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August nodded. "But...its very difficult for me to talk about it so you will have to ask me questions", he told her. "So I wil answer those questions and it will be a little more easy", he said and smiled at her. He laid down on the bed with his head on her lap.

Sarapen laughed. "yeah. And you will always be MY joanna", he said and smiled at her.

Sarapen laughed and kissed her back. "And ever and ever and ever", he said and laughed more.

August closed his eyes. "But I want to tell you", he said. "I just need some help to... to start telling you. Questions help me start", he said.

Artemis didnt even feel him lifting her up and taking her to the bed. She didnt feel him when he covered her with the blanket. She was too happy and sleeping like a baby. As she slept she moved closer to him, her arms going around his waist and her head resting on his lap, as if they were a pillow. After a couple of minutes, her eyes opened and she looked around her at first. Then her gaze moved to him. She smiled kindly but she noticed the serious and thoughtful expression on his face. She sighed. "I didnt please you", she said. She hadnt meant to say the word out loud but she had. She didnt look at him though as she waited for any kind of response. Her mind was somewhere else. Her thoughts were filled with images of him, of them, of last night. Some part of her mind even compared him with Marco. With Marco that had betrayed her so easily and had hurt her so deeply she didnt know if she would ever recover. Still, she didnt feel ashamed or guilty for being with Saint. For kissing him and loving him and for making love with him. She just loved to love him, as she had Marco, before he threw her love away.

Alexander looked at Victoria. He knew she had been crying and he was grateful to Reiko for giving them this time to talk but he had to focus on getting rid of some ghosts now and not about their relationship. If she was alive, they could have a relationship, but if she died... well he had already made up his mind about that. The team was in good hands with Jillian and so he wouldnt have to worry about that. He passed by Reiko and led them to the throne room. In there, there was three coffins. Two children coffins and one of an adult. Alexander looked at them. "So here we are", he said and let them come in. He locked the door after they were inside. "So you came", a female voice said and the beautiful female ghost appeared. "Did you kill him as I asked you to?", she said. Her pale eyes moved to Reiko and Alexander. "Alexander! It has been a long time!", she said, really excited to see him. He smiled at her. "Yes, it has been a long time Elizabeth", he said. Two little ghost-girls run to him. "Uncle Alex! Uncle Alex! Mum says we will be able to play if HE dies", they said. They glanced at each other. "And if HE dies, who is going to bring you toys and dolls?", Alexander asked them. They looked at him with wide eyes. "Oh no!", they gasped.


Chris looked at the baby with wide eyes. "Is he alright? Why is he crying?", he asked, clearly worried. He had sat up and was looking from little Jonathan to Fade and back. "He is ok right? I didnt wake him or something?", he said.

August tensed a little. He took a deep breath. "My kind is ruled by a King and a council. When I married Elizabeth, I didnt think I had to tell them. It was none of their business to whom I will marry. For some weird reason, they didnt think that my spending too much time with her was anything unusual. So they let us. They didnt know we were a couple. When they found out a few years later, they ordered their execution. Me having a family was getting in the way of their plans. They thought that I would be too disturbed and I might now listen to them from now on", he said. He paused for a while, as if he was trying not to remember. "Thats why", he said.

Sarapen kissed her lips over and over again. He smiled at her. "Joanna, you know i wanted to know some more about you", he said. "Like, where are your parents and do you have any other family other than Gray? What do you like doing? And what do you not like doing?"

August looked at her face. "Oh?", he said. "Thats the answer to your question. Anything else?", he asked her.

Sarapen shook his head from side to side. "You must like something else other than pissing people off",he said. "and I know that you do like being ignored. especially by men like August", he said with an evil grin.

August looked at her and smiled. "She was stunning actually. She had long black hair. Straight and like silk. Her skin was smooth and soft. Her eyes...", he paused and looked at Jillian's eyes. "Were like yours. Exactly like yours which scares me a little", he said. "And she had...", he traced his fingers from her shoulder, down her side to her hip. "... was perfect", he said. "She was as beautiful as you are. And I am not trying to flutter you", he said.

"You like me. thats another thing you like. I like the sky for expample. What else do you like?", he asked her.

He laughed. "Shiny things? I will remember that and maybe take you a ring or a neckless?", he said and kissed her lips. "What else?", Sarapen asked her.

August smiled a little. "Stephanie and Irene were their names. They were twins", he said and he sounded really proud about that. "They had black hair. Stephanie was more like me, confident and bossy", he laughed a little. "While Irene was more quiet and kind. Like her mother."

Artemis looked at Saint and sighed. SHe wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled herself up. She pressed her body on his. "Saint. I dont care", she said. "I can wait. You will get over her eventually and I want to be here to help you", she told him, leaving no room for questioning in her tone. She kissed his lips long and deep and passionate. She yelped a little when Marcus came in. She looked at him with wide eyes. "Oh no! you are not going to blame this on me!", she shouted. She was angry at him for the way he treated her before. "You slept with her and ended everything that might have been between us", she said. "YOU not ME! So dont expect me to wait for you when all you do is sleep with other girls!", she said. She looked at Saint. "Wha~at...?", she took his face in her hands and made him look in her eyes. "Saint, You didnt force anything I didnt want to do", she told him, calmly. "I wanted to sleep with you and I enjoyed every minute of it. There was nothing forceful about what we did", she said and smiled at him.

Alexander glared at him. "Shut up. Its none of your business", he said. He took a deep breath. "Its my fault that she doesnt trust me enough", he said in a sad tone. He looked at Victoria and then at the ghosts. "I know the castle because I grew up here", he said. Elizabeth looked at victoria and her eyes narrowed. "You want me to heal you first?", she said. "No deal. Bring me proof that he is dead first", she said. Alexander sighed. "I can get you proof", he said. "some of his hair will do?", he asked her. Elizabeth thought about it. "Yes. He doenst like people messing with his hair", she said. Alexander left and went to August. When August saw him he covered up himself and Jillian with the covers. "What do you want?", he asked him. "Some of your hair. Please?", Alexander said. "What? No way", he said and shook his head. "Please. I need them for victoria", he said. August sighed and reached at teh nightstand and took out a pair of scissors. He cut his hair a little shorter and gave what he cut to Alexander. Alexander went back to the throne room.