Chapter 840: 840-Kidnapping My Daughter
Helanie:
"What do you mean, Jessica?" I asked, confused as I stared at her face. Her expression changed so quickly it was almost scary.
"I’m just saying, why is it that everybody else is worried for the well-being of these brothers but you?" she said, giving me a look that showed she was genuinely confused.
"You think I’m not worried about them?" I asked.
"Kesha was sacrificed for Kaye. Charlotte was sacrificed for Maximus. How are you concerned for them when others are the only ones ending up dead?" she asked, making me scoff a little.
"Jessica, I was the one held captive by both of them. One tried to kill me, the other stabbed me. I even took a stab for Maximus," I almost hissed, already annoyed that I had to explain myself.
"Well, but you survived in the end, so I don’t understand," she shrugged.
I just stared at her, jaw hanging low. I honestly didn’t expect her to throw accusations like this at me.
"And even now, Norman is in pain, and you’re sitting here waiting for someone to find a mistake in me so they can kill me?" she asked. And honestly, that part wasn’t a lie. I could tell the brothers were watching for Jessica to mess up. And the way she was talking, I was scared for her. She was already messing up.
"Well..." I stuttered, then shut down.
"Of course you have no response. I killed my brother for you. Others have always sacrificed someone for you. Why are you such a sacred thing, Helanie? I understand that he wanted you, but then you just took everyone’s mate." She was shaking as she spoke, and I could tell it was because she was afraid of being killed.
"Listen, Jessica, I’m not going to let anyone kill you. We will find a loophole. Please don’t worry. We are actually looking for the seer who could help us. If you know anything about her, let us know. We’ll find the loophole." I held her hand instantly, trying to comfort her. I didn’t want to jump to conclusions or accuse her when it wasn’t her fault to worry about herself.
"You mean the grey woman?" she asked, and goosebumps ran down my body.
"Yes, do you know anything about her? You’ve been close to Lady Darcy all these years. Has she ever mentioned that woman?" I asked, genuinely wanting to know so we could all be helped.
She zoned out for a moment.
"I don’t know. I always just heard her name, but Darcy never gave any explanation or introduction," she replied. And just like that, we were back to zero.
"Anyway, please, Jessica, don’t think we’re planning to kill you. I won’t let it happen. I won’t let any innocent person die because of me or my mates. So don’t worry."
She finally nodded, but I could still see her shaking.
"I’ll go to my room. When Norman comes, I want to see him. I want to meet him," she said, not asking, but demanding. The look she gave me made it seem like she thought the only reason she wasn’t seen as his mate was because of me.
And she wasn’t wrong. But even before I came into her life, Norman hadn’t wanted her. It was unfair for her to put all the blame on me. Still, since she was in such a fragile state, and no one, neither her father nor her pack, was asking for her, I understood her pain.
I nodded, and she left the room.
A few minutes later, I was told Norman had arrived. My friends and the others were fighting the zharns. I heard other creatures had been spotted near the borders, and I knew the father had already unleashed more monsters after hearing of the death of his twins, Zu and Za.
"Take care of the babies, okay? I’ll bring Norman here. He wants to rest with them," I told the maid. She nodded and sat down to watch the babies so she could alert us when they woke.
I got up, left the room, and headed downstairs. There I found my mother, Lord McQuoid, and Norman entering the house. Lucy was sitting in front of Emmet’s room with the warriors to make sure no one else went in.
As soon as I saw Norman, I rushed to hug him. He was being held up by his father and my mother, and it was the most devastating sight. I had always seen him so strong, and now it broke me. I laid my head on his chest and felt only two normal heartbeats. It shattered me.
"Hey, I’m fine. And I’m so happy that my brother has been freed from his curse."
Norman instantly broke the hug so he could cup my face in his hands and plant a kiss on my lips.
"I don’t know, I’m really worried for you," I said, tearing up.
"You two can go and rest a little bit. Then we will continue to talk about the x-codex and also discuss what the council said about the grey woman," Lord McQuoid said, giving us a very reassuring look.
"Are they going to find her?" I questioned, wanting updates.
"They are looking into her background. They are also figuring out her contact information from the calls recorded between her and Darcy over the years."
Lord McQuoid gave us very good news. It was the kind of hope we needed in that moment.
However, before we could even plan to go upstairs, the maid I had left behind to take care of my babies came rushing down almost frantically. Just at the sight of her, I was worried.
"What is it?" I asked, already questioning her.
"Jessica," the maid stuttered, pointing upstairs. My eyes widened at just the mention of her name.
"What? Jessica, what? What did she do?" I grabbed her arms, shaking her.
"She stormed into the room, took one of the babies, and left through the back door." As soon as she said that, I felt my throat go dry.
"We need to go," I said as I started sprinting forward. Norman followed right after me, and I couldn’t even ask him not to. He had every right to confront her, and I wanted all of them with me. If I couldn’t catch her, maybe the others would.
Besides, from the way she had spoken to me, I could already tell she was triggered by my presence. Someone else was needed who might be able to make her listen.
Just as the maid had said, when we ran out the back door, we saw Jessica fleeing from the mansion with the baby girl, the one wrapped in the baby blue blanket, Norman’s and my daughter.