My Immortal Hunger

Eighteen

Even though everyone was sitting down civilly, the tension in the room was palpable. Lucius was feeling every emotion Thea was, her confusion, hurt and anger all curtsy of the new-found bond. He wanted nothing more than to take her in his arms and kiss every worry away. He watched her as she fiddled with the food on her plate.

“I can not believe how much you look like Danika. It is so sureal to finaly meet you Thea, I.." Alric finally said breaking the awkward silence.

“Lets not! Really, after all these years of abandoning me thats what you have to say?" her anger was getting to her, after all the confusion had dissipated, the only thing surfacing now, was anger.

“Thea…” Alric started.

"Stop, just stop, ok! I surrvived all this time without a father, I think I can survive the rest of my life without needing one now." she snapped.

"I had no idea Danika was pregnant when we split up. I only came to know of your existnace after the coven was destroyed.”

"Oh, that part is true" Sienna said with her mouthful. "I told him about you when he came to the coven looking for your mother... and amognst other things."

Thea was quiet, not knowing how to start, she had so many questions that were giving her a headache and Lucius took her small hand into his, drawing small circles on the palm in a comforting way. Thea looked up at him with a withering look, almost like she was holding the weight of the world on her shoulders.

“You ask whatever you want. Nevermind about offending anyone, I will take care of anyone that has a problem with it, dragoste.” Lucius said with a glare at Alric, who in turn narrowed his eyes at him. Thea smiled and gave his hand a squeeze in appreciation.

"why did you leave in the first place?"

"I loved your mother, she was the love of my life, but like every powerful couple, we had our issues too."

"Oh poppycock" Sienna chipped as she cut in to her food.

"Danika knew all about the darkness that had taken hold of your soul. She knew if she gave you what you wanted, it would have destoryed whatever was left of your soul."

A dark look crossed Alric's face.

"She was wrong, I loved the woman, she needed to have faith in me. If she had listened to me, the coven would have been stronger and would have survived." he replied heatedly.

Sienna opened her mouth to say something when a timer dinged in kitchen.

"Oooo, the brownies are done. Bailey and Jackie boy come help me in the kitchen." Sienna said hopping out her chair, and heading towards the kitchen. Bailey and Jackson looked at Alric who nodded his head in approval, they got up to followed Sienna to the kitchen, leaving them alone.

“The moment I learned of you, I went looking for you.” Alric said softly, Thea let out a breath she didn't know she was holding.

“Sienna hid you really well, no magic of mine could find you.” Anger came in waves. One moment it was for herself, for her father, than for Sienna, and the next for the universe for putting all the s**t on her plate.

“Thea, please believe me, I have not stopped looking for you a single day in the past twenty- four years. Sienna’s magic was much stronger than mine.” Alric said softly, reaching out to her.

“Oh that is a sweet compliment Alric, I no choice but to conceal her from you, you know that?” Sienna said as she carried in a tray of brownies, Jackson hugging a bucket of ice cream and bowels, followed by Bailey with the fudge sauce.

“Why Sienna, why did you have to “conceal” me?” Thea asked with a hint of annoyance and anger.

“ Oh, because Alric thought you had your mother’s grimoire.” Alric stiffened visibly at the mention of the grimoire.

“So what does that have to do with concealing me from my father, Sienna?”

“Oh sweetie, if I had given your father Danika’s grimoire, he would have eventually gone looking for you, and then he would have manipulated you into using your magic to read the book. You see your mother bound the grimoire, so only the women of your bloodline can read the magic in it.” she replied, plating a brownie and handing it to Jackson, who scooped a dollop of ice cream on it.

“And your magic would have been a “X Marks the spot” for Victor. If he had found you before Lucy here, you wouldn’t be sitting here waiting to enjoy my brownie sundae.” looking at Lucius as she handed him a bowl of brownie sundae, who glared at her for the nickname, took the bowl and passed it to Thea.

Thea’s heart hammered in her chest, she looked at her father. From the rigidness of his posture, she was almost hesitant to ask if what Sienna just said was true.

“Oh, wait, speaking of…”

Everyone watched as Sienna hopped out of the dining room to the coffee table where a bunch of books and magazines were scattered across it.

“ I know… it's here… somewhere” Sienna murmured to herself as she rummaged through the pile.

“AHA, found it”

Sienna held a huge leather bound, quite worn out and old looking book in her small hands. She held it out to Thea with a compassionate smile. Thea felt a shift in the air, the hair on the back of her neck prickling. Lucius was on his defensive stance.

“You had the grimoire laying around like some old regular book on your coffee table.” Thea felt herself being pushed behind Lucius, she saw red flames emanating around her father. Bailey and Jackson stood either side of him with their hands engulfed in flames.

“Oh, would you sit down and eat your ice cream Alric ” Sienna said nonchalantly, with a wave of her hand, Alric slammed back down in his seat the angry flames that engulfed him, snuffed out. Everyone in the room was gobsmacked at the sheer power of Sienna.

The anger in her father’s eyes was still burning hot.

“The Grimoire belongs to me!” he seethed. And that is when Thea knew why Sienna concealed her magic and her from the world. Her father never really wanted to find her but the grimoire.

“Um no… it belongs to the House of Pyro, whose only surviving member is Thea.” she said pointing to Thea.

“Beside, Danika wanted her daughter to have the book, so it belongs to her.”

“She wouldn’t even know how to use it, its raw power that is being wasted. This girl wouldn't even know where to being.” her father spat. This Girl.

“Why Danika thought you would be interested in helping anyone other then yourself.'' Sienna sighed, rolling her eyes.

“Why?” Thea whispered. No one seem to be paying attention to her, except Lucius. His heart breaking at the look of disappointment on her face. Sienna and Alaric’s banter was getting muffled, the humming was building in her ears.

“Why!?” She asked louder. Her powers starting to emanate with ther growing anger.

“Licurici?!” Lucius concerned voice cut through the haze. Sienna and Alric still continuing their rant at each other ignoring her.

“WHY?!” Thea shouted, a strong wave of her magic blasted out from her. Bailey and Jackson thrown back from the sheer force of it. Lucius and Alric rocked on their feet, Sienna was the only one that seemed unaffected by her out burst.

“Oh sweets, did you have a question?" Sienna asked with a confused look.

Vocab:

Licurici - Firelfy.

dragoste- Love.