Chapter 227 Old friend

Chapter 227 Old friend

"Alyssa?" Elias asked her as he peered at her. He didn't want to worry her too much, but she had to understand that this was what they needed to do next.

Any decision that they made was risky, but this one could end of all this sooner rather than later.

Alyssa stared at him for a few seconds, looking wary. Her face then softened, and then she nodded to him.

"Okay. Let's go with your plan," she told him.

Elias smiled gratefully at her. Her opinion mattered the most to him. It always would because they were two parts to a whole. He refused to do this without her. Thê source of this content n/o/v/(el)bi((n))

"Thank you," he told her. He needed her support for this. With her having his back, he felt like he could do anything.

Plus, he didn't want to let her down. He looked over at Scott, knowing that he would never fully win him over. Scott was too stubborn and set in his own ways.

Scott eyed Elias for a few seconds before clenching his jaw and shaking his head.

"Whatever," he said before going back to eating his breakfast.

Elias felt a small smile tug at his lips. It was the best response that he could hope for, and that was good enough for him.

He didn't want to argue anyway. If they were all somewhat on the same page, they could move forward. He was tired of going in circles.

"Then, it's settled. We'll go after Alaric. We'll bring the fight to him," he told the group.

"I might have a way to locate Alaric," Melina commented. "But I'll have to bring in an old friend."

"An old friend?" Elias questioned with a surprised look. He didn't expect to bring any outsiders in.

He didn't think that anyone would want to risk that. Even just being associated with them could possibly land them in some sort of trouble.

"From boarding school. She'll be able to help us," Melina explained. "We can trust her."

Elias nodded, figuring it wouldn't hurt to have a little help. If they could figure out Alaric's location, they could track him down and catch him off guard.

Maybe the element of surprise would be enough to help them win. It wasn't a guarantee, but there was a chance. He wanted to take that chance.

"Alright, call her up. Let's get this started," he said with a determined nod. Even if he had a grin on his face, he was silently panicking on the inside.

This was his plan that he put into place. If anything went terribly wrong, it felt like the blame came down to him, and he didn't want his friends' blood on his hands. That was a level of guilt that he would never be able to get over.

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After a day of travel, the group stopped in a state park to meet Melina's old friend from her boarding school days.

Elias reached out to politely shake Lily's hand.

"It's nice to meet you," Elias greeted her. "Thank you for coming."

Lily smiled as her eyes swept over Elias.

"So, you're the twin brother. I can't believe you actually have a brother," she said as she looked over at Melina.

"It's definitely an adjustment," Melina laughed softly before gesturing for them to sit down. She sat next to Elias as they sat across from Lily. "He's a good brother, though."

Elias felt a warm sensation bloom in his chest as he smiled at Melina. Her words meant a lot to him, and he thought that she was a good sister too.

They were new to the whole sibling thing, but they got along well now. It just took some time to get to know each other.

"Thanks," he told her before looking at Lily. "Melina said you're the smartest witch that she knows."

Lily laughed softly as she joined her hands together in front of her.

"I know a thing or two. She's too kind, though," she said as she flashed a smile at Melina. "What are you trying to do?"

"We want to locate Alaric so that we can attack him," Melina blurted out the words before looking sheepish.

Lily's eyes widened as she stared at Melina.

"Really? You're going after him?" she asked.

"It's crazy, but we're ready to face him. We know what to expect from him. We just have to find him first," Elias explained.

Lily nodded after a moment.

"I know a location spell," Lily replied. "I have to get some ingredients, though."

Melina leaned forward slightly.

"I have some on the RV. If you need anything else, we'll go into town to look," she said.

"It'll let you know his general vicinity, so you'll still have to do some searching," Lily explained as she looked between the two. "You two better be careful."

"We will," Elias assured her. They were always careful. They wanted to make it out of this alive.

"Thank you for helping us," Melina told her sincerely. She reached out to take Lily's hand and give it a gentle squeeze. "I need to stop Alaric before he hurts more people."

Lily's face turned more serious as she nodded.

"You're right. I'm behind you. I hate what's he done," Lily replied.