Jasmine (POV):
Aurora and Jayden's faces flashed in my mind as I flew between the trees at a break neck speed. The image of the two women made a wave of guilt wash over me. I knew I shouldn't be lying about how deeply all this had been affecting me. It had only been a couple days since Alice and Violet had gone missing but the rage and sadness I felt was unlike anything I had ever experienced.
The bond I had with Alice felt as though it was choking me. Every cell in my body was screaming at me to find her to destroy everything in my path to get to her. Mixed with the overwhelming sadness that filled me it was all starting to become too much. I needed to do something, anything to quiet the storm that raged within me. So I flew away leaving my mates under the impression that I was fine and I just needed to stretch my wings. It wasn't a total lie but it was the only solution I could come up with to clear my turbulent thoughts.
The wind roared in my ears and the trees turned into a blur as I pushed myself faster and faster. An idea sparked in my mind and I turned my gaze up to the sky. In seconds I was speeding towards the clouds. The cool air stung slightly as it whipped against my cheeks. I couldn't remember the last time I had flown so fast or if I had ever quite gone this fast. Before I knew it I was higher than I had ever gone in over a century.
Dark clouds began to take over the sky and thunder rumbled around me. It was only moments before I was surrounded by the dark clouds. Electricity crackled around me and I could feel my magic vibrating beneath the surface of my skin. A light layer of ice coated my wings as I pushed through the clouds. I knew it was stupid to fly this high, I knew it was only a matter of time before all the oxygen left my lungs and I would fall lifelessly to the earth. It wouldn't kill me but it would mute the pain for a little while.
Maybe I was being selfish, but never in all my years of existence had I felt a pain quite like this. Our bond wasn't severed, oh no instead I could feel all of Alice's pain, all of her fear. Why not follow the bond to her you ask? Well that happened to be the one part of our bond that I couldn't access. No matter how hard I concentrated I couldn't tap into that part of our bond. No, instead I was left to feel everything she felt. Sometimes when everything was quiet I could even hear her soft sobs in the back of my mind.
All I wanted was a brief escape from the constant pain. Just long enough to give my mind a break so I could focus on finding both Alice and Violet. Aurora and Jayden were counting on me even if they didn't voice it outloud. I should have been able to easily find her, my father is Lucifer after all. But no of course he couldn't help. I knew it wasn't his fault he was bound by magic that stopped him from interfering with the natural order of things on earth. I however was very far away from thinking rationally right now. The pain was so overwhelming that I couldn't focus on anything but getting it to stop. So here I was doing something stupid while my mates comforted one another far below me.
Cool air stung my skin and the air was unbelievably thin as I flew high above the clouds. My vision began to blur as I attempted to keep pushing myself further. The muscles that connected my wings to my back began to burn the more I pushed. All the oxygen left my lungs as I soared through the sky. Black spots started to appear at the edge of my vision and with a final push of my wings the world around me began to go black. As the darkness overtook me I felt my body begin to fall and warm arms wrap around me.
A soft groan left my lips as I tried to blink my eyes open. Candle light flickered against stone walls and an all too familiar scent filled the air. " What the hell were you thinking, sweet girl." My father's voice came from the other side of the room. My muscles ached as I rolled over to face him.
"Dad?" I blinked a few times as my vision began to focus. "How'd I get here?"
"I've been keeping an eye on you since you last visited. Honestly my love, what were you thinking?" For the first time in my life I saw a genuine look of fear flash in my fathers eyes.
