[SAMANTHA’s Point of View]
I tried to keep my mind busy doing all the paperwork stuff and helping the kids with their schoolwork, but my eyes couldn’t get away from the cube key that had been resting on the center table of the sitting room like an exotic ornament.
Madison and Cynthia had already noticed my strange behavior, and I knew they wanted to ask what’s with the cube so bad, but they decided to ignore their curiosity.
[SAMANTHA’s Point of View]I tried to keep my mind busy doing all the paperwork stuff and helping the kids with their schoolwork, but my eyes couldn’t get away from the cube key that had been resting on the center table of the sitting room like an exotic ornament. Madison and Cynthia had already noticed my strange behavior, and I knew they wanted to ask what’s with the cube so bad, but they decided to ignore their curiosity.
[SAMANTHA’s Point of View]“What the f*ck is that…”I leaned closer to get a good look at the thing lying in the middle of the tomb.It wasn’t a body. I had expected to see my mother’s body here so that I could bring her back to the family graveyard where she and my dad are buried. My heart broke into a thousand pieces as I looked away and buried my face in my husband’s che
[SAMANTHA’s Point of View]“How are you going to do that? Do you know how to read these scripts?” Dominic asked, as desperation was hinted at in his voice. “Do you know how to open the Wolf Tomb?”We waited for him to answer, but the old man seemed to turn into a statue and then leaned on the wooden staff he was holding. He closed his eyes, and not a minute passed before Dominic Killian and I heard the old man snoring.“Are you f*cking kidding me?!” Killian’s eyes widened with disbelief and rage. “Is he—is he sleeping while he’s standing?!”Dominic sighed helplessly as he shook his head and dropped his face into the palm of his hand. “Just as I expected.”“What do you mean?!” I asked my husband, confused. “What is happening here, Dominic?”“It’s his habit.” Dominic suppressed a smile on his face as he rested his hands on his hips and then kicked a small rubble on the cemented floor. "He tends to sleep anywhere, regardless of the situation, when he gets really tired. And with his old a
[SAMANTHA’s Point of View]Guilt spread all over my chest as I looked at Killian. Yes. I technically betrayed him after I promised him that I would never put him in a situation where Brianne and the MoonStone pack’s safety would be in danger. But there I was, denying everything I said because all I wanted was for this to end! We had to stop Olivia from whatever she was planning to do with what was inside that sarcophagus.But if we manage to destroy Olivia and her darklings, will Killian be destroyed with them too?That thought terrified me. I didn’t know how their connection worked. Maybe we could take the curse out of Killian’s body, or he could die with them. I gazed at the MoonStone Alpha with terror in my eyes, and I wasn’t sure if I could still do this or not.Dominic’s eyes darkened as he saw the emotions swimming in my teary eyes, and his jaw stiffened. I wasn’t sure what was running in his head, but I could tell it made him hate Killian more at that moment.“You can’t do this
[SAMANTHA’s Point of View]“So you are saying this can be the key to whatever is inside that sarcophagus?” I asked Dominic, wondering. If this was what Olivia had wanted so badly, then how come they hadn’t found what was inside this mausoleum? Could it be that there was something that was stopping her or not letting her get inside this place? Could the Wolf Tomb have a protection spell that wards off darklings attempting to raid and take whatever is inside the sarcophagus?Could it be that my mother’s remains were inside that tomb?
[SAMANTHA’s Point of View]“I’m sorry, Sam, but I have to do this—”It was too late for me to realize what he was saying.He grabbed me by my shoulder and stared at me with dark eyes. “Remember. Don’t tell anyone I came here to tell you everything I said. Once Olivia finds out that I had gone to see you and told you about the source of her dark power, she will kill Brianne and leave Moonstone in ashes, Sam. I trust you. Maybe I am not the same friend you used to know. But you know deep within you that I still care. I still care about you and the twins.”Tears started to well in my eyes. I saw the sincerity in Killian’s words as he spoke them to me. “Then why are you doing this? Why don’t you tell me what happened and why you became one of them, Killian? Why did you lie to us and bring us to Olivia? Why are you doing this?”There was pain in his eyes as he dragged his hand down his face and let out a breath of exasperation. No. More like a sigh of disappointment. Of himself? Of me? I w