ZAIA.
I shot him.
Fear is consuming me from the inside as we rush out. We have Dad now, and I can see Atticus running over to him. He’s covered in blood, but he’s fine. I jerk my head and he nods, knowing what I mean.
Get Dad out.
I glance around the tunnel before I run ahead, ready to lead the way out, when the sound of gunshots up ahead makes me back up.
“This way!” Atticus hisses as he runs down the other dark, long hall of this place.
Dad hurries after him, staggering. He isn’t in the best of shape, and I can tell he’s in pain.
I bring up the rear when suddenly we come to a stop seeing several men ahead. I find myself
staring at a man who looks extremely similar to Sebastian. Only his jaw and eyes are sharper.
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He’s a mix of Gerard too and I wonder if he
could possibly be his son… but I also feel like I’ve seen him before…
I notice the tattoos on his hand, instantly remembering the man back at the cabin when we attacked Olivan. His aura – it was him!
“You really have nowhere else to go,” he says, glaring at Atticus and the hatred in this man’s eyes is chilling.
“Says who? You ain’t fucking in charge.” Atticus snarls.
“But I am.” A voice that sounds somewhat familiar says, ringing off the walls.
We all turn and stare at the man who now steps
班
forward. His aura is reined in, but it’s powerful.
He’s dressed in a casual black suit, his pure
white moustache is trimmed, and his white hair is brushed back.
Four large men flank him and each one is
holding a gun as they surround the elder man in the middle.
“Father,” Gaultier says, his voice cold as he
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lowers his head ever so slightly.
My heart thunders as I watch every man here lower his head to him. So, this is their leader… but the shocking thing is, I know who he is.
My mind is a mess as I stare at the man I have not seen in years, someone who I thought was living in a rural area enjoying life with his animals.
“Zaia, it’s been a while. Now, how about we talk like civilised beings? We are family, after all.”
Grandfather? 2
I look at the men surrounding
Dad says, sounding uneasy. He’s clearly as confused as
in his
sound of several
towards us from behind.
We’re circled…
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and give her something to
command is unnervingly
forward my aura as a shield as someone tosses a top at me, I pull it on extremely fast, staring at the
said this! Right before she died, she said ‘My father took him’. With everything going on, I was more
she was trying to
how did I miss such
yourself, Zaia… you’ve
going on. I tell
meaning of this?” Dad
sharply.
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his strong southern
I ask coldly. ” Not that
the very end she failed me and has taken the location of one of my treasures with her to the grave. Something I gave her to safe keep. You wouldn’t know anything about it now, would you?” His eyes darken, but I remain impassive,
Dust? Is that how Mom knew about the triquetra… because of
with the three points of the triquetra
Focus, Zaía.
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tell you,” I reply, hoping I
us here… coincidence, I guess.” He smiles
rage and fight in you, if only you chose this
two Kings,” Lawrence says.
didn’t seem to settle well with him, but he doesn’t
guilt clawing at me, but at the same time, I feel numb
bed, and now he must lie in
his eyes darkening with rage. Despite how he’s talking, he’s
nods, lowering his head
I look
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behind it all. The one pulling the
me has, for years. And finally,
No, you won’t.
werewolf race
me. He isn’t in
called werewolves are dead, those who cannot shift, those
to die.
will
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birth warriors and Alphas. Those who will be strong like Zade and Gaultier, not
did he
Atticus’s sister?
to my
you!” Atticus snarls,
them. Atticus has been helping me.
innocent into this.
touched Linette-”
He throws his head
to win, that you are correct, yet you know nothing about the truth behind your own life! You don’t even know how the Blood
you mean?” I
what I said, the Blood Born are three, the Sublime and Sable are born from three bloodlines…
Blood Born are siblings.”
of the
are you trying to say?” I ask sharply
Born. That would only apply to the Toussaint twins and the King brothers…” Atticus trails off clearly
was adopted by the Scott’s.” Dad says suddenly.
I both
Atticus and Valerie?
on Grandad’s face makes it
Dad is somehow correct.
“What?” Atticus asks sharply.
I try to keep my
together.
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