Free MoonLife by Sherri Ann Smith Page B

It made my heart happy that he could see her in me.
    I would have liked to have known her and just think I have her death to thank Lars for as well.
    I know , Sadie. She tried hard to get her and her people through their attacks, but in the end he and his people were just too powerful.
    That just burns me up. I knew Lars was responsible for her death , but never actually sat down and thought about it. What all he and his stupid ideas had taken away from me. The thought made me even madder, mad that she was missing all this, mad that he ended her life and mad that I never got the chance to know her. How different would my life have been if she didn’t die that day? He took the opportunity from me to grow up with my m other in the Village, and now he’s trying to take me away from Sebastian. I felt tears well up in my eyes as I realized h e has essentially systematically tried to ruin my whole life just for his gain.
    I can feel your unhappiness , Sadie. Please don’t be angry, she wouldn’t have wanted that for you. She wanted you to be strong, happy and with me. It would make her supremely happy to know that you called to me so early, that your powers are coming in already and that you are so much like her. That is what matters, the things we have, and not the things we cannot change. Always remember that.
    I will , Sebastian , and I am happy for having found you. I am very glad I will soon be Mrs. Sebastian Knight. Oh…Sadie Knight sounds good , right?
    Sounds perfect , Sadie. You know you should get settled back in and try to get some sleep. We have a big night tomorrow and I don’t want you falling asleep during the honeymoon.
    Oh ! Trust m e , I w on’t!
    Good . G et some sleep. Sweet dreams , my love.

 
    Chapter Nine
    After a long talk with Wendy and a caffeine - free Diet Coke, I crawled back into bed. I was a little apprehensive about going back to sleep after that last attack. Dante turning into Talia was a completely unsettling to watch. They found Dante, by the way, in a stall, in the bathroom. She had used some sort of spell on him that made him unable to move at all, much like a human statue. He was awake and could tell what was going on , just unable to do anything about it. It took Xander a little trial and error to reverse the spell, but Dante seemed back to his normal self pretty quickly. The rest of the guys are stationed around the two rooms, our bedroom doors are open, but no one is watching me sleep , thankfully.
    I pulled the big, heavy duvet over me and scooted down into the bed. One thing you can say about Manduragos, they know their mattresses. It felt like I was on a cloud, easily the best bed I have ever slept on. It was extremely late and each time I tried to clear my mind to find sleep all I could think about was tomorrow night and the Turn . I knew what to expect at the ceremony, and though nervous I was very much looking forward to making love for the first time with Sebastian, but I couldn’t get my mind off the Turn ing. Would it happen immediately? Would I have time to enjoy our first time together? Or was it going to start immediately and I would be in agony from there on out ? What if I am a freak of nature and the Turn never ended or worse, what if I didn’t make it through? What if I am more human than they think and I die? And what about the pain? Burning to death? Why does it have to be fire?  I hate fire. This is going to be my hell. Why do I have to go through that just to marry the man I love? I tossed and turned , finally falling asleep worrying about all these things when the dream started.
    I have always had vivid dreams, ever since I can remember. Since finding Sebastian through my dreams, they have gone from vivid to full on HD-3D amazingness . They feel like I am right there, living the dream just like in my waking life. This dream started out the same way as all the other did. I was all alone in a white empty space. There is no beginning, no ending . I t just goes on