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Chapter 1006: Chapter 56 : Family Dinner

*Sasha*

I was a lot more tired than I thought. On the remaining boat ride to Winter Forest, I stayed in the cabin resting. I had a lot to think about, so I didn't mind the solitude.

Lucas came to see me a lot, bringing me food and talking to me. I was too exhausted to hold a conversation for long and I didn't expect him to sit around watching me nap all day.

When I was awake and Lucas wasn't around, I thought about everything The Immortal said about my powers and the darkness in me.

Lucas hadn't said anything but I could tell he was worried, and not just because I was so tired. He'd seen something the night he rescued me and it worried him.

Was it my display of power? I hadn't had a chance to talk to him about it yet.

The power inside of me didn't feel evil or dark, but I couldn't deny that it was strong and dangerous. I needed to know more about it and learn how to control it.

By the second day, I realized that my exhaustion wasn't just from the power I used. It was because of what The Immortal said. Staying in bed under the covers was a way I could hide from the truth.

I didn't want to be dangerous, especially to the people I cared about. How could I prove him wrong?

“How are you feeling today?" Lucas asked, bringing me breakfast.

I yawned and stretched my arms in the air. “Better. I'm just a little confused about what happened."

Lucas sat on the edge of the bed and took my hand. “You don't need to worry about that now. Hopefully, my mom will have some answers."

“Lucas, were you afraid of me?"

He creased his brow. “Why would you think that?"

“Because… you looked scared when you first got to me in the dining hall."

“I didn't know what to think. I've never seen power like that, and I was scared for you."

I quickly told Lucas about what The Immortal said about me and my power.

“And I'm wondering, is he going to keep coming after me? Is he going to try and convince others to kill me?"

Lucas wrapped his arms around me and hugged me to his chest.

“Shh, Sasha. You know I won't let anything happen to you. He could send a thousand minions after you to end you and I would stop them all."

I sniffled and nodded. “Only a thousand? If he sent one more, would that be too many?"

Lucas chuckled and slipped his fingers through my hair. He kissed my forehead and held me across his lap.

“I don't believe what he said. I've known plenty of evil people in my life and you, my love, are not one of them, okay?"

“O-okay...."

The ship docked that afternoon and we went right to Lucas's mom's house.

Oliver and his men tagged along as well. Lucas told me that his mother, Maeve, was planning a big family dinner since he hadn't been home in a while.

“She wants to meet you first, before throwing you to the wolves."

I chuckled nervously as I followed him inside.

Lucas's childhood home was large. It had four bedrooms and three bathrooms. The floors were hardwood and it had many nice decorations and features, nothing too gaudy.

He led me through the foyer, the pristinely clean kitchen, and out the back double doors to a deck.

There was a woman in the back garden. I thought she was gardening at first because she was hunched over. When she stood up, I saw she had several fresh blossoms in her hand.

waving to us, and tossed the flowers in a

hurried to the deck, pulling her gardening

pulled Lucas to her in a tight

me,

“Hi, Mom."

fresh flowers to brighten up the dinner table tonight. Oliver

away

the surprised

“Is that a problem?"

changed too. She wasn't the loving, devoted mother; suddenly, she

his head. “I'm sure it is fine. Anyway, Mom, this is Sasha, my

my hand and

feeling that Lucas and his family weren't as tight-knit as

you are beautiful." Maeve came over and cupped my cheeks.

felt a blush rise on my cheeks and I glanced

like I'm the lucky

from my face. “Huh." She sighed and picked up her basket of flowers. “Dinner will be ready in an hour. You two should change out of your travel

She disappeared inside.

outfit. We changed

I thought we had changed

things, you just

to us. I washed up for

was, it didn't feel like a home. It felt like a showroom. Everything was stiff, perfect, and sterilized. I didn't get the vibe that

stunning but it was all surface. Underneath

and another man, presumably Matt, were already at the table when Lucas and

Matt's name and his eyes seemed familiar, too. He must have been around when I was a kid. Someone that was part of Lucas's friend group and no

on Matt. A muscle in his jaw jumped and I

had happened between

of the table to Maeve. Brady shot me a wink

for me. I smiled gratefully

magnifying glass as she seized me up to see if I was good enough

to have everyone here for dinner. I

“Right," Lucas muttered.

his eyes toward Matt again.

to Matt but appeared tense and ready to spring. I wondered how long it would take for Lucas to lose it

any second, based on the looks he kept

wondering what I'd wandered into

are things going in the Dark Realm?"

to stare at Matt but he replied

working on. The library project I was assigned had to be postponed due to… unforeseen circumstances. Archeologists are working on the new discovery

discovery, that sounds intriguing," Maeve said. She raised

seen what was hiding under the

grateful he was there,

working on that project as well?" Maeve

shook his head. “No, but Lucas dragged me into it, as

Brady, but I could see how tense and strained

are you and Phoebe

back to Egoren. There's a lot

the

descended again and the

awkward. The tension in the room was palpable, not just

it wasn't genuine. It all felt

the pieces together. Something horrible had happened between Matt and Lucas and that created

good terms, but I still got the feeling they weren't the closest. What could have happened to be this

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