Chapter 101. The Announcement of an Attack

Erick's POV

Hope had her head resting on Marcus' shoulder, while Dylan was sitting on the other side, with his waist around her, Kendrick had sat behind her, and Lestat and Kaiden were a little lower, holding each of her legs.

That need I had before to be close to her, to have her seemed consumed, my Beast was calm.

"Okay, now that things are starting to come back." I started to speak. "What happened, Hope? Have you planned this since that day we talked?"

"No..." Hope opened her eyes and stared at me and I saw no lie there. "I accepted Dylan. I was starting to accept the path that the Gods wanted and I honestly thought it could work out..."

"But... As I got access to the real library and learned more about the Gods, about the past, things I hadn't been able to connect when I read in Marcus' library made sense." I watched Marcus pick up a grape and give it to Hope.

"As I said that day, you couldn't help me. No one could help me... What I had to tal