(Theia’s POV)
I watched the flames as they burned. They didn’t move from the spot they were in. Just burned there, in that one place. Slowly I saw as the flames began to take the shape of a person. Finally, I could not only tell that it was a woman but a woman that I had met before. I smiled as the beautiful redheaded woman that I had met in Dominic’s apartment appeared.
“Hello Theia,” she said with a smile that I couldn’t help but to return. “I have been trying to get through for some time, but it appears that I was blocked.” I nodded my head in response.
“Isabella, right?” I asked, and she smiled with a nod. “Yes, I think the medicine they gave me at the Conclave was pretty strong. But I could feel you trying to get through, so I didn’t take it anymore.”
“You visited the conclave?” she asked with raised eyebrows.
“Yeah, and it wasn’t a nice visit either,” I said with a scowl.
Those of you who have read Alpha Hybrid Queen will maybe understand the connection more here. Aisling Elizabeth Author x
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(Dominic’s POV)I looked down at the letter in my hand and shook my head.“No,” I said, “No, she hasn’t left me. Why would she leave me?” I crumpled the piece of paper up and threw it to the floor. I watched as it slowly uncrumpled, unlike the feeling in my heart that felt like my whole world was falling apart.“No,” I said again. I looked at Liam, who was watching me carefully. “What happened the last time you saw her?” I asked, and he shrugged.“I dunno, man,” he said. “She seemed fine. A little distracted, maybe, but otherwise fine.”“But you said that you went for a walk, right?” I asked again. I needed to make sense of why she would just leave like this, knowing her life was in danger. Liam nodded in response.“Yeah, I saw her on the porch and she said she had just had a conversation wit
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