Alexisâ POV~
I have been diligently watching the witches for nearly a week. They are never without that snake, Virginia.. so Helena and I are working out a plan.. itâs a little risky.. I am working on a sleep/ memory powder. It has to be daytime.. because I donât want to have to tote two unconscious witches through a portal. Iâm on my way to discuss it with Blake! This will be fun!
Blake looks up as I walk in, he scoots his chair back and opens his arms. I climb into his lap and say âI have to talk to you about going after those witches. Dahlia has more bruises. Sheâs becoming more withdrawn. Iâm worried, Blake. Witches are supposed to be happy beings! The reclusive ones turn to the darkness and I canât let that happen. So.. I have a plan! I made a sleep/memory powder. I blow it in the viperâs face and she goes to sleep.. waking with no memory of me being there. I donât think it can be at night though.. because I donât want to carry two sleeping witches through a portal.. Helena will stay on this side.. keeping the portal open, so my hands stay free. But, then I think, maybe they should be asleep⦠so they donât know exactly where they are? I need your input, my loveâ
He sits there a few minutes.. then he asks âWhat if you make enough powder to put them all down.. and I go through the portal with you and carry them back? But⦠we keep it to ourselves. I want to say I trust everyone.. but we are on the verge of war.. and I am just being cautious.â
I am looking at him in awe! He will help me! Itâs possible and I throw my arms around him âI love you⦠so much! I have enough dust.. and now youâre immune to my magic, you wonât fall asleep, too!â And I giggleâ¦remembering my big pink bunny!
Two hours later, the three of us are standing in the safe room of Blakeâs office. I giggle because Blake and I are dressed all in black.. looking like ninjas. We had Damon monitor the cameras and to give us the go when he was ready to loop the feed. As soon as he did, Helena and I opened the portal and she stood holding it, as Blake and I stepped through⦠walking straight to Virginiaâs bed, I blew the dust in her face.. then turned to the girls and blew the dust in their faces. Blake picked up Dahlia.. then Cornelia and stepped through the portal and we laid them on the bed in the safe room. Helena took my hand âMy sweet girl⦠the rest is up to me. I will heal them! Now! They will sleep probably until nine or so. So we are all getting some rest! I want them to see the cameras in the morning.. so they understand why we didnât leave them there! Itâs their first step to healing!â
We are walking into the dining hall for breakfast and I see Cynthia in my chair! Is she kidding me right now! This bitch! Waving my hand, I turn her into the pig I threatened her with and sat down.. filling my plate with bacon! Everyone was roaring with laughter and my dad came from the kitchen with his coffee⦠Opened the back door shooing her outside âWho let this pig in here!? Thatâs just nasty!â And shut the door and Cody fell off his chair laughing!
Blake says âI wonder how happy heâs going to be when he has to tell his parents his sister is a pig?â I smile âOh come on! They already know that!â And the pack lose it all over again. I tell them âDonât worry! I will change her back.. before dinner! Just tired of that bitch trying me!â
Helena and I fix a tray for the witches and walk in their room, just as we walk in⦠theyâre waking up. I set the tray on a side table and wait until they get their bearings. After several minutes.. Dahlia looks at us and snottily asks âWho the fuck are you and why are we here?â I smiled âWatch your tone! We saved you from an abusive situation and you want to be bitchy? I can send you back there⦠if you prefer being beat onâ Cornelia has watched with her blue eyes big in her face and quietly asks âWhere are we?â Helena stands and replies âSomeplace safe! Like my niece said.. we want to help you. We are witches like you. I am from the same coven⦠actually. If I can talk you into walking to a different room with me.. we can prove you were not in a good placeâ
The girls agreed to see what Helena was talking about to make a decision. As we walked into the conference room, I walked over to Blake and sat. Our head warrior, Troy jumped up and walked over to Cornelia⦠he took her hand and said âHello little mate!â And she smiled such a beautifully shy smile.
Blake kisses me âBringing people together wherever you go!â And I giggle. Damon pulls the screen up and flips on the camera⦠Jeremiah is screaming⦠and guards are running everywhere. Virginia is sitting across from him and he screams âHow the fuck can you NOT know where the fuck they are!? They were there. With your stupid ass! Then they werenât! You tell me there was no magic involved because you arenât detecting a signature⦠and youâre one of the most powerful witches there is? Then what the fuck!? I should just throw you in the dungeon and be done with it! Baby or no baby! You are useless!â
I flashed lightning again.. this time, making sure I leave a crater⦠and he screams âWho the fuck is doing that shit! Find them! Bring them to me NOW! Virginia.. you have until the end of the day to find my dad!â And Dahlia said to me âShe canât find him without us! She needs our power!â
I laugh âNo.. she doesnât! Wait! Oh my Goddess! Was she syphoning your power? Aunt Helena? Thatâs black arts! Did she do that to you⦠girls , be honest! Did she siphon your powers?â And they both nodded! And I slammed lightning all around the palace! I am pissed!
My dad walked in demanding âWho pissed my little girl off this time?â And both Cornelia and Dahlia catch their breath.. Dad smiles great big âSurprise!!?â And we all laugh! Dahlia half grins and says âFound you!â Which has us chuckling again! Then Dad asks âWhy didnât the idiot just call me? Or track my phone?â Cornelia responds âHe killed his tech guy two weeks ago because he complained the servers were running slow and thought they were being hacked!â
Damon grins âMy bad! My fault!â And again, we laugh! Ian walked in and asked âDid yâall know thereâs a pig running around out front? Chef said heâs going to butcher it for dinnerâ
I jump up âFuck me! Gotta go fix that! Be right back!â And laughter followed me out the door! I make it out front⦠sure enough.. sheâs rooting around the trees in the front⦠just as she stuck her snout in the dirt ..deep enough to pull a grub, I changed her back. Now sheâs sitting on the ground.. blackened face and a grub hanging out the mouth. I couldnât resist.. yanked my phone out and snapped a picture!