"So what you're saying is the bastard's hand twitched BEFORE you left the room but you still left him without telling me to come here?" Ivan was standing still staring at the empty blood-stained bed.
Exhaling James paced by the door trying to piece everything together. "I said I wasn't sure if it was a twitch or if it was blood falling. But you know how Miriam is, she..."
"I know she gets hysterical especially when she is in shock. Claire is with her now so she'll be fine. You would think the woman born from the worst belligerent man ever known would have some thicker skin." Ivan scoffed as he leaned in to take a closer look at the IV that was once attached to the supposed-to-be corpse.
"Sadly I think watching her mother be killed by that man is what made her actually fear everything. It is a miracle she was able
Lilly let Brayden pull her to their room before watching him close the door. She noticed their hands still together as he pulled her into a tight embrace. They stood in the entrance to their room in silence before Brayden finally said, "You should get to bed." He went to let go when she tightened her hold on him and asked. "Just me?" Brayden placed his arms back around her tiny waist before picking her up. She instinctively wrapped her legs around his waist laying her head on his shoulder. Chuckling he said, "Careful sweetheart or I might not be able to remain a gentleman." Realizing what she had done Lilly tried to get down to no avail as Brayden only tightened his grip so she wouldn't fall. He made his way to the bathroom before placing her on the floor and walking to the tub. Brayden turned it on and started p
The tears again began to fall as she thought of the poor child she had raised in secret. This man had used her to get to her sister then claimed he was helping end the war by causing a bigger conflict. He played everyone even her sister who ended up killing herself over the betrayal. Veronica moved away from the bed wincing at the pain as she moved to grab the syringe. She had refused to do this but couldn't imagine letting this man live. Veronica's movements were slow but precise and she knew exactly what needed to be done. Knowing the pain she feels now is nothing compared to what she will feel later only makes her movements slow almost to a total stand still. "She loved you, ya know?” Veronica paused only moments to let the words sink in before she hastily added, “Actually, we both did. Pretty foolish. Even knowing the pain you would put us through, we both still chose to love you. We gave everything f
The light was beginning to peek into the darkened room. Making itself known to the sleeping world inside. Stirring to life and stretching on the smooth satin sheets Lilly opened her eyes to see bright blue eyes staring back at her. Jumping fully awake Lilly became aware of where she was and the lack of clothing she had fallen asleep in. Jerking on the blanket to cover herself she found she was currently wearing Brayden's oversized t-shirt. The one time she was thankful for his height. Looking behind her she found an empty, cool-to-the-touch, bed. Meaning Brayden had been gone for a while. "He's talking with the lady that came this morning." Hannah chimed in from behind Lilly. Turning to see Hannah was now sitting on the side of the bed kicking her feet she added. "Mommy said to wait here until you woke up and you would feed me."
Sitting next to the lake was a large willow tree with limbs blowing gently in the breeze. A small bund of flaming red hair was gently mixed in with the green leaves on the willow tree. Humming to herself and rocking a stuffed monkey the child played as if there was no war going on. She had seen more than anyone ever should and was finally returned to her own body. The years in someone else's body had made her wiser but she was still the small child from when her grandfather tried to take her away. Memories of that day are too vivid for her to try and suppress. Her parents joked in the kitchen and told her she could play outside as long as she stayed within the yard. A strange man comes up to her claiming to know her and her parents. Then her mother ran out so fast that she seemed like she was flying. Up to that moment, the girl had not known magic was real, it was just a fun bedtime story her parents told her to get her to sleep at night. They lived s
"So what you're saying is not only is my plaything gone. Her sister is gone as well and the pathetic excuse of a son-in-law is dead?" The annoying voice bellowed his anger into the hall before they fell into the ears of the shaking guards. "Y.. ye... yes my lord." The fear seeped out of the guard's every pore bringing joy to the angry man "Well general what are you planning to do about this?" The man's patience was wearing thin. "Esteban... I mean my lord." Realizing his mistake the general rushed out his plans. "We have captured a seer. This one however can see what has happened instead of what is to come. She offers her services to end this useless rebellion." Slowly stepping back the general reached for the door handle. "Excellent there is one problem
"Hey sleepy gills, you ready to go home?" Claire's voice cooed as if she were speaking to a child. Frank tried sitting up to find something was holding him down. He blinked away the groggy feeling of waking up from much-needed deep sleep. Reaching for his eyes he realized the heavy pressure he felt was indeed holding him in place. Looking down he found the two girls Ivan had just been holding were laying on top of him fast asleep. Frank tried looking around to find Claireor even Ivan but couldn't. They were under a tree in what seemed to be next to a wheat field with a light breeze blowing through the field. The sun looked as if it were about to set but was fighting to continue sharing its blazing heat with the world. Beautiful colors danced and blanketed the sky as if they had been painted across Frank's line of sight. Claire finally stepped into his view sweetly smiling down at him before she stopped in her tracks. Her face quickly turned to something Frank couldn't understand and
"You mean to tell me that not only have you lost my toy, now twice, but you have also lost the only guard I had left that I trusted enough to become captain?" The fury rolled down the hall to the cells. Esteban stormed toward the last known place of the traitor and the supposed toy. "My lord, I don't understand where they could have gone. I was right outside the door the whole time and suddenly it was too quiet. Before I could open the door they were gone!" The guard tried explaining what happened knowing it was pointless once the lord saw red anyone within striking distance was good as dead. It wasn't numbered days at this point but numbered seconds. "I suggest you stop talking now." Esteban said ripping the door off the cell wall and tossing it to the side. Once inside Esteban could feel a strange aura in the air. Almost like the veil was thinning in this room. He began feeling along the walls to locate the exact location of the leak. Finally, he came upon a light breeze in the cent
As soon as the veil was fully sealed Lilly felt herself sway to the side but fully fall as Brayden was quick to catch her first. She looked into his eyes with a faint smile before using his strength to fully stand and continue with the plan. "As you all know Brayden and I are still stuck as teenagers." She glanced to Brayden who only smirked and shrugged before winking at her. 'There is something seriously wrong with you.' Lilly said while trying to gather her thoughts. 'Like I said before, teenage Lilly is cute. Plus you've got more stamina now.' Brayden said with a straight face as if he weren't just talking about their sex lives in front of their parents. "Anyway, we're going to go back to I guess redo a little growing up. Since Claire is gone we'll need someone to play mom." Lilly says trying her hardest to keep the blood from having a family meeting in her face. "How about we all just go together and then we can keep a closer eye on you?" Jessica suggested, holding onto James. The