The Dark Days: Love in the Shadows

Ch 4

Skye had two days on her siblings, though she had no idea that they were even coming after her. The only one that knew she had escaped Corinna was her personal guard and that woman had left with her. When they had arrived in Serabil the pair had split up as they had tried to locate the rebellion. So, when a young girl collided with Skye she hadn't expected the sly smile that appeared on the girl's lips. It actually reminded her of her younger twin. When she helped the child up off the ground, it hadn't crossed her mind that the child would be up to no good as she dusted the dirt from the little girl's clothes first.

"Where are your parents' sweetheart?" Skye asked the child.

The young blonde girl tilted her head to the side slightly as she grinned widely showing a row of missing baby teeth. As the young blonde child took a step back she held up her hand, a light from one of the market stands shown off of something in the child's hand. Skye glanced at the object before her eyes shot down to her wrist.

"My bracelet?" Skye quipped, shocked that someone so young was so sneaky and quick. "Please give it back to me." She pleaded with the young girl.

The child shook her head quickly as she shot off down the street, she loved the game of cat and mouse.

The giggles of the little girl could be heard through the streets as Skye chased after her. No one dared to stop the child for fear that the rebellion would retaliate. While most of the city of Serabil was under the rebellion's protection. As the child had finally reached her destination a tall male scooped her up into his arms.

"Now what do you think you are doing?" He scolded her.

As Skye reached the child, she was breathing heavily half bend with her hands on her knees. "Okay kid, hand it back!" Skye groaned in a raspy voice as she started to stand up with her hand out. When her eyes followed the legs up to the male's face, her eyes nearly bugged out of her head "Sty" She cried out as the world began to spin, as her mind shut off and her body collapsed from shock.

Halio hadn't been from Stryimir, and the child Sty had adopted when they first arrived in the city four years ago though what had really caught his attention was the scent of honey and roses. There was only one time he ever smelt that combination. When he was around Skye his mate. Immediately he rushed to Styrimir's side just in time to see her collapse, Before she could hit the ground Halio had caught her in his arms.

"Skye!" Styrimir gasped as panic took over when his eyes connected with that of his sisters.

"Where did she come from?" Halio questioned as he held her close, his eyes roamed over his mate taking in how much she had changed in the four years they had been separated. They knew Adarius had changed the shadow sisters but as Halio picked Skye up he could tell something was different about her holding her close he pressed his lips against her cheek.

"Let's get her back to the house, something different about her." Halio whispered.

"Wait what if Stormy and Sage are with her?" Sty questioned as worry began to race through his body for that of his older twin, and Sage the young woman who he now knew was his mate.

At the mention of his younger twin and Stormy, Halio glanced around the area, his eyes focused on anyone that could be with Skye. A shadow appeared out of the darkness from one of the stands. The young looking male had his head down as he kept taking quick glances at Skye with a worried look in his eyes.

"I'm afraid it's just Lady Skye and I." He spoke as he looked back down at his feet. The blue uniform was ruffled from trying to keep up with the child and his charge at the same time. "Skye insisted on coming to Serbal, I being her guard couldn't let her go alone. She ran into the child you hold in your arms, and had I let her come alone..." The male glanced at the two young men and the child. "His majesty would have killed me, but he would have been the least of my problems seeing as your sister, our queen has pretty much caused an uprising and doesn't even know it." As he found more confidence to speak. "So, you should probably take care of Lady Skye before she arrives." The brown-haired person spoke as he dropped his head once again this time not giving his name.