Forsaken (book 3) (The Charmer series) (25 page)

Wrapping my arms
around him, he lifts me to straddle him, hugging him, I hold on tightly and silently for over thirty minuets before slipping down from him and holding his hands in mine.

“I will miss you.
Tell your baby of me?”

“Always, he will know
everything about you.”

“Not everything,” I tease.

Knowing that this is the last time I will see Den, my heart beats to a new rhythm as my eyes spring tears.             

“Thank you for this, everything,” I tell him full of love and gratitude.

“Ditto babe,” he smiles weakly to me as I take my hands away from his.

Bracing myself to turn my back to him, my heart sinks when I hear him sniff, knowing that as soon as my back turned he let his tears fall.

Catching my breath I brace myself to transport back to my father’s house.

Walking into my father’s office, he looks up to me with a twinkle in his eye before holding his hands out before him.

“I’m proud of you for doing this, your mother and me that is. You need this Zara, Im glad you saw it for yourself,” he speaks with pride.

“Will you be ok?”

“I will, knowing that you will be safe and away from those bloody men,” he huffs.

“I love you dad,” I tell him honestly as I make my way over to him.

Standing to his feet he wraps his large arms around me and holds me as a father would their child.

“Look after Den for me? All of them?”

“Of course darling, no harm will come to them, I promise you that,” he states strongly, needing me to believe him, and I do.

“We ready?” Dallah’s excited voice fills the room.

Spinning in my father’s arms, I face her with a light frown.

“You are really coming? This is what
you
want?”

“More than anything I want to do this for myself, don’t get me wrong, you being there gave me the final push,” she winks.

Laughing at her statement I run into her and hug her tightly.

“I love you Dallah.”

“You too sis.”

“Before you to go you need to understand that you cannot come back unless it is to come back for good. No dream walking, it’s too dangerous. I will come to visit you once a year, and only that. Take advantage of this time you will spend away. You will learn much more then you think you will. You will both come back different women, and I look forward to it. Once you are picked up, more will
be explained.”

“When will he be here?”

“One hour. Go say goodbye to Angus and the Brothers’, they are waiting,” he smiles at us beautifully.

After our emotional goodbye to the Brothers’ we return to my father’s house once more, packed and ready to leave this life as we know it and enter a different world.

“You have said your goodbyes?” my father asks almost sadly.

“Yeah,” Dallah replies in a sorrowful tone.

Looking to me, my father raises a brow, questioning me again.

“I’ll be five minuets,” I tell them and transport away from their questions.

Standing at the door leading into Richard’s office, he sits at his desk whilst six men stand around him waiting on their orders.

“Bring him to me, I will beat the truth from him!” he speaks angrily.

“Richard?” I call out, jolting them all from their concentration.

The six men spin on their heel and face me with confused looks, followed by them taking a step towards me in fighting mode.

Smiling at them, and shocking them, I take a step forward and look them all in the eye.

“Can I have a word with the Prince?” I ask sweetly, batting my long eyelashes.

“Oh for goodness sake,” I hear Richard sigh, as the men step apart so that I can make my way to him.

“I wanted to speak with you before I go,” I tell him with a nod of my head
, needing him to see that its important for me to do so.

“Leave us!” He calls to his men, and in return they walk out of the room slowly but surely.

As the last man enters, he clicks the door shut on his way out, giving me the privacy I need.

“Where are you going Zara? Please do not feel the need to tell me every time you’re going on holiday,” he tells me sarcastically.

“Im going away for a few years and I wanted to to hear it from me,” I tell him with a smile as I watch him closely for his reply.

“I’ll remember to throw a welcome back party,” he laughs.

Smiling widely at his remark, I take a seat on his desk, getting a raised brow in return.

“This is for you,” I hand him a shimmering white stone.

Sitting up a little straighter in his chair, he takes the stone from my hand and study’s it closely.

“You’ve been to the beach,” he snorts.

“Stop being sarcastic and take me seriously just for a moments, then you can finish with some joke,” rolling his eyes, I decide to carry on, “This is a safe stone. When you need someone, really need someone then I will be there for you, no matter where or when.”

“Why would I need this, and why do you trust me with it?”

“You know my dad right,” I wink, “Just take it, you never know when you will need my help. I know...you’re the Dark Prince, but everyone needs someone at some point in their life. Use it, or don’t, it’s up to you, just hold on to it?”

“If I must.
So where are you going?” he asks after slipping the stone into his jacket pocket.

“Top secret.
I need to go now, good bye again,” I wink at him and remove myself from his desk.

As
I stand ready to transport myself away, I look at him closely, secretly wanting him to say something, anything, even a goodbye.

“Take care Charmer,” he winks playfully.

Snorting a laugh at him, I leave the Dark Coven and head back to my father and Dallah.

I wanted to see Ruk before I go, but Mary surprised him with a honey moon/ holiday, or whatever it is. And I suppose there is no real point of going to him; he lives a different life, one made from lies and deceit. I just hope that one day he remembers what and who Mary is, and that I am there to kill her once and for all.

He is the only one that can get himself out of this now, I have done all that is possible, I just hope he sees that.

I have asked my father to give Ruk a letter for when and if he remembers. I didn’t want it to end this way, and I feel sickened by having to write it down, but I can’t put my life on hold in the hopes he remembers and I hope he sees it that way.

              “Here he is,” my father call, his tone laced in excitement.

Dallah and I both stand to our feet and wait for his appearance.

Watching the door swing open, my eyes widen when I see the man that stands before us. He is huge! He must be 7 foot tall! And just as wide in the shoulders. He looks to be around 35 years old.

Smiling at the both of us, he steps forward and offers his hands to us,

“We will go now,” Is all he says.

Looking to my father one last time I smile at him, full of love and happiness, then to Dallah with a look of excitement, which she returns with a classic Dallah wink.

With that, we leave our life’s and start new ones.

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rd
book in The Charmer series.

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