hapter Eighty Six
Chapter Eighty Six
“I’ve stopped going by the name Ethan a long time ago,” I told her.
“But that’s the name your mother gave to you.”
“I hated it.”
Kate looked up at me. “Then my apologies, King Alexander‘
“Leave us.” I said to the soldiers, and they walked away. “We are alone now; you said you needed to speak to me.”
“Yes. It’s about the Demon Overlord.” Sebastian said.
“He had been gone for years; what about him?”
“He has risen, and he now lives amongst us.”
“I do appreciate your efforts in coming here to tell me about your discovery. If that is all, you may both leave.”
They both exchanged glances. “I know you’re angry. I never once visited you all these years… it’s just that I couldn’t…”
“Save it. Explaining wouldn’t be necessary.”
“She is your grandmother.”
“She is also a stranger,” I said, turning around and walking away from them.
“I’m sure by now you’ve seen the signs. Don’t you want to know why you’re able to wield and control flames?” He called out, and I paused. “I can help you; I know we were never there for you, but we are here now; let us help you.”
“I came this far without help. I am sure I can do it all over again.”
KADIA’S POV
“You shouldn’t be here.” I said to Aric.
“I know that. Yet here I am.”
I rose from the couch. “Sarah gave me a pregnancy pill,” I said, and Aric looked up at me.
“Why?”
“You know me better than most. You know the answer to that question.”
“You don’t want children, do you?”
“No. I am not ready.”
“Are you going to take the pills?” he asked.
“No. I might flush it down the toilet.”
“Then why did you accept it?”
“I don’t know. I wasn’t thinking… but it felt like I was betraying him. She also said the Dawn Pack members look up to me.”
“That’s true. They do look up to you.”
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“Why? Alexander takes good care of them; he takes good care of me too. He’d kill for me, burn down people to keep me alive. What more do they possibly want?”
What more do I want?
“An option. Your father didn’t give them one.”
“I would never betray him, you know that?”
He opened his mouth to speak, but the knock on the door interrupted us. I walked to the door, and there stood Austin, his eyes wide; he seemed to be… afraid.
“Luna…” he began, but his gaze shifted past me–to where Aric stood. “I need to speak with you.”
“Go on.”
“The Alpha is… unstable; we were wondering if you could help.‘
“Where is he?” I asked.
“In the dining hall.”
The dining hall was a complete mess–shattered furniture, broken glass windows, and the chandelier lying on the floor. The grand piano in the middle of the hall had been split in two. Alexander stood in the far corner, a bottle of wine in his hand.
“Be careful, Luna. He’s drunk,” Austin said.
“He never gets drunk,” I responded.
Alexander’s gaze met mine. From this distance, his blue eyes looked almost black, and I hesitated for a second. “I’ll be fine. You may leave,” I said to Austin. He gave me a long look before nodding and walking away.
My eyes drifted over the deep claw marks–on the walls, the floor, even the ceiling.
I walked to Alexander; he didn’t say a word to me. “I think you’ve had enough to drink for one day.” I said, reaching for the bottle.
“Don’t you dare.” He growled.
“You don’t scare me,” I said–that was a lie.
I took the bottle from his grasp, but he simply turned around and grabbed another from the keep. I noticed the slight stagger in his step. Austin was right; he was drunk, and I couldn’t help but imagin
e how many bottles had brought him to this state.
