“What happened?” I cried, my powers surging around me.
Panic and worry consumed me as I took in their state. Skyla’s heartbeat was steady yet weak, but she seemed to simply be unconscious, whilst Dante’s heartbeat was racing, his skin was clammy, and he was shaking. He placed the kids on the bed, and I quickly placed my hands on both of them, my purple aura blazing around me. As a blessed wolf from the Asheton bloodline, I had the gift of healing. Skyla began to heal, yet I could feel the pain Dante was in, even when the injury on his chest healed. What was this? Goddess, help me!
I removed my hand from Skyla, caressing her hair when I froze. My heart thundered as I realised Kataleya wasn’t there. I snapped my gaze to Alejandro, trying not to let the fear of the worst consume me.
“Where’s Kataleya?” I asked, unable to stop the distress and worry from seeping into my voice.
“She’s…”
Please, baby, tell me she’s okay.I stared into his eyes, which were wracked with guilt and sorrow, still pouring my healing into Dante, trying to focus with everything I had.
“Alejandro! Answer me!”
“They took her,” his pained reply answered, placing his hand on my arm.
My breath hitched as I jerked away from him, my entire body shaking.No. No. Goddess no.
“Kiara… I’ll get her back, I promise yo-”
“Go. Please, go find her,” I said, my voice harsh and shaky, unable to even look at him, trying not to break down. It wasn’t his fault, but I needed my baby.
He didn’t speak, and I felt a surge of guilt, my own at my behaviour, but most of it was his before he put his walls up. I looked at him as he turned to leave the room, and I placed my hand on his arm.
“Wait,” I whispered. I let my healing pour into him before tugging him close and reaching up to caress his jaw. Our eyes met, and the pain suddenly became unbearable. “You got this,” I whispered, trying to control the storm of tears that were threatening to fall.
He turned, wrapping his arms around me tightly, his heart thudding as much as mine. Although I didn’t stop trying to heal Dante, I closed my eyes, unable to stop the tears from spilling down my cheek.
“Please bring her back,” I whispered pleadingly as he kissed my cheek.
“I will,” he promised, letting go of me and the loss of his touch hurt.
Do I tell him I can’t heal Dante?
No… I needed him to go find Kataleya. Just the thought of her being taken terrified me.I will deal with this. Please, Goddess, protect our babies.
His lips met mine for a fleeting moment before he left the room swiftly. I took a deep breath and looked at Julio, who was standing in the hall.
“Give me a phone,” I said, trying to control my emotions.
“Here.” He handed me his phone, unlocked, and I quickly dialled Delsanra’s number, my hand shaking as I stared down at Dante. His heartbeat was still racing, and nothing I did was helping him. He wasn’t injured. Whatever it was, it was something else.
“Hey, Kia,” Delsanra answered.
“Del, is it possible for you to come to the villa?” I asked, trying to keep my voice strong, but even then, it trembled.
“Of course I can, Kiara… is everything okay?”
“No… nothing is. There’s something going on, and I wish I…” Once again, I wasn’t able to utter anything about the letters. “Dante. There’s something wrong with him, and Kataleya’s been taken, and you know we can’t track her,” I whispered. I heard her take a sharp intake of breath.
“We are coming,” she said. Her voice was strong and comforting. I closed my eyes, praying she could help. Julio took the phone from me, his eyes full of concern.
“It’s magic, isn’t it?” He asked, looking at Dante.
“I think so,” I whispered, dropping to my knees as I stroked his hair. His trousers were torn where he had been bitten. I had healed that, too, but there was something else going on inside of him. I kissed his forehead, trying to fight my tears.
“Mama…” Skyla stirred before she opened her eyes and jumped up, looking around, terror clear in her eyes.
“I got you, baby,” I whispered as she launched herself into my arms, breaking into tears.
