ALIONA'S POV My phone rang, spilling into Aunt Emma's voice. I looked down on my screen, and when I saw who the caller was, my mood lightened a tad bit. I gestured with a nudge of my chin. “I have to take this, Aunt Emma,” She answered with a curt nod of her head. I smiled my thanks, as I pressed the phone against my ears. “Where are you, Aliona?” Aby said, her tone dry. “You need to get here before Julian does something terrible,” My eyebrows ratcheted up a notch, as I sat up. “What’s going on?” A husky voice boomed in the background. Muffled enough not to get the words straight, and loud enough to set my anxiety to the roof. “Is that Julian,” A frustrated sigh. “Aliona, you have to be here as fast as you can. I would send a driver to meet you at the borders of Mooncrest p

