Chapter 6

• I just stood there, trying to process all of this. My father hadn’t just bailed on my mother and me, at least that was my take on it. Everything I thought I knew for close to a century was now altered. I felt like the walls were closing in. “I think…” I looked around trying to decide. “I’d like some time...” I glanced at the door. “How do I get home?” I looked at Crissy, who turned and looked at Daxx.
• “Are you sure you should go back if they’re following you?” She asked me cautiously.
• I’d forgotten about that. “I will be fine. I’ll just stay at my apartment.” I took a deep breath and then exhaled. “I need some time away to process.”
• “We’re going to see if we can find him.” Troy offered softly.
• I nodded. Find my father. “I appreciate that, I truly do. I’ll give you my number…” I remembered the sides. “Will my number work? Can you call…” I didn’t know how to even ask.
• “It will.” Daxx nodded. “I’ll give you mine also, if you need me or have questions you can call me.”
• Taking my phone out of my pocket, I handed it to her. “Please just put it in my contacts.” It felt as if my insides were quivering in shock.
• “We’ll let you know if we find out anything.” Chase came over and stood a few feet from me, his hazel eyes assessing my current state.
• I wished him luck with that, as I wasn’t even sure what I was feeling right now. “Yes. That would be lovely.” I nodded again, just wanting to get out of here.
• “Add my number, kitten, if that guy shows up she can call me. I’d like to have a chat with him.” He turned to look at Troy, who nodded like he’d spoken to him, then glanced to Arius. “Give her the transporter, so she can get back here if she needs to in a hurry.” Arius stood up and handed it to him. Opening it, he showed me. “Just push that button, while wearing it…” he smirked, “anyone you are touching will come back with you, but if they’re not meant to be on this side, they will most likely die in a few minutes if they’re not wearing it…”
• That I understood. I looked to Crissy and opened my mouth. “I could have died?”
• “Oh my gosh…” She whispered. “Is that what happens? I kept forgetting to ask.”
• “It’s okay, cutie, Alona is meant to be here—you saw her, so we were sure she was safe too.” Chase assured her.
• I took the device he held out and looked at it. There was only one button, so no chance of making a mistake. “It brings me to that room?”
• “It does.” He tucked his hands in his pockets.
• “How do I leave?” Daxx held out my phone, so I took it and put it back in my jacket pocket.
• His hazel eyes kept moving over my face, and I couldn’t pick up on the emotions going through them as they did. “I’ll take you back, just tell me where.”
• I glanced to Crissy. “Can’t Crissy take me back?”
• Chase shook his head, “No, only members of the royal family can without a device, she may be able to without… but…” he turned and looked at Crissy for a second, “I don’t see Victor rushing to find out until she can focus on one thing at a time.”
• “I see.” I wasn’t at all comfortable with the idea of anyone knowing where I lived.
• “It’s okay, really. If it wasn’t, I would have killed them all by now.” Daxx put her hand on my back and then her eyes widened. I felt her feeling the blade between my shoulders. She smirked. “A girl’s best friend.”
• I nodded once. “Absolutely.”
• “Anyone else feel like we’ve missed something?” Quinton asked.
• Sighing, I turned around and pushed my jacket off my shoulders, so they could see the dagger hidden on my back. When I heard enough noise to let me know they had seen it, I put my jacket back on a turned around. “A girl can’t be too careful.” I shrugged.
• Chase grinned wide. “Do all women over there carry concealed knives? I mean, seriously, the men don’t stand a chance.”
• I gave him a puzzled look. “Only the smart ones, I suppose.”
• “I think he’s talking about this.” Daxx pulled a small curved blade from behind her back. “I don’t go anywhere without my little raptor.”
• I understood what he meant now, but still needed to get out of here. “Do you need an address, or what… to take me back?”
• He shook his head. “Daxx probably could by address, I don’t know that city well, it has to be somewhere I’ve been to get there.”
• “Just get me back to the old factory and I will get home from there.” I told him, hoping that was good enough.
• “Wait.” Crissy came rushing over and hugged me briefly. “I’m sorry about your mom and dad.” She gave me a heartfelt look.
• I inhaled sharply, her emotions smothering me. “Thank you. I’ve had decades to get over it. Mostly.” I stepped back, as I tried to build a barrier to block out some of her emotions. I nodded to the others in the room. “Thank you, all. I’m sure we’ll be in touch soon.” I glanced at Chase, more than ready to get out of here, even if it was with a strange man.
• “I’ll be back shortly,” he said and glanced at his twin. Giving me a half smile, he put his hand on my arm. “Close your eyes, or you’ll get dizzy.”
• I paused for a second and then closed them.