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“Always a sacrifice, right?” she murmurs.
“Damn wolf is such a martyr!” Eziah says exaggeratedly with a roll of his eyes. Marabella snickers, but her sadness is evident, and Eziah grips her hand.
“So I guess you're like mom now, no wolf?”
“We'll find out eventually. Or maybe I’m human,” Marabella states, shrugging.
“You're not human, your aura still holds the shadows,” he tells her.
“Kyan said the same thing,” she says, looking at Kyan over his shoulder.
Noticing me, Marabella smiles. “You look better,” she tells me.
“I'm glad you're awake,” I tell her, not knowing what else to say.
Thankfully, Casey's impatience causes distraction and Marabella smiles. “My turn! My turn!” Casey says, climbing on the bed, Kyan grabs her, helping lift her on the bed.
“Yes, your turn, munchkin,” Marabella says, reaching out for her.
“Gentle, Casey,” Jonah tells her. Marabella raises an eyebrow at him.
“She's fine! Come here, sweetie,” Marabella tells her, hugging her tight.
Casey pulls away, showing Marabella her doll. “Lucas saved me, Aunty Mara. I can't swim, but he saved me!”
Marabella smiles sadly. “Yes, Uncle Jonah told me, said he portalled?” she asks, looking at Kyan, who nods.
“He still won't tell us how he reached her and opened a portal in midair,” Kyan sighs.
“We fell in the mensymney place, the water was really cold, and sticky,” Casey says, patting Mara's face with her hands. Marabella looks at Jonah and Kyan before pulling away to look at Casey.
“Fell where?” Casey tries to pronounce the word when Kyan speaks up.
“Mnemosyne?” he questions.
“Yep! That place, the water was sticky and so dark.”
“He took you to the underworld?” Marabella asks, horrified. Casey pulls a funny face.
“No, he took me home,” Casey states.
“Sweetie, the manor doesn't exist at the moment,” Eziah tells Casey.
“No, his real home! He said one day he'd be the Obsidian King. I can't wait!” she squeals. “His castle is so cool!” Casey claps her hands excitedly while we all stare at her bewildered when Kyan moves closer to her and kneels next to the bed.
“Did he tell you anything else?” Kyan asks her.
Casey appears to think for a second. “Just that he has to set things right. That once he finds her, he can go back home,” Marabella gasps, and the tension in the room ripples. Casey, oblivious to it, continues.
“He also said I could visit whenever I wanted, but he has to find his mate first,” Casey babbles.
“His mate?” Jonah questions.
“Yes,” says Casey, nodding matter of factly.
“Lucas doesn't have a mate Casey, he is too little,” Marabella laughs nervously. Yet, my mind is reeling along with everyone else as we all watch Casey.
“Not yet silly! He said Celeste isn’t even born yet. Lucas told me the fates cursed him for breaking the laws… Will he go to jail?” Casey asks, looking at Jonah.
