Chapter 53 - An Interesting Conversation

>>Maya

“Welcome back” Quincy greeted me when I got home, “I see you’re devastated.”

“You can tell. Wow.” I threw some sarcasm his way. I really wasn’t in the mood for anything. New revelations were coming my way and none of them were good. I was mentally exhausted.

“Heard about your boyfriend getting shot.” I was walking to the lounge and stopped at his words.

“You do?” I looked back at him

“Well, everyone knows about what happened. It’s all over the news.”

Ah… Makes sense. It happened in a public place and to a prominent person too. It was bound to make it to the news.

I walked to the lounge and collapsed on the couch with my face buried in the cushions.Everything was killing me at the moment. I was so annoyed, mad, hurt, worried, scared and so many emotions were mixed in I didn’t even know which one to focus on.

A few moments later I felt a hand on my head. It was small so I could tell it was Nena’s.

“Ma, everything will be alright.” She caressed my hair while I laid there lifelessly. She came to me without even asking anything and simply to give me some support.

Nena truly was my little angel, my little world.

As her small hands went up and down my head and hair so many things began to swirl in my mind, on top of which was Yohan.

A few seconds later I began to cry and Nena took away her hand from my hair and climbed up the sofa to hug me.

She wrapped her arms around me and lay on top of me for support and honestly her small frame was very comforting.

I shifted my position and faced up so that I could hug her too. I brought her in my embrace and let my tears flow.

After a few minutes I felt a lot better So I sat up on the sofa with Nena in my lap. I hugged her tightly again and she giggled.

“Do you feel better now?” She asked.

“A lot.” I kissed her head, “Thanks to my little world.” I kissed her cheeks.

“Ma! Stop!” She giggled and got off of my lap and took refuge in the corner of the couch.

“Here.” Quincy’s voice made me turn my head to the other side. He was holding a glass of water.

“Oh, Thanks.” I took it from him and drank it slowly while he walked behind me. His pace suddenly slowed down as he noticed something.

“You’ve already been marked.” Quincy stared at the mark on my neck, “This complicates things…”

I looked back at him in annoyance, “What’s it to you?” I suddenly got angry and remembered something, “Besides I heard that it was your mother who cursed Yohan.” I glared at him.

He was surprised but regained his composure pretty fast, “I see, that’s what you heard.” He walked towards the corridor, “Well, I’ll tell you this. It wasn’t my mother. To begin with cursing someone isn’t that simple. Black magic curses affect the person who casts them as well. The bigger the curse they use, the harsher the price they pay and my mother is perfectly healthy.”

“Why would I believe you?”

“Why would you believe them? Didn’t you hate wolves?” He countered my question with something I couldn’t completely deny.

“Yohan is an exception.” I stated.

“Of course he is.” He walked to another couch but didn’t sit down, “But Yohan wasn’t there when it happened. Oh wait. He was.” He grinned, “He was just a baby then, a few days old but I was there.” He closed his eyes for a moment, “But unfortunately I arrived too late or I would have stopped Adam.”

“Why would you stop him? He only took his son away.”

“He took his son away? No Maya. He stole Yohan, snatched him away from his mother.”

“Snatched him from his mother? But Yohan’s mom died.”

“Yohan’s mother is alive.” He said, “She’s the true Queen of the enchanted forest and she wants her son back.”

His words left an impact, “She’s alive?” I was shocked and bewildered, “But how?” If she’s alive why does no one know? “Why?” Was Yohan lied to?

I couldn’t comprehend whether this was good news or bad news but it surely was shocking.

“The only reason Adam didn’t tell Yohan his mother is alive so that he doesn’t go to meet her.”

“But…Why?” It wasn’t making any sense, “Why take away a child from the mother?”

That’s too cruel and since she’s a fae I guess she couldn’t even come to the human world to search for him, or maybe she did but couldn’t find him.

“You already know don’t you.” Quincy spoke, “ Yohan is a white wolf. He’s a symbol of respect and fear. Having him meant having all the power to rule without fear.”

“But that doesn’t explain why he was lied to and kept away from the magic world.”

Quincy smiled, “That’s because Yohan is the sole heir to the forest kingdom.” A chill ran down my spine, “He’s the crown prince.” And I got goosebumps.

He’s the next in line king?

“B-but aren’t you the son of the second Queen?”

“I’m glad you know that but a vampire can never be a ruler of the magic forest.”

“Why not?”

“Because I’m an undead.” I blinked in confusion at his answer, not sure what that meant, “Fae and undead do not go hand in hand. We’re too different. This is why I rarely ever visit the magic forest.”

“Undead?”

I tilted my head.

“Hmm, how do I explain this?” He thought about it but Nena took the chance before him.

“It means he’s not really alive but at the same time he isn’t dead either!” She was swaying her legs as she sat by me on the sofa.

I see…

Listening to Nena made me realize more than one thing. She already knew the stuff I was new too, plus she was comfortable with it.

An undead...

“That doesn’t really make much sense.” I said, “But at the same time I guess it does. You’re a vampire right? Your heart doesn’t beat but you still look like a living person.”

“You get the gist of it. That’s a-”

“Quincy!!!” A woman’s voice echoed in the house cutting his words and attracting the attention of us all, “Quincy where are you!!” The sound got nearer but I didn't hear any footsteps. Whoever it was I could feel her getting close, then the door that led to the outer corridor slid open with quite some force, “Esra collapsed again! We don’t have much time left!” We all looked at her as she came in but ignored everyone and went straight to Quincy, “What are you doing!!!”

Quincy didn’t move from his place, he calmly looked at the woman, “Hello mother.”

Oh that’s his mom? She really is high spirited.

I guess it really isn’t her.

She looks very healthy and pretty. No, she’s actually quite beautiful.

“What do you mean hello? Esra is-” She paused, “Wait.” She turned her head to me, “You, It’s you!” She jumped in my direction and held my hand, “You’re the one who supplied Quincy with blood.”

Blood? Supply?

Oh right! I get it. I finally know why Quincy needed that blood. It was his food.

Another mystery solved.

“Um, yes.” I answered her.

“You’re Yohan’s mate right?!” Her eyes glittered as she asked me but before I could answer Quincy grabbed her and pulled her away.

“Calm down will you?”

“What do you mean calm down? Esra is sick.”

“We’re getting there.If we rush it, we might never make it.”

“Don’t you care about your dying aunt?!”

“Why else do you think I’m here!” Quincy was a bit annoyed at this point, “ I came here for her, only for ever, so go back and let me do my work.” He turned her around and began to push her out

“No! I need to know where we are!” She did her best to resist.

“We’re very close.” He answered

“Really??” She glanced back at him, “How close??”

“I’ll bring him to you as soon as you do one thing.” He stopped and she turned to face him.

“Really?? What??”

“I need you to gather the best water nymphs.”

“Water nymphs? Why?”

“Yohan’s injured. Badly.” His words made her look at him in shock, her eyes went wide as if she couldn’t believe what she heard.

“He's… hurt?” She looked genuinely worried.

“Critically. The water nymphs and the princess is the only chance we have to heal him.” He stepped back, “So go back and make the arrangement. When it’s all ready I’ll bring him to the forest river.”

“How much time do we have?”

“I don’t know.” He answered, “But it’s best to hurry.”

“Okay.” She turned, “I’ll start immediately.” She left without wasting any time and Quincy took a deep breath.

“You’re mean to grandma.” Nena spoke.

“I’m not mean.” Quincy replied, “She’s a handful though.”

“Quincy?” I called out to him because I was highly curious and hopeful, “Just what was this all about?” A lot of things happened in that conversation.

“Some of it, you’ll find out later.” He answered, “But as far as the water nymphs go, Yohan can be healed.”

I stood up from the sofa in excitement, “Really?”

“Water nymphs are strong healers. They can heal him but it requires a lot of preparation, time and energy.”

My heartbeat started increasing, “He can be healed?” I whispered to myself, “He can be healed!” Excitement took over me and I felt my mood lighten.

The hope I had been holding onto soared high in the sky now.

“Maya.” Quincy brought me back to reality, “I know you’re happy but let me warn you about something.”

“Warn me?”

“Don’t tell anyone about this.” He said, “We’ll have to bring Yohan to the forest secretly. Adam, especially can’t know.”

I calmed down and nodded, “Okay, but how will you bring him here? There’s so much security around his room.”

“It won’t be a problem.” He said, “When the time comes.. I’ll take care of it.”