Eliana's POV

When I came to, I heard voices whispering frantically back and forth but couldn't make out what they were saying. My vision was cloudy but as I went to rub my eyes, I realized that my hands were tied. I sat up quickly and whipped my head back and forth, my fear rising. Where was I? What had happened? Everything was a blur.

I tugged and pulled hard on the cords binding me but only managed to rub my skin raw. My mind was racing as memories bombarded me. I trembled violently as I tried to control my breathing. I couldn't let Him know that I was terrified! I refused to give Him the satisfaction!

"Woah! Chris, she's completely terrified! I can feel it! I don't care what she's done in the future but whatever it is, it can't possibly justify putting her through this! She helped us rescue you!" I heard the words but they didn't register; I was too paralyzed by my fear.

"So what! Why should I care how the bitch is feeling? After everything she and Wy-Him...have put me through? Oh, don't give me those looks! You wouldn't care either if you knew all the horrible things she's done!"

Still caught up in my own little world, I didn't see the shocked expressions on Piper, Phoebe, and Paige's faces at Chris's harsh words.

There was complete silence in the room as I continued to tug hard on the ropes that bound me. The tension continued to build and build until I couldn't take it anymore.

"Say something you bastard!" I spat out, trying not to let Him know how scared I truly was. It only made Him enjoy it more. "I know you're there, you sadistic prick! Whatever you're gonna do just get it over with already instead of just standing there!"

And still there was silence. He knew I hated that more than anything - the quiet before the storm - always the worst and He liked to drag it out as long as possible. "Wyatt...please..." I whispered as quietly as I could; hating myself for begging.

A number of gasps filled the room. Apparently I hadn't said it quietly enough. But then I realized something and my fear increased. He wasn't the only one in the room! That was never a good sign. I cautiously lifted my head up and my eyes opened wide as I stared around me.

"What, what are you guys doing here? You shouldn't be here!" I stared in shock at Piper, Phoebe, and Paige; my heart thumping wildly. Why had He brought them to the future! It could majorly screw up their timelines! He knew better than to risk that!

Then my eyes met a familiar pair of green ones and my heart shattered. "Chris...no...no, no, NO! You REALLY can't be here! Oh, gawd! I failed!" I moaned as I continued to claw at the now blood-stained ropes, tears spilling from my eyes. He had promised not to hurt Chris. It was the only reason I did what I did - to ensure that he was left alone! I was too focused on my own thoughts to see the startled look that Chris was giving me.

"Enough with your silly games! Tell us what He sent you here for!" Chris screamed at me. The venomous tone in his voice brought my head back up.

"What...what are you talking about?" I stared at him in confusion.

"You know what I'm talking about! Stop LYING! . .you! Who are you here to kill!"

"What the hell are you talking about!" I yelled in frustration. I had a splitting headache and my wrists were burning where the cords were digging in. "I don't even know how you got here to begin with! You were supposed to be in the past, making sure things changed for the better! So how the hell am I supposed to know how He brought you back! I certainly didn't - and as far as I know, the only person besides me that he sent after you, was Bianca - and you said she wasn't a problem anymore! So stop blaming me for all of this! I don't know what the hell is going on! I just...just wanna be left alone..." I ended my rant on a sob.

"Um...Eliana..., where exactly do you think we are right now?" I looked up at Phoebe even more confused than before.

"What do you mean? We're in the future of course! - r, right?" My voice broke as I looked around the room and realized that it didn't look the way it should.

"No, no we're not. Why did you think that?" Phoebe said; her voice almost kind, as she made to step closer to me. Chris threw his arm out and stopped her before she could do so.

I stared at her blankly, my head still reeling. "Because...because that's how it always is...I mean, I just assumed when I woke up like that..." I paused as the recent events finally came rushing back. "um...wait, so you're telling me that we aren't in His future right now? He didn't find a way to get Chris back?"

"No, no He didn't and He won't, no matter what tricks you try to employ to get me there!" Chris said coldly. "I will be finishing what I started.

"Well I won't deny that He sent me back to watch over Bianca, but He technically didn't order me to bring you back if she failed; which for the record, is the last thing I want to do - no matter how pissed he would be - and He did not send me here to kill anyone! Whether you believe it or not. And um...sorry about just now, I guess I must have...just been really disoriented. My bad..."

I lowered my head in shame. I couldn't believe I'd acted like that around them! I'm sure I had just made a complete fool out of myself. They couldn't find out the truth! It was too embarrassing. I was a strong, independent, classy woman, not some sniveling, terrified, and spineless freak! At least that's what I kept telling myself...

"Okaay, so if you're not here to take me back or kill anyone, then what are you still doing here! Why don't you just go back to Him! I'm sure He's just pining away without you!" I cringed at Chris's last words. If he only knew how wrong he was. But of course, he never would. I didn't want him knowing and even if I did, the spell wouldn't allow it.

"I told you...I came to warn you guys about Bianca..."

"Even if I believed that, you've done that now, so why haven't you gone back yet!" Chris was shouting again and I found my own anger starting to rise.

"Well I would have thought that would have been obvious to you, Mr. Know-it-all! I don't want to! Why the hell would I wanna go back to Him! Why would anyone! You of all people know what He's like!" When I got angry it usually came out in the form of snarky sarcasm. That or a calm, ice-cold silent stare that I was told was bone chilling to witness.

"Oh, please, He worships the ground you walk on; not to mention, you've loved Him every since we were little, so don't try to play the 'I-had-no-way-out' card. It won't work. Do you honestly expect me to believe you would want to give up that perfect little kingdom of hell you two have created!"

I opened my mouth to tell him just how unaware of the situation he was, when I felt the familiar pangs of the tongue-tying spell shoot through my body. I bit my lip to stop myself from crying out.

"Woah, Phoebe, what's wrong!" Piper called out as Phoebe groaned and collapsed to the floor.

"I don't know! I just felt this sudden sharp pain throughout my body!" I gulped as I looked down at the floor in shame; she had clearly been sensing my own pain. I should have been paying more attention and blocked her from feeling what had just happened. By now, pain was my constant companion and I had built up a higher tolerance than normal - but sometimes I forgot that most people couldn't handle so much; especially an empath. I mentally kicked myself and strengthened the wall in my mind that kept Phoebe from sensing what I was feeling.

"You, YOU did this to her!" Chris shouted as he stalked over to me in fury.

"Chris! It wasn't her fault! Stop blaming her for everything!" Phoebe exclaimed as Paige helped her up from the floor. I looked down at my knees as I realized that Phoebe was staring at me intently.

"I wouldn't, except she is to blame for everything! How can you even think about sticking up for her, Phoebe! Ugh, I can't even stand the sight of this bitch right now! - Basement!"

Before I could register what had just happened, I found myself being orbed down into the basement. There were no windows and the lights were off, so it was pitch black. I curled myself up and closed my eyes. The dark was not anything new to me and I'd certainly slept in worse conditions so it wasn't hard for me to drift off to sleep; though I was plagued by nightmares as per usual.

Chris's POV

"What is your problem, Chris! First of all, you will watch your language in this house! I do not want Wyatt exposed to that! And secondly, how can you possibly hate that girl so much that you would treat her like that! How many times do we have to tell you - she helped us save you!" I could tell Piper was furious from the way she rested her hands on her hips and was glaring at me. I had seen her do that a million times growing up.

I glared at my family. Where was all this blind trust when I first came into their lives, huh? How could they stand there after months of wavering in their trust of me, only to suddenly turn around and stick up for Eliana her first day here! This was just another reason to hate her.

"That girl is the reason why the majority of my closest friends and family are dead! Don't you get it yet! She's worse than Bianca. She's His personal assassin! She could kill all of us a hundred different ways in about 5 seconds flat! She can not be trusted! She's only pretending to help so that she can get you to let your guard down around her!"

"Chris, here's what I wanna know, who is this 'He' you two keep referring to! I think it's about time you told us what the hell is really going on here!" Phoebe cried out, her emotions still whirling from the rollercoaster ride they had just experienced.

I huffed loudly and clenched my fists to try and calm myself down. It wasn't working. "I told you already, in the future where I come from, a very powerful witch has taken control of everything and set himself up as King. And she's his Queen! AND best-trained killer! There's simply no way that she has suddenly turned her back on Him!" As angry and frustrated as I was, I had to remember not to let slip that it was Wyatt who had turned evil. There was no way that they would believe me, not when baby Wyatt sat in front of them, as innocent as ever.

"You know what, I don't have to explain myself, she's from the future - I'm from the future - that makes what happens to her, MY business, not yours." I said gruffly.

"Considering this is MY house - as long as she is staying here, it is most definitely MY business!" Piper burst out just as stubbornly. I sighed and eased off, I had clearly gotten my temper from her, but there was no beating the original and I knew it was a lost cause.

"Fine, whatever, I'll 'try' to be more open-minded with her alright? Happy now! But don't expect me to trust her or let her out of the basement anytime soon!"

"She's barely an adult, Chris! She clearly just needs to be set on the right track! If your world is really as bad as you make it out to be, it couldn't have been easy for her! Stop treating her like some sort of prisoner! I will not have my basement turned into a crude prison cell!"

"And how do you think it was for me growing up? We all had to deal with the same situations and I didn't turn out like her! We all had to grow up fast, she may look young but that doesn't mean she's got any innocence left to save! And what the hell do you suppose we do then? There's no way we can just let her go - as much as I hate to admit it, we need as much information as we can get from her!"

"Ok, how about we bind her powers for the time being and restrict her to the first floor of the house? That way she's not stuck in a room 24/7 and has a little bit of freedom, but isn't a threat to us. We can set up the crystals to alert us if she tries to get up to the attic. Agreed?" Phoebe said in a compromising yet commanding tone. We all nodded our heads, but I still didn't like the idea of Eliana being allowed any sort of freedom. She didn't deserve it. It did make me feel better that she wouldn't have any of her magic though. I smiled at the thought. For a magical being, losing their magic, for however long, was a horrible and empty feeling. I should know, Bianca had just stolen mine not that long ago. Thankfully I had gotten them back in time!

I orbed out after we finished making arrangements for Eliana's stay; I needed to clear my head. I sat looking down on the Golden Gate Bridge as I thought over everything that had happened. I had to admit, there were things that she had said that had surprised me and almost convinced me she was telling the truth, but I just couldn't believe it. I had watched as she'd slammed a dagger straight into the heart of one of my best friends; Ryan. There hadn't been a single ounce of remorse in her cold brown eyes as she watched his life slip away.

What confused me the most though, was her initial reaction upon first waking up. What the hell had that been all about! For a second it had sounded like she had been genuinely frightened of my brother! But what reason could she of all people have for being scared of Him! Sure, practically every other human and creature alive was terrified of King Wyatt, but she was probably the only person in the entire world that he would never hurt! He loved her! My brother might be a master at torturing people, but I knew him well enough to know that he would never do that to her. She was the sole exemption.

And yet, the way she had reacted had mirrored the reactions I had seen from those who had been tortured and abused by Him. Considering the fact that I had been on the receiving end a number of times, I knew exactly why she had tensed up so much over the lengthy silence.

It was one of his signature moves. He would just stand there silently watching as the tension grew to unbearable heights. But what I couldn't understand was why she had acted as if she were the target. I knew my brother would never hurt her like that. He may have turned evil but she had been his whole world since the day she had first walked into our lives.

If I was being honest with myself, I had felt the same way about her at first; she had been the one to comfort me the most after the Event, but I had always known it was Wyatt she was destined to be with. After all, he always got everything his way.

After a certain point, I couldn't continue to ignore the signs that she had turned just as evil as Him. I had hoped for so long that the rumors about her had been falsehoods, but after watching the heartless way she had killed Ryan, it had not been possible to overlook. Any feelings I might have once had were dead...

I shook my head angrily for letting her get inside my head. It had probably been nothing - just another act to try and get me to let my guard down long enough for her to accomplish whatever evil scheme she was plotting. I had promised the sisters that I would treat her civilly, but that did not mean I had to trust her!