well once you have turned. In the meantime, I am only letting people around us that I deeply trust. We only have to make it for another 24 hours and then you and I will be safe for all eternity.” I breathed into the bag and it seemed to be helping. My breathing slowed a bit and I began to feel normal when he touched the side of my face and turned it toward him. I could see the fear in his eyes, fear of almost losing me. I lowered the bag and bent up towards him. I looked him in the eyes and said, “I love you more than anything in the world. I want to be with you forever. It scared me to think that someone could take me and threaten our life together. I never want to be without you Sebastian. Promise we will make it through the next 24 hours; promise me it will be okay.”
“I promise my Kali, my p rincess, m y l ove. I will protect you and make you my beloved for all eternity.” He leaned down and kissed me and a tear ran down my face.
Chapter Three
“The plane will be taking off shortly. Please be sure to hook your seat belt. Would you like some champagne , Ms. Jones?” asked the short , little , dark haired airline stewardess smiling down at me.
“Diet coke?” I asked smiling back at her.
“Yes of course, seems that is the only diet product on the plane , ” s he said sashaying away.
“How very strange , ” I said , turning my head to Sebastian with a giggle. He’s so cute, I thought to myself, he knows of my diet coke addiction and has made sure it’s taken care of even on the plane.
He smiled as he reached over to hold my hand. “Well m y l ove, keeping you sup plied with diet coke is the least I can do for my soon - to - be bride. Would you like one of those P op- T arts you seem always to be eating? We have those , too . ” I laughed and graciously declined.
“So what are the plans?” asked Wendy as she leaned in closer , as if to hear our secrets. “I know we’re going to Buffalo but what can we expect once we get there?” I was glad she had asked. It had all been such a whirlwind I hadn’t even thought that far ahead.
“We are being met at the airport by several of my brethren. They are the ones who have been gracious enough to arrange our binding ceremony. We will be escorted by them from the airport to the Mandurago compound in Buffalo, where we can rest and get ready for the ceremony tomorrow night. The location has immense security, and once we are on the grounds we have been assured of our safety. So Sadie you can rest easy, Lars will not have another chance at you , ” Sebastian said as he squeezed my hand to reassure me.
I knew he was right; he was always right about things regarding the Mandurago. The problem was I had this strange feeling in my gut, and unfortunately, my gut is always right as well. I tried as hard as I could not to let the feeling bother me, but it kept getting stronger. Stronger until I knew I had to let Sebastian know.
I know you say that you think we’re safe, but I have to tell you my gut feeling is screaming at me that we need to be extremely careful. I think there might be something majorly wrong going on. We need to seriously watch what we do, I’m pretty sure we haven’t seen the last of Lars.
I have that feeling too , m y l ove, but I believe I have thought through everything. We have four of the most resilient Manduragos I know meeting us at the airport. The Mandurago Lair has the utmost security, and once we are in the compound there is no way for the Dracco c lan to attack. We have it all covered. Try as they might, they will not succeed.
“Hey guys, think you might want to share that conversation with us? It looks pretty serious , ” Wendy whispered , watching us communicate without speaking. She was getting adept at knowing when we are talking to each other. Ludwik gave her a look as if to say intruding on us was wrong, but she just gave him a it’s-my-best-friend-and-I-want-to-know-what’s-going-on look right back.
“Sorry