Emmaâs POV
I placed my head in my hands and sobbed.
âHey, baby, no,â Logan said and pulled me to him. âItâs going to be okay, Emma. I promise. We will fight it again and we will win.â
I wrapped my arms around his waist and buried my head into his chest. I took a deep breath, letting his scent relax me.
âWhy does she have to go through it again, Logan?â I cried out. âI wish that I couldâ¦â
I stopped talking because an idea came to me.
What if I could? What if I could take Sophiaâs darkness? What if my daughter didnât have to go through it again?
âI know, Emma,â Logan sighed. âWe are all wishing the same. I wish I could go through it instead of her, but we canât, baby. We can only be there for her.â
They could be there for her, but maybe I could take it from her.
I was an elemental just like she was. I had magic just like she did. Others couldnât take it from her because they didnât have magic.
But I did.
I had magic and maybe I could take the burden off my daughterâs shoulders.
Why didnât I think of that sooner?!
Fuck!
âWe will talk with Anna and we will see what can be done,â Logan continued, rubbing my back gently. âWe have to get rid of it for good. We have to find a way to get rid of it for good.â
Thankfully, he was completely unaware of my inner turmoil. I knew what he would say. I knew that he would insist on finding another way, but I wanted to try it. I couldnât let my daughter suffer again. I couldnât let her get hurt again.
I was going to take her darkness and I was going to deal with it on my own. I wouldnât let it hurt my family again. This started with me and it was going to end with me.
Logan kissed the top of my head just as the door opened and Alex walked inside. He kept glancing between Logan and me. He had a pissed-off look on his face and I knew what he was going to ask even before he did.
âWhat is going on?â he asked angrily. âWhy are you two so worried?â
Logan let me go and sighed.
âClose the door, Alex,â he said as he sat down on the couch and pulled me to sit next to him.
Alex slammed the door shut and turned back around. He crossed his arms over his chest and narrowed his eyes at us.
âTalk,â he said sternly.
I glanced at Logan and took his hand in mine.
âSophiaâs darkness isnât gone,â I said, taking a deep breath. âIt is just suppressed and it is only a matter of time before it comes back.â
Alexâs eyes widened. He gasped loudly and his hands fell to his sides.
âAre you kidding me?!â he shouted, clenching his fists. âAre you fucking kidding me?!â
He turned to his left and slammed his fists against the wall.
âAlex!â Logan shouted and jumped up.
He approached our son and pulled him away from the wall. He made him sit between us on the couch and I took Alexâs injured hand in mine. I watched his wound close slowly, but my mom instinct still wouldnât let me do nothing about it. I stood up, grabbed a tissue from the desk drawer, and sat back down next to my son. I took his injured hand in mine and started wiping the blood away, pressing on the wound as gently as I could.
âItâs okay, Mom,â Alex mumbled quietly. âItâs not bleeding anymore.â
I looked up at him and he sighed. He knew that he wouldnât win this argument. He was my son and I was going to make sure that he was okay, even though he was a grown werewolf.
âHow could this happen?â Alex mumbled as he ran his fingers through his hair. âHe marked her. She came back.â
Alex shook his head and looked at me.
âAre you sure, Mom?â he asked, his voice trembling. âMaybe you are wrong. Maybeâ¦â
I lifted my hand and caressed his cheek.
âI am not wrong, honey,â I said quietly. âI can feel it. It is still here.â
Seeing the pain in my sonâs eyes only solidified my decision. I couldnât let my children go through that again. Alex was broken the entire time Sophia was gone. He was so scared that he would never get his sister back and I couldnât let him go through it again.
âWe will find a way to get rid of it, bud,â Logan said as he wrapped an arm around Alexâs shoulders. âWe wonât let it take her again.â
âBut what ifâ¦â Alex spoke, but Logan interrupted him.
âThere are no what-ifs,â Logan said with determination in his voice. âWe will find a way to get rid of it. It wonât take her again. We wonât lose her again.â
Alex looked at me and my heart broke.
âDo you have any ideas, Mom?â he asked desperately. âWhat can we do that we didnât already? How can we beat this thing?â
I had an idea. I had a whole plan, but I couldnât let them know. Not yet. Logan and Andrew would try to stop me. They would say that we needed to find another way. They wouldnât let me do it before we ran out of other options.
But by then it could be too late. The darkness could come back and take my daughter away from me forever.
I couldnât let that happen. I wouldnât let that happen.
âI donât know yet, honey,â I lied, making Alex sigh and close his eyes. âBut I will find something. I promise. I wonât let it happen again.â
Alex leaned his forehead on my shoulder and I kissed his temple.
âWhy her, Mom?â he mumbled. âWhy her?â
I gulped and tried to stop the tears from falling out of my eyes. I looked at Logan and saw that he was trying not to cry as well.
I placed my hand on the top of Alexâs head and held him close to me.
âI will fix it, Alex,â I said, keeping my eyes on my mate. âI promise, honey. I will fix it.â
This whole thing started with me. It started because of me. I was the reason my children were suffering and I couldnât let it go on.
I needed to find a way to take Sophiaâs darkness and I needed to do it fast.
The curse would end exactly where it began.
With me.
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