Hannah Opening my eyes did nothing; it felt like they were still closed even though I knew for sure that they were open. It was what I expected though upon entering the underworld. This is what happened the last time too. Except, the last time, I was taken out of this dark room by a force that I couldn’t see. I was in and out of consciousness like I was drugged and when I came through for the final time, I was back in my room. Or at least, I thought it was my room. This time, there was no invisible force that took me away and I didn’t feel like I was drugged. I felt somebody besides me though and from the feeling of my wolf, I knew right away that it was Sebastian. He moved slightly beside me, indicating that he was alive and that he too was waking up. On the other side of me, still holding onto my arm, I felt Wrenley. Her body was trembling in fear, and I felt rotten for putting her in this position. I lifted my body so I was sitting up; I tried adjusting my eyes to my new surr

Hannah“Mom…” I breathed again, staring up at the woman who was once my mother. She stood at the doorway and narrowed her eyes at me. I couldn’t tell what was running through her mind, but I saw the conflicts hidden in her eyes.“Hannah…” she said in return. “What are you doing here?”“I didn’t like how we left things,” I said, peering over at her through my lashes. “I wanted a chance to make things right.”“You left…” she said, shaking her head. “You…”“I never left,” I lied. “I’ve been in the underworld this entire time. I’ve been hiding.”“You’ve been in the underworld the whole time?” She asked. “What about Liam?”I hadn’t thought about what I would tell her about Liam. I couldn’t tell her that he was here because she would never stop looking for him.“He’s not here,” I told her honestly. “He needed to get back to his body before he died permanently.”“He’s alive?”“Yes,” I answered with a head nod. “He’s alive. But I’m here, and I want to make things right with us.”“What about y

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“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

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