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I'm sorry I've taken SO LONG TO UPDATE! I had a show last weekend (and tech week before that) so I had literally NO TIME to write… but this chapter is nice and long so I hope it makes up for it :)
The stars, the moon, they have all been blown out
You left me in the dark
No dawn, no day, I'm always in this twilight
In the shadow of your heart
-Florence + The Machine, Cosmic Love
chapter 21
september 15th, 2013
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Francesca and I had formed a strong bond over the past couple of days, even though we didn't act like it around everyone else. We agreed it would be best if we pretended we despised each other to hide the fact that we were both against the rest of the guard.
Francesca was almost like a mother to me. Although she could never replace Esme, she was the closest thing to her here. I was still overwhelmed with grief when I thought of my family, but Francesca lessened the pain when she was around. She was the only bright spot.
Later on the day when I really got to know Francesca, she showed me Nessie's birthday party. The wondering about what Esme (and it turns out Carlisle as well) gave Nessie as her present went away.
Esme handed Nessie a little white box with a lavender ribbon. She undid the bow and took off the lid. A smile spread across her face when she saw what was inside.
"It's… It's beautiful, Grandma and Grandpa," she murmured, holding up the gift so everyone could see. It was a silver necklace with three charms: an N, a heart, and an A.
"Nessie loves Alex," Carlisle said.
"Even though Alex isn't with us right now, you will still have a little piece of her with you, right by your heart," Esme told her.
Nessie looked as if she was tearing up. "It's perfect. I love it. Thank you so much."
I was overcome with joy and sadness seeing how much my niece cared about me. I was so glad that I was accepted by her, but heartbroken because I wasn't able to be with her on her special day.
In the morning, Francesca was walking with me through the hallways of the castle when Alec approached us.
"Aro, Marcus, and Caius need to speak with us," he told me.
"Us meaning you, Francesca, and me?" I asked.
"Yes," he muttered. "That is why I said us."
"Just clarifying," I sneered.
He folded his arms and turned around.
"No matter. Just follow me, please," he said as he began to go back down the hallway.
Francesca and I shared an eye roll, and then followed behind him. When we got to the throne room only Jane, Felix, and Demetri were speaking with Aro. The rest of the guard was gone.
"Ah, there you are Alex and Francesca," Aro said with a smile.
I walked away from Francesca and closer to Aro.
"What can I do for you… master?" I still tripped over the word "master" when I had to call him, Caius, and Marcus that.
Actually, it is what you, Francesca, Jane, Alec, Demetri, and Felix can do for me," he said. "I have an assignment for the six of you."
"And what would that be, master?" Jane inquired.
"There has been some serious newborn activity that is on the verge of attracting too much human attention," Aro told her, "and we're sending you all to... deal with the situation."
"Where is all of this happening?" Demetri asked.
"Texas," Aro said, and then he looked right at me. "Before you get your hopes up my dear, just remember the consequences if you happen to run off and try to visit your family."
I looked away from him and everyone else, knowing that they would be staring at me.
"When will be leaving, master?" Alec asked.
"It would be preferable," Caius said, "if the six of you left immediately."
I glanced at Francesca, and she seemed conflicted. She looked as if she knew she had to go but there was something holding her back. I'm sure it was Belvedere.
My gaze settled back on Aro, and he was studying Francesca intently.
"You seem upset, Francesca," Aro pointed out. "Is it because you are worried about Belvedere?"
Francesca's eyes met his.
"Don't worry... He'll be constantly monitored while you are gone," Aro said.
I was sure the wording of that would upset her, but when I looked at her she had her usual mask of no emotion on her face.
Aro gave her a smile, and I wanted to kick him in the groin... or somewhere else that would hurt.
Yikes. Hopefully Aro won't read my mind anytime soon.
"Now, here is the instruction of what we're expecting you to do once in Texas," Aro said. "Identify the leaders. Figure out their intentions, and then kill them. Destroy all of the useless newborns as well, and make sure you clean up the mess afterwards. No one should be spared unless they have a quantifiable ability that will be of great use to us in the near future."
Jane, Alec, Felix, Demetri, and Francesca nodded their heads in understanding, and I had to as well.
"Oh, and Jane?" Aro murmured.
"Yes, master?" she asked.
"I believe that Alex will not be following our diet," Aro told her. "However, she will need to hunt. When you think the time is right, you may let her hunt... but she MUST hunt. She is a member of out guard, and you will not starve her. Understood?"
"Yes, master," Jane said, glancing at me. From the look on her face, I had a feeling I wouldn't be hunting for a while.
"Now, take the private jet," Caius muttered, "and get on with your assignment. Time is of the essence."
The six of us filed out of the throne room. I followed behind Jane and Felix, while Alec, Francesca, and Demetri trailed behind me. I'm sure they wanted to have extra coverage in me in case I tried to pull something and make a break for it. I WOULD try to if my family wouldn't get killed because of it.
After we left the castle and the city, we ran to the private airstrip I arrived at just five days ago. These five days had seemed more like five years.
Demetri immediately went to the front of plane and started the engine. Alec and Felix sat down in the first of the three rows of seats. Jane, before sitting down with them, turned to Francesca.
"Sit with Alex," Jane commanded.
Francesca looked at me, and I narrowed my eyes. She crossed her arms and sat in the second row on the right. Francesca was a pretty good actress, and I was too... if I did say so myself. So, keeping up the act, I left the middle seat empty and sat on the isle seat.
I felt the plane slowly begin to move, and before I knew it we were rising into the air.
"How long is the flight?" I asked no one in particular.
Nobody answered me.
I scoffed. "Wow... It just got really cold in here."
Francesca smiled, but it went away as soon as it came.
In the private jet, it took us about twelve hours to reach Texas. Because of the time change, we arrived there at about ten-thirty in the morning of September fifteenth, central time. That meant it was eight-thirty back home. I wondered about what everyone was doing right now. Did they have any idea how close I was to them? I had a feeling that Alice could not see me because Francesca was here. If she could see me, though, would they be coming after me? I imagined them ambushing us and killing off Jane, Alec, Felix, and Demetri. I would try to spare Francesca, tell them that she was on my side.
Then, I thought about what we would do after that. Surely, Aro would eventually find out that his guard members weren't coming back to Volterra, and he'd send someone after the family. We'd either spend our lives running, or be eventually killed.
At the moment, I kind of hoped that they didn't come after me.
We left the jet and I followed behind Jane, Felix, and Alec. Francesca was running beside me, and Demetri was behind. During the flight, Jane had been reading a slip of paper that she took out of her robes. I wasn't really sure what was on it, but when we arrived at a clearing filled to the brink with vampires, I assumed it had a precise location to go to.
It was like a campground set up. There were numerous tents that were placed all around the area. Some of the vampires were fighting amongst each other.
"Can I help you?" a female vampire spat as she came up to us. She had an oval-shaped face a pointed nose, and piercing ruby eyes. Her midnight-black was straight and cascaded down to her lower back.
Jane smiled at her, and suddenly the female was screaming in agony. Felix was next to me in an instance and was tightly gripping my arm.
"Instruct them to not move at all," he whispered in my ear. "They're not allowed to run."
"Are you crazy?" I asked. "Why can't they go?"
He squeezed my arm tighter. "Think about how close we are to your little coven. Does that change your mind about doing what I say?"
Many of the vampires were alerted by the screams coming from the female. I frowned, and then focused on the gold floating over the heads of all the vampires.
Freeze in your spot. Do not move, I commanded.
All the gold turned to blue. I could see that some vampires were trying to get to the girl Jane was torturing. Confusion flashed across their faces, and the confusion turned to anger. They let out frustrated screams as they were stuck in the very spots they stood.
Jane stopped her attack on the female, and she lay on the ground as she took in shallow breaths.
The clearing fell silent.
"What is your name?" Jane asked her.
"Hadley," she panted. "Hadley Davidson."
"Well, Hadley, did you organize this group of newborns together?"
Hadley didn't answer, and Jane began her torture again.
"Yes, yes, I did!" Hadley screamed.
Jane smiled and stopped. "Good. If you cooperate, then I won't be reduced to using force to get answers out of you."
Felix came over and lifted Hadley off the ground, holding her by the arms.
"Do you know who we are, Hadley?" Jane asked her.
"No, I can't say that I do," Hadley told her. Wow, for knowing what Jane can do, Hadley had some spunk.
"Hm," Jane murmured. "Well, have you heard of the Volturi?"
Hadley's face fell. Jane sensed the fear and smiled.
"Ah, well then if you are familiar with us, then you should know about one of our laws," Jane said. "You are not to expose the existence of vampires to the human population. These newborns are wreaking havoc... so much so that the Volturi is hearing about it. And when a tale of something like this comes to us, it is a problem."
Hadley was silent.
"Since you are the one who has created the problem, you are the one who will be punished for it," Jane told her.
Hadley was burned by Jane once more, and Hadley screamed bloody murder.
"Let me ask you something, Hadley," Jane said as she tortured her. "Was what you did worth it?"
Jane looked at Felix, and he swiftly ripped Hadley's head off. I watched in disgust as Demetri pulled out a lighter and set Hadley's body on fire. Some of the vampires had looks of pure horror on their faces, while others were trying to hide smiles. Some weren't even TRYING to hide smiles. It made we wonder what kind of a leader Hadley was if the others were happy to see her go.
Jane stepped forward past the fire. "Now, Felix. It looks like we have a lot of work on our hands."
Some of the vampires immediately realized what she meant. Others didn't. The ones who did tried to run once more, but I still had to use my power, unfortunately, and they couldn't leave.
Felix, Alec, and Demetri stood next to Jane. The four of them descended in a line of black cloaks and took out every single vampire. None were spared...
And I could do nothing but watch.
Apparently, none of these vampires possessed any abilities worth preserving. That or Jane wasn't feeling very merciful today... but when was she ever merciful?
Felix put out the large fire that they created, and there was nothing left of the bodies but ashes. The sky became completely covered with clouds.
Jane led us back to the plane, and then turned to face us.
"Felix, Alec, Demetri, and I need to hunt," Jane told us. "Francesca, you need to watch Alex."
I crossed my arms. When was Francesca going to hunt? Were they just going to let her starve?
"When we get back, you will need to monitor Alex," Jane said, "and take her hunting because of her... special diet."
I snorted. Special diet?
"I assume you can survive a little longer without hunting," Jane sneered.
With that, she disappeared into the trees and Felix, Demetri, and Alec followed her.
After I'm sure they were out of earshot, I said to Francesca, "She's ridiculous."
Francesca nodded and crossed her arms.
When they got back almost an hour later, they released us to hunt. We ran for about five minutes at top speed, just trying to get away.
"You know," I said, "Francesca, this is the perfect opportunity to try out this diet... I mean, if you want to."
Francesca smiled. "Of course, but you first."
I listened, and I could hear a few heartbeats off to my right. I ran in that direction, and picked up the smell of the four deer. The first one wasn't expecting me, and tackled it to the ground. I took down a second one along with the first. For a second, I was craving the sweet taste of the human blood that I remembered, but I knew that this is what I would have to get used to. The right diet.
When I looked up at Francesca, she had taken down the other two deer.
"You're a natural," I said with a smile. She ran over and gave me a playful shove.
Suddenly, I heard a rustling in the trees. Francesca and I whipped our heads near the sound.
"Who's there?" I called out.
There was no sound. No one answered, but I had a feeling that someone was there.
Francesca nudged me, and I looked at her. She pointed to her crest necklace.
I didn't want to use my position to my advantage, but I wanted to figure out who saw us together.
"We are members of the Volturi. Show yourselves," I demanded.
It was silent for a moment, until two vampires emerged from the trees. One was a male and one was a female, and they both had red eyes like Francesca and I.
The female frowned at me, but her eyes then widened.
"You look familiar," she told me.
I gave her a questioning look.
"Do you know Jasper Hale?" the man asked.
My head quickly turned and looked at him. "You... You know Jasper?"
"Yes," he told me. "Would your name happen to be Alex?"
I nodded.
"I knew I recognized you from the pictures," the female muttered.
I was confused. "I beg your pardon?"
"Allow me to introduce myself," the man said. "My name is Peter, and this is Charlotte."
"This is Francesca," I said, gesturing to her. Our eyes met, and she slowly backed away.
"What... pictures did you see me in?" I asked Peter.
He gave me a small smile. "We were just at your home-"
"You were?" I asked excitedly.
"Yes," Charlotte told me.
"We were paying a visit to our old friend Jasper," Peter told me, "but when we got there..."
"How were they?" I asked. "Was everyone okay?"
"They were all... very different," Peter said. "Sadder... It was a darker mood in the Cullen house. We hadn't been there since before you came along, so we didn't know who you were. They showed us a picture of you, and told us what had occurred and why you had been taken away."
"They miss you terribly," Charlotte murmured.
I gave her a sad smile. "And I miss them."
"Do they know you're in the United States?" Peter inquired.
I frowned. "No… and I can't go to them. The Volturi threatened that if I try, they'll kill them."
Suddenly, an idea struck me.
"You guys can go to them!" I said. "You can go back to their house, tell them that you saw me, and that I miss them and I love so much."
"We can do that," Peter said with a nod.
"But please, be careful!" I told him, grabbing his arm. "If the Volturi found out you talked to me-"
"We'll all be in trouble," he finished.
I frowned. "Pretty much, yeah."
"We'll run straight there," he said.
"Thank you!" I cried. "Thank you so much!"
They both gave me a quick nod before they disappeared into the trees.
"We better be getting back," I said to Francesca.
She nodded. "And don't worry about this… Aro won't see a thing."
I gave her a quick hug, and then we ran back to the private jet. Jane and Alec were waiting for us.
"Why were you gone so long?" Jane asked, crossing her arms.
"I was hunting," I told her, trying not to sound panicked. Had she seen or heard something?
"It takes you that long to hunt?" she questioned.
"I was enjoying it," I sneered. "I figured I wouldn't be able to hunt like this for a while."
I should have bit my tongue, because in the next instant I was burning. The sass probably wasn't a good idea.
I writhed in agony on the ground as Jane said, "Oh, look at you. You look pitiful. It would be a shame for your family to see you like this."
She stopped torturing me, and I sat up on the ground.
"Maybe Alec, Felix, and I should pay them a visit..." she murmured. "I can show Edward just how... well you're doing. Then I can have a chat with them."
"You wouldn't dare hurt them," I spat, getting up in her face in a second. She shoved me, which caused me to fly backwards and slam into a tree. There was a dent in the bark as picked myself up and growled at her.
"I'll lay down the rules for them, make sure they know that if they ever try to come and rescue you, we'll kill you," she said.
I lunged at her, and once more she used her power on me.
"Oh yes, Edward is going to enjoy this very much," she said. "And poor Esme, she'll be heartbroken..."
Jane stopped her assault on me.
"Malevolent bitch," I spat through clenched teeth.
I was expecting Jane to attack me again, but she didn't. Instead, my vision disappeared. I couldn't see a thing, yet I could still hear, smell, and feel.
I extended my hands in front of me to try and figure out what could be in front of me, but something slammed into my side and knocked me to the ground.
"No one insults my sister," Alec growled, kicking me in the knees.
He stomped on my stomach and kicked me wherever he could, putting so much power into it that I cried out in pain. I tried to deflect his kicks, but I couldn't see and therefore had no idea which part of me he was going to beat next.
Finally Alec stopped, and he gave me my sight back. I slowly managed to pick myself off the ground and stand.
"And that was the icing on the cake," Jane said with a smirk. "I've made up my mind. Felix, Alec, and I will be traveling to Astoria. Demetri, take Francesca and Alex back to the castle."
I looked behind me and saw that Felix and Demetri were standing on the stairs of the plane. How long had they been watching?
"Oh, don't worry Alex," Jane murmured. "We won't harm your precious little coven... or, maybe we will. Depends on how I'm feeling when we get there."
"You'll be outnumbered," I sneered. "You won't stand a chance if you attack them."
"That's never stopped us before," she said with a shrug.
Francesca grabbed my arms and was slowly pulling me towards the plane. She was actually holding my arms tightly, which made me realize that she was holding me back. I wanted to be free of her. I wanted to rip my arms out of her grasp and tear Jane apart, yet I looked in Francesca's eyes. They had a knowing gaze, and then I had an idea.
To keep up the act, I struggled in Francesca's arms.
"Don't you dare lay a hand on anyone in my family!" I shouted.
Alec looked upset for a moment. He shoved Jane away, telling her to go and that he would catch up. She nodded in understanding and then she was gone.
Alec glared at me. "You didn't use your power on her, did you?"
I mentally cursed myself. I forgot about my power! All of this could have been prevented if I would have just told Jane not to go to Astoria.
"No, I didn't," I sighed, feeling defeated.
He said nothing as he disappeared into the trees, Felix following behind him.
"C'mon, ladies, time to get a move on," Demetri sighed, walking up the steps and into the plane. Francesca led me inside and she sat down in one of the rows.
I looked at Demetri, and his gaze met mine. Our eyes stayed together for just a few seconds before he shook his head and sauntered off into the cockpit. I wondered what thoughts could be going through his head at that very moment. Sometimes I wished I was like Edward... but then I think that would be a blessing AND a curse.
Demetri shut the door behind him and I heard the engines of the plane start up. Immediately I sat down next to Francesca.
"Show me what's going on," I whispered, so quietly that I could barely hear myself.
Francesca grabbed my hand and I was transported to another place...
Jane was running through the forest, Alec and Felix flanking her sides. She had a huge smirk on her face. I wanted to slap it off.
The scene changed, and I was taken to my family's living room. Alice was on the couch next to Jasper. Edward, Bella, and Nessie were in the room with them.
Alice tensed up, and everyone rushed to her side. Her brow furrowed in frustration before she gasped and her mouth formed a small "o".
"What's wrong, Alice?" Jasper asked.
"The Volturi are coming..." she murmured.
Everyone exchanged a frantic look.
"Who from the Volturi are coming?" Bella asked.
"Jane... Alec... and Felix," Alice said with a sigh. "No one else."
Nessie looked extremely disappointed.
"How much time do we have before they arrive?" Jasper questioned.
Alice's eyes became unfocused again. "Three and a half hours," she said after a few moments. "They'll arrive at about five o' clock."
"I'd better call Carlisle," Edward said, "and see if he can leave work early."
He pulled his cell phone out of his pocket.
"You should call Esme as well," Bella said.
Edward nodded and paced out of the room, dialing his phone.
"I'll call Emmett," Jasper said, standing up from the couch. "They might be almost two hours away, depending on how far they went out."
What I saw changed once more, and I saw Carlisle sitting at a desk in an office. He was jotting something down in a folder when a vibrating phone could be heard. He pulled his cell phone out of a drawer, looked at the screen for a moment, and then answered it.
"Hello Edward," he said. "Is something wrong?"
He paused as he listened to Edward, and in that moment I realized how much I missed him and the sound of his voice.
"Dad..." I whispered, even though I knew he couldn't hear me.
"How much time do we have?" Carlisle asked Edward through the phone. "Alright, I don't have anything else planned for today... Yes, I'll just tell them I'm feeling ill, or that Esme's sick... Good, yes, call her... I'll be home as soon as I can... Oh, and Edward?"
He took a deep breath before he spoke again.
"Is Alex with them?" he asked quietly, and I saw his face fall, the glint of hope in his eyes disappearing in a flash. "Oh. Well, I'll be there as soon as possible. Goodbye."
Carlisle hung up the phone and placed it on his desk. He ran his hand through his hair, and I watched him pick up a coffee cup that was sitting on his desk. He held in his hand for a moment before he smashed it as easily as one would crumple a piece of paper, his face contorting into an expression of pain.
Like the cup, my heart shattered into pieces.
Carlisle slipped his cell phone into his pocket. He stood from his desk, grabbed his coat and briefcase, and headed towards the door.
"I wish you could see me, Carlisle," I murmured. "I'm closer than you think."
As he reached for the door handle, he froze. Excitement bubbled up in me.
"Carlisle, can you hear me?" I asked.
He merely stood there for a few more seconds, then shook his head and left his office.
Although Carlisle couldn't hear me, there was the hope deep down in my heart that somehow he could sense that I was watching him.
Francesca showed me the next scene, and it was of Esme. She was in the Home Interior Consignment store in town, a place she loved to frequently visit, off to the side in an aisle.
"Did you call Carlisle already?" she asked the person she was speaking to on the phone, who I assumed was Edward. "I'm sure they'll let him out if he tells them he feels sick. He hasn't taken off in a while... Don't you think I already see that, Edward? Working all this time is his way of coping... I don't know. I'm doing the best I can, Edward... Yes, I'll be home soon."
The vision shifted to Emmett. He had just taken down a mountain lion when his phone began to buzz.
"Hey Jazz, what's up?" he inquired in a warm-hearted manner before his face became serious. "What? When? That doesn't give us much time... Did Alice see, um..."
Emmett's voice became very quiet as I heard footsteps approaching.
"Did Alice see her with them?" he whispered.
I assumed Emmett was speaking about me.
"Oh. Well, I could only hope..." Emmett muttered. "Yeah, I'll tell her and we'll be home as soon as we can."
"What's wrong, Em?" Rosalie asked, coming up behind Emmett.
"We've got a problem and we have to get home ASAP," he told her. "Jane, Alec, and Felix are on their way to the house, and we have to leave now if we want to beat them there."
"Just... Just Jane, Alec, and Felix?" Rosalie asked tentatively.
Emmett frowned, and then kissed her on top of the head.
"Sorry, babe," he said, "just the three of them."
Renesmee was the next person I saw. I watched her travel down a hallway and knock on one of the doors. It opened to reveal Parker. Seeing him, even if only like this, was a punch in the gut. I wish I could BE there with him.
"What can I do for you, Nessie?" he asked with a small smile.
"The Volturi are coming," she told him urgently. "Jane, Alec, and Felix. They'll be here close to five this evening."
Parker frowned.
"C'mon, my dad has something important to tell you," Nessie said to him. She tugged on his shirt sleeve and led him downstairs.
For the next three and a half hours, Francesca alternated between showing me what Jane was doing (which was just merely running) and how my family was preparing for the "little visit". Finally, as five o'clock Astoria time neared, my family walked out to the front yard. Sure enough, Jane, Alec, and Felix emerged from the forest.
"Hello Cullens," Jane said as she approached them.
"What is the reason for you visit today, Jane?" Carlisle asked politely, stepping forward from the rest of the family.
"I just merely wanted to come and update you on how Alex is doing," she said with an evil smile. "Since she's been with us, she has drunk from and killed a human, been the reason for a death, and assisted in killing many people."
Edward growled. "She did all those things because she was forced to."
Jane chuckled. "Reading my thoughts, are you Edward? Well, take a look at this."
It was quiet for a moment as Edward saw whatever Jane was showing him.
"You had that comment coming, Jane," Edward spat. I assumed she show him me being tortured after I called Jane a bitch.
Jane's face morphed into an expression of pure fury. She lunged forward at Edward and was closing to slashing at him with her fingernails before Bella jumped in front of Edward. She shoved her, causing Jane to fly back into Alec.
"Are you wishing to start something?" Jane snarled.
"No, l don't wish to start anything, as long as you don't attack my husband," Bella said.
Jane sneered. "Let just warn you-"
"About what?" Esme questioned, pure anger seeping into her voice.
"About what will happen if you try to rescue Alex," she said. "In case you didn't already know, Alex was just in Texas."
"She was where?" Parker yelled.
Jane ignored him. "It was a good thing you didn't come after us, because that would have been bad for her. If one of you, any of you tries to come and take Alex away from Volterra, we will kill her on the spot."
My family was silent.
"I had a feeling you could have already assumed that, but I just wanted to clarify," Jane said with a chuckle.
Parker began to step forward, but Jasper grabbed a hold of his arm.
"Don't do anything irrational, Parker!" I cried, even though it was like I was talking to a wall- he wouldn't hear me. "Don't do anything you'll regret!"
Carlisle seemed to freeze again like he did in his office earlier in the day. Could he really somehow sense that I was watching?
"That was all I needed to say," Jane said. "Wow. What a simple visit. Well, we best be getting back to Volterra. We have a long run ahead of us, seeing as Demetri took Alex and Francesca back in the private plane. It's a shame, really. She was just so close to you all three hours ago... Pity."
Emmett was holding Rosalie back, but barely being able to do so.
"I'll tell Alex you're all doing well..." Jane murmured, "or maybe I won't. We'll see."
She, Alec, and Felix turned their backs on my family. Alec and Felix left, but Jane turned back to everyone before she vanished.
"My apologies, Esme. I forgot to express my condolences," Jane sneered. "It's a shame what happened to your great-niece, but seeing what she was, she had it coming. Better be careful... or Alex will be next."
With that, Jane turned on her feet and left. The anger left Esme's face, and it was replaced with hurt. Carlisle pulled her into his arms and stroked her hair.
"We'll find some way to get her, my dear," he whispered, "or she'll get to us... I promise you... I promise..."
With that, the vision faded out and I was back in the plane.
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That darn Jane! What a witch! Hope you enjoyed the chapter... Please leave me a review :)