HannahAs soon as I released the cuff and allowed it to fall to the table, I could sense my wolf again. It was like coming up for fresh air. I knew right away that the man that stood before me was not my husband. It was a shifter; it was the same shifter that took the form of my mother. This was the shifter I needed to stab in the chest to destroy Xander’s powers.He looked surprised at my words when I revealed the name of Sebastian’s sister. I didn’t give him any time to say anything else. I was running quickly in the direction of Scott. He must have mindlinked Caroline and she told him a part of the story that made him suspicious and realize that I was in danger.He was running too; he was running in the direction of a door on the far side of the room. It was unoccupied. It was most likely locked, but because he has worked in the palace for a long time, he probably had access to it.I was right; he reached the door and with a press of his thumb, it unlatched, and he was able to push
Hannah“If we are going to walk through the palace, should we hide our scents?” Caroline asked, looking at us worriedly.I shook my head.“There’s no use in doing that. We are being looked for as we speak. As soon as we are spotted, we will be exposed.”“She’s right,” Sebastian agreed. “We might as well go all in.”“What about Wrenley?” Caroline asked.I looked down at Wren who looked nervous; she had her fists clenched to her sides and her body trembled slightly. But one look at her eyes and I saw the determination all over her face. She might have been nervous, but she was ready for a fight. She was strong even though she didn’t have a lot of practice using her magic. She was the chosen daughter of the moon goddess; this is what she was created to do. The moon goddess was on our side.I looked back at Caroline.“She’s ready,” I said with a confident smile.“Okay then,” Caroline said nervously as she turned to the library’s main entrance. “As soon as we leave here, we need to be read
Hannah“Are you sure?” I asked Wren, raising my brows.“Yes, mommy,” she answered. “I saw it in a vision. This is the time stone.” She seemed excited to have found it; it caused me to smile broadly at her.“Nice job, Wren,” I said to her.Sebastian was quick to rush to her.“I’ll hold onto it,” Sebastian said, taking the stone. “I’m not sure how dangerous it is to touch.”“Then, you should be careful too,” I said to him. I went across the vault and grabbed a cloth off one of the tables. I brought it to him and gave him a smug look. “Wrap it up and store it somewhere safe.”He smiled in return as he wrapped the stone in the cloth and shoved it inside his coat pocket. Just as we were leaving the study, the door swung open, and more guards piled in. My heart nearly stopped in my chest at the sight of them all. They were surrounding us.Thankfully, I had a solid team of fighters. I grabbed Wrenley and held her close for protection while Sebastian, Caroline, and Scott fought off the guards
Hannah“Mommy, that’s him!” Wrenley said from beside me, tugging onto my arm. “That’s the bad man.”Of course, she didn’t have to tell me that; I already knew it was Xander she’s been seeing. The fire in the center of the ballroom kept rising with each word Xander was speaking. It sounded like he was speaking Latin. I could feel the powers that were circulating the room; it seemed everybody was feeling the same power surge because they were in awe of what was going on before them.I could see the eager faces of those around us. They knew they were going to the werewolf territory; they were going to take over the lives of those who are already living. We couldn’t let this happen.Sebastian was the first to shove through the crowd and get closer to Xander. He had that look on his face that showed determination. He was on a mission to stop Xander once and for all. This has been a battle he’s been wanting to finish since he was young. He was finally getting the chance to defeat Xander onc
HannahThey were diminishing the powers of the fire that centered the ballroom. I could already feel the heat going down the smaller the fire got. Xander noticed this as well and he worked on his own chant to get the fire to be in his control again. This only made the witches work that much harder. It looked easy for them; together, they had ultimate strength. This is what the moon goddess had intended for Wren. She never wanted Wrenley to do this alone.Sebastian seemed to have noticed this as well because he was looking over in the direction of Wrenley. His scarlet eyes were turning to their normal blues, and I saw the longing and loving gaze within his wolf’s eyes. I looked over at the rest and saw Caroline wrestling with one of the guards.My eyes found Scott and I found him in the middle of a battle with …. Himself…I gasped at the scenery; I looked over at where my mother once was and saw that she was gone. The shifter had taken the form of Scott and was fighting with him. I ran
HannahWe were met with darkness; as soon as the fire went out, so did all the lights. I could hear the gasps from those around us as they began waking from the trance that Xander had once had them under. I couldn’t feel the powers surging through the ballroom anymore, so, I knew killing the heart had worked. Xander was powerless.“Mommy?” I heard the whispers of Wren from beside me. She was laying on the ground and she sounded so weak. It was too dark, so I couldn’t see her, but I could feel her.I wrapped her in my arms and held her close to me.“I’m here…” I whispered to her. “I’m okay; and so are you…”“Where’s daddy?” She asked urgently.I felt around the ground until my hands grabbed onto another set of hands that I knew were Sebastian’s. He squeezed my trembling hands, indicating that he was okay.“Did it work?” He asked, sitting up beside me. I glanced around, listening to all the murmurs and panic setting in. Those who were brainwashed were freaking out about the lost time. T
HannahThe light sounds of beeping began to slowly wake me. The faint lighting of the sun was beaming through the beige curtains that sat on the other side of the room. The familiar and musky scent of old cleaning supplies and latex filled my nose. I squinted as I adjusted my eyes to the new lighting of my surrounding area. I winced as pain coursed through my head; I had a splitting headache. From what? I wasn’t sure.I went to sit up so I can get a better look at where I was, but my body wouldn’t allow me to move. Everything ached. I groaned as I stared up at the plain white ceiling and the dim lights that hung over my head.The memory of what had happened was a bit foggy, but I remembered being in the underworld and defeating Xander for the final time. I also remembered using the time stone to bring us back in time so we can fix everything that had happened on our land in the last few years.Had it worked? I heard the soft snoring of someone from beside me, but it wasn’t coming fro
Hannah“She could have been under Xander’s control. Now that Xander has no power, neither does Magnolia,” Sebastian tried to tell me, but I was already ripping the IVs out of my arm. “Easy Hannah. You could puncture a vein.”“I’m not taking any chances,” I said in return. “I can’t lose her again, Sebastian.”For a moment, he looked like he wanted to protest against me, but with one look at my stern face, he knew it was better that he didn’t. He sighed and grabbed onto my arms, stopping me from pulling out any more of the IVs.“Let me do it,” he said as he cautiously pulled the IVs out of my arm.He grabbed some bandages that were left on the nightstand and wrapped my arms with the soft cloth, keeping my bleeding at bay.“We still have some time before anything happens at the palace; we need to be smart about this,” Sebastian says as he finishes tying the bandages around my arms. “I won’t be able to do anything unless we catch Magnolia in the act. I can’t just have her arrested based o