Bound by the Moon (The Ancients Series Book 4) by Christine M. Butler Page A
Authors: Christine M. Butler
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see the portal opened on your part, Jess. They don’t realize this though. When others hear that the portal was sealed with a blood sacrifice they get all dramatic and extreme, thinking it requires death. A mortal sacrifice is something I would never dabble in.”
“I understand that, but how the hell am I going to get that through Louis’s head? I mean, even if he realizes that I can open the portal so easily, it’s not likely that he will let me walk out of there unscathed. Obviously, he’s going to want at least a modicum of surprise on his side. He won’t want anyone to know what the hell he’s trying to raise from the underworld.”
“No, he won’t. That is why we are left with very few choices, and none of them are good ones.”
“We have to get him back!” Sierra choked out through her sobs as she rushed around the corner of the kitchen. Apparently, she had been perched there, eavesdropping the entire time. “Those monsters don’t care. If they find out he’s a boy, and not the baby they’re looking for, they will eat him. If they grow tired of waiting, and desperate, they will sacrifice him. I can’t lose another Jack. I can’t.”
“I will not sit back and let your baby be hurt, Sierra. I will get him back, I promise you.”
“Don’t make promises, Jess…” This bit of advice came from Avery as everyone slowly made their way back into the room. I shot him a scathing look, because his words set Sierra up for a world of hurt. The words he held back hung on the air, just as thick as if he had uttered them anyway. I shouldn’t make promises that I probably can’t keep.
“We have to get him back. There’s no question about that. Sierra has already lost too much for this pack, and I won’t add to that tally for her. Baby Jack was a much needed miracle for Sierra in her darkest hour. I’ll be damned if I won’t do everything in my power to get him back in her arms.”
“Even if it means giving up ever holding your own baby again?” Gabriel called out. “That’s what you may be doing. You’ve only begun to touch on the power that comes with being a white wolf, and you are currently disconnected from your ancestors right now, if what you said earlier about your dream vision is true.” It was. I was. That didn’t mean I still couldn’t try to get baby Jack out of his impossible situation. I was also well aware that it was a situation I may not come back from, and that my rescue attempt might only be good enough to ensure that Jack pass quickly into the land of the dead with me, instead of lingering near the portal being drained of blood.
“I need a few moments with Layla, alone. Please, don’t follow us. We’ll call you once I’ve heard everything about this portal, and how opening it works.”
“You can’t open the portal, Jess.” My father spoke to me directly for the first time since he had left my house earlier. “We have no way of knowing why this Louis wants it open, or what the hell is going to come out from the other side.”
“I understand that. Now, I need to speak to Layla, alone.”
My father rose, raised his hands in the universal sign of ‘I give up’ and everyone else relaxed back and followed suit. I handed Willow off to Ashley before I got up to leave, and then I leaned down to speak to Sierra. “Sierra,” I waited for her to turn and acknowledge me before I finished speaking. “I need you to help look after Willow while I go find baby Jack for you.” She nodded through a sob. “If I don’t come back…”
“You will come back, and you will bring Jack to me.” She all but whispered. “I will be here for Willow, no matter what though.” That was all I needed to hear. I needed to know that she wouldn’t give up and quit like she almost did when Ashley’s brother passed into the world beyond.
~*~
Once Layla and I finished our powwow, I knew exactly what my plan of attack was, and so did she, for the most part. It would at least give baby
“I understand that, but how the hell am I going to get that through Louis’s head? I mean, even if he realizes that I can open the portal so easily, it’s not likely that he will let me walk out of there unscathed. Obviously, he’s going to want at least a modicum of surprise on his side. He won’t want anyone to know what the hell he’s trying to raise from the underworld.”
“No, he won’t. That is why we are left with very few choices, and none of them are good ones.”
“We have to get him back!” Sierra choked out through her sobs as she rushed around the corner of the kitchen. Apparently, she had been perched there, eavesdropping the entire time. “Those monsters don’t care. If they find out he’s a boy, and not the baby they’re looking for, they will eat him. If they grow tired of waiting, and desperate, they will sacrifice him. I can’t lose another Jack. I can’t.”
“I will not sit back and let your baby be hurt, Sierra. I will get him back, I promise you.”
“Don’t make promises, Jess…” This bit of advice came from Avery as everyone slowly made their way back into the room. I shot him a scathing look, because his words set Sierra up for a world of hurt. The words he held back hung on the air, just as thick as if he had uttered them anyway. I shouldn’t make promises that I probably can’t keep.
“We have to get him back. There’s no question about that. Sierra has already lost too much for this pack, and I won’t add to that tally for her. Baby Jack was a much needed miracle for Sierra in her darkest hour. I’ll be damned if I won’t do everything in my power to get him back in her arms.”
“Even if it means giving up ever holding your own baby again?” Gabriel called out. “That’s what you may be doing. You’ve only begun to touch on the power that comes with being a white wolf, and you are currently disconnected from your ancestors right now, if what you said earlier about your dream vision is true.” It was. I was. That didn’t mean I still couldn’t try to get baby Jack out of his impossible situation. I was also well aware that it was a situation I may not come back from, and that my rescue attempt might only be good enough to ensure that Jack pass quickly into the land of the dead with me, instead of lingering near the portal being drained of blood.
“I need a few moments with Layla, alone. Please, don’t follow us. We’ll call you once I’ve heard everything about this portal, and how opening it works.”
“You can’t open the portal, Jess.” My father spoke to me directly for the first time since he had left my house earlier. “We have no way of knowing why this Louis wants it open, or what the hell is going to come out from the other side.”
“I understand that. Now, I need to speak to Layla, alone.”
My father rose, raised his hands in the universal sign of ‘I give up’ and everyone else relaxed back and followed suit. I handed Willow off to Ashley before I got up to leave, and then I leaned down to speak to Sierra. “Sierra,” I waited for her to turn and acknowledge me before I finished speaking. “I need you to help look after Willow while I go find baby Jack for you.” She nodded through a sob. “If I don’t come back…”
“You will come back, and you will bring Jack to me.” She all but whispered. “I will be here for Willow, no matter what though.” That was all I needed to hear. I needed to know that she wouldn’t give up and quit like she almost did when Ashley’s brother passed into the world beyond.
~*~
Once Layla and I finished our powwow, I knew exactly what my plan of attack was, and so did she, for the most part. It would at least give baby
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