Chapter 236 – True Luna Book Free: The Darkness Within

I couldn’t come up with anything else to say. I didn’t know what to say other than how sorry I was.

“It wasn’t your fault, my love,” Hunter said, leaning his forehead against mine. “It wasn’t your fault.”

But it was. It was my fault. If I just fought harder the darkness wouldn’t be able to take over. If I just tried harder none of this would happen.

I was just about to tell him that when I got a mind-link from Lex.

Fia? He called me, his voice laced with an emotion I couldn’t recognize.

Yes? I mind-linked him back immediately.

Can you and Hunter come downstairs, please? He asked and my heart raced.

Was something wrong? I could hear the worry in his voice and it made my stomach twist.

Is everything okay? I asked him.

Come downstairs, okay? He responded and my heart jumped in my throat.

Something was wrong.

“Lex asked us to come downstairs,” I mumbled quietly, trying to keep my voice from shaking.

“Is everything okay?” Hunter asked and I shrugged.

I was so nervous that I got up immediately. I had to go downstairs and talk to Lex. I had to know what was wrong. I grabbed the first hoodie I could get my hands on. I didn’t even remove the shirt I slept in. I didn’t care. I had to get to Lex.

“Slow down, Sophia,” Hunter said as he got out of bed and approached me.

My hands were shaking as I was pulling a hoodie over my head. Hunter helped me get it on. He had a worried look on his face.

“He probably just wants to see you,” Hunter said. “I’m sure that nothing is wrong.”

I couldn’t take that chance. I rushed out of my bedroom as soon as I pulled my sweats up.

“Shoes, Sophia!” Hunter yelled after me.

I didn’t have time for shoes. I heard Hunter curse and follow after me.

My heart was pounding in my ch*st as I raced downstairs. I could hear my parents’ quiet voices. My eyes fell on Lex who was sitting on the couch with his head in his hands. I knew immediately that something was very wrong and my heart stopped beating.

“Lex?” I called him as I rushed toward him.

He looked up immediately and reached for me. I sat next to him and pulled him into a hug.

“What happened?!” I exclaimed, my voice laced with panic. “Are you okay?! Are you hurt?!”

If he was hurt…

“I am okay, Fia,” Lex said quietly, but I didn’t believe him.

Something was wrong and if he didn’t tell me what…

“What the hell happened?!” I heard Hunter’s voice.

“Sit down, Hunter,” I heard my mom say softly. “We need to tell you something.”

My heart raced and I tried to let go of Lex so I could look at my mom. He didn’t let me, though. He tightened his arms around me and p**ssed me against his ch*st. The fear inside me exploded.

Was something wrong with Lex?!

Sophia’s POV

I was r*bbing Lex’s back softly. My heart was racing like crazy.

“Is something wrong with Lex?” I asked, trying to turn my head so I could look at my mom. “What is going on, mom?”

I couldn’t move much because Lex was holding me too tightly. I couldn’t see my mom’s face clearly, but what I did see had me even more worried than before. I tightened my arms around Lex and kept my eyes on my mom.

“Alex is okay, honey,” my mom said and I relaxed immediately. “It’s not about him.”

As long as Lex was okay, everything would be okay.

“Who is it about then?” I heard Hunter ask. “What the hell happened?”

Lex placed a hand on my head and p**ssed me even closer to him.

“It’s about your darkness, Fia,” Lex said, his voice trembling. “It didn’t leave. It’s still here.”

I froze completely.

What?

“I can still feel it inside you, honey,” my mom added and I felt her hand on my back. “We got you back, but we didn’t get rid of it.”

My stomach turned. I was going to throw up. I couldn’t move, though. I couldn’t feel my body.

“Are you f**king kidding me?!” Hunter screamed. “You are wrong! You have to be wrong!”

I couldn’t even feel my heart beating. Maybe it just stopped working. I was sure that I wasn’t breathing. My ch*st burned with the lack of air.

It was still here? It could take over me again?

Oh, Goddess, no.

No, no, no, no!

It could take over me again and I could hurt someone again. I could kill someone again! What if this time I hurt someone I loved? What if I hurt my family? What if I hurt Lex? What if I hurt Hunter?

No!

I wanted to scream, but I couldn’t find my voice. I could hear my parents explaining something to Hunter, but I couldn’t focus on their conversation.

All I thought about was hurting someone again. I didn’t want to hurt anyone ever again.

“Breathe, Fia,” Lex whispered softly. “Everything is going to be okay. I promise. We will find a way to get rid of it for good. I will find a way.”

Find a way to get rid of it? We’d been trying for years and nothing ever worked. We wouldn’t find a way to get rid of it and it would take over me again. I would hurt someone again. Only this time it could be someone from my family. This time I could hurt my mate.

I would never forgive myself if I hurt Hunter.

And then a thought came to me.

I had to leave. I had to protect them all and leave.

‘What?!’ Stella screamed at me. ‘You can’t go, Sophia! I won’t let you leave! I will tell Axel. You are not going anywhere!’

I swallowed the lump in my throat and closed my eyes.

‘I am not going anywhere,’ I mumbled. ‘I am a danger to everyone, not just my family. The darkness could take over me and I could hurt someone. I don’t want to hurt anyone else.’

Stella was quiet for a few moments.

‘What did you mean then?’ she asked, but I didn’t respond.

I forced a little bit of air into my lungs and opened my eyes.

“You need to lock me back up,” I said and the room suddenly got very quiet. “I need to go back into that room.”

It was the only way. I wasn’t going to let anyone get hurt again.

“What?” Hunter was the first one to speak. “No, Sophia!”

He sat down next to Lex and me. I felt his hands on my back. He tried to pull me away from Lex, but Lex growled quietly and tightened his arms around me.

“Yes,” I said, grabbing a fistful of Lex’s hoodie. “I am dangerous. I could hurt someone. I don’t want to hurt anyone ever again. You need to lock me back up until we find a way.”

“No, Fia, we won’t do that,” Lex said. “You will feel the darkness coming. You will tell us and we can do something then. I am not locking you up in that room again.”

I pushed back a little so I could look at Lex.

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