Prince In Darkness Sebastian Sallow

Chapter 9: Trapped Hopes

*Alora POV*

It felt like lightning had stuck inside my heart. Like someone was doing chest compressions on me to bring me back to life. This wasn't real. And he wasn't here.......... but I could see him. 

I blinked my swollen eyes, trying to see if my mind really was playing tricks on me but he just stood there. His hands gripping onto the bars as he waited for me. 

"Seb?" 

He smiled, chuckling slightly as he tried reaching for me. 

"You look like you've seen a ghost." He said quietly.

I choked out a sob, running into his arms as he tried holding me. Pressing my body against the bars as much as I could so I could feel him, hear him, and somehow get him to not slip away again.

"I thought-....... I thought-"

He shushed me, his hands going into my hair as I sobbed into the metal bars.

I pulled back, finally getting a hold of myself.

"How are you here Seb!? I thought they took you to Azkaban!?"

His caramel eyes drinked me in, his hand going up to my cheek to wipe the tears away. I could see the glossiness in his eyes, watching as his eyes seemed to want to memorize my face. 

He sighed, "I thought so too......... but turns out they wanted me to be sentenced almost immediately so I was brought here."

I looked him over, seeing nothing had really changed other than his clothes.

"Are you okay, are you hurt, do you-"

"Come here." He said softly.

He grabbed my cheeks, bringing me as close to him as humanly possible as he pecked my lips. His chapped lips connecting with mine, but I didn't care. I needed this. 

"I've missed you so........." 

I sniffled, resting my head against the metal bars.

"You have no idea, Sebastian."

"How are you here Alora, how did you even find me?"

I sighed, reaching inside the bars as I grabbed onto his arms, just needing to feel him in some way.

"Anne, Garreth........ and I were here to try to find any information as possible as to who put you in here...... but things just changed so fast and we didn't get the information that was needed but-" I pulled out the time turner, showing it to Sebastian, "But I think this might help me figure out who framed you."

He looked down at the time turner, seeing the sand in the hourglass move around it. 

"Where are they now?" He asked.

I sighed heavily, "Probably back in Feldcroft I'd presume but, I'm not sure....... I heard there were prisoners down here awaiting trial so I figured I'd just come and see............... something inside just wouldn't let me leave without trying and....... here you are."

He smiled, his hand smoothing down my hair for me as he gripped onto my jacket. 

"You have to be careful with these Alora, I don't know anything about them other than they can be dangerous. Messing with time can alter the future so please...... be careful. Don't use this unless it's absolutely necessary. Do you understand me?" He said quietly. 

I nodded my head in his request. Taking the moment to finally breath as a small silence came in between the two of us. Just being in each other's presence was enough.