Alec’s

I woke up the next day with the name Xena still bouncing around in my head. I didn't get it. If Nyx had blocked our emotional connection, then how come I felt that fear? Why did that name affect me the way it did? And why would Nyx be so fearful of her sister if these were really remnants of emotions from her?

There were so many questions. So many theories that were driving me crazy. What had happened between them? The few memories I got, they seemed so close. They seemed to love each other. What made them change? Except for that one time when Xena pushed Nyx, there wasn't any other incident. And isn't it normal to squabble between siblings?

I'm outside, seated on a boulder, watching Aspen chase butterflies. Her joyful screams did nothing to distract me from my internal turmoil.

When it comes to Nyx, I've learned not to disregard whatever it is I feel. The fact that I felt fear when Xena's name came to mind meant something. Did it mean that Nyx was afraid of her own twin?

What could have happened between them to cause Nyx to have that fear? Remembering the premonition, I sat up right. Hell, what could have happened between them to cause Xena to want to kill her own sister? I remember it clearly. Xena said that we should have picked the right side. What was that about?

The more I thought about it, the crazier I felt I was going. There was so much in Nyx's past. So much that she has yet to talk about. So much I didn't know. How is everything tied to Xena? Why is she making hybrids? How exactly powerful is she?

Given that Nyx and Xena are twins, they should be equally matched, right? So how is it possible for Xena to create a whole new species? I know for sure I can't. So how is she able to?

And who exactly was Nyx's first human? I couldn't see the faces of the little girls, but I was going by what Nyx had already told me about having a twin sister. Another question: what happened to Nyx's first human? Are Nyx and Xena reincarnated? It would make sense, right? If Nyx is as old as I guessed, then the same goes for Xena.

Just then, I remembered Kaden. Didn't I get the same feelings when Kaden's name was mentioned? Just like with Xena, apart from fear, I felt hurt, pain and a bit of anger. What was that about?

As my mind ran through every possibility, a theory began taking root. Could there be a link between Xena and Kaden? But that would mean that both Nyx and Xena knew a demigod. How is that possible? Hell, I didn't know demigods existed, so how did they know one?noveldrama

When Nyx told me she knew Kaden, I just assumed that she knew him from texts, but what if that's not the case? What if she actually knew him personally? Both she and Xena.

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So does that mean the curse is also related to Xena? Is the connection between them the only reason Nyx is the one able to break it? And why couldn't it be Xena, given she'sGust as powerful or maybe even more?

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My heart starts racing as the pieces start to fall into place. It was nothing but my rumblings. My theories, but why didn't it feel so right? Why does

it feel like the missing pieces were

finally fitting into the puzzle?

"Mommy, look!" Aspen's shout momentarily brings me back to the present. "I

caught a butterfly."

Her shout startled me. I had been so lost in my thoughts that I didn't even realize

it when she got closer to me.

"Isn't it pretty?" she smiled, her eyes completely captivated by the colorful

butterfly. "I won't ever let it go. I'll take care of it forever."

"You can't do that, baby," I told her gently.

Her face falls down. She stares at me in confusion, her green eyes so much like Alec's, it hurts.

"But why? I promise to take care of it."

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I thought about it for a minute. I needed to explain to her in a way that she understood. Aspen, being the daughter of two alphas, meant that she was headstrong and stubborn. She will do what she wants as long as she thinks it's right. It's a character I'm trying to help her tame, because being an alpha means you have to have a nice head between your shoulders. You have to think things through, not using your heart but your head. Most of the time, Aspen does things going by what she feels.