Chapter 15

Emma's POV:

Well, I finally told her everything. It definitely went better than I expected. I was looking down at Mila when my phone started to vibrate on the bedside table. I gently got up so as not to wake her up and made my way to the balcony.

"Hey, Lance, what's up?" It's weird for him to be calling me at three in the morning.

"I just got a call from Chloe's mom and the council. Someone has been trying to break down the barrier to Alium again." Damn it.

"This isn't good." Before I could say more, he cut me off.

"It gets worse though, Em." He sounded solemn.

"What happened?" This isn't going to be good. I can feel it.

"Chloe's cousin Hector is dead. He was the only one on guard at the time." My stomach immediately dropped. I'll have to go and check on the Delvauxs soon.

"Do we have any leads at all?" I ask hoping that we did.

"Only one. They left a signature. They refer to themselves as Kalayavana." The fuck kind of name is that supposed to be.

"Okay... That's just great. One lead, and it's some corny ass villain name." I can feel my vampire side taking over. I'm infuriated.

"I know. It's bullshit. I'm going to investigate further today. I want you to go with me." I nodded my head as if he could see me.

"I already planned on going there. I'll meet you in a couple of hours. Bye." I hung up right after saying that. I took a deep breath while closing my eyes. I let myself get lost in the cool breeze, gliding across my skin. Soon I felt the warmth radiate around my midsection, and I started to smile.

"Hey, there love. What are you doing awake?" She softly giggled and replied in the cutest groggy voice.

"The better question is, what are you doing awake?" She said in a sleepy playful manner.

"I got a call from my brother. I have to leave soon and meet him, love." I could feel her frowning without even seeing her face. Her grip on me tightened, then loosened up, and at that moment, I turned towards her. I found her looking up at me with big questioning eyes. They were swirling with a mixture of concern and sadness due to me leaving.

"Some... complications happened at one of the portals here, and we have to go investigate." I could see even more questions swirling through her tired eyes.

"What kind of complications?" I don't want to lie, especially not to her, but I don't want her to be scared. She already has enough on her plate to worry about.

"Nothing to fret about. I'll keep you updated on what I can, my love. Now let's get you back to bed." I kissed her on the forehead and led her back to the bed.

"But, Emma." I shook my head at her as I tucked her in.

"I promise, nothing you need to worry about. It's not that serious." She just nodded her head, realizing she wouldn't get any more information from me.

"Fine, but as soon as it becomes serious, you tell me immediately, okay?" I nodded my head at her even though I would probably never mention the severity of what's going on. At least not right now.

"Of course, my love. I'll see you later. I love you." Her eyes were fighting to stay open at this point, till she lost the battle finally and didn't open them back up.

"I love you too." She mumbled right before fully falling back to sleep. I gave her a tender kiss on the forehead before heading out to my car. I hope we can find more information that will help us find out just who this "Kalayavana" is and what they want. I don't know exactly what they have planned, but what I do know is that it's sinister.