Hot springs

Alari's pov

Grandpa embraced me, his hold a little too tight, like he still couldn't believe that I was here.

Heck, neither could I! This has always been something too absurd to even dream, wish for, and now, I had it.

“How about we make breakfast and you can tell me all about you, mhm?” he said, pulling back to look into my eyes as if searching for something.

“She's gone” I smiled at him, which he returned.

“Good, I've lost enough people to that woman” he said, his expression turning sour.

“We won't lose anyone else, I promise” I said, taking both his hands into mine. I'd hoped to reassure him but the way his face fell told me I wasn't even close.

“Oh sweetheart, that's a promise no one can make. Helena is a very powerful and dangerous witch, a very old one at that, making her even more dangerous” he said with a sigh.

There were many emotions swimming in his eyes but the most prominent one was fear. My grandfather was afraid of Helena and if I was being honest, I was too.

But th