Chapter 28

Ash should have left the room, his anger had grown to outstanding heights, but his stubbornness refused to leave her by herself as she recounted on the events that had taken place. For brief moments Mary-Lynette felt as if she was reliving everything all over again. The fear that gripped at her and the nightmare that all of this was a dream, that at any moment she would wake up still chained to a bed.

Lord Thierry and Hannah listened as she told her story, as it went on Hannah's face grew paler and Lord Thierry seemed to grow more concerned. Mare thanked him silently in her head, his questions were gentle and he was patient as she gathered her thoughts and composure. But even she was feeling the pressures of continuing with her story.

"One last question and then you can leave. I'm sorry, but we can't wait on this," Thierry paused a moment, "Hunter Redfern stumbled upon something, the ideas that perhaps the soulmate principal could be severed. How much information does he have?"

"I don't think he's even realized the power of it. When he—when it happened it was if something attacked him. Whatever happened it hurt him, but I don't think he understands what exactly happened to him though. But he does know that something happened and he wanted to understand it. They day I got out was when he wanted to start something. I—I just don't know what. I didn't want to stick around and find out."

There was a heavy silence that sat on them all; they were all taking it in hoping that something would help them to understanding everything. Or that any minute someone was going to jump out at them and say April fools! Somewhere in his mind that's what Ash was hoping for. But there was nothing, even Mary-Lynnette's hand ha gone lifeless in his grip. He had noticed this about her lately, the way that she broke away from the world and detached from everything, even him. He didn't understand any of it. No matter how much he was afraid that if he pushed her too much then she would break. The idea of losing her again was something he just wasn't willing to even think about.

"What are we going to do?" Lady Hanna addressed Thierry, hoping that he new the answer, in a sense they all were. After all Lord Thierry was the leader, the one that was supposed to protect hem all and have all the answers.

They watched in silence as he contemplated. A pause and then he spoke, "So as of right now we really don't know how much he understands or if Redfern knows the power of what he could stumble upon. If he finds out—I don't even want to think about that danger. For the safety I think I'm going to pull away couples from the field for a bit, at least from other continents. If another couple gets taken I'm afraid for what's going to happen. Ash I'll let you take a few more days. But after that I'm sorry but I need you back out there especially since there could be a lot more dangers in store for us."

Out of everyone that could have knocked on her door the girl standing in front of her was the one Rashel would have never guessed. Her question as well just added to the shock.

Mary-Lynnette stood there, fingers playing with the hem of her shirt and gaunt eyes starting out as if at any moment someone was going to strike at her. Rashel could barely mutter anything out of her mouth before Mare spoke. Mutters and the words were brief and short before she walked quickly away.

"Could you help me get stronger?"

This was something that she had to do on her own, she couldn't ask Ash; his need to protect her was warm and comforting but whenever he wasn't around she felt like a little girl who was afraid of the monster under her bed. This was no way to live; she had to be able to stand on her own. In her dream world he would always be there to protect her, but in reality Mare's biggest weakest could harm them both in the end. If anything happened to Ash she would never be able to live with herself.

Before Mary-Lynnette completely lost her nerve she had literally mumbled words about her intention and then scrambled away before Rashel could say anything against the matter. She would get stronger, she had to otherwise all she would ever be was a target. Another victim, there were just some things that she just refused to be ever again. She jut wasn't sure how she was going to tell Ash.

The girl curled up, her back pressing up against the headboard of the bed and a book that laid barely touched on the sheets. There were things that she just couldn't shake. The fears that gripped at her and the idea of going through that again….

What if I wake up and I find myself back where I was? Back in that attic where the heat pressed against her and the clunks of footsteps that made her jump with a cold down her spine. Mary-Lynnette knocked her head against wall as if hoping that something would help her with an idea.

Faintly she heard breathing, a gentle snore that came just a few feet away. Afraid that she would disappear again Ash had managed to grab a cot from someplace or another and ended up on the far side of the room. Her protector wasn't that far away. He never was.

With a deep breath and before she could gather her wits about her, Mare grabbed a pillow and padded across the floor. As gently as she could she pulled the blankets away from the sleeping body and crawled in.

Ash moaned slightly, turning towards her, a warm breath fluttering on her skin and he didn't wake. Not yet anyway. She laid down facing him, her eyes watching him as he slept.

Things will be different, they have to be.

Sorry that it has taken so long for the next chapter. But there comes a time when things are starting to whine down and come to an end. There won't be much more of this story. There will be at least four more chapters, maybe a little more. But everything has to come to an end. Sadly

Again I am sorry that this is such a short chapter. But I will make up for it.

But I am gonna keep writing, I definitely think another Nightworld story is in order

If anyone is a Peter Pan fan I am gonna start a story on that! So please, keep an eye on my page because in the next few days its coming.