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
Hannah Hey, Hannah. It’s Caroline. If you’re reading this, it means you survived the journey back. I found out from a friend that Xander had frozen time back on your land. But time remains as it was in the underworld. I hope things aren’t too weird for you there. I’m not sure how much time has passed for you. But don’t worry! Things can be undone, but it’s not going to be easy. I was told that his power source is coming from a heart. A heart that he doesn’t keep with him. He put it somewhere and I’m not sure where it is. But if the heart is destroyed, then Xander will have no power. He will be vulnerable, and he can be destroyed once and for all. I’m not entirely sure what powers this heart holds, but it makes him very powerful. Once his heart is destroyed, you can use something called the time stone to reverse time back on your land before you ever left. It won’t affect time in the underworld, so he will remain defeated. But you’ll be able to return to you the time you’ve lost. I
Hannah We must return to the underworld. I could see the fear on everyone’s faces, except for Sebastian who just looked more determined than ever.“No!” Wren cried, holding onto Sebastian even tighter. She had tears in her eyes and her small body was trembling. I placed my hand on her back to try to calm her down. “Please don’t leave me again,” she pleaded.It broke my heart that she was so distraught over this whole thing. The last thing I wanted was for this to affect her.“You can’t just leave again,” Raya breathed sadly. “What if you are gone again for another 5 years.”“We won’t be,” Sebastian said firmly. “We aren’t going to let him freeze us again.”I admired his confidence, but even I knew we couldn’t prevent something like that from happening to us again. We didn’t even know it happened the first time until it was too late. I didn’t want to have to leave my daughter again.“it’s going to be okay,” I breathed to Wren. “I won’t let him get us.”“No…” she cried again. “Please d
Hannah“Why would they invite us?” I asked, raising my brows.Something wasn’t sitting right in my stomach.“Are you going to refuse the invitation?” Raya asked, looking between us.“We could,” Sebastian says, staring at the invitation. But something inside of me was telling me that he didn’t want to refuse the invitation. He wanted to go to this ball. “Or we can go and find out what the hell they want.”“We already know what they want. They want to take over the entire kingdom. While they have the ball we could always go to the underworld and put an end to Xander once and for all,” I suggested.“We can’t go to the underworld blind. We need to figure out where the heart is located before, we even think about putting ourselves in danger,” Sebastian told me. “Let’s just think about attending the ball. We don’t need to decide this second.”“We should do some research about the heart,” I suggested. I looked over at Raya. “Are we allowed to go to the library?”“It’s closed at this hour. Bu
HannahSebastian was quick to pull himself off me. I rolled off the bed and grabbed my nightgown off the ground, throwing it over my head and covering my body. Sebastian grabbed his pants and put them on just as quickly. The screaming in Wren’s room continued and my heart raced against my chest rapidly.I ran from the room with Sebastian trailing closely behind me. Raya and Arnold were also coming out of their room, but they didn’t look as frightened. They glanced at me with worried frowns.“It’s another vision,” Raya explained. “It happens when she falls asleep…”This was a normal thing that happened? I knew she had nightmares or visions, but I never imagined she would be screaming bloody murder in the middle of the night. I heard the crying of a baby a couple of doors down.“I’ll go get AJ,” Arnold said, strolling toward his son’s room.Sebastian had already opened the door to Wren’s room and made his way to her. I followed him. Wrenley’s entire body was shivering violently, almost
HannahMorning neared slowly; none of us had slept a wink. Wren, Sebastian, and I curled up on the couch while Raya started a fire in the fireplace. Liam sat on the love chair, and he looked pale and sick. Listening to the cackling of the fireplace soothed me, but my thoughts kept trailing back to my mother.Could she be the heart? I understood that Xander had channeled the moonstone powers into my mother; but why would he choose her if she wasn’t the heart? That wasn’t making any sense.As the sun began rising and shining through the closed window curtains, the TV was randomly turned on. Jack was displayed on the screen; he stood in front of a podium, and he looked to be in the center of King City. The sight of him turned my stomach. He had a smug smile on his face like he had already won. But he had no idea we were coming back for him with a stronger force than before.He wore a suit and had his blonde hair brushed back and gelled to perfection. The press was standing before him, a
Hannah“My daughter is only 5 years old,” I said to her. “I accepted it when I found out she was the key to opening both sides of the portal. But now you’re telling me she is the key to saving this entire kingdom. You’re saying she has the powers of the moon goddess?”I could feel myself getting worked up at the very thought of it. I wasn’t about to return home and tell everybody that Wren had these powers because she’s basically the moon goddess. The thought made me feel queasy. I had put her in enough danger already; she was already going through so much stuff. I couldn’t bear to watch her go through this too. My priority was protecting my daughter, not throwing her in the middle of danger.“I have a book that I left at the palace,” Gemma continued, eyeing me carefully. “It’s a little black book. It’ll tell you everything you need to know about the chosen daugh