hospital to see Liam. I knew he couldn’t hear me, but I wanted him to know that we are doing everything we can to help him. Sebastian was kind enough to give us some privacy, so he waited in the waiting room with Wren while I saw my brother. I sat at his bedside, grasping his hand. I hated knowing that he was being tortured somewhere I couldn’t reach him. I hated that he was suffering so much. Sebastian’s pain has only been getting worse; that meant Liam’s pain was getting worse.“We are going to do whatever it takes to help you, Liam,” I whispered to him. “Just hold out a little bit longer.”The underworld portal was supposed to be sealed by the moon goddess, so I wasn’t understanding how the vampires could have so much control over our people. Maybe Gemma would be able to shed some clarity on us later when she arrives.“I’m not going to let you die,” I said to him, standing from his bed.I went to join Sebastian in the waiting room.“How is he?” Sebastian asked,
Sebastian “I was captured by a dark force and held for decades,” Gemma began. “It wasn’t something I wouldn’t wish upon anyone. I was a prisoner of the underworld; a slave to Xander. He used me as his personal witch. Made me do unspeakable things. I never thought I would see the light of day again.”“How did I not know this?” Sebastian asked, eyeing her carefully. She was quiet for a moment, staring down at her hands.“You did at one point. I don’t know how the portal got opened, but it did and the next thing I knew, you were in the underworld. You battled the many vampires and nearly lost your own life in the process. Xander was so powerful and did something to you that made you pass out. He had a hold of your wolf, and if your wolf is no longer a part of you…”“I become nothing more than a weak human,” Sebastian finished for her.She nodded her head slowly.“He had your wolf, and you had no power against him. Your human body was so weak, it wouldn’t allow you to wake. I was in char
Hannah“If that’s what we need to do to save my brother and my husband’s wolf, then that’s what we will have to do,” I said, looking between the two of them.Neither of them heard me lurking around the doorway, but I couldn’t just sit idly by and wait for Sebastian to return upstairs. I finished feeding Wrenley and she went right to sleep. Once I put her in her crib, I went downstairs. I wasn’t meaning to spy on them, but I heard Gemma explaining to Sebastian that his wolf has been trapped in the underworld. Well, at least a part of his wolf has been trapped.That explained his madness and why we couldn’t find a cure for it. This went beyond modern medicine and potions.“You don’t know what you are saying,” Gemma said, eyeing me as I entered through the doorway. Sebastian stood up and I saw the concern on his face, but he didn’t say anything in argument. “Opening the portal is nearly impossible without the guidance of the moon goddess. It’s also extremely dangerous. If the portal open
Hannah“Sebastian?!” I said, kneeling beside him as he fell to the ground.He yelled out in pain despite being around the gammas and alphas. I knew revealing this kind of pain was difficult for him and he was trying hard to hide it. But the more he tried to hide it, the more evident it became.“What is it?” I asked, trying to get him to look at me. “What hurts?”“Everything…” he whispered.The medicine that Gemma had given him to calm his pain was no longer working. He could feel everything that was happening to Liam, and I felt sick thinking about it. That meant Liam was in this kind of pain as well. I wrapped my arms around Sebastian and held him close to me; I was hoping my nearness would bring him some kind of ease just like it does with his madness.“Breathe,” I said to him. “Please, just breathe…”He eventually took in a full breath and his body seemed to relax a little. Beta Arnold was by our side quickly; the others were watching us with wary expressions. I could feel both my
Hannah“I have to admit, I’m a bit surprised you wanted me to be the one to take you,” Henry said; we were a few hours on the road and for the most part, the car ride has been quiet.Wrenley has been sleeping soundly in her car seat and I haven’t been wanting to disturb her. Plus, the less I have to talk to Henry the better. Just because I was going with him across the kingdom, didn’t mean I had to enjoy his company or speak with him. I found him to be manipulative and a liar; that wasn’t somebody I wanted to be around and that certainly wasn’t somebody I wanted my daughter around.“I didn’t think you would tell me her location unless you showed me yourself,” I told him, gazing out the window.Of course, I probably could have found her location myself. But we were on a timeline. It would take at least a day to get there, some time to get the information out of her, and then another day to get back. By the time we returned it would be the full moon and it would already be cutting it cl
Hannah “Relax, Hannah,” Henry laughed. “I’m just joking with you. You and your daughter are completely safe.”I didn’t feel comfortable with him before, but now I really didn’t feel comfortable. I didn’t have a backup plan. I needed to get to this Lila witch.“I can’t get a hold of Sebastian,” Nora said nervously from within me. “Something is wrong. Something is blocking me from him.” She’s been trying to mindlink him for a little while and she hasn’t been able to get through. Henry had a habit in the past of blocking my mindlink from Sebastian; I wouldn’t put it past him to put some barrier around his car to block it as well.I sighed; it was clear he wasn’t going to stop, regardless of what I said. I leaned back in the seat and gazed back out the window. I just needed to hold out a little bit longer until I got there. A few hours later, I found myself dozing off. I was hoping by the time I woke up; we would be there.…Sebastian “What the hell do you mean she’s in huge trouble?!”
Hannah “I have to do what?!” I said loudly, standing to my feet. “I’m not stabbing my husband. That’s out of the question!”“It wouldn’t kill him,” Lila explained. “But it will open the portal so you can get into the underworld. Those banished won’t be able to leave still, so you don’t have to worry about the kingdom.”“I refuse to do that,” I said shaking my head. “How do I know that it won’t kill him?”“You just have to trust me…”“Trust you?” I scoffed. “I don’t even know you. I’m not stabbing my husband. I’m sorry, but the answer is no.”“It’s the only way,” Lila said as she stood as well. “Think about your little girl…”“I am thinking of her,” I said, scooping Wrenley into my arms. “I’m always thinking of her. She needs her father and I’m not going to be the one who takes that from her.”“Hannah, she said it wouldn’t kill him,” Henry tried to reason with me.“There has to be another way. I couldn’t bare hurting him. I love him too much to put him through that. He’s been through