Hannah“Dad,” I said in greeting as he made himself known to me. It’s been a while since I saw him.“I saw you had a baby. Will I be meeting my granddaughter soon?” My father asked as he came closer to me.I stood my ground; not going closer to him, but not backing away either. Pressing my lips firmly together I folded my arms across my chest. “You will not,” I told him. “You are here to train under my husband so you will be prepared for the impossible. Nothing more.”“You keep my own son from me and now you’re keeping my granddaughter from me too?”I didn’t like him bringing up Liam like that, but I kept myself calm knowing that we weren’t alone in the foyer.“I would appreciate it if you stayed clear of my daughter,” I said, trying to sound as unbothered as possible.“You’re definitely your mother’s child,” he muttered, turning away from me to join the other alphas. I stared after him in dismay. Sebastian was by my side quickly and he was also staring at my father with a frown.“Wh

HannahI went to the hospital to see Liam. I knew he couldn’t hear me, but I wanted him to know that we are doing everything we can to help him. Sebastian was kind enough to give us some privacy, so he waited in the waiting room with Wren while I saw my brother. I sat at his bedside, grasping his hand. I hated knowing that he was being tortured somewhere I couldn’t reach him. I hated that he was suffering so much. Sebastian’s pain has only been getting worse; that meant Liam’s pain was getting worse.“We are going to do whatever it takes to help you, Liam,” I whispered to him. “Just hold out a little bit longer.”The underworld portal was supposed to be sealed by the moon goddess, so I wasn’t understanding how the vampires could have so much control over our people. Maybe Gemma would be able to shed some clarity on us later when she arrives.“I’m not going to let you die,” I said to him, standing from his bed.I went to join Sebastian in the waiting room.“How is he?” Sebastian asked,

Hannah“If that’s what we need to do to save my brother and my husband’s wolf, then that’s what we will have to do,” I said, looking between the two of them.Neither of them heard me lurking around the doorway, but I couldn’t just sit idly by and wait for Sebastian to return upstairs. I finished feeding Wrenley and she went right to sleep. Once I put her in her crib, I went downstairs. I wasn’t meaning to spy on them, but I heard Gemma explaining to Sebastian that his wolf has been trapped in the underworld. Well, at least a part of his wolf has been trapped.That explained his madness and why we couldn’t find a cure for it. This went beyond modern medicine and potions.“You don’t know what you are saying,” Gemma said, eyeing me as I entered through the doorway. Sebastian stood up and I saw the concern on his face, but he didn’t say anything in argument. “Opening the portal is nearly impossible without the guidance of the moon goddess. It’s also extremely dangerous. If the portal open

Hannah“I have to admit, I’m a bit surprised you wanted me to be the one to take you,” Henry said; we were a few hours on the road and for the most part, the car ride has been quiet.Wrenley has been sleeping soundly in her car seat and I haven’t been wanting to disturb her. Plus, the less I have to talk to Henry the better. Just because I was going with him across the kingdom, didn’t mean I had to enjoy his company or speak with him. I found him to be manipulative and a liar; that wasn’t somebody I wanted to be around and that certainly wasn’t somebody I wanted my daughter around.“I didn’t think you would tell me her location unless you showed me yourself,” I told him, gazing out the window.Of course, I probably could have found her location myself. But we were on a timeline. It would take at least a day to get there, some time to get the information out of her, and then another day to get back. By the time we returned it would be the full moon and it would already be cutting it cl

Hannah “I have to do what?!” I said loudly, standing to my feet. “I’m not stabbing my husband. That’s out of the question!”“It wouldn’t kill him,” Lila explained. “But it will open the portal so you can get into the underworld. Those banished won’t be able to leave still, so you don’t have to worry about the kingdom.”“I refuse to do that,” I said shaking my head. “How do I know that it won’t kill him?”“You just have to trust me…”“Trust you?” I scoffed. “I don’t even know you. I’m not stabbing my husband. I’m sorry, but the answer is no.”“It’s the only way,” Lila said as she stood as well. “Think about your little girl…”“I am thinking of her,” I said, scooping Wrenley into my arms. “I’m always thinking of her. She needs her father and I’m not going to be the one who takes that from her.”“Hannah, she said it wouldn’t kill him,” Henry tried to reason with me.“There has to be another way. I couldn’t bare hurting him. I love him too much to put him through that. He’s been through