Chapter 84 - Aiden

I sit taking in everything around me as Ariella speaks, and the moment her final words come from her lips I see a look of realisation hit the faces of both Cayden and Jackson, and I see their faces fall. I, too, understood the meaning behind her words. She had seen the visions linked to this prophecy, how many, she had not disclosed, but she knew that her end was linked to it, and that in itself must be terrifying to have realised. Yet, this strangely intriguing frail old woman, seems bizarrely calm about the whole thing. Perhaps she did not fear what was to come...

I see Jackson’s face is now etched with concern, and considering the times I had seen him with this elderly woman they had done little else but bicker, it surprises me that her imminent demise would affect him so greatly. “You will have died?” his voice is hoarse, telling me he is struggling to get his words out.

I can see Cayden’s eyes watching Ariella’s response intently too. Maybe the Beta and the Al