Episode 10

...Adriel...

Adriel: Yes, and I hope that now that you know this, you won't deny me the chance to be near my omega, please.

William: Do you realize how twisted that sounds?

Adriel: Perhaps, but--

I approached him and placed my hand on his forehead.

I let him see an image of Kevin and me when we were happy, before he left my side.

William: How did you do that? Even at 22, that's not something easily learned, and those images you showed me are from the future. How is that possible? The only person I know who can predict the future is my uncle Lucas, and even then, those visions aren't always accurate.

Adriel: I'm sorry, I don't know how I know that.

I lied. What can I say, although there was something not quite clear to me the first time he mentioned this.

Adriel: Father-in-law--

William: Look, my baby is only ten years old.

Adriel: Yes, but I am prepared to wait a lifetime if necessary. Anyway, I just want to inquire about something, but I'm not sure how to phrase it.

William: Ask.

Adriel: There’s a girl named Ravena, she’s not a witch, she's a wolf, but her mother was a witch. You told me that you killed her. Tell me what happened.

William: Alright, kid. Now tell me what happened. Those visions of the future and your sudden closeness to my baby, it's not normal.

Adriel: Father-in-law, I just want to understand who that witch was.

William: Mmm, that witch was your father's ally when they kidnapped me.

Adriel: Danae?

William: Yes, my mother told us that Danae was always her friend. However, she changed overnight and vanished, reappearing on the day I was kidnapped.

Adriel: Okay, thanks, Father-in-law. I ask you not to say anything for now. Allow me to keep in contact with my child. I promise not to abuse your trust and not to attempt anything more.

William: Okay, I will trust you.

Adriel: Thank you so much.

I leave my father-in-law with his pack and go to mine.

I must speak with my father; he has to know.

I recall when Ravena escaped with the vampire king and returned with a large army of dark witches and various species. I want to know how she managed to obtain them, especially since the day she disappeared in the forest, she turned invisible, even though she was wounded, and her mate is human.

Adriel: Dad, do you have time for a talk?

I say as I enter his office.

Mike: What's wrong, son? Are you sad because your little one left?

Adriel: Sort of, Dad. I want to know about the witch who helped kidnap my father-in-law, William.

Mike: What does she have to do with it? She died in an attack by William.

Vera: Son, why are you asking about her?

Adriel: Just curious, Mother.

Adriel: Dad, Ravena is Danae's daughter.

I tell my father through the link so that Mother doesn’t overhear since she knows nothing.

Mike: Son, why don't you join me at the company? It's time you started getting familiar with it.

Adriel: Okay, Dad.

My father suggests this so we can talk privately because it's difficult to do so at home; my mother is often nearby and is still in the dark.

He bids my mother goodbye with a kiss.

Adriel: Could you not do that when I'm around?

Vera: Son, you should start looking for your mate, so that when you're leading the pack, you'll have her. Hey, what if it turns out your mate is a witch?

Adriel: No, Mother, may the Goddess forbid it.

She looks at me, taken aback.

Uh-oh, now what do I say? Think, think...

Adriel: I mean, I've already found my mate.

I've really done it now.

Vera: Really, son? And why haven't you brought her here? That's bad. Why hadn't you mentioned it?

Adriel: Mother, we're still getting to know each other, please.

Dark: Poor Mother.

Adriel: Tell me about it. Now, how do I get out of this?

Dark: Shall we say we were mistaken?

Adriel: And then she'll keep insisting.

Dark: Relax, if we managed to get out of such situations before, there's no reason it'll be different this time.

Adriel: But before, we were womanizers who went after anything that moved.

Dark: Yeah, true.

End of link.

Adriel: Goodbye, Mommy.

I say as I take my leave to go with my father.

Mike: So, son, why are you asking about Danae?

He inquires once we're out of the pack territory.

Adriel: Because Ravena is Danae's daughter.

Mike: So, that girl was a witch?

Adriel: No, Dad, that's what worries me. She never smelled like one, nor did her energy suggest it. How is it that she disappeared with two guys?

Mike: Could you show me that vision again?

He parks the car, and I perform the mental infusion.

After that--

Mike: Okay, I get it. That girl had a ring; it must have a twin. It must be linked to another.

I don't understand.

Mike: Son, in those visions you showed me, it looks like her ring glows and pulls her away.

Adriel: So someone protected her?

Mike: Yes. Look, we need to investigate, but I don't know where to start.

Adriel: Maybe we could start in Brazil?

Mike: You think?

Adriel: Yes, if the ring pulled her, it must have taken her somewhere. Somewhere we could not anticipate.

Mike: Okay, son. Then you have to prepare. I don't know what we'll find there.

Adriel: Thanks for supporting me, Dad.

Mike: I do it because I love my family.

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