Prince In Darkness Sebastian Sallow

Chapter 16: Too Much

*Alora POV*

"I am sorry I doubted you. It was wrong of me, and I should have never betrayed your trust....." I said softly. Pulling away from him as we leaned against the rock. Finally sliding down so we could sit on the mushy sand.

"Can you ever learn to forgive me?" I asked shyly, wiping away the remaining tears that laid salty on my cheeks.

He sighed, "Learning isn't the issue Alora..... the memories, however-..... don't go away as easily I'm afraid...."

I wanted to crumble, even though he was right. I almost lost my best friend even when the answer was clear set in front of me. I almost ruined everything..... again.

"If you need to hate me, just hate me. That way I can at least just be punished by it."

He chuckled, "Oh dear, to even think I'd even have the capability of hate.... Especially for you.... I can't believe you'd even say that...."

He brought his knees up to his face. Leaning on them as the breeze enlightened our senses.

The clouds above us started to move towards sea in a fast motion, the wind slightly picking up from behind the cliff. 

"I don't understand Ominis........ who would even want to do this to him.... or even heard about it. And why. There's just so many questions with no answers and it's making me so uneasy, I feel so sick to my stomach every time my vision goes to him in that cell. It's....... literally haunting me."

Ominis bit his lip, deep in thought as he laid his head back onto the rock, his eyes occasionally reaching up to the sky as the wind continued to slightly pick up. 

"It's hard to say, my dear. Sebastian had a bad habit of creating enemies when there was none.... even when he was mostly friendly with those in our class. It really could be anyone.... but the problem is, how did they receive enough proof to even take him under arrest...... " He sighed, "I worry this trail is going to take us places in which will bring us all down a darker path. I'm worried.......... for you." He said softly.

I turned to gaze upon him, watching his white orbs trying to read my body language, looking deeply.

"I know......... you've always have...." I said barely in a whisper. 

Ominis was always so caring, loving, secure and always taking the path in the most righteous way, regardless of being a Gaunt. And I applauded him for it but something in my heart told me that he was right. 

I was worried too, that these answers would drive me to my oblivion. Sebastian might once again be the death of me. Literally.

He grabbed my hand from the sand, giving it a small squeeze. 

"Are...... are you happy with him? With your choice, I mean?" He said softly. 

I sucked in a breath, gulping down the spit in my mouth as a rush of blood shot from my heart. Unable to really comprehend as to why we were having this conversation, right here. Right now. 

I blew out the breath, looking away as my eyes tried to focus on the shore. 

"Yes...... I was."

He chuckled, "I can tell."

I turned and frowned at him. "Why are you asking me this, huh? Trying to beat information out of me again??"

"Just curious to see if this whole ordeal has changed your views on him."

I sighed, bringing my sandy hands away from him as I pushed back the hair that had fallen away from my braid. 

"No......... I still love him. Too much..........too fucking much....."

Ominis stood, his eyes focusing on the dark clouds as they passed over us. 

"I can hear a storm coming, we should probably go." Ominis said against the wind. 

He reached his hand out to me, a warm smile spreading across his face. 

I generously gave in, taking his hand in mine as we made our way up to the hill, back towards the Sallow home.

"What about you huh? What's going on with you and Anne?" I asked.

He didn't say anything as his focus was on his wand, our bodies close to each other as we slightly fought against the wind-up hill.

"You love her, don't you?" I finally asked. 

A small smile appeared on the sides of his lips but almost like he didn't want me to see. 

"Like you said...........too much."

***

When we got closer to the house, Anne was on the side, pulling the blankets and clothes off the clothesline as the wind picked up. Blowing everything in the wind as the boom of the thunder got closer. A flash of lightning off in the distance as the strike shook the ground. 

I opened up the small gate, pushing me and Ominis through it as we rushed into the house. Using all our might to try to shut the door as the wind pushed against it roughly. 

"For merlin's sake! That wind is intense!" I said. 

Two moments later, the sound of the heavy rain fall fell on the house. 

Anne threw open the door, immediately shutting it behind her as her light clothes had become slightly damp from the rain.

"Who thought we would have a storm like this!" She said out of breath, throwing the clothes on the floor in defeat. 

Ominis came to her side, picking them up as he draped them over the couches next to the fire. She smiled at him, her cheeks becoming a rosy red from the sweet gesture. Making my heart ache as her eyes followed him on his quest to make her happy. 

I found myself sitting in my usual spot on the table, lighting a candle or two with my wand as the push of the storm became wild. 

Constant booms, the flash of the lightning strikes illuminating the small windows with a quick flash of blue and silver light. Occasionally blinding me as my fingers began to play with the time turner that sat in the middle of the table. 

Boom

The flash of the lightning coming a second after as Anne yelped, rushing into Ominis arms unknowingly.

I chuckled to myself watching as his face as well became red as her fingers dug deep into his shoulders from holding him so tight.

I bit my lip, watching their encounter as all I wanted, in truth, was that to be me again. Rushing into Sebastians arms when I got scared, when I needed reassurance that everything was going to be okay. I wanted his strong scent to once again calm me when the voices became too loud from the crippling anxiety from my past. 

Boom

The front door burst opening suddenly.

I turned quickly on my feet, grabbing my wand in an instant ready to take on whoever was going to come through the door. 

"Agh!" Anne screamed.

Ominis pushing her behind him in a defensive manor also at the wand at the ready.

The figure in the doorway was our height, not being able to see his outlines as the darkness from the outside made it nearly impossible to see. A hood over his face to hide his outlines. 

"Who the fuck are you!" I yelled, stepping closer to the door. 

Lightning stuck in the background, seeing the person was nicely built. Broad shouldered. 

I sucked in a breath, my mind playing tricks on me. 

Could this be?

Was it.........him?