Chapter 230 – True Luna Book Free: The Darkness Within

“Alex, bud, can you give us a few minutes alone?” I asked, keeping my eyes on my princess.

“Dad…,” Lex spoke, but I interrupted him.

“Just a few minutes, buddy,” I said as I looked up at him

I could tell that Alex was nervous to leave her, but I needed him to. I needed to talk to her alone. Alex leaned in and kissed the top of her head.

“I will be right back, Fia, okay?” he said, looking down at her.

She nodded but didn’t look up at him. I could see the pain on Alex’s face as he stood up and left the room.

Thank you, bud. I mind-linked him. I love you.

I love you too, dad. He mind-linked me back.

My princess leaned into me and I tightened my arms around her.

“Hi, princess,” I said as I kissed her temple again. “I missed you so much.”

I didn’t have time to show my emotions, but there wasn’t a second when I didn’t want to scream and tear things apart. I couldn’t do it though. My daughter needed me to be calm. I wouldn’t be of any use to her if I let my emotions overwhelm me.

I could let them out now. I could cry now when she was safe and in my arms.

“Did Alex tell you?” she asked quietly.

“He did, princess,” I said as I ran my fingers through her hair.

She sobbed and I tightened my arms around her.

“I killed them, Dad,” she said, her voice trembling. “I said horrible things to Mom and you. I…”

She stopped talking and pressed herself closer to me.

I gulped and took a deep breath. I decided to handle one issue at a time.

“I know how it feels to take a life, princess,” I said softly. “It is never easy, no matter how justified it is. I know what you are going through, and I know how hard it is.”

My little girl lifted her head and looked at me. My heart broke when I saw the pain on her face. I caressed her cheek and wiped the tears from her face.

“It is the worst feeling in the world,” my princess said, her bottom lip trembling. “I can’t believe that I did it. I took someone’s life. I watched them die and I was happy.”

She shook her head and sobbed.

“I was happy, Dad,” she cried out. “I am a horrible person.”

She buried her face into her hands and let out a sob that broke my heart.

I picked her up and placed her on my lap. I wrapped my arms around her as tightly as I could without hurting her.

“Listen to me, Sophia,” I said softly. “You are not a horrible person. You were under the influence of dark magic. Those people tortured you for days and you were angry.”

I placed a kiss on the top of her head before I continued.

“I know that it won’t help you to hear that we would have killed them if you didn’t,” I continued. “But I know for sure that if this Sophia was there, she would never do what the darkness told her to do.”

I placed a finger under her chin and lifted her head gently.

“I am not here to tell you what could have been, love,” I said softly. “I am here to cry with you, hold you, and tell you that I will always be here for you, no matter what.”

A tear fell on her cheek and I wiped it away.

“The same goes for your mom, brother, and the rest of our family,” I said. “We all love you so much and we will be here through it all.”

She gulped and furrowed her eyebrows a little.

“But I said such terrible things to Mom,” she cried out, making me smile a little.

“Your mom doesn’t care about that, princess,” I said as I caressed her cheek. “She never took those things to heart. She loves you more than anything in this world and you have nothing to be embarrassed about.”

I leaned in and kissed her cheek.

“Your mom hasn’t stopped mind-linking me since I came in here,” I said, chuckling. “She wants to know if you are okay and if she can come in and see you.”

I’d been ignoring Emma all along, but she was relentless.

“In a few minutes,” my daughter mumbled as she leaned her head on my shoulder and hugged me tightly.

I smiled and hugged her back.

“Thank you, Dad,” she said. “I love you.”

My heart melted completely.

“Oh, my little girl,” I said. “I love you too.”

I leaned my head on hers and took a deep breath.

Getting over what happened wouldn’t be easy for her, but I would be there every step of the way. She was my child and I would never let her go through it alone.

Emma’s POV

My heart was breaking inside my chest and all I wanted to do was take my baby into my arms and tell her how much I loved her.

I was so frustrated because Logan kept ignoring my mind-links. I wanted to know if she was okay. I wanted to know if she would let me see her.

I needed to see my child.

Alex came straight toward me when he left the cabin. He hugged me tightly, but he refused to say anything to us. He was now standing next to me and I held his hand in mine tightly.

“Will she reject me?” Hunter mumbled, making us all look at him.

I furrowed my eyebrows. Why would he say that?

“No, Hunter,” Alex said. “She is just having a hard time dealing with what happened. She was always afraid of this.”

Hunter groaned and tangled his fingers into his hair.

“She is having a hard time dealing with the fact that she killed your grandfather,” Alex said quietly, making Hunter look at him.

“I would have done it myself if she didn’t do it,” Hunter said, furrowing his eyebrows. “That man kidnapped her. He tortured her. He almost took her from me. The only thing that I would change about his death is the person responsible for it. I wanted to be responsible for it.”

Alex nodded.

“We would all want to be responsible for it,” Nathan mumbled angrily. “That man deserved even worse. He deserved to be captured and tortured. He deserved to be killed in the worst way possible.”

Janet took Nathan’s hand in hers. He looked at her and took a deep breath.

“He was never a good father to me,” he continued. “He hurt me and he tried to use me to hurt other people.”

Nathan looked at Hunter and tightened his jaw.

“Worst of all, he hurt my child,” Nathan said coldly. “He hurt my son and he deserved to die.”

Nathan looked furious. He looked like he was ready to rip someone apart.

Come in, baby. Logan mind-linked me and my heart raced. She is ready.

I let Alex’s hand go and I rushed toward the entrance.

“Mom?” Alex asked, confused.

“She wants to see me,” I said as I rushed inside the cabin.

I didn’t have time to stop or explain. My child wanted to see me and I didn’t want to waste another second.

I was in front of the room only a few seconds later. My heart skipped a beat when I saw Logan holding our daughter in a tight embrace.

“Oh, my little girl,” I cried out as I finally walked inside the room.

Sophia looked up at me and sobbed. She reached out for me and my heart stopped beating.

“I am sorry, Mom, I am so sorry,” she sobbed.

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