Azazel and his demons are capable of. I lost my soul mate, Vanessa, in the name of saving me.”
I was shocked that Noah decided to help talk sense into Cyril.
The words were frozen in the air. No one knew how to react. Noah’s eyes were wide, and he braced the chair, presumably thinking he would have to break up something between Athen and Cyril. But no such occurrence happened. Instead, Cyril fell back onto the couch, dazed and silent.
Then the silence was broken. Matilda barked. Cyril’s eyes darted to each of us quickly. His green eyes glaring, he stared at the door to the bedroom. In an instant, he was at the door, trying to get the locked doorknob dislodged.
Athen and Noah were by Cyril’s side, calming him down.
“Step back from the door,” Athen commanded to Cyril.
“She’s in there. Isn’t she?” Cyril was seething.
Arie flung open the door, with Matilda standing by her. Arie’s eyes still not showing the green we were all accustomed to.
“I’m sorry,” she sobbed, holding out her arms. We all waited. All of us holding our breath that Cyril would do the same. What seemed like hours passed by, when he finally stepped forward towards Arie and embraced her, closing the door behind him.
After minutes of feeling like there was no air left in the room, we all looked at each other, half embarrassed, half in shock.
“Is it always this drama filled being around you, guys?” Noah broke the silence.
Athen grabbed my hand, a smile spreading across his face, “Lately,” he shook his head.
“Yeah, lately,” I sighed. “Should we really leave them alone?”
Athen rolled his eyes. ”I dare you to go interrupt them.”
“Poor Matilda!” I uttered, shaking my head.
“I’m sure she’s got herself hidden in the corner,” Athen laughed. “But I’m not going in there to rescue her. That’s for sure.”
“No, kidding,” Noah replied, his face completely deadpan.
“I totally thought it was going to go another direction,” I whispered. “I’m glad it didn’t, but I’m really puzzled.
“I think that right there, tells us how close he truly was towards falling into Azazel’s trap. There’s no other reason for him to have been so calm,” Athen surmised.
“I agree. Not that I know the guy, but I would’ve expected some more anger or something,” Noah said.
“It’ll probably come out later,” I grimaced.
“Thanks for being here,” I told Noah. “Probably a bit awkward.”
“To put it lightly.” He smiled. “Now let’s figure out what we want to do next.”
Chapter 8
Arie and Cyril were going to meet us back at the Kingston home. They had spent the night at the hotel, while Athen, Noah, Matilda, and I returned to Kingston. Arie and Cyril had a lot to go over, and none of us wanted to interfere. It was a delicate balance, to say the least.
Matilda started going crazy, and we realized that Cyril and Arie had already pulled into the garage. Running to the mudroom, I was shocked when Arie opened the door. What I saw, staring back at me, was Arie and her bright, green eyes. We had planned on doing the reintroduction process here, but somehow they already did it.
“What the heck!” I exclaimed. “How did you guys do that already?”
“What are you talking about?” Athen called from the family room.
“Apparently, I’ve got it down to a science,” she said, giving me a quick kiss on the cheek, her eyes shining brightly.
Cyril followed her through the door, with the largest grin I had ever seen.
“Your smile rivals Athen’s,” I told him.
“Lots to be happy about,” he replied.
I wanted my anxiety to immediately dissolve, but it wouldn’t.
“So you guys are doing okay?” I asked tentatively.
“She was right. She did the right thing. What’s to be mad at? Besides, I got it all out on you,” he said sheepishly. “Sorry about that, by the way.”
Athen came down the hall and hugged his sister. “You went through the full change? I can’t
I was shocked that Noah decided to help talk sense into Cyril.
The words were frozen in the air. No one knew how to react. Noah’s eyes were wide, and he braced the chair, presumably thinking he would have to break up something between Athen and Cyril. But no such occurrence happened. Instead, Cyril fell back onto the couch, dazed and silent.
Then the silence was broken. Matilda barked. Cyril’s eyes darted to each of us quickly. His green eyes glaring, he stared at the door to the bedroom. In an instant, he was at the door, trying to get the locked doorknob dislodged.
Athen and Noah were by Cyril’s side, calming him down.
“Step back from the door,” Athen commanded to Cyril.
“She’s in there. Isn’t she?” Cyril was seething.
Arie flung open the door, with Matilda standing by her. Arie’s eyes still not showing the green we were all accustomed to.
“I’m sorry,” she sobbed, holding out her arms. We all waited. All of us holding our breath that Cyril would do the same. What seemed like hours passed by, when he finally stepped forward towards Arie and embraced her, closing the door behind him.
After minutes of feeling like there was no air left in the room, we all looked at each other, half embarrassed, half in shock.
“Is it always this drama filled being around you, guys?” Noah broke the silence.
Athen grabbed my hand, a smile spreading across his face, “Lately,” he shook his head.
“Yeah, lately,” I sighed. “Should we really leave them alone?”
Athen rolled his eyes. ”I dare you to go interrupt them.”
“Poor Matilda!” I uttered, shaking my head.
“I’m sure she’s got herself hidden in the corner,” Athen laughed. “But I’m not going in there to rescue her. That’s for sure.”
“No, kidding,” Noah replied, his face completely deadpan.
“I totally thought it was going to go another direction,” I whispered. “I’m glad it didn’t, but I’m really puzzled.
“I think that right there, tells us how close he truly was towards falling into Azazel’s trap. There’s no other reason for him to have been so calm,” Athen surmised.
“I agree. Not that I know the guy, but I would’ve expected some more anger or something,” Noah said.
“It’ll probably come out later,” I grimaced.
“Thanks for being here,” I told Noah. “Probably a bit awkward.”
“To put it lightly.” He smiled. “Now let’s figure out what we want to do next.”
Chapter 8
Arie and Cyril were going to meet us back at the Kingston home. They had spent the night at the hotel, while Athen, Noah, Matilda, and I returned to Kingston. Arie and Cyril had a lot to go over, and none of us wanted to interfere. It was a delicate balance, to say the least.
Matilda started going crazy, and we realized that Cyril and Arie had already pulled into the garage. Running to the mudroom, I was shocked when Arie opened the door. What I saw, staring back at me, was Arie and her bright, green eyes. We had planned on doing the reintroduction process here, but somehow they already did it.
“What the heck!” I exclaimed. “How did you guys do that already?”
“What are you talking about?” Athen called from the family room.
“Apparently, I’ve got it down to a science,” she said, giving me a quick kiss on the cheek, her eyes shining brightly.
Cyril followed her through the door, with the largest grin I had ever seen.
“Your smile rivals Athen’s,” I told him.
“Lots to be happy about,” he replied.
I wanted my anxiety to immediately dissolve, but it wouldn’t.
“So you guys are doing okay?” I asked tentatively.
“She was right. She did the right thing. What’s to be mad at? Besides, I got it all out on you,” he said sheepishly. “Sorry about that, by the way.”
Athen came down the hall and hugged his sister. “You went through the full change? I can’t
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