Dylan
I knocked frantically on Sasha's bedroom door. It was a few minutes past 1 am. I knew they'd be sleeping but I had no other choice. I needed to talk to her. Lucifer opened the door with evident irritation on his face. When he noticed that it was me, his expression changed. He rubbed his eyes and smiled at me.
"SIL" He opened the door wider, "Please come in. Is something wrong?"
"Yes, your brother" I said and stormed inside. Sasha was still sleeping in spite of my terrible pounding on the door.
I went and shook her. She moaned in her sleep.
"Sasha!" I called her.
She sprang up, "Goddess! Your highness!"
"Calm down" I rubbed her shoulders, "It's me. Dylan..."
She blinked and registered her surroundings, "Oh, it's you" She said.
"What happened to my brother?" Lucifer asked.
"He is being impossible, as usual." I said, "Why don't you go talk to him? Because he just asked me to 'get out'"
"He did what?" Lucifer asked, astonished.
"Oh" I laughed without humour, "This has been my life ever since that Alex stepped into this place! Your brother won't hear a word against him. Please, go talk to him, Lucifer. He is angry."
Lucifer did not wait for me to repeat myself. When he left the room, I shut the door and turned to Sasha.
"We need to contact Gabrielle"
Sasha's eyes widened and she stepped out of the bed, "Why now?" She whispered.
"I need to clarify a few things" I said and paced around.
"Gabrielle has been gone for more than 20 years" Sasha continued to whisper, "How do we find her now?"
Alex raised several doubts in my head when he left the palace. He was hurt and somehow it is because of me. He lost his family and somehow I was the reason for it. If it is true, then Gabrielle might have the answers to my questions. I thought a lot about what happened that night. The witches attacked me and Noah. I had my child in my arms and I was emotionally and physically weak. I couldn't handle the shadows and the witches wanted Noah. They were almost winning when the wolves intervened. They wanted to split the witches' attention - they took Noah with them and asked me to head to the palace. I didn't want to let him go - he was so small, innocent, looking at me with those small eyes...smiling even when chaos engulfed us. I remember kissing him and I handed him over to Gabrielle.
"I will keep him safe, even if it means I have to die" She promised and took Noah in her arms.
And I still remember...Gabrielle was pregnant.
"Sasha, do you know anything about what happened to Gabrielle and her baby? Once Noah was home, I never checked on her"
"I knew the fight got pretty bad. She was hurt...really hurt"
I pursed my lips and waited for her to say the truth.
"Okay, fine" Sasha sighed, "She fought for Noah, Dylan. And her child...she delivered her child after a few days. I heard that the witches took him away and she never saw him again. They've searched for the baby but no luck"
I processed everything Sasha said.
"I heard she had a daughter in the human realm and after that pretty one turned two, I didn't bother to contact her. It seemed like she didn't want to talk to me either. She lost her son because of ours, didn't she? It hurts a lot"
It felt like the pieces of the puzzle landed right at my feet. I just had to pick them and connect them in the right sequence. And that is what I did.
Gabrielle was pregnant.
She angered big heads by siding with us - she wanted a new life, away from the vampires, wolves, and witches.
She saved Noah and almost got killed.
Somehow she escaped and delivered her baby.
The witches avenged their loss by taking her kid away and lockeed him up - something she doesn't know even now.
"Alex" I sighed.
"Dylan, are you alright??"
"Yes" I said.
Lucifer came back and knocked on the door.
"Thanks, Sasha. I got my answers."
I opened the door for him and he looked confused, "My brother just asked me to 'Get Lost' because I woke him up. And he didn't ask you to get out?"
I scoffed, "He asked me to find something else to do. Translation - Get out. Thanks, Lucifer"
He hesitated to speak but I knew him better. I asked him to spit out whatever it was.
"Do you realize you guys are slowly drifting apart? I think you should make some efforts to mend things, SIL"
"Yes" I agreed, a tear rolled down my left cheek, "I think I will"
Now that I know Alex is Gabrielle's son, I should do something to unite the mother and son. He was right. I was the reason he lost his mother - his family. I brought my son back from the dead and Alex lost his entire life. Now I understand why he hates Noah so much. He never got to live with his mother and father while Noah had everything. And I don't see why he shouldn't be angry. And now, I will change that. I will give him back what he deserves.
Sasha came out of the room once Lucifer slept.
"Hey...you are still here?" She asked.
"I knew you'd come out." I said, "Alex is Gabrielle's son"
"Huh?" It is hard to surprise Sasha but she looked clearly shocked - literally, with a hanging mouth. If I had my phone, I would have clicked a picture.
It didn't take long for Sasha to make some calls and get Gabrielle's current phone number. The perks of being Lord Lucifer's wife and Arianna's only daughter.
We rushed to the back garden so that no one would hear us. We dialed the number and waited for someone to pick up the call but no one did. We tried another time and someone received the call. It was definitely not Gabrielle.
"Helloooo...who is this?" said a very young female voice.
The cheerfulness in her tone made me smile, "You must be Gabrielle's daughter"
"Yes" She said, "And Robert's too! That's my dad, by the way. And I am Lola. Glad to meet you...I mean, hear you. Haha! Of course, I am not meeting you. May I know who this is?"
"Dylan Karson"
There was silence from the other end. I frowned and looked at the screen to see if we were still connected or not. We were.
When she finally spoke, there was awe and astonishment in her voice, "Your Majesty"
"So...your mom taught you a lot, I see"
"Yes! She did! I'm honoured! Do you want me to put her on call?"
I thought about it, "Actually, No. I want to speak to you"
"Yes?"
"I know where your brother is, Lola"
And then I told her everything. She listened patiently, occasionally reacting here and there. Like a loyal daughter, she wanted to confirm it with her mother before she could give me an answer. I let her go. And I did receive a call from her within 2 hours that she was ready to meet her brother and her mother confirmed that everything I said was true. She was glad that Alex was alive but her mom didn't want him back. Now that he is the King of the Vampire World, she didn't want to take him away from his responsibilities.
"How can a wizard be the Vampire King?" I asked Lola.
"I don't know. Just like my brother is, maybe?"
One of my sons has to be the King and Gabrielle can have Alex back. I know she is thinking like a typical mother. She wants him to have the best but my sons deserve it too. So, Lola will take her brother back.
"Lola, I can tell you where my children are and you can go meet your brother"
"And what do I do when I go there?"
I smiled, "Find Delan Karson and tell him you are there to help him. And please, do help him if you can and try to take your brother back"
Lola clearly loves her sibling and even if Gabrielle did not want him back, Alex wants to be with his mother. He will do everything to be back with them. Lola will make that easier.
"And this is what you should do" I told her the plan and she listened patiently. She asked questions when she needed clarification but paid attention.
"So, ready?" I asked after I was done.
"Yes!" She said with enthusiasm.
Alex, I am sorry for what happened. But now, you have to go back because that is the only thing that will benefit you. And my sons too...
You have to leave your revenge behind and I'll make sure you do it, Alex.
"All set?" Sasha asked.
I smiled smugly, "Perfectly"
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Lola
You are going to meet your brother!
You are going to meet your brother!
You are going to meet your brother!
That was the only thing that kept running in my mind. I woke up way before anyone else in the house. The surroundings seemed really unfamiliar. Of course, it is not my small house that had a leaking roof and molds in the bathroom. This was spacious and even this sofa is bigger than my creaking bed. I gazed to my side and saw Delan and Skylar sound asleep. Skylar was facing me and Delan had his arms around her. She had her back to him and he buried his nose in her hair.
"Aww" I said softly.
They look perfect together. Does my brother look as cute as Delan? Did he have a mate too? Does she have medium hair like Skylar or short hair like me? Will she be taller than me? I slowly slipped out of the sofa and walked slowly to the window. It stopped snowing when I took the bus to reach this neighborhood. In fact, I had to do a lot of walking and running to reach this window. But now, it is snowing again.
I looked at the clock - 4.45 AM.
There is a lot of time for the faint rays of the sun to touch the ground.
Delan's phone began ringing and I jumped at the sound. They were so tired that neither of them woke up. I quickly reached for the device, put it on silent, and looked at the caller ID.
Victor - It read.
I took silent steps out of the room along with Delan's phone.
"Hello" I whispered once I locked the room behind me.
"Hello!" He said with enthusiasm. "Skylar?"
"No" I said, "Hello, though. I am Lola?"
"Are you Skylar's sister or something?" He asked me and immediately turned to someone else to confirm. I heard him say, "Does Skylar have a sister?"
"No" said a female voice and took the phone from him, "Who is this?"
"Lola" I said, "Hey listen. They are sleeping. They seem very tired. Don't worry, I am here to help. Should I wake them or this can wait?"
"Wake them" She said without hesitation.
I shrugged and went back inside.
I poked Skylar on her arm, "Skylar? Hey..."
"No...I can't eat M&Ms..they make me fat"
I sighed, "I understand. But who can resist M&Ms right?"
"Hmmm" She smiled in her sleep.
I poked her again, "You need to wake up...Sky!"
But instead of her, Delan woke up. Vampire instincts and all. He woke up like a fighter - clearly ready to face whatever the threat was.
"What happened?" He asked seriously.
"Some Victor called. They want to talk to you"
He took the phone from me and relaxed, "Yeah" He said into the phone.
"Uhmm-hmm"
He groaned, "Not this soon..." and disconnected the call
He tried to sit up but Skylar held his hand. He gently brushed her hair away from her face and whispered her name, "Sky? Wake up?"
She cuddled closer to him, "5 minutes"
"Said every single person who didn't want to wake up" I chuckled.
"Someone stole your M&Ms from the fridge," he said and she woke up, startled.
"Who!? Who did that?!"
I laughed and Delan was trying not to laugh.
"Seriously?" She moaned and dropped her head into her hands.
"You've been talking about M&Ms the whole night. Why don't you have them and get over with it?"
"Forget it. You won't understand. Girl problems"
He laughed, "You mean - 'Fat' problems."
"Who died?" She asked seriously, "Why did you wake me up?"
"Victor called. Alex found some clue about the box"
Brother!
My face lit up but neither of them noticed. Delan told her that they were discussing about Alex's box & Clue and everyone seems to think these two should be there too. They decided that they'd freshen up and go there. Some Steff is not back yet and they better get more info before he arrives.
I can see my brother!
They wanted to introduce me to the rest of the gang.
I waited impatiently while they 'freshened up'. I wanted to see him - does he look like me? Will he recognize me? Of course not! He doesn't know I exist and the Queen doesn't want me to tell him that I am his sister yet. He won't come back if he knows that my mom didn't want him back. Well, I get her point. I'll bond with him first. I love him and he needs to come back to his reality. I'll show him the mirror. Can I hug him?
"Let's go!" Skylar said and dragged me out of the room.
We rushed out of the house into the snowy outdoors. I don't feel cold and they are dressed appropriately to combat the chill. We jogged to a house a little far from Skylar's. We could hear the argument clearly.
"These people..." Skylar shook her head in exasperation. Even I heard some kind of arguement.
"Your brother can't have his anger in control?" She asked Delan.
"You don't add fuel to the fire" he warned her and entered the house first. He did leave the door wide open though.
And I saw him - My brother - arguing with someone else.
He is tall, handsome, and looked nothing like me. He is confident, well-dressed even at 5 AM and didn't look like a beggar.
"Stop this filth now!"
"Did you call me filth? Delan control your freaking brother!"
And they began screaming at each other.
"You are cute!"
That stopped both of them and I realized I was the one who said it. My brother looked at me and frowned.
"Who is this?" My brother and the other man asked together.
"I am Lola. I am a witch and I am here to help"
Alex looked at me and smiled, "I know you are a witch. Hard not to see the signs."
Of course, you will recognize me. We share a bond.
I thought to myself. And how I wished I could tell him the truth - tell everyone else the truth.
But No, Lola.
Patience.
The Queen is right.
Patience.
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