The doctor had somehow managed to get enough blood from the dragon to bring Mister back around, even though the nurse had a horrible incident with it during the effort. She lost a finger but she was going to be fine otherwise. Justin was just stressed, hung over, and fatigued. He had been treated and sent back to his rooms at the castle to rest for a while, and Pearl was resting and healing nicely in the lab, waiting for the medical team to arrive and move her and Mister to the hospital wing.
The doctor was absolutely wiped out and he was more than ready for a drink. He checked on everyone and then he excused himself. He went straight to his office and he filled a glass with brandy as fast as he could. He took a long slow sip of his drink as he loosened his tie and sat down heavily in his favorite chair. Finally, a little peace and quiet.
It wasn't two minutes later that he heard Leroy going off again. The doctor thought to himself ho
Deena, Jason, Cat and Josh waited for about an hour for Goergio and Joy before they tried to call. They got no answer from either so they went ahead and ate. It was a pleasant atmosphere and everyone was chatty...except for Jason. Deena noticed that he was quiet and that he didn't really eat very well. Deena excused the two of them and she took Jason for a walk through the courtyard garden at the hotel alone. "What's on your mind scotty?" Deena asked Jason. She sometimes called him that playfully to break tension. He looked at her like he had been caught doing something wrong. She laughed and explained that she had noticed his off behavior. He laughed nervously and admitted that he did have something on his mind. "Tell me, my love," Deena said to her husband. "Deena, I know you love your friends, but I'm really ready to go home. I want to check on our home and our horses and I want to sleep in my own bed. And...I think I want to
Caine and John took turns sitting up on watch all through the night. They had no idea that they were surrounded with a small army of Georgio's men. They talked a little here and there but they were also well aware of the fact that they could be seen and heard by the enemy, so they were very careful when they did talk. The night felt like it might actually go on forever. The anticipation was starting to build inside of them both, making them extremely antsy. Caine had moments where he could barely sleep, and John didn't do much more than close his eyes here and there. Eventually the morning did come, and just like he promised, Mister sent them food. Plenty of good fresh food, but they were afraid to eat it. He could see them on the monitors carefully inspecting and smelling everything. That made Mister laugh because he knew that they were afraid of him when they did that. He hit the speaker button and he said, "I'm not going to poison you. I want to kill you wit
At the airport there was a lot of hugging and tears, as Deena and Jason bid everyone farewell, and they headed through the gates. Deena stopped and turned around. She looked at Della and she said, "remember I will be back in a few months to check on you. There is nothing more important in this whole world right now than the safety and wellbeing of that little baby, and Della I expect you to always keep that in mind while I'm gone." "I promise sister," Della said with tears streaming down her face. They instantly ran to each other and hugged super tight one more time. Cat couldn't keep it together anymore and she joined in the crying and hugging too, which led Joy over as well. Josh and Jason joined for a moment to top it all of. Georgio cleared his throat and everyone snapped back to their senses. "Ok guys, let's get it together," Joy said, as she wiped her face with a tissue and then began handing the tissues out. Deena and Jason loo
Della had no idea of what this woman was trying to show her, but she had no intentions of backing down now, either. She stepped past the queen and into the lobby of the hospital wing. It literally looked like a tornado had hit it. It was all but destroyed, littered with debris everywhere. Everything was thrown about and out of place and the walls and windows were broken and busted. Della looked around in disbelief as she suddenly heard voices coming from somewhere in the back of the building. She stopped and listened closely. She started to make out the sounds of a man's voice. Something about it was very familiar but she couldn't quite put her finger on exactly what it was. She heard it again but a little louder this time. Della's blood suddenly turned cold and she froze in place. It had hit her. She knew who's voice that was. She heard it again and she took off running in the direction of where it was coming from. She was jumping an
Joy, Georgio, Cat, and Josh caught up to Della at the castle just in time to see her and the queen exit the carriage and go inside of the hospital wing. They spotted them from across the castle grounds, so Della couldn't hear them when they yelled for her to stop. The four of them ran across the yard with no interference at all and they followed Della and the queen inside. Della had already ran to find her father when they met up with the queen in the hallway of the destroyed hospital wing. "Queen Esmeralda, please, I beg of you, where is my daughter?" Joy ran up to her, dropped to her knees and begged the queen. "I'm glad you could make it, Joy," the queen said, "you may want to follow Della that way," Queen Esmeralda told Joy as she helped her to her feet. "But I must insist that you stay quiet, hidden, and do not interfere. These are truths that you need to know as well," The queen explained to Joy as she led the way to Robert's hidden room. &n
Morning came faster than anyone wanted it to. Caine woke up to the beautiful smell of Della's hair. He thought that he was dreaming at first, but when he opened his eyes, she was really there. It was a very welcome surprise, because he had missed her more than it even seemed possible. Della felt him looking at her while she slept, and she opened her eyes slowly. She smiled and blinked a few times,to be sure that it was real. Caine smiled back and he leaned in and kissed her. Della moaned through the kiss and she melted as she pulled him closer. "Please don't do this," she began to cry softly. "Please don't leave us alone in this world without you," she begged her love. It was almost more than he could bare. "Della don't cry, you know I have no choice. I need for you to understand that I'm doing this for you and the baby. Also, I don't plan on being the dead one at the end of the day," he said as he hugged her as tightly as he could and he kissed her forehead.
Morning finally came for the doctor after he worked on Mister all night long. He thought he was going to be dead on his feet before he ever got an ounce of sleep again. He staggered away from Mister's bedside and he landed hard in the chair by the desk. Pearl had just left to go have breakfast with Justin and as soon as she did, Mister died on the table. She had warned him on the way out that nothing had better happen to him, or else. The doctor was so tired and he was completely beside himself at the moment. Aside from Mister being dead, he had to explain that shit to Pearl. He looked around and he half thought about just hauling ass away from the castle grounds right then and there, but then he realized that he just didn't have the strength to run at the moment. So he just sat there and cried an exhausted cry. The doctor sobbed like a little boy and he begged for the queen to come and help him. It didn't take long for her to show up. She
Nightfall would be coming soon. It was time for the gathering. Everyone was finishing their evening meal when the horns began to blow from the courtyard of the castle. People were coming out in droves. Della couldn't believe it. She had no idea that there were so many people on the castle grounds. There were even some people who may not have lived there in attendance as well. It reminded Della of some kind of school yard brawl that everyone wanted to witness, just to be a part of the gossip. Her eyes began to sting with tears again. She turned to look at Caine one more time as Josh grabbed him by the sleeve, looked him in the eyes and said, "brother you don't have to do this." Caine told him that he did have to do it, and he asked Josh to remember his promise. Josh hugged him tight. Georgio stepped up next with tears in his eyes and he told him that his men were still there. He told Caine to just say the word. Caine thanked him for everything and he hugge