Blinded

Chapter 9

"Psst."

I furrow my eyebrows in confusion. Listen for anymore noises.

"Psst."

"I will be right back." I tell Xander as he discusses something over the phone in his office.

We had been sitting there since dinner ended he was on the phone talking with one of his brothers. I was going to give him privacy but he insisted I stay. So far all I have done was familiarize myself with the feeling of the multiple carvings down one of the legs of his big desk.

"I will be done soon baby." He says and I nod before finding my way out of his office.

"Come with me." A man says.

"Hmmm?"

"It's me from earlier, I have more to discuss with you." He explains. It takes me a moment to realize what he was talking about.

"Okay. Let's talk then." I say.

"Just this way." He takes my wrist carefully as he leads me through the giant house. "I think I have a way to get you to understand this better."

"What is 'this'?" I ask.

"The oracle." He says as he opens a door and allows me to walk in. I hear the heavy door shut behind me.

"Hello?" I call out.

That's when it happens. My vision comes and I can see everything in the dimly lit, empty room. I feel slightly scared with the occurrence but, I walk further into the fairly empty room.

What am I suppose to do?

I take a seat in an empty chair behind a large oak desk. A light illuminates from the desk and I look down to see an orb rise up from the desk. I feel my hands get clammy as I wait to see what will happen next.

A woman's face appears in the glass orb. Her hair wiry and grey. She as wrinkles all over her face and her eyes are a dark brown.

"Sienna?" She speaks. Her voice is soft with a sharpe edge to it.

"Y-Yes." I stutter.

"Don't be scared child. All will be okay." She says and I just nod to her words allowing her to continue. "I'm guessing Peet has told you about the oracle."

"Yes, he has." I say softly.

"Your special you know that? You will be the one to save our land from the dark wolves." She says and this is wear the confusion begins. "Three brothers, one torn from life the other good and the third evil. Blind love will save the lands from eternal darkness-"

"Stop." I speak up and she looks at me. "What does this mean? What are you talking about. Three brothers, blind love?"

"Maybe it's best I show you the future." She says and thats when she disappears and like a movie multiple scenes play out before me.

A banquet.

Everyone laughing and chatting up old friends and family members who they haven't seen in so long.

I see me sitting beside the man from my dreams, Xander.

He smiles across at an unfamiliar man and woman. I watch as he introduces me then everything switches.

A funeral.

Everyone from the banquet is there but, no more lively colours. We are all dressed in black. I watch as everyone cries and one man glares down at the casket which will soon be buried.

The man Xander was introducing me to.

That's when everything switches to Xander's office. He has me pushed against his desk. I flush at the scene before Xander roughly pushes away from me and runs out of the door.