traveled down the sides of her face. She couldn't believe Seraphina was willing to go that far to protect her. How was she supposed to feel about that?
Although Seraphina was a particularly strong warrior, her new opponent had a fair share of that confident air about him. No doubt he was just as experienced as she was, maybe even more.
“Ugh.” Filled with frustration, she fell face first on her bed and muffled her moans with the sheets. “I'm a coward.”
Should she have stayed? Even though she wasn't probably going to be much help, the overwhelming guilt she was feeling wouldn't let her rest easy anyway. She might've gotten out of that safely with the woman's help, but if something happened to Seraphina, she would carry that guilt for the rest of her life.
She sat up and paced about the room. “Gosh. I don't know what I'm supposed to feel about this.”
What exactly was happening to her life anyway?
She jumped back to the mattress, closed her eyes and tried to drown out the thoughts.
What she didn't expect to happen was falling asleep.
When she did open her eyes, the first thing she did was jump out of the bed. She glanced towards the clock and saw the hands pointing at four in the morning. It was still dark out as well.
“It's a dream . . . it was a dream.” She muttered to herself before raking her hands through her hair and climbing out of the bed.
That was when she realized she was still in the same clothes as before. However, the comforters were pulled over her body and her shoes were removed. She suspected that this was her mother's doing—who else would've done it anyway?
“What the . . . I guess it's not.” She padded her way towards the window, feeling curious about what happened between Seraphina and that Emmett guy.
Should she it out? The park wasn't that far from her house.
Rubbing the crust out of her eyes, she took a deep breath and thought for a moment. She had to go back. She just had to know .
Making her way downstairs, she made sure that she wouldn't wake up her mother or Jareth. Quiet as a rat, she climbed down the staircase and winced at every creak it made. After finally reaching the landing, she made a dash for the door and rushed out of the house.
Valeriana did a quick jog towards the park and arrived there only to find it deserted and void of any two, strangely dressed weirdoes fighting with swords. In fact, it was painfully quiet that it was disconcerting. It made her feel disappointed somewhat, but maybe that was to be expected.
She quietly made her way towards the spot where she last saw Seraphina standing and looked around. Aside from a flickering lamppost, a few bushes, and small trees, there was nothing at all to be seen. The skies were dark and covered in clouds, but the moon and stars occasionally peeked through and shed some light.
Valeriana took a step back to leave when she found nothing, only to have a glint catch her attention. Although it could've been just a piece of broken glass, it still made the girl curious. Perhaps it was something that could serve as a clue of what happened to the woman.
Until now, she couldn't help but still feel guilty of running away.
Yet, what she found lying among the bushes made her heart jump.
It was a sword.
Valeriana only saw it a few times, but she was sure that it belonged to Seraphina. It was the weapon she used to fight those demons with. She slowly reached for it, wrapping her hands around the hilt.
“So you came back. How convenient.”
She jumped from where she was crouched, dropping the weapon back where she found it. “Sweet baby Jesus!”
She turned to the familiar voice and saw Emmett. “You . . . stay away from me!”
Emmett's eyes were trained to her, as if she was the prey and he was the hunter. “You're coming with me.” He advanced towards Valeriana in long strides and grabbed her wrist. Instinctively, she tried breaking free.
“What did you do to Seraphina?” She was then caged in his arms.
He
Although Seraphina was a particularly strong warrior, her new opponent had a fair share of that confident air about him. No doubt he was just as experienced as she was, maybe even more.
“Ugh.” Filled with frustration, she fell face first on her bed and muffled her moans with the sheets. “I'm a coward.”
Should she have stayed? Even though she wasn't probably going to be much help, the overwhelming guilt she was feeling wouldn't let her rest easy anyway. She might've gotten out of that safely with the woman's help, but if something happened to Seraphina, she would carry that guilt for the rest of her life.
She sat up and paced about the room. “Gosh. I don't know what I'm supposed to feel about this.”
What exactly was happening to her life anyway?
She jumped back to the mattress, closed her eyes and tried to drown out the thoughts.
What she didn't expect to happen was falling asleep.
When she did open her eyes, the first thing she did was jump out of the bed. She glanced towards the clock and saw the hands pointing at four in the morning. It was still dark out as well.
“It's a dream . . . it was a dream.” She muttered to herself before raking her hands through her hair and climbing out of the bed.
That was when she realized she was still in the same clothes as before. However, the comforters were pulled over her body and her shoes were removed. She suspected that this was her mother's doing—who else would've done it anyway?
“What the . . . I guess it's not.” She padded her way towards the window, feeling curious about what happened between Seraphina and that Emmett guy.
Should she it out? The park wasn't that far from her house.
Rubbing the crust out of her eyes, she took a deep breath and thought for a moment. She had to go back. She just had to know .
Making her way downstairs, she made sure that she wouldn't wake up her mother or Jareth. Quiet as a rat, she climbed down the staircase and winced at every creak it made. After finally reaching the landing, she made a dash for the door and rushed out of the house.
Valeriana did a quick jog towards the park and arrived there only to find it deserted and void of any two, strangely dressed weirdoes fighting with swords. In fact, it was painfully quiet that it was disconcerting. It made her feel disappointed somewhat, but maybe that was to be expected.
She quietly made her way towards the spot where she last saw Seraphina standing and looked around. Aside from a flickering lamppost, a few bushes, and small trees, there was nothing at all to be seen. The skies were dark and covered in clouds, but the moon and stars occasionally peeked through and shed some light.
Valeriana took a step back to leave when she found nothing, only to have a glint catch her attention. Although it could've been just a piece of broken glass, it still made the girl curious. Perhaps it was something that could serve as a clue of what happened to the woman.
Until now, she couldn't help but still feel guilty of running away.
Yet, what she found lying among the bushes made her heart jump.
It was a sword.
Valeriana only saw it a few times, but she was sure that it belonged to Seraphina. It was the weapon she used to fight those demons with. She slowly reached for it, wrapping her hands around the hilt.
“So you came back. How convenient.”
She jumped from where she was crouched, dropping the weapon back where she found it. “Sweet baby Jesus!”
She turned to the familiar voice and saw Emmett. “You . . . stay away from me!”
Emmett's eyes were trained to her, as if she was the prey and he was the hunter. “You're coming with me.” He advanced towards Valeriana in long strides and grabbed her wrist. Instinctively, she tried breaking free.
“What did you do to Seraphina?” She was then caged in his arms.
He
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