Chapter 37
Hennessy
“Wow! Way to break it to her. Instead of easing into it you decided to hit her with a sledgehammer. Not something that I would go for but each to their own I guess” Tennessee mutters while staring at the stranger and then at me.
Instead of discussing that bomb I decide to talk to Jameson first out of all the information that I had just learnt Jameson’s seems to be the easiest to answer.
“I don’t know if I am ok, I have had so much information thrown at me that I am struggling to make sense of it all” I reply honestly. I watch as Jameson nods his head and continues to stare at me.
“Are you ok Jameson?” I ask when he doesn’t say anything to me at all.
“Mm, to think that for the last twenty-two years I have been protecting a Phoenix makes me feel incredibly proud but also scared. Because that means that my wife was right all those years ago when we joked about what you could be.” Jameson says with a sad voice and a tear in his eye.
“What?” I screech. Not going to lie I am partly hurt that they joked about what I could be but another part also understood that they were curious.
“Mm me and Sasha use to guess what you would be when you came of age but when all the ages came and you were still you Sasha said that it would be amazing if I was a Phoenix. I said that there was no chance of that simply because Phoenix’s were pure and with mothers DNA that would make you not so pure.” Jameson says shrugging his shoulders.
“Sasha thought that I could be a Phoenix?” I ask too stunned to ask all the questions that were floating around in my mind.
“What was Sasha?” the stranger mutter moving closer to me.
“Why is that any of your business?” Tito growls at the stranger and then comes over and pushes between me and the stranger.
“What was Sasha?” Nix asks in my head. “I know that she was kind and always took care of us but I never was around much when you were with Jameson and Sasha simply because I trusted that they would never hurt you” Nix says.
“Sasha was a fire Griffen” I say to Nix in my head.
“Oh! That made her family” Nix responds sadly.
“How so?” I ask Nix.
“Well, our fire elements are all related in a way. But a Fire Griffen is rare they end up being part angel or goddess and park Griffen it was a weirdo combination that became forbidden. Anyway, they were the young Phoenix’s protectors as they could withstand what we could. If Sasha was a fire Griffen she would have known that we were a Phoenix and she would have protected us. That means that Skky found out what she was and what you could be and killed her because of me. Jameson lost his family because of me” Nix says crying inside my head.
“What? No, I killed them” I mutter.
Everyone stops and looks at me with shock and horror. It takes a few seconds before what I just muttered out loud clicked.
“Who did you kill” Tennessee asks with a little clap.
“I am sure they deserved it” London says giving me a look of sympathy.
“What did they do? Was it self-defence? It had to be there is no way that you would kill anyone other than in self-defence” Tito says with an eery calm.
“I am your mate, and royal therefore nothing and no one will make you pay for that crime.” The prince says with complete arrogance.
“Who baby girl?” Jameson utters as his eyes turn completely black.
Suddenly I am thrust back into the dark place with just the fireball to keep me company. I hear Nix’s voice in the distance but I can’t hear exactly what she is saying. Its like I am underwater and the constant wailing is getting on my nerves.
“Its you dummy, you are wailing” the fireball snaps.
It is like the fireball managed to find the mute button or an off switch as I stop wailing and can hear the conversation with Nix and the others.
“Skky poisoned your mate Sasha as well as your unborn heir. Sasha was a Fire Griffin which means she was my family, my protector. I would reason that Skky found out what Sasha was and therefore was either told or suspected that Hennessy was a Phoenix as their relationship was extremely close. Remember Sasha always wanted to keep Hennessy around and was always by her side. The night that she was poison Skky was staying with you and Sasha and Skky had a fight. Later when Sasha went to have her medicine it was later that night that Sasha died while you were rushing Hennessy to London as she became suddenly sick” Nix says with great sadness.
“WHAT!!” Jameson yells before disappearing in a cloud of black smoke.
“Tito, quick get your Beta to the cells and get Skky here NOW!” London shouts at Tito.
Tito already understanding what was going to happen quickly mind linked his Beta and got him to get Skky back to this house immediately.
“Well, I always knew that one of us would kill the bitch but I didn’t think it was going to be Jameson. Honestly, I am a little hurt” Tennessee sulks.
The front door crashes open as the Beta and Skky come crashing through the door. In the distance you can hear a roar of anger. Knowing that Jameson has just found the cells empty Skky looks at Hennessy with contempt.
“You did this didn’t you bitch?” Skky snaps at Hennessy.
“No, Hennessy didn’t do it. I did! Hennessy didn’t see anything that night I did and for you to blame her is just another thing that makes me hate you so much more.” Nix growls at Skky.
“Whatever you have told them is a lie and one everyone hears the truth then they will come for you not me” Skky says smugly.
“What you did Skky is a crime and one that I know the Royals would kill you for instantly. Unfortunately for you, you are never going to make it to the Royals as you will die here” London snaps at Skky.
“I won’t die, but Hennessy will” Skky replies.
“No, she won’t because I am going to kill you” Jameson growls as he reappears in the house just behind Skky.
Tito, Tennessee and the stranger move all at the same time as the Beta pushes me and Skky to the side but making sure that we are on either side of him.
“Did you kill Sasha?” Jameson shouts at Skky. “Did you kill my mate?”
“W…What?” Skky utters
“Did. You. Kill. My. Mate!” Jameson screams at her.
Skky looks around shaking her head and trying to get London’s attention. But no one will help her. No one wants to help her.
“London, do it” Jameson says
London closes her eyes and before Skky realises what is happening her body in this realm crumples to the ground and we are all standing inside her mind.
“Isn’t it icky in here” Tennessee mutters as we all look at him like he is mad.
Shrugging his shoulders Tennessee starts whistling when a beautiful red wolf appears.
Looking sad the red wolf bows to Tito before looking right at Jameson.
“I am sorry child that I couldn’t rein her in. Walking through that door” the wolf turns her head and looks to the right. “You will find all the answers that you are looking for.” The wolf talks in our minds.
“After you get your answers, I only ask that you allow me to depart her body before you being what payment you seek” The wolf says again and then lays at our feet.
“You are free to do Red. I thank you for your time here and I hope that you are reborn to a better other in the new life” Tito says. Bowing again the red wolf walks to the left and through another door.
“Lets go” Jameson says walking straight towards the door on the right.