Chapter 256 – True Luna Book Free: The Darkness Within

I flinched hard when I saw her elongate her claws. My heart completely stopped beating when I saw her place them against her stomach.

I wasn’t able to scream. I wasn’t able to do anything except stare at her in utter terror.

But then she flinched back and collapsed on the floor.

It was like everything came rushing back like a tidal wave. Every emotion that was being held back by shock was now overwhelming my body.

“EMMA!” I screamed as I slammed my body against the window separating us.

“Mom!”

“Emma!”

I heard screams all around me, but there was another sound that caught my attention.

Cracking.

I looked at the window and gasped. I was just about to slam my body against it again when Anna’s magic blasted me and I flew back. I growled loudly, my canines and claws bursting out of my body with such intensity that I could feel the metallic taste in my mouth. My canines sliced through my gums, but I didn’t give a fuck. I felt Emma’s power raging inside me and I knew that I could bring that window down. I was going to get to my mate no matter what it took!

I jumped up and growled at Anna. I tried to run back toward the window, but she stopped me again, knocking me back down to the ground. My vision blackened completely. The rage I never felt before washed over me.

No one was going to stop me from getting inside that fucking room! No one!

I looked at Anna and barred my teeth at her. I could see her mouth moving, but my growls were so loud that I couldn’t hear anything else.

Did she really think that I would stop?! Did she really think that I wouldn’t fucking break through that window?!

“Logan!” I heard her voice in between my growls. “I did it! I knocked her down! She is okay!”

I couldn’t understand what she was telling me. I didn’t give a shit. I was getting inside that fucking room.

I looked at the window and saw the crack closing slowly.

“NO!” I screamed as I jumped back up and tried to run toward the window again.

This time Alex stopped me.

I looked at him wide-eyed. What the hell was he doing?! I needed to go to her!

“Dad!” he screamed at me. “Stop it! You need to listen to Anna!”

I tightened my jaw and tried to get out of Alex’s arms. I didn’t need to do shit. All I fucking needed to do was go to my mate!

Anna approached us and cupped my cheeks. Her magic entered me and I couldn’t move. I couldn’t do anything. I couldn’t speak, I couldn’t breathe, I couldn’t look away from Anna. If Alex wasn’t holding me, I would have crumpled to the floor. I couldn’t feel my legs.

“Listen to me, Alex,” Anna said sternly. “Emma is okay. I knocked her out so Sienna wouldn’t be able to hurt her. She is unconscious, but she is okay. You need to calm down.”

How could I calm down when that bitch was inside my mate’s body? She could hurt her! She was surely going to try to hurt her once she woke up again!

“She is going to try to hurt her when she wakes up!” I managed to mumble, my voice sounding like I was choking.

Anna gulped and nodded.

“I know,” she said. “That is why I am going to open those doors and let you inside.”

My eyes widened. I heard quiet gasps around me.

“I have limited control over that room,” Anna continued. “Emma’s magic is too strong for me. There isn’t much I can do. I don’t even know how I managed to knock her out. You need to go in there and make sure that Sienna doesn’t hurt her.”

I nodded immediately. That is all I wanted to do.

“But what if she hurts him?” Alex asked, his voice laced with worry. “She can still do magic in there. What if she hurts my dad?”

Anna looked at Alex and took a deep breath.

“Her use of magic is limited in there,” Anna said. “She would be able to shock him a few times at best.”

Anna looked back at me and raised an eyebrow.

“You can take a few shocks, can you?” she asked and I nodded again.

I would die for her. I didn’t give a shit about what her magic could do to me. If I had to die for her to live, I would do it in a fucking heartbeat.

“Are you sure, Dad?” Alex asked worriedly. “She is still powerful. She could still hurt you.”

Anna moved her hands and her magic left my body. I looked at my son and pulled him into a tight hug.

“I am sure, bud,” I said as I kissed his temple. “Your mom needs me and I will do whatever I have to do to keep her safe. I will endure whatever I have to, but I will make sure that she gets out of that room alive.”

Alex tightened his arms around me and I kissed his temple again.

I looked at Anna who was standing in front of the door, mumbling something I couldn’t understand. The door glistened for a second and Anna turned the doorknob.

My heart raced impossibly fast as I let my son go and rushed to get to my mate as soon as fucking possible.

Logan’s POV

The relief that washed over me when I finally pulled Emma into my arms was so intense that I almost fainted.

One second, I was ripping the door open, and the next second was on my knees next to her cold, still body.

“Baby!” I cried out as I pulled her into my arms.

I kneeled on the floor and pulled her into my lap She was so cold and I was terrified. I pressed her close to me and took a deep breath.

The knots in my body that were formed when I saw her in this room were starting to loosen a little. I finally had her in my arms.

I kissed her forehead and looked at her beautiful face. She was pale and she was shivering a little.

I hadn’t noticed that before.

“Logan?” Andrew called me worriedly. “Is she okay?”

I looked up at him and saw him and Mason staring through the window. Both of them looked completely distraught. Alex and Hunter were standing behind them. They were talking about something quietly. Anna was nowhere to be seen. I didn’t even realize that she had already closed the door behind me.

“Logan?!” Andrew called me as he slammed his hand against the window.

I flinched and looked back at him.

“Is she okay?!” he cried out, his voice laced with pain and fear.

I looked back down at my mate and gulped. I pressed my lips against her forehead and took a deep breath.

“She is cold,” I mumbled as I stood up with her in my arms.

I walked to the bed and laid her down gently. I lay next to her and I covered us both with blankets. I pulled her to my chest and held her close to me. I buried my nose into her hair and took a deep breath, letting her scent soothe me.

“Is she hurt, Logan?” Andrew asked, his voice trembling. “Did she manage to cut herself?”

My heart raced.

Why didn’t I check that as soon as I walked inside?!

But I would be able to see the blood if she was hurt, wouldn’t I? She was okay. She had to be okay.

My hands were shaking as I lifted the blanket and looked down at her lower belly. There was no blood. Her shirt wasn’t torn. I reached under her shirt and caressed her soft skin, crying out in relief when my fingers didn’t find any kind of wound on her stomach.

“She is okay,” I said. “She didn’t hurt herself.”

Andrew cursed loudly and I looked up to see him lean his forehead against the window. Mason placed a hand on Andrew’s shoulder and squeezed it.

I looked at Alex whose face was a mixture of fear and relief.

“Hunter and I will go talk to Fia,” Alex said and I gave him a small nod. “Mind-link me if anything happens, okay? I won’t be gone long.”

“It’s okay, bud,” I said softly. “Go be with your sister. I will mind-link you if I need you.”

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