Lexi and Allen were welcomed into Lord Brarthoroz's room almost immediately. The dagger that he had removed from the scene of Aoife's disappearance sat on top of a rectangular slab of quartz in the center of the coffee table, right next to a large steaming teapot of something that called to Lexi's soul.　　Allen rolled his eyes and chuckled to himself at Lexi's delighted squeal as she skittered excitedly across the room, heading straight for the teapot where she lifted the lid and inhaled deeply.　　"Oh my GODDESS! This smells like christmas…" She exclaimed giddily as Allen peered over her shoulder at the creamy looking liquid inside before his eyes drifted to the unsavory object right next to it.　　"Don't worry Allen, the two things aren't related in any way." Lord Brarthoroz rumbled as he placed three good sized glass coffee mugs on the table in front of them and sat back heavily on the chair opposite.　　"I wasn't worried, I just wondered if this was something you whipped up to help

　　Lexi and Allen made their way down to the cells, with Lexi still grumbling loudly about Bertram's incompetence. All she wanted was answers and the fact that everywhere she turned there seemed to be another hurdle to cross was starting to piss her off.　　Aoife didn't deserve to suffer as she had and none of them really knew whether or not she was alive or dead. Especially with her uncle's involvement. If Eromaug was behind both Aoife's and her own mother's death, she hated to think what else he was capable of putting them through.　　Lexi vaguely remembered him from the few occasions that they had met when she was a child and even then she had been overwhelmed with just how uneasy he made her, and her mother feel. She shuddered involuntarily and pushed those memories aside as her face hardened.　　At least now she knew why her mother had distrusted him and disliked the time that Lexi had　　spent with him, and why her father always seemed to hide his fury whenever Lexi had gushed about j

　　Allen snarled furiously as he pushed back against the force that held him to the wall as Jasper tittered mockingly.　　"Well, look at you, haven't you grown?" Jasper purred, "It feels like forever since I saw you last."　　"If I never saw you again it would still be too fucking soon!" Allen snapped as he strained helplessly.　　Jasper sighed theatrically.　　"Well that's not very nice is it?" He tutted as he stroked the back of Allen's hair, his fingers combing almost lovingly through the strands of hair, "And here was me thinking that we could let bygones, be bygones and maybe... I don't know... kiss and make up…" He murmured almost seductively into Allen's ear, sending an involuntary shiver of disgust rippling through his body as he snorted in contempt.　　"Fuck you Jasper. You're a fucking psycho and a delusional one at that. What the hell makes you think that I would be willing to look past the fact that you brutally murdered my little sister?"　　"Oh I don't know about brutally, Allen

　　Ann and Adam had been mid discussion regarding potential baby names for each of the pups when a frantic looking Felix practically fell through the doors and into her room.　　"They… fuck… Jasper… it was him! He was here… he still IS here!" he rushed out between breaths almost incoherently as he leaned on the table as he tried to catch his breath.　　Ann and Adam froze mid conversation as they took in his panicked appearance and they exchanged a look of concern.　　"What the fuck has crawled up his ass?" Maeve grimaced as she flicked her ears in annoyance.　　 　　Ann ignored Maeve's snarky comment and sat up, pushing the sheet back a little as she held her hands out in front of her in a placating gesture.　　"Felix, slow down…" Ann began in a soothing tone but she was cut off by Felix's furious glare.　　"No, you don't understand. He's STILL HERE!" He yelled impatiently as Adam growled warningly at his tone.　　"Growl all you want Adam, this is fucking serious. He killed Aoife, but she wasn'

　　"So what do we do now?" Felix asked to no one in particular once they were all gathered in Lord Brarthroroz's suite.　　The guards had been instructed to let them know as soon as Lexi began to stir and Allen stood in the doorway to Lord Brarthroroz's suite so that he could run to their room as soon as she showed any signs of waking up.　　"The first thing we should be doing is getting my stubborn mate back to her bed in the hospital so that she can get the rest that…"　　"Not a chance Adam." Ann glowered, "I've been out of action long enough and if I need to rest then I would much rather do so in the comfort of our own chambers."　　"But, what if you need intervention from the doctors again? Think of the pups. What if…" Adam tried to reason with her but Ann's loud impatient sigh stopped him in his tracks.　　"What if the sky falls and we're all buried?!" Maeve yelled suddenly in Ann's head and it took everything in her to not snort loudly.　　"Maeve thinks you're being dramatic, and just f