74: No be...

Rebekah decided, like the others, not to pursue the topic further. It was clear that they wouldn't change her mind.

The clock struck two in the morning and everyone was still awake except for Helena. Sleep overtook her, especially when she felt so weak due to what was happening with Melia. Za was in the kitchen with Rebekah and Fox, Karina was sitting beside the Pelinieve on the floor, her back against the table. Karina pushed back some of Melia's hair that was touching her cold and rough skin on her cheeks. The black marks on her skin stood out even more, and the grayish hue of her skin as well. It had been a while since she had seen her in this state. Elijah looked at her face, hoping that at some point she would open her eyes. He really wanted her to open them, for her vibrant brown color to return, and to hear her voice.

Everyone had told him that she would come back, that it depended on whether the black hole she was in allowed her to return. He was beginning to think she wouldn'