.''Than what are you?''.

-4-

Quinn's pov:

I didn't want to believe her but multiple people could confirm this girl was my mom's mate that was supposed to be dead.

I hated the fact they thought she joined father's side on purpose until I told them the truth.

The looks didn't stop no matter as the days went, I hated it, some still doubting my story, I could see it in their thoughts.

Anna and Mike owned special glasses they wore around people until they learned to control their powers, it kept them from casting their gifts onto people.

I kind of disliked Max since the whole controversy upon her death that isn't actually true but her family was mine since she isn't dead so she technically is a second mother of mine and her parents are my grandparents, they had similar thoughts and it was a bit awkward in the first days for the parents and I, the twins and Max quite easy accepting this, even the part that she's technically our mother....

I found my way back again and again to the cliff, this was the closest place I could be to my mom right now.

"Do you think a fall from here would kill someone like me?" I had gotten used to quickly noticing Max's smell, she too was around here often.

"Your mother once thought the same way, could this fall actually kill her?.... She never tried it though so don't either.... Why are you up so late it's passed midnight?"

"Could ask you the same."

"I can't sleep; all this new info I never knew."

"I know, everyone is always thinking about this and that about us, it gives me a headache."

"Is your gift really just two gifts?"

"Yeah I can use hers and his separately but I can control if I want to read minds or not but there is nothing like one second is one hour, if I don't stop it, it will go on forever because mom's gift worked like that, once she looks at you--." "She can use her gift whenever she wishes." She finished for me. "I know that Quinn, I know that."

"If you thought she betrayed you then why continue to come here?"

"I missed her, despite it all I missed her.... Now I'm just guilty that I didn't think Alexis would try to do something like this for our safety.... Anyway I asked a question." I took a deep breath, I took mom's habit of breathing when stressed or nervous or just thinking.

"Nightmares, constant unending nightmares...... I'm scared that one day I will wake up back there, between the walls of that castle, back with him." I sighed and hugged myself. "Mom had asked from me to never go back to get her before she cut the link we had but I can't leave her there but I understand what she wanted but...... But."

"Ssh it's okay." She sat down next to me and hugged me which was a bit foreign to me, only mom and my siblings would no one else so it was a bit awkward. "It will be fine, we failed to kill that man twenty-five  years ago but now we are prepared, way more than back then, so when time comes and we fight we'll win and set her free...... Want to tell me about your nightmare?" I shrugged with my eyes closed. "It might help."

"It was more like a memory.... Father always wanted us to do better, when failing he would get violent, when succeeding it was never enough, I don't know why I couldn't please him with whatever I did.... It was never enough.... I could always hear him fight with mom about it, about giving him a child that was worth dirt and he'd hit her, she would do nothing, to hurt on the inside to fight him on her own safety.... I dreamed about the time I once had yelled at him for hurting her, he got so mad, my head hurt so much, it felt so horrible, mom screamed at him to stop which just lead to her being--........ As a punishment, since we can't die from other then burning he had r-ripped out my throat and insides while I had to watch him hit her and hit and..... A-and."

"Ssh it's okay, I heard you tell your siblings nothing will hurt them hear but nothing will hurt you either, I promise on my life which is as long as your own that I will die before you, she sent you here knowing we'd keep you guys safe I promise I will not let him lay a finger on you anymore." I was sobbing by now at the memory as she had pulled me in her lap and kissed my head as she talked.

"I-it hurt so m-much.... It h-hurt so much.... M-mom why couldn't y-you just come with u-us." I was not even talking to Max anymore by now, fully in tears.

"Ssh love ssh it will be alright." She whispered and continue with other sweet calming things as I cried my eyes out.