The ride down to the house was silent. When he got there, he met Alice and Laura talking“Tell me you found Roland’s son!” Jared said“We did but there is a problem” Alice said to him“Oh, fuck. What is the problem?” Jared asked“The boy is dead. He was found right here in the valley. Roland was right all along. Someone had his son and now the boy is dead. We have to find a way to get Roland before he gives his approval to the witches!” Laura said“Where is the body now?” Jared said“It is on the way back to the blue moon valley. Roland’s men got to it before I did. When I got there, his men were already wrapping him up. That would be a big issue for all of us” Laura saidJared turned to look at Xavier“Get Roland in the phone. He must be grieving his son right now. If I have a chat with him, I might be able to get through to him. He looks like a very reasonable person. If he can see things from my side, things might be easier for us on this side” Jared saidXavier nodded at him and p
She held his gaze and looked at her“I mean, yeah. We have been apart for a while now and it has been affecting us really bad. I want us to fix things, I want is to fix our broken bonds. We are expecting a child soon and I don’t want my child growing up, thinking that I don’t love his or her mother. I do love you. At times, it is just hard to express how I feel because of my past and all of that but never doubt the fact that I do love you and I would do anything to make sure that you are fine!” He said to her“Jared, you are asking me to stay in your room, not asking me to marry you” she teased“I know, I just need you to know how much you mean to me. I hope nothing ever comes between us because I want to build a home with you. When all of this is over, I would ask you to marry me” he said to herShe smiled at him and he lifted her face to meet his. He kissed her softly then he applied a little pressure to the kiss. She leaned into him and let him take the lead. His hands moved from h
“I don’t understand. What do you mean by she was drawn to it?” Xavier asked him“I mean, literally drawn to it. It called her. She wasn’t herself. It was like something had taken over her body. It wasn’t normal” Jared said“Well, I don’t know what that is but let’s hope Laura and Louis have an explanation for this madness. In the mean time, we should find a way to clear the valley. I don’t have a good feeling about all of this and I think that the only way to secure the people is by clearing up the valley and letting them move out” Xavier said“Huh, I guess so. Call me crazy but the Crescents have been too silent. I need you to go down to that valley and check on them. It is unusual not to hear from Ethan for such a long while” Jared said“I think so too. When do you want me to go down there?” Xavier asked“Today or tomorrow. I have way too much on my mind but I can’t leave a valley on its own for so long. Something always goes wrong when I do that” Jared said to him“It takes a lot t
He looked at her. She was always trying to help him out no matter what. He walked up to her and held her arms before kissing her on her forehead“I guess a distraction is exactly what I need. Get dressed and meet me in the living room. I would wait for you there” he saidShe squealed and her eyes shone with excitement as she ran to her bedroom to change her clothes. She came down in a beautiful black dress and he looked at her, surprised“I bought you this dress. Where have you been hiding it?” He asked her“I wasn’t hiding it. I just thought it would be too revealing and it wouldn’t be my size but I guess I was wrong” she said“Yes, you were. Come on, you need to show off this beauty and..”He wasn’t done talking when the front door opened and Roland walked into the house“Jared! You have to help me! I woke up this morning and I couldn’t find my son anywhere. It is like he vanished from his bed and he is no where to be found!” he said“I know it wasn’t going to take so long before so
They finished up with the shopping and Jared left his phone in the car. He didn’t want any disturbance. He just wanted one day with his girl and they weren’t giving him that. When they were done at the mall, they headed back to the house. When he got in, he met Lilith in the living room and she shook her head and smiled when he came in with Alice“I need to understand this. I tell you that something is going on and you go shopping with our girlfriend? Where are your priorities?” She asked him“Somewhere that is none of your business. What are you doing here, Lilith?” he asked her“You asked me to see Xavier and as we can both see, he is not around so who the hell is going to attend to me?” she said to Jared“Alice, can you take this up to the baby’s room? I would join you as soon as I can” Jared said to her and he kissed her on her foreheadShe nodded at him before leaving for the baby’s room. They still had a lot to do. They had to paint, set up the crib. Alice didn’t want a maid doi
Xavier nodded at him because he agreed with it. There was no reason to bring the Crescents into this until it was extremely necessary. Xavier decided to give Roland a call in Jared’s presence and Roland said he’d be there as soon as he can. Xavier hung up “What is on your mind?” Jared asked“I don’t know. All of this, something just doesn’t feel right anymore. You were right. The silence was unaccounted for. Why were they silent only to start now?” Xavier asked “Because they needed people to think that they had stopped. They need to complete the ritual. They killed four boys from the crimson pack. They need four more and you have been sending them away. They figured that if they decided to put a pause on things and let it die down, things would go back to the way they were and they would strike again. We have reports of four boys missing already. Just between last night and this morning, four boys have been missing from the valley” Louis said as she walked into the study “And I tho
They got back to the house and they found every where in disarray. Jared looked at Xavier and he looked back at Louis before it finally struck him. Alice“Alice!!” He screamed as he went up to her roomHe barged into her room and it was empty. He looked round the house and saw that both Laura and Alice were gone. He went back to the living room and found his way to the study. He saw blood on the wall and it had an inscription“You disrespected one of ours and we would do the same to you” it said“Louis?” He asked her“All I can feel here is fear, Alice’s fear. She was taken Jared!” she said to him“Xavier, gather ten of our strongest men. We have to fine Alice!” he said“Oh, no” Louis said“What is going on?” Xavier asked her“How far gone is Alice?” she asked Jared“I don’t know, three months maybe” Jared said“The child she is carrying is not only royalty but powerful just like his mother. If the witches get their hands on that baby then they don’t need four extra boys. They have al
“Then we would find a way to get her back. Jared, I understand what it means to lose somebody that you love! I just lost Laura! I know what it means to lose someone that you love but these people are not after Alice. They had it all planned out right from the beginning and we walked right into their trap. Our going to check out Henry’s grave was all planned out, their showing up was to distract us and waste our time so that they can get whatever it is that they were doing here done while there was nobody to stop them” Xavier said“I would kill every one of them and whoever stands in my way would die alongside! I would make sure that they beg for mercy and I would show none! Nobody will be forgiven! I will kill them all!” Jared growled as his eyes glowedThe doors to the study opened up and Louis stood there, looking at Jared“I can’t find her but I reached out to the ancestral world. Since we consecrated my sister, she is one of the ancestors and although the ancestors want nothing to
After trying for minutes and she realized that she couldn’t send Jared there, her world broke. She knew that she was going to need her sister. She needed Louis. She sighed and she tuned around. She saw her standing there. “How did you get out of that room?” Laura asked her. “She didn’t, I did. I know that you do not trust me, I understand that but right now, we need to put our differences aside and fix things. We need to put our conflict aside if you want to get Alice back. Louis can perform the spell that you require of her. Let her do it” Zoe said to her. “Why is she speaking about herself in third person?” Xavier whispered. “Because that is not Louis. That is an entirely different being. That is not my sister and I do not trust her to handle this. I have never trusted her and I wouldn’t make that mistake now” Laura said to her. “I didn’t say that I was going to be the one to cast the spell. I am going to give this body back to its rightful owner because I taught her well enoug
Whether it was the right thing or not, she knew that it was too late to ask questions now. She had started this without her sister and that was exactly how she planned on finishing it. There was no going back now. She just hoped that this action wasn’t going to push her sister down the dark path. She sighed as she drove silently, on her way to get the blade that was going to put all of this insanity to an end. This was going to be the last time that she was going to have to deal with Doris. Never again. She was going to remove Doris from the picture and lead the coven in the right way. This was going to be the way to unite all of the witches of the Quarter. With Jared backing her up, it was going to be an easy task. With the help of Xavier, she was ready to face the world and with her sister by her side, it was going to be a piece of cake. All she had to do right now was just find te blade. Hopefully, it was right where she remembered leaving it. She needed to have this day easy. She
“Well, I guess we just have to hope and pray that she wins this. We have been through so much just to die in the end” Liam said to them. “I don’t care about what you say. Alice knows and understands what is at stake and she knows better than to let Doris win this. Besides, it is the prophecy” Jared said to them. “Prophecies can change. The real question is this. Can she do what is necessary make sure that the prophecy comes to pass?” Liam asked him. “Now is the wrong time to be doubting the abilities of someone that killed herself just so you can get your wife back! She would do what she needs to be done. You are in no position to question her abilities and her capabilities. There would be consequences of that action. That, I can promise you” Jared said to him, his eyes glowing. “Alright, why don’t we all calm down?” Louis said as she walked quietly into the room. “Louis!” Laura exclaimed. “I know, I am just as surprised to be alive as much as you are but we do not have time. Th
“That wouldn’t be necessary. I was always here, camouflaged with the dark for a reason. We need to get you out of here” Laura said, walking out of one of the dark corners of the place. “How is this even possible?” Alice asked her. “We don’t have time to explain but when we do, I promise that I will explain to you at length but right now, we need to focus on the important questions like why the hell did you not try to make a deal to reach out to the outside world so that we can bring you home?” Laura asked her. “Because you can’t bring me home. Louis killing me for Layla was something that Doris saw happening. I don’t know how she did but she foresaw it and she tied me here using the blood that she got from me and my unborn baby. This entire place is created to keep me captive. There is no going home of for me. This is home now so just quit trying to bring me back. It is totally hopeless” she said to them. “That is insane. You don’t deserve this. This is not how your story is suppo
Laura looked at Jared and she could see the last piece of hope and faith he had in his eyes. He needed her back and she knew this too. She knew that there was no way he was going to win this without her by his side. She said a silent but quick prayer to the moon goddess, asking for success this was her home and she was going to be devastated if she has to let it go. She started her spell and dropped on the floor. Jared was going to step into the circle when Liam stopped him. “No, trust her. She knows what she is doing. I trust her and you should too” he said to her. Jared looked at him and he nodded at him. He had no choice. They had tried too many different ways to get her back and if this didn’t work, if Laura couldn’t get her back then nobody could. If this didn’t work, he was going to ask that a witch embalm her body and preserve it so that he could wander around until he found somebody that could bring her back. He wasn’t going to give up on her and he wasn’t going to stop unti
“Xavier!!” she called out to him. He was as irresponsive as the first three times she had called out to him. Until he heard her or recognized her presence, he wasn’t going to be able to see her or feel her. She needed a way to get to him and she needed to do it fast. She could feel the rumbling of whatever universe they were in. it was coming down. The realm was closing in on them and they were about to be stuck in it forever. “He cannot hear you or see you. I think you should use your magic to pull him out of there” she heard Zoe say. “That would fracture his mind! I wouldn’t do that” she said to her. “Tick tock. Time wait s for no wolf, or no witch in this case. What do you want to do? Stay stuck here forever? You can’t do that! You need to get us out of here before the place comes down on us” Zoe said to her. “Xavi, I know you can hear me. I know that you are still in there. I need you to focus, I need you to look at me. I need to get you out of here. Whatever life you are liv
She opened her eyes and turned to look at Alice, still laying lifeless on the floor. Her heart sank. She closed her eyes, trying to quiet the world around her and retrace her steps but that was a mistake because immediately she closed her eyes, she felt her presence. Zoe, she had come along with her. Louis walked up to Alice and touched her. Her body felt cold and she turned around to look at Liam who was staring at her. “Where is Alice? Why didn’t you bring her back?” Liam asked her. “I don’t know what happened, she should be back by now. I found her, I traded my freedom for her soul. She should have come back with me!” Louis said to him, confused as ever. The front door flung opened and they both gasped. Doris stood in front of them and Louis stood up. She waved her hand in the air and that sent Doris flying across the hall way. “The boundary spell is down. I don’t know how she managed to pull it down but this is our fight now. I would take care of her. You would get Alice and r
Liam looked at her, not sure of what decision to make. There was no way they were getting out of this alive and he knew this. He said a quiet prater to the moon goddess if she was listening and he looked at Louis. He saw that she was staring at him, waiting for a response. “Your major focus should be on my sister and my wife. Make sure that they wake up. We need them, whether we are willing to admit it or not. Having them here would definitely even the playing field. That should be your only concern right now” he said to her. “What happens to Doris then?” she asked him. “Let me worry about her. I would take care of her but no matter what happens, make sure that she doesn’t get to Alice. She must not get to her” Liam said to her. She looked at him and she could see the fear in his eyes but she knew that he was right and that was the only way. She had been working on a way to reverse the spell or at least make a potion to counter it. She needed to act fast, she needed to work fast.
“I am here. I am not going to leave you or Xavier here so that you can be slaughtered. She has a reason for keeping the both of you here, alive. If she gets back here, she is coming to finish up what she has already started. My sister and Liam would make sure that Doris doesn’t get to Alice’s body. I am going to make sure that she doesn’t have a backup spell that she can cast just in case her first plan does not pull through” Laura said to him. “You need to listen to me. She has this new pet. It is some sort of creature that she managed to pull out of its cage in the ancestral world and that beast has a very nice way of carrying out all of her orders. Your sister and Liam do not stand a chance against that beast. You need to go back to the house so that you can help them” he said back to her. “Look, I just came back from the dead, thanks to my sister. You have no idea about what it means to be dead, how it feels like to be dead. I am not going to face Doris and I need you to trust m