Sebastian“If Hannah came here with you, then where is she?” Caroline asked, staring between Sebastian and Liam.“She went with her mother,” Sebastian answered. “Her mother needed to speak with her.”Caroline looked uncertain for a moment.“Her mother?”“Yes, her mother is here and works for the palace,” Sebastian confirmed.“Is she trying to convince Hannah to stay?”“She thinks Hannah and Liam could have a good life here,” Sebastian told her.Caroline rolled her eyes; this was a new attitude for Caroline. All of this was new for Caroline and Sebastian was impressed with her. The underworld must have done a number on her.“Nobody here has a good life, regardless of what they tell you,” Caroline muttered. He hoped that wasn’t entirely true or else it would mean Liz had lied to him about having a semi-normal life here. “You let her go alone with someone who works in the palace?”“It’s her mother,” Sebastian told her.“Family does not exist here. Especially if you’ve been here for a whi
Sebastian Caroline strolled over to the vault and began typing away on the computer that was attached to it. Liam kept watch at the door; his entire body was trembling as the nerves started getting the best of him. Sebastian couldn’t help but wonder if Xander tried to brainwash him, or if he did brainwash him. But he seemed to be helping and it was because of him that they were able to get into the study in the first place.“You’ll be with your sister soon enough,” Sebastian assured him. “She’s waiting for us outside.”Liam looked to have calmed down slightly, but Sebastian could still see the worry in his eyes.“What if we’re caught? Xander will kill us. My mother will be so upset with me…” Liam breathed, staring down at his feet.“We aren’t going to get caught,” Sebastian said darkly.Liam looked uncertain, but he didn’t say anything else in return. Soon, Sebastian heard a latch and a door opening. He turned to see that Caroline had the vault opened. She looked at Sebastian and bea
Hannah“Let me get this straight… you’ve been here for 10 years?!” I gasped, staring at Caroline in disbelief.She had led us to her underground home which was located just outside the city. It was inside a vault that was kept in a cave. It was completely hidden out of anyone’s view and enchanted to keep outsiders away. I sat on her couch in the living room portion of the vault, staring at her with dismay. Liam sat beside me, staring down at his hands and tugging at his fingers. I knew he was nervous about being here; he made it clear that he didn’t want to go against the king, and he certainly didn’t want to go against our mother. But he wanted to return to his body before it was too late.Sebastian stood in the corner with his arms folded; he was glaring at Caroline as she told us the story about how she escaped from the palace the first time.“I need you to rewind the story,” Sebastian said, eyeing her carefully. “You initially told me that his brainwashing didn’t work for you. But
HannahWe didn’t take Caroline’s warning lightly. It worried me greatly to think that Xander will still have that much power over us even once we return to our land. We were still greatly in danger.“I want to be able to assist you as much as I can. You’ll need to return to your bedroom in the rogue territory at some point,” she said to me.I narrowed my eyes at her, unsure of what she meant.“My bedroom?” I asked.“Xander, has it enchanted, so everything that’s in your bedroom now, appears in your bedroom here. It’s to keep it relevant and current. To keep the illusion alive. If my theory is correct, if I leave a note, it’ll appear in real time in your actual room and vice versa. We’ll be able to keep in touch.”“Aren’t you worried about being caught sneaking in? What if they find the notes?”“They rarely check the unoccupied bedrooms. I think we’ll be okay. I’ve snuck into the palace, numerous of times. I’ve gotten pretty decent at being stealthy. I’m not worried about being caught.
Hannah5 years. My entire heart plummeted into my stomach at her words. I wasn’t sure what to say in response. I half expected her to start laughing and tell me she was just playing a joke on me. But I knew from the sound of her voice she wasn’t joking. That also meant Wrenley would be 5 years old. I looked over at Sebastian whose curiosity turned into concern.Liam had gone silent as well and was watching me with worry clear in his eyes. I couldn’t even form a sentence to tell them what was going on.“Hannah?” Raya said into the mindlink. “Are you still there? Please tell me you’re still there.” She was sobbing now; it was taking everything I had not to break down in front of my husband and Liam. I needed to remain strong. But how could I possibly?“Wrenley…” I whispered to her; that was the only thing I was able to say.“She’s safe,” she said softly. “She lives with us in Crescent Moon pack.”Crescent moon pack? That was right outside of King’s pack. What could they possibly be do
Hannah“You have a son?” I whispered in disbelief. I never imagined Raya as a mom. She smiled and nuzzled her face into his head.“Yes,” she said in return. “Wren is an amazing cousin to him. She knows they aren’t real siblings. But she loves him just the same.”“Has she been okay?” I asked. “Without us?”It pained me to ask that question, but I needed to know what we were dealing with. Did she even know we existed? Or was this going to come as a complete shock to her?“She’s a very smart child for her age,” Raya said with a fond smile. “She knows a lot and she feels a lot. She knows you exist… actually, she remembers you exist.”“Remembers?” I asked raising my brows; I wasn’t sure how that was possible. She was an infant when we left home for the underworld. How could she remember anything? But Raya was nodding at my questions.“She has nightmares almost every night since you left. They’ve been getting worse,” Raya explained. “She wakes up crying for you. She says he is going to get
Sebastian Jack and Magnolia had taken over the kingdom. How could something like this have happened? All Sebastian wanted to do was storm the palace. Fury was rising through him; he was trying to listen to Hannah and Raya’s conversation, but all he could think about was how Jack and Magnolia were destroying his kingdom. It was taking everything he had not to lose control right then and there.“I’m going to tear him apart limb by limb,” Erik kept growling from within.He couldn’t stay in that room for much longer; he needed to see Jack immediately. He needed to get his kingdom back.How had it been 5 years since he left? 5 years since he left his kingdom and now it was completely ruined. He could only imagine the kind of shit Jack had gotten himself into. What had the kingdom become?As soon as he got outside, he allowed Erik to take over. It only took seconds before he reached the palace grounds. He ran with all his speed and all of his strength. The ground shook with every step t
Hannah “Jack and Amy got married?” I asked in disbelief, still staring at the TV.“Unfortunately,” Raya muttered. “As I’ve said, you’ve missed a lot.”“I’m not feeling good…” Wrenley said weakly; now that she mentioned it, she was looking pale. This might have been the first time I had seen her in the last 5 years, but I knew she wasn’t a normal color. I placed my hand over her forehead; she was burning up.“You should lie down, sweetheart,” I said to her softly, wrapping her into my arms. “I’ll make you some tea as well.”I went with her down the hallway until we reached a door at the end. She pushed the door open, and I saw that it was a small room, set up for a girl. There were a bunch of dolls and stuffed animals scattered across her pink play rug. The walls were a light pink shade with drawings that she created herself. She went to her bed and crawled under the covers.“I keep seeing you…” she whispered as she closed her eyes. I frowned, unsure of what she meant. I thought maybe