CHARLOTTE’S P.O.V
I woke up to Adamaris sitting on a chair cross legged and looking bored out of her mind. She had cleared up the circle of salt and moved Kaden and Aubrey to a more comfortable lying position.
Logan and Evan were still knocked out on the floor in the same position and I stifled a smile. Leave it to Adamaris to let the men suffer. Aubrey and Kaden began to stir; Kaden stirred first and as if she heard him, Aubrey moved too.
Aubrey sat up first and cradled her head in her hands for a few seconds. It wasn’t until she heard Kaden’s whimper that her head snapped up and she rushed to him.
He buried his face into her chest while she whispered a few words in his ears, too low for even my werewolf hearing to pick up on. Kaden just nodded and gave his mum a smile.
Kaden looked up and saw me and he gave me a small smile. “Hey Charlie, I’m sorry I fell asleep.” I felt my lips curl up at the sides. He turned to Adamaris and gave her a confused look, “Hello, who are you?”
“That’s not important,” she told him with a slight wave of her hand.
Aubrey let out a sigh of relief and pulled Adamaris into a hug. She wasn’t expecting it so she froze briefly but then slowly put her hands around Aubrey.
“Thank you,” I heard Aubrey whisper, “Thank you for helping him.”
“You can thank me by not letting your mate kill me.” she said dryly, “To be honest, I have half a mind to keep him asleep like that.”
“She’s joking,” I said immediately I saw the way Aubrey’s face blanched. “She just has a weird sense of humor.”
Adamaris simply shrugged and waved her hand in a noncommittal manner and the men began to stir. They sat up almost immediately and while Logan looked a little pissed off and irritated, Evan looked downright furious.
“What the fuck just happened?” he rushed over to his mate and child and looked over them for injuries. When he was sure that they were okay he turned to Adamaris, “What the hell did you do to make her scream like that?”
“I helped her, you’re welcome.”
He began stalking towards her, “I swear, I will fucking-,”
Adamaris held up a hand, effectively stopping him in place. “If I wanted to hurt your mate or your child, I would have done it while you were out. I could have also wiped your memories so you wouldn’t remember, but I didn’t. Do well to remember that.”
She put her hand down and Evan stumbled forward a bit. He still looked a bit pissed off but at least, not as angry as before.
“She’s always like this,” Logan rolled his shoulders as he came to stand next to me, “You’ll get used to it.” Adamaris gave him a cold smile in response and he flipped her off.
He helped me up and ran his hands through my curls and down my back before finally coming to rest on my tiny baby bump.
“Are you okay?” he asked and I nodded.
I took a step forward but wobbled a bit and his hands moved to my waist to steady me. When I was standing, I tried to move away but he held onto me with a firm grip. I didn’t even bother fighting and instead rested my forehead against his chest.
“One more thing,” I heard Adamaris say, she stood up and came to stand in front of me.
She clasped a bracelet on my wrist and muttered a few words. It tightened until it became almost like second skin, “Now you won’t lose it.”
She walked over to where Evan and Aubrey were and looked to Evan for approval. As soon as he nodded- albeit grudgingly- she did the same for Aubrey and Kaden.
“This will keep you safe,” she explained, “And it’ll keep any intruders out of your head.”
As soon as she said it, it hit me and I turned to Logan. I could barely keep my excitement in as I whispered to him, “I remember who she is.”
I must not have whispered well enough because Adamaris turned to me in shock. “Are you serious?” I nodded, “Can you sketch her for me?”
“I’m no good at drawing.” I admitted sheepishly.
“Greg is,” Aubrey piped up and we all turned to her, “Greg is an excellent artist; at least he used to be. I’m sure he would be more than happy to help you sketch her.”
Logan’s eyes glazed over and I knew he was talking to Greg. As soon as he was done, he turned to Aubrey and Evan.
“If you are spending the night, I will have some of my warriors escort you to a room where you can stay, if not-,”
“We’ll stay the night.” Aubrey interrupted, “I’m a bit light on my feet, I need to rest.” Evan looked like he would have preferred the other option but didn’t say anything.
Logan nodded and within minutes, a few guards came in and escorted them out. Evan carried a now sleeping Kaden in his arms while he guided Aubrey with a hand on her waist.
As soon as they left, I turned to Logan, “When will Greg get here?”
“He isn’t coming,” he said simply.
“Why not; I thought you wanted him to sketch the witch?”
“He will,” he pulled away from me slowly to pick me up in his arms bridal style, “But after you have rested a little.”
“I’m not tired,” I argued and he raised a brow at me.
“So you’re telling me that if I put you down right now, you will not wobble or fall?” when I didn’t respond he gave me a knowing look, “You’ve waited so long to know who she is, you can wait a little longer.”
I tried to protest but he didn’t even respond to me. He led me outside and put me in the passenger seat of his car and buckled the seat belt. I tried to move but he shot me a scathing look.
“Sit here, don’t move. We’re going home whether you like it or not.”
I huffed and nodded. When he was certain I wouldn’t move, he turned around and got into the driver’s side.
“I’m taking you home, you’re going to sleep, and after that, you can see Greg, are we good?”
“I’m not sure how I feel about you bossing me around,” I mused and he gave me a half grin.
“Get used to it baby, it’s going to be happening a lot more often.”
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I fell asleep sometime during the ride home. I didn’t even notice when Logan moved me to the bed, I woke up cocooned in the blanket lying on top of Logan. I felt a little bad that he wasn’t covered with a blanket at all seeing as I was wrapped up in it.
He must have felt me stirring because he opened his eyes and looked up at me. I gave him a warm smile that he quickly returned as I slowly untangled myself from his body.
“What time is it?” I asked mid yawn and I saw him pick up his phone and turn it on.
“It’s four in the afternoon.”
“How long was I out?”
“A little over five hours,”
I ran a hand down my face in disbelief. I didn’t know I was that tired. He opened his mouth to speak but I cut him off, “Can we see Greg now?”
“You just woke up.”
“You said that I could see him after I woke up; I’m awake now.” His lips dipped into a frown but he didn’t argue. He knows I’m right, and he knows I won’t back down easily.
After a full minute, he sighed and nodded, “Go freshen up; he’ll meet us here.”
By the time I was out of the bathroom and had changed into a pair of sweatpants and a huge black tee that belonged to Logan, Greg was here.
He was sitting on one of the couches, eating a brownie and waiting for me. He was wearing a simple white shirt that perfectly matches his hair- I can see that he has fixed his roots-, black pants and white sneakers.
“I hear you have your memories back.” He said as a way of greeting and I nodded.
“Do you know anything that can possibly help us?” I didn’t know Adamaris was here until I heard her voice.
She stepped out from the kitchen and sat opposite Greg and beside me.
“No, not really,” I admitted, “She knows about the baby, and the snake eating itself seems to be her symbol,” I began slowly as I tried to wrack my brain for anything else. I turned to Adamaris, “She knows about you; she was the one who told me about your coven and harming babies.
“So it’s nothing that we don’t already know.” She deadpanned and I shrugged, “Just do your werewolf link thing and show him her face.”
I let Greg into my mind and when he received the picture he whistled and turned to Adamaris, “She’s hotter than you.”
“Shut up and draw the picture.” She grumbled.