Chapter 257 – True Luna Book Free: The Darkness Within

Alex gulped and looked at Emma.

“She is okay, bud,” I told him. “I will make sure that nothing bad happens.”

I tightened my hold on her and pressed her even closer to me. She was still shivering.

“Go with them, Mase,” Andrew mumbled, but Mason shook his head.

“No, Dad,” he argued. “You need me here.”

Andrew looked at him and gave him a small smile.

“I will be okay,” Andrew said. “At least she isn’t alone anymore. Go be with your mom and Sophie.”

Mason tightened his jaw and looked at Emma. I knew how much he loved her. She was like a second mom to him. They always had a very special bond.

“Go, Mase,” I told him softly. “We will mind-link you if anything happens.”

I really wanted them both out of here. I could barely remember the last time any of us slept or ate. Everything was happening so fucking fast and I knew that they needed a small break.

Daisy? I mind-linked her.

Is everything okay? She responded immediately. Is Emma okay?

She is. I said as I ran my fingers through Emma’s hair. The boys are on their way back. Make sure that they eat something, okay? Don’t let them come back here until they ate and slept.

Okay. Daisy said. Is Andrew coming back?

He will come back soon. I said. How is my princess?

She is still a bit upset. Daisy sighed. She will be better now that the boys are coming back.

Thank you, Daisy. I said and cut our mind-link.

I looked back down at my baby and gulped. I bent down and kissed her cheek.

“Do you think that Sienna will still be there when she wakes up?” Andrew asked quietly.

I looked up at him and took a deep breath. We were now the only ones in the cabin.

“I don’t know,” I said. “I will deal with her, though. I won’t let her hurt Emma.”

Andrew lifted his head and ran his fingers through his hair.

“How is this possible, Logan?” Andrew mumbled. “How can that bitch still be here? Why is she still here? What the fuck is going on?”

I looked back at Emma and sighed. I caressed her cheek, dragging my fingers along her jaw, and enjoying how her skin felt under my fingertips. The tingles I felt never lost their power. They were exactly the same as the first time I touched her after finding out that she belonged to me.

“I don’t know, Andrew,” I said. “But I am not leaving her alone. I will stay here until we can both come out.”

I leaned in and kissed Emma’s cheek softly. My heart raced when she furrowed her eyebrows and stirred a little.

“Emma?!” I exclaimed as I cupped her cheeks and lifted her head a little.

Andrew gasped and I could practically hear his heartbeat increasing.

Emma opened her eyes a little and looked at me. Her eyes were back to the color I adored and I almost started sobbing in relief.

I looked at Andrew and smiled.

“It is her,” I said, my voice trembling. “It is our Emma.”

Andrew’s eyes widened and he let out a relieved breath. I looked back at my baby and smiled.

“Logan?” she called me quietly. “What are you doing here? You need to leave. It’s not safe.”

I shook my head immediately.

“That is not going to happen, baby,” I told her. “I am in this with you. I am not leaving you. I am not letting you do this alone.”

I meant every word I said. I wasn’t going to leave this room without her. I would endure everything and I would be there for her through everything. She was wrong when she said that this curse was hers. It wasn’t. It was ours and I wasn’t letting her deal with it alone.

Sophia’s POV

“How are you, honey?” my aunt asked as she ran her fingers through my hair.

I couldn’t answer that. I wasn’t sure what I was feeling. So many emotions were flowing through my body and it was so hard for me to name them all. I knew that I was terrified. I knew that I was sad.

“I don’t know,” I mumbled. “I don’t know how to describe it.”

My aunt sighed and kissed the top of my head.

“Your dad mind-linked me,” she said. “The boys are on their way back. Your dad said not to let them go back there without them eating and sleeping first.”

I agreed with my dad. All of us barely slept for the last few days. Lex especially. He needed to rest a little. I could tell that he was on edge and needed a break from everything.

“Do you want to help me make them something to eat?” my aunt asked and I nodded immediately.

I needed something to distract me from all of those emotions I felt. I had to distract myself before I lost it completely.

I stood up and approached my aunt. She smiled and handed me a bowl and a whisk. I took it from her and placed it on the counter. I was staring in front of myself and I didn’t even realize that my aunt had already placed a carton of eggs in front of me.

“Sophie?” she called me softly. “Why don’t you go sit down? I will take care of everything.”

I flinched a little and looked at her.

“No, it’s okay,” I said as I opened the carton and grabbed an egg. “I want to help.”

I wasn’t sure what we were making, though. My aunt probably told me, but I was too distracted to listen to her. She gave me a whisk and a bowl so she probably wanted me to use that, right?

I started cracking the eggs and putting them in the bowl in front of me.

My mind was on my mom and no matter what I did, I couldn’t stop thinking about her. Would she be okay? How would she handle the darkness? What if something happened to her? What if she got hurt?

She should have never taken it from me. I was dealing with it. I would be able to handle it.

I was so distracted that I didn’t even hear the boys coming. I felt someone wrap their arms around me and I flinched.

“I am sorry, Angel,” Hunter mumbled as he placed a kiss on my shoulder. “I thought that you heard me coming.”

I turned my head and kissed his cheek before I looked at my brother and Mason. They looked horrible and I knew that something happened.

My heart raced as I let go of the whisk and walked toward Lex.

“What’s wrong?” I asked him. “Is mom okay?”

My voice was trembling and I was on the verge of tears.

“Mase?” my aunt called my cousin.

I could tell by the sound of her voice that she also noticed that something was wrong.

Lex sat down and took my hand in his. He took a deep breath and released it slowly.

“Mom was taken over by darkness,” Lex mumbled, making my heart stop. “But when she woke up Sienna was inside her body.”

What? What the hell was he talking about?

There were a few moments of silence before my aunt spoke.

“What do you mean?” Aunt Daisy asked, her voice trembling. “How can Sienna be inside her?”

Lex looked at our aunt and shrugged.

“I don’t know,” he said quietly. “She was inside our mom and she spoke to dad and uncle Andrew. She even spoke to Mason and me. She told me that I was supposed to be her son.”

My heart spasmed painfully. I had to sit down. I couldn’t look away from Lex. He was joking, wasn’t he? But why would he joke about something like that? That was cruel and my brother wasn’t cruel.

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