Forever (Fallen 3)

Hadn’t I gone through enough?

Jonathon knelt down beside me, his hand rubbing soothing circles along my back, a strangled cry escaping his own throat.

I thought I had been prepared to fight before, but now, I wouldn’t hesitate to do everything it took to get my daughter back.

This. Was. War.

Chapter Eighteen: Plan

Gabriel crouched down in front of me.

“We’ll get her back,” he said, but his words did little to comfort me.

I closed and opened my eyes rapidly, as if that would change the reality of what I had seen.

“It’s been…a long time since I’ve seen Isaiah,” Gabriel rubbed his jaw.

“Isaiah? As in the Original Isaiah? The one that turned you?” Jonathon fired questions at Gabriel in a rapid pace.

Gabriel nodded slowly.

“That man,” Jonathon pointed to the spot where the vampire had disappeared, “I recognize him. He’s the one-”

“That stepped out in front of your car,” I finished for him.

Gabriel’s eyes darkened. Looking at everyone, he said, “They were trying to prevent the prophecy.” Nodding his head at me, he added, “With you dead, there would be no war.”

“But why only the one attempt?” I asked. “Why take Makenna? It doesn’t make sense.”

“Ah, but it does,” Gabriel sat on the floor, drawing one of his legs up, and resting his arms on top.

“Explain,” Jonathon growled, holding me close to his side.

A cry from Ren startled me into action. I pulled away from Jonathon’s embrace and took my son from Joseph’s arms. I rocked the fussy baby in my arms as I waited for Gabriel to speak.

“My theory is that they’ve misinterpreted the prophecy…they think that Makenna is the reincarnation of their sister.”

Jonathon pulled at the blond strands of his hair, his teeth gritted. “What?! I didn’t know they even had a sister! And if they think Makenna is the reincarnation of their sister, why would they have tried to kill, Kylie? With Kylie dead, there would be no Makenna!”

“It’s just a theory,” Gabriel shrugged. “They wanted Kylie dead to prevent the threat of war, but when they failed, my guess is they decided to let the pieces fall where they may. When Isaiah figured out how to make himself and his brothers immortal, he tried and failed to make their child sister immortal as well. She died during the

process. Kids can’t become vampires. It’s impossible. But they didn’t know that.” Gabriel stood and paced the length of the room, rubbing his chin. “Yes,” he murmured to himself. “They think she’s their sister. Fools.”

“Could you stop talking to yourself and tell us what you’re thinking?” Jonathon roared.

“There’s another prophecy…one that predicts the return of their sister…they believe that Makenna is the reincarnation of her. But they’re wrong. She’s not the reincarnation…she’s the way they can bring her back.”

“What do you mean?” Jonathon asked with a furrowed brow.

“Your daughter,” Gabriel faced us both, “has one of the most remarkable but destructive powers to ever exist. Bringing back the dead isn’t a power to be taken lightly.”

Jonathon and I were quiet.

Finally, Jonathon asked, “What are the Originals going to do with her?”

“They believe she’s there sister, so she’s safe. You don’t need to worry about her well being…for now.”

“How are we going to get her back?” My voice shook. I still couldn’t believe that she was gone, that the same vampire who had tried to kill me, had my daughter.