Chapter 6

This was a game changer, whoever is helping Silas really threw me off my game. I could handle Silas, considering the fact that he has been killed a thousand times before, there's a big chance that we could kill him again but finding out that someone else was helping him- someone we didn't know and had no way of knowing, really complicated things for us.

We need to find out who is helping Silas and we need to find that person fast. After talking to Yemi, I went back home. I needed to talk to Aurora and my dad about a way forward, how we were going to keep Aurora and the kids safe. When I got home, everyone was already there.

"Good everyone is here, we need to talk about Silas."

"Well, hello to you too best friend, I'm good, thank you for asking, it's not like I haven't seen you in five years or anything."

I laugh, just like his brother, Brody has a flair for the dramatics, but I've really missed my best friend so I do the next best thing and launch myself at him and give him the biggest hug, "I've missed you so much." Brody Gray is my best friend and honestly, one of the best people I've ever met in my life, and the fact that I get to call him my best friend is honestly the biggest flex.

"Honestly, being around you is not the best thing for my mental health. I always feel invisible, it's like you guys can't see me." I let out a laugh, just like her boyfriend, she can be pretty dramatic at times, Alana Petrov, Brody's girlfriend, who has the sweetest soul ever, life has been so rough for her but that didn't change her in the slightest, instead it made her a even stronger and kinder. She is kind, selfless, and madly in love with Brody. I can't think of a couple more suited for each other than Brody and Alana.

"Hello, Alana, How are you."

"Well, now that you've noticed me, I feel amazing." I playfully roll my eyes at her, she can be so dramatic at times, but I missed her so much, I missed everyone so much.

"I hate to bring this up, but have you seen Rider?" Everyone kept quite, you could hear a pin drop, that's how quite it was, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to bring him up, I just wanted to know if you're okay with seeing him."

"It's okay Alana, and to answer your question, I have seen him today and it didn't go well but I'm not here for him so I really don't want to talk about him. We're all here to help Aurora and that's what we should all focus on. Aurora and the twins."

"Yeah, you're right but fair warning, he's going to here today as well." Matt says

"Yeah I know, Matt."

I really didn't expect to avoid him or for him to not be around his friends, and the last thing I want is for them to choose between us. I still want him to have his friends and I want them to be able to hang out with the both of us without feeling like they're betraying one of us.

"Can we discuss the Aurora issue now, we still need to find a way to help Aurora. Yemi and I talked and we're trying to figure out who is helping Silas, but so far we have nothing so if anyone has any ideas on who could be helping Silas, please speak now."

"Or forever hold your peace." Only Brad could make a joke at this time.

"Kai"

"Who's Kai?"

"Kai is Arabella's twin brother, as you know Bella was part of the Gemini Coven and it is required for twins to merge once they reach 22, the strongest witch will absorb the powers of the weakest witch and the weakest witch will die."

"So what happened with Kai?"

"Kai was born without magical powers, he could only siphon powers from objects and other supernatural beings. Based on tradition of the Gemini Coven, only a set of twins could become leaders, hence the name "Gemini", realizing Kai's disability, the Edwards family kept having children until another set of twins was born. Jade and Jesy. Kai killed four out of his seven siblings, he attempted to kill the twins but failed because Bella protected them."

"So, why exactly did he kill his siblings?"

"I'm getting there, anyway as I was saying, he didn't want to kill Bella right away, because she would be one he would merge with to complete the ritual of becoming leader of the Gemini Coven. Unexpectedly, Bill Edwards..."

"Who's Bill Edwards?"

"Bill Edwards is their father, he harnessed the power of the solar eclipse and trapped him in a purgatory prison in another dimension for his crimes."

"Okay, if he was trapped in another dimension then how did he manage to escape."

"Remember when I told you that Bella was murdered on our wedding day." I nod, how could I forget that night. My father was distraught, I had never imagined my father would ever feel that much pain. For that reason alone, that night will forever be imprinted in my memory.

"That was the night he came back. Something happened in the other side and a lot of supernatural being escaped and I don't know why or how but it affected the dimension he was trapped in and that's how he managed to escape."

"I can understand all of that but what I don't understand is why he would help Silas. If he's goal is to merge with the twins and become leader of the Gemini Coven the surely he knows that he partnered with the wrong person. Silas wants the kids for himself and he will not let anyone stand in his way. None of this makes sense, someone please explain this to me because I still don't get it.

"It would be my pleasure love." If I still had a beating heart, I'm sure it would have jumped out of my chest at the sound of his voice.

"Please enlighten us, Flynn." I say

"I must say I really love it when you call me Flynn."

I roll my eyes at him, I honestly can't stand him sometimes, before I can snap at him, Brad cuts me off, "Wait, you hate it when I call you Flynn."

"Yeah" Matt say, "You threatened to rip my heart out if I called you Flynn."

Everyone was in agreement that he hated being called Flynn and they didn't think it was fair that he liked it when I called him Flynn but hated it when they did, it's all very amusing to say the least.

"Guys, I think we're drifting from the actual issue here."

"No we're not, he." points at Enzo, "Needs to be consistent, he needs to decide if he likes being called Flynn or not." Everyone laughed, honestly this is what I missed the most, this playful banter, always getting on each other's nerves about the smallest things. In that moment when everyone was laughing and arguing with each other, I forgot, just for a split second, I forgot about our problems and enjoyed the moment.

"Okay, okay." He lifts his arm surrendering, "I don't like being called Flynn but." He turns and looks at me, "I like it when she calls me Flynn." He looks at me with so much love in his eyes that I stop breathing for a second, one of the reasons that I fell in love with him was his ability to make me feel like the only girl in the world. Everything would just disappear when we were together, it was like we were the only people in the world.

"I hate to ruin this moment that I just ruined."

I snap out of it, "Um, yeah of course. You can continue without me."

"Elisa..."

"Dad, it's fine, I'm okay. I just need a moment and I need to make a call anyway."

I just needed to get away from him, being around Flynn is going to be much harder than I anticipated. I can't believe I still have these feelings, after all these years. This is the last thing I need right now, I can't afford to get distracted right now. I need to put all my energy on finding a way to stop Silas. Right now there's only one person that I can think of that can help with this situation.

"Dorian"

"Hello love."