Chapter 4
"Lucas, is that what I think it is?" she whispers.
I look into her scared blue eyes wishing I didn't have to confirm what she already knows to be the truth, "Yeah, it's Dimera's."
"Oh god." she gasps turning in search for a place to put down the mugs before she drops them.
I look up and down the hallway, searching for anyone who may still be lurking. It couldn't have been planted long ago, Sami only went back to her apartment a half hour ago.
Without realizing it I hear my voice order her, "Just get inside."
"What's wrong did you see someone?" she asks trying to peer around me, her voice is panicked and I can't blame her.
I block her with my body, walking her backwards into the apartment locking the door behind me.
She persists, trying to reach around me to reopen it, "Lucas, what's going on did you see something."
"No, I just need to think and I don't want to open this out there." I answer running my fingers along the crisp cool paper, letting the feather slip between them.
I rotate the envelope towards Sami, it is addressed to her after all. She steps back wrapping her arms around herself and shaking her head, her voice quakes, "No, you do it."
I watch her as I slip my finger under the flap, popping the seal open. Our eyes lock and I see her swallow hard then a consciously slow breath escapes her lips. Sliding the card out of the envelope I scan the text quickly.
"What does it say?" she whispers with a trembling voice.
The words baffle me, not giving me the answers I had hoped to find. Maybe Sami knows what it means? I read the note out loud to her, it's only three short sentences.
In his sixteenth year the rightful prince will be reborn from the ashes of the Phoenix. Can a child bridge the hatred of two families? Soon the truth will be revealed.
Her expression lets me know that she is as bewildered as I am. Questions swirl as I try to sort out the words, why couldn't it have just asked for an exorbitant amount of money instead of only giving us a riddle? Maybe it's not a riddle.
I take a seat perched on the arm of her couch, she looks at me, "What does it mean?"
"I'm not sure. You have any ideas?" I ask her rereading the note for the third time.
My voices echoes the words the 'rightful prince'…are they talking about Will? How could Will be the rightful prince? He isn't even a Dimera…
Sami paces the kitchen I am sure she is talking to me but her words are mumbled by my thoughts. 'The truth will be revealed.'
I feel denial seize control over me and the urge for a drink wafts past my taste buds. No, it can't be….it's not possible. I flip a glance at Sami, she is still pacing the floor nervously chewing her bottom lip, deep in thought.
"Hey. Stay here. I'll be back in a bit."
She stops to look at me, "Where are you going?
"Um, I need to see my mother. I have a few questions I need answers to. I won't be long." And before she even had a chance to ask anything else I was out the door.
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