Sabrina’s POV
“Cayden. Your sister was able to walk in the sun, why is that?” I ask looking at a very worried Cayden.
His sister was not healing so it was downward for her.
“That’s because I turned her. If I turn someone in to a vampire, they get my DNA. The ability to walk in the sun and more strength than the normal vampires you’ve come across. Please save my sister.” Cayden says, his eyes pleading with me.
“I can save her if you save Josey’s mates.” I say looking him dead in the eyes.
“I thought they were fine?” He says to me, smiling.
“It seems your hunters used silver.” I say grimly. Cayden chuckles then stops.
“If it was under different circumstances, I’d watch them die before taking Josey as mine but because I need my sister and it’s my fault she’s in this position, I’ll save them.” Cayden says to me and I disappear and reappear with Josey, Hunter and Clayton in his arms.
Josey walks in to Cherisse’s cell which was right next to Cayden’s.
Cayden looks at me with his eyebrows raised.
“You try anything funny, Josey ends her.” I say looking at him with a straight face. I fold my arms for that added effect.
“How will you heal her? She’s as good as dead!” Cayden says looking at his sister.
“Well she is already dead, just short of a spine. Right now she can’t move her limbs but there’s ways to fix that.” Josey says with her arms folded.
Josey’s eyes turn red, revealing her vampire. Cayden looks at her in fascination and maybe something even softer?
“Let’s get this over with.” Hunter says as he enters Cayden’s cell and places Clayton on Cayden’s bed.
Cayden inspects Clayton’s wounds, touching them before his fangs pierce through his skin, right on his shoulder.
The process doesn’t even take a minute. I get a flashback of when Hunter was in this position, my heart stopping for a second.
The idea of not getting to know him and then him being killed by a vampire, I was hurt. I didn’t tell him how watching him fall to the ground made me feel, I never told anyone but my heart broke.
I just don’t know how to start this relationship as father and daughter with him.
Cayden steps away from Clayton, nods his head at me to signal that his job was done. Josey walks out of the cell carrying a very weak Cherisse. Cayden kisses his sister’s forehead before Josey walks out with her.
Hunter carries Clayton out of the cells too, leaving me with the vampire king.
“Look, I’m sorry. I’m definitely out of my league here with everyone having magical powers and insane strength but Josey is my only hope. Humans do artificial insemination all the time and it works, I just need her eggs and her body to carry my child. I need an heir, I need someone to live for.” Cayden says to me before dropping on the bed.
“The amulet, I needed the amulet back when my wife agreed to carry my children but I was not so lucky. I was born like this, I grew up like this. Why do I need to be punished any further?” Cayden asks and I sit by him on the bed.
“I don’t think Josey is in any state to make such a decision and now that her mates are about to become vampires, she has to stick by them.” I say looking down.
Hunter arrives back with Chase.
“It rejected Chase.” Hunter says and I look at Cayden.
“Number two. Then I’ll personally heal your sister.” I say looking in to his eyes. Cayden sinks his fangs and turns Chase..
I would now use the same amulet to heal Cherisse. Depleting it’s magic completely and preventing anyone from using it against us.
Hunter disappears with an unconscious Chase and I’m left with Cayden once again.
“Look, my mother’s involvement definitely shook all of us. I’m sorry it left you cursed and in such a mess but trust me when I say, I’m also paying for her choices in life. I will ask Josey to come speak with you… I hope you respect her decision this time if she says no.” I say as I stand up to leave the cell.
“I will.” Cayden says to me. I walk out and make my way to my mother. It was time to get the full story so I can make things right.
“Josey, Cayden needs to speak with you.” I say and she nods her head as she makes her way out.
“Mother, you are going to tell me everything. About you being a halfling, about Shadow. About tricking dad and why nana was cast out from the heavenly realm. Why did Ethia lie and say her name was Luna? How was she able to yield moon goddess power? Scare you and Hunter in to hiding and most importantly, the real story between you and my real father.” I say looking straight in her eyes.
My mother nods her head, agreeing to tell me the full story.
“Follow me. Hunter, I’ll need to talk with you too.” I say as I walk out of the recovery room and straight to my office.
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