Chapter 267 – True Luna Book Free: The Darkness Within

“Of course you weren’t,” I told her as I leaned my forehead against hers. “You couldn’t see us, but we were all there with you, Emma.”

I caressed her cheek and took a deep breath.

“I am always with you, baby,” I said as I placed a hand above her heart. “I am with you even if you can’t see me. I am always right here in your heart, Emma.”

She placed her hand on top of mine and smiled a little.

“Don’t forget that, okay?” I continued, my voice strained. “I am always in your heart, Emma.”

She nodded and closed her eyes.

“I am always in your heart too,” she mumbled quietly.

I sobbed and pressed her closer to me. She was being pulled back. I could tell by the way her grip on my hand loosened.

“I love you, okay?” I told her, trying so hard not to start screaming in pain. “Don’t believe that Logan, okay? Don’t believe him, baby.”

She shook her head a little. She tried to say something, but she was already being pulled back.

I heard screams coming from outside the room. I heard loud sobs.

I couldn’t focus on them, though. I couldn’t. All I could do was wrap my arms around her as tightly as I could. All I could do was bury my nose into her hair and sob.

I already missed her. She was with me for just a little while and I wanted her to be here longer. I didn’t have time to tell her to kill that fucker. I didn’t have time to tell her not to hold back. I didn’t have time to tell her to make sure that the fucker was finally gone forever.

My heart felt like it was breaking apart.

What if she couldn’t defeat him? What if she believed him? What if seeing him brought back all the ache I caused? Would she die if she didn’t kill the fucker? Would I ever see her again?

The noise outside the room suddenly quieted down. I heard a few quiet gasps, but I couldn’t find the strength to look up.

“Logan,” Andrew mumbled.

I could tell by the sound of his voice that he was a bit stunned.

I looked up and saw that everyone was staring at Emma with shocked expressions on their faces.

I furrowed my eyebrows and looked down at my mate.

My heart stopped.

Emma looked like she was 18 again. She was wearing that same pajama she wore the day I rejected her on those stairs.

My breath got caught in my throat and suddenly Anna’s theory became the reality.

Sophia’s POV

I somehow managed to drag myself back to my room.

To say that I was shocked would be an understatement. The ray of emotions I felt was indescribable. I was confused. I was scared. I was in complete and utter shock.

My mom transformed in front of my eyes. She became a girl my age. I watched it happen and I thought that I was going crazy. I thought that I was dreaming.

I had to leave the cabin. Aunt Daisy and I had to get out of there. I needed to clear my head a little. I needed to see Hunter. I needed him to hold me and tell me that everything was going to be okay.

“Hi, Angel,” Hunter said as I walked into the room. “How is your…”

He stopped talking when he saw my face. He was packing his stuff into a small bag, but he threw it all to the ground and rushed to me.

“What’s wrong?!” he shouted as he cupped my cheeks and looked me up and down. “Are you hurt?!”

I shook my head and tried to swallow. My mouth was completely dry and I felt like I’d swallowed sandpaper.

“What the fuck happened then, Sophia?!” Hunter shouted again. “Why are you so pale?!”

I could hear the panic in his voice. I could see fear in his eyes. My heart broke and I wanted to say something to comfort him and reassure him. I just couldn’t find the words to do it. Everything I wanted to say was stuck in my throat.

Was I going crazy?

“My mom…,” I mumbled and Hunter’s eyes widened.

“Is she okay?” he asked. “Did something happen to her?

It did, but I had no idea how to explain that to him. What was I supposed to say? How could I explain that my mom just went back in time and was 18 again? He would surely think that I was crazy.

“Say something before I lose my shit,” Hunter said, growling a little.

I closed my eyes and tried to take a deep breath.

‘Let me explain to them,’ Stella said softly.

‘Thank you,’ I said.

I really had no idea how to do it. I didn’t know what to say. I didn’t know how to say it.

I opened my eyes and watched as Hunter got all the information he needed from Holden. A few moments passed before his eyes widened in shock.

“What the…,” he mumbled quietly.

I nodded and let out a quiet sob. Hunter wrapped his arms around me immediately.

“Fuck,” he said as he rubbed my back soothingly. “How is that even possible?”

I shrugged a little.

“I don’t know,” I managed to say. “It was surreal. I’m still wondering if I made it all up. How can something like that even happen? What is the meaning of that?”

Hunter sighed and kissed the top of my head.

“Well, it probably means that Anna was right,” he said. “Everything will end with her facing the part of your dad that rejected her.”

I shut my eyes and hugged Hunter as tightly as I could. I breathed in his scent deeply.

“Oh, Angel,” he said softly as he kissed the top of my head. “She will be okay. I am sure of it. She is so strong.”

I looked up at him and nodded.

“You are so much like her, Sophia,” he said. “You are kind, brave, and strong. She will always be a part of you, no matter what.”

I teared up a little. Everyone always said that I looked so much like my mom. I didn’t see it until now. I really did look so much like her.

“Where is your brother?” Hunter asked as he caressed my cheek.

I took another deep breath and sighed.

“At the cabin,” I said. “I had to leave. I had to get some fresh air.”

I leaned my head on his chest and tightened my arms around him.

“I had to see you,” I mumbled quietly.

Hunter picked me up and walked to the bed. He sat down and I straddled him.

“I don’t have to go, Angel,” Hunter said softly. “I can stay here with you.”

I shook my head and cupped his cheeks.

“It’s okay,” I said, trying to give him a small smile. “Mom probably won’t wake up for a while now. There is nothing to do except wait.”

Hunter caressed my cheek and kissed me softly.

“You will let me know if anything happens,” he said. “I will come back immediately.”

I nodded and wrapped my arms around his neck, kissing him and pressing him closer to me. I would miss him so much.

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