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Chapter 1012 - 75 : A Past Life
Chapter 1012: Chapter 75 : A Past Life
*Sasha*
On the train back to the capital, my mind was jumbled. I had the memories from two lives in my head. I remembered Lucas and the orbs and everything we were trying to do from the “other” reality.
But I also remembered my life here–how my mother and I had been treated so horribly by my father’s pack growing up.
I felt like I was two people or that I had a split personality. It was a little headachey.
Sighing, I rubbed my temples and leaned forward.
“Sasha, are you okay?”
Lucas covered my hands with his and took over massaging my temples.
“There’s a lot of new information in my head.”
He chuckled. “If I’d known that would bring your memories back, I would have done it sooner, like at your bachelorette party.”
“I probably would have slapped you,” I teased.
“You did that anyway.”
I giggled and leaned into his touch. I’d felt drawn to him before, but now I could fully feel the mate bond and I remembered what it was like to lay in his arms, to have his hands and mouth exploring my body.
My cheeks burned hot and I knew I was ten shades of crimson. I turned away from Lucas and looked out the window.
Before we made it to the capital, Lucas said there was somewhere we needed to visit.
“I’m not sure if you remember Eliza, but she knows about alternate realities and everything. She might be able to help us make sense of this all.”
We got into a car and Lucas gave the driver instructions on how to get to Eliza in Crimson Village.
“These names sound familiar. I think I know who she is. There are a lot of confusing thoughts and memories about everyone.”
“If anyone can help us sort it out, it is Eliza.”
I kept my eyes out the window hoping that something would look familiar. The landscape rushed by and it looked like something from a dream. Even though I remembered the “other life,” it still felt like that was the dream.
“This all looks like something I’ve seen before.”
Lucas took my hand and squeezed. “Don’t push yourself. I think it’s better if you let things come back on their own.”
I nodded and rested my head on his shoulder. My mind was exhausted from all the new memories.
“We’ve still got a few hours before we get to Crimson Village. If you want to rest, I’ll wake you when we get there.”
Sighing, I closed my eyes and leaned into Lucas even more.
I felt like I just fell asleep and then Lucas was shaking me awake, gently. His warm lips touched my forehead.
“We’re here, Sasha.”
I groaned and rubbed my sleepy eyes. I blinked several times until the sticky, grainy sleep was gone. When I looked out the window at the mansion in front of us, I gasped.
“I’ve been here before.”
“You remember it?” Lucas opened the car door and held a hand out to me.
I nodded. “Yes. I remember it so clearly. I know I’ve seen this place.”
“Eliza is waiting for us.”
We went into the mansion and I couldn’t stop looking around. So much of it looked familiar. Somehow, I knew something important happened here. Nagging at the back of my mind, I felt this stirring of a distant memory.
All I knew was that it was connected to the orbs and whatever visions the Moon Goddess had been showing me.
“Welcome back, Lucas. Am I to assume you’re still the Lucas from another reality?” Eliza smiled warmly when she saw us.
“Yes, I am. And Sasha has her memories back from our reality.”
I saw Eliza arch her eyebrow. Slowly, she studied me like she didn’t believe it.
“That’s... not what I expected.”
“Can you tell us anything about what is going on? Why are we trapped in this reality?” Lucas asked.
Eliza sighed and shrugged. “As much as I’d like to help you, I’m not sure my knowledge of alternate realities is deep enough to make any good hypotheses. What about that priestess you were telling me about?”
A shudder went through me when I thought of that priestess. She helped me by getting rid of the toxin that Donovan gave me, but I didn’t think she could be trusted.
Lucas sighed. “Her help comes with a price, and I’m not sure Sasha and I are willing to pay it. She kept telling me that Sasha isn’t... mine, but then Sasha got her memories back.”
“Hmm.” Eliza looked at us thoughtfully.
I glanced around the mansion again. That nagging feeling of familiarity kept tugging at me. What was it? The Moon Goddess had shown me something and the memory was just out of reach....
“Anna!” I blurted out.
Both Eliza and Lucas looked at me. Lucas’s brow had a deep furrow in it and Eliza looked curious.
“Who?” Eliza asked.
“I just remembered. This place looks so familiar because of a vision the Moon Goddess gave me with the orb.”
Still, Lucas and Eliza stared at me.
I shook my head. “Lucas, you remember, right? I told you about the girl Anna, and I think she’s who the Moon Goddess wants me to save.”
“I remember.” Lucas nodded.
“You’re looking to save someone named Anna?” Eliza asked. There was a darkness in her eyes. I thought it might be sadness.
“Yes. I think that is who the Moon Goddess has been showing me. I just remembered her name standing here in your home.”
Eliza nodded slowly. “I’m sorry, Sasha, but I don’t think you can save her. From my understanding, Anna died many, many years ago.”
“She’s... dead?”
“Come with me. I have something that might interest you.” She motioned for us to follow.
Lucas and I followed Eliza up to the top floor of the mansion. She went into one of the bedrooms and dug around in the closet. Eliza pulled an old trunk out of the closet and blew the dust off the top.
The trunk lid creaked open and she pulled out an old, leatherbound journal. The edges were moldy and the pages yellowing.
“This is the journal of a man named Luther. His sister’s name was Anna. I think that you’ll find some of your answers in here.”
“Thank you.” I took the journal and clutched it to my chest. Now that I had it, I just wanted to sit down and read it.
“It’s getting late. If the two of you don’t have anywhere to stay, I’ll set up a guest room.”
Lucas put his arm around me. “Thank you, Eliza, we’d appreciate that.”
I propped the journal up on my chest, pillows fluffed behind my head to keep myself semi-reclined on the bed.
At first, the journal was just the ramblings of a young boy. Luther wrote about the protectiveness he felt toward his sister because she was younger than him and his parents were busy fighting against the Dark King at the time... King Sebastian.
That name was familiar. I knew he’d caused a lot of problems.
“It’s kind of sad, reading about someone who was so impacted by King Sebastian. He was just a kid when his pack went to war.”
Lucas looked up from the other side of the room. “I think that history is full of dark people.”
“This is different. It isn’t a historical account; it is written by someone experiencing it in the moment. I never really let myself think about the individuals involved.”
Lucas smiled lightly and came to the bed. He sat on the edge.
“What else does it say about Anna?”
“She was Luther’s younger sister and he was very protective of her. That’s as far as I’ve gotten.”
I kept reading the story.
Luther was still a young man, about nineteen or so, when King Sebastian invaded his pack territory and wiped them all out.
At that point in the journal, the writing got a little confusing. I could tell that something happened that Luther could barely face himself. He ranted a lot about how much he hated King Sebastian and the Dark Kings.
His writing became more and more wild, insane even.
I sighed and closed the book.
“What’s wrong?” Lucas asked.
“It’s getting a little confusing. There’s so much back and forth and I’m having trouble following his thoughts.”
“Let me see.” Lucas took the journal from me and scanned some of the pages. His lips curved down in a frown that got deeper the more he read.
“What is it, Lucas?”
Slowly, deliberately, Lucas closed the book. He took my hand in his and sighed heavily.
“King Sebastian made Luther an offer, something about choosing his own life and the life of his pack members in exchange for his sister’s life.”
“What!?” I gasped. My heart clenched. I had no idea why but fear gripped me and tears pricked my eyes. Why did this bother me so much?
“He was just a kid. He didn’t understand what he was doing but losing his sister... I think it drove him insane. He was consumed with hatred and obsessed with revenge after that.”
“No wonder... he lost the one person he’d vowed to protect and he blamed himself.”
Lucas nodded. “I know that isn’t the answer you wanted, Sasha.”
“Yeah... I didn’t think it would upset me so much. I’m pretty tired. I’m just going to go to bed.”
***
*Dream*
“Big brother!” I called out, walking through the rose gardens.
Mom didn’t play in the gardens as much anymore. She cried a lot and was scared for me and my brother.
“Where are you, Luther!?”
Luther jumped out of the bushes and grabbed me.
“AHHH!” I screamed.
“I gotcha!” Luther laughed and tickled me.
I shrieked and wiggled in his arms. “Stop. Stop it!”
Finally, he let me go and set me on my feet.
“Why are you hiding?”
Luther shrugged. He picked up a stick and threw it high into the sky. I watched as the stick whizzed back to the ground. It stuck in the dirt straight up, like a spear.
“Dad is going away again and I don’t like when he’s gone.”
“Because of the war?”
Luther glared at me. “What do you know about a war? You’re not supposed to know about that.”
I shrugged. I had no idea what a war was or why it kept making my dad leave and my mom cry. All I knew was that it was bad.
“It scares me.”
Luther put his arm around me and pulled me close. “Don’t worry, Anna, I’ll always protect you, no matter what. You don’t have anything to fear as long as I’m around.”
I hugged my brother tightly, knowing that I could trust him to look after me, always.
*End Dream*
***
“No! No!” I woke up kicking and thrashing against the blankets.
“Sasha, Sasha, what’s wrong?”
Through the darkness, Lucas’s arms came around me. He held me close and I stopped thrashing and kicking. Tears wet my eyes and I clung to him.
“I was... dreaming....” I gasped, my breath short and quick. I couldn’t get enough air.
“About what?” Lucas ran his hands through my hair and kissed my forehead.
I felt a lot better now that I was awake and in his arms. “Anna and Luther... Lucas, I think I was Anna in a past life.”
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