Xena
Xael trying to use my friends to have his way is unsettling. If he can do that, it won’t be long before he uses my real weakness. I need to get out of here before he does. I wake up at mid-night and head to Xaden’s chambers.
My eyes land on the silhouette on the bed. I quickly pack his clothes in an overnight bag before waking him up.
“Wake up, Love. We are going.”
He rubs his eyes and yawns. “Mother? Going where?”
“Away from here. It’s not safe for us anymore,” I respond with a hashed tone.
“Father has been bewitched. We can’t leave him. We promised,” he reminds me, but that was before Xael almost sentenced my friends to death. He got on very well with Storm, yet that did not count. I can’t rely on his judgement on these matters anymore.
“I know, Love, but your safety is m
