Darkmyth University

Chapter Twenty Three

Quinten's POV

I was sitting on the jet consumed with my thoughts when my phone rang. I looked at the caller I.D. and it said Blocked. I answered it and said, "This is Quinten."

"Dear brother. How are you doing this evening?" Zander asked sadistically.

"Like you care how I am doing Zander," I said angrily.

"Now, now... Play nice brother or something might happen to your precious Crystal."

"You would not harm a hair on Crystal's head. You need Crystal Zander and you know it. What is it that you want from me?"

"I want you to meet me alone two days from now in the classroom where you first saw me."

"Done but, you have to bring Crystal with you or no deal."

"Deal. Now have a safe flight." Zander hung up the phone. I sat there for a second not knowing what to do. Zander had someone spying on us but, how. I woke the guys up, told them about my conversation with Zander, and then told them that I had to meet him in two days.

Lucas said, "You are not going by yourself. A) because none of us is going to let you, B) because it is unsafe, and C) because Crystal will kill you if you do go by yourself."

"I want to know that Crystal is safe and Zander agreed to bring her with him."

"Yes, Zander did agree to bring Crystal but, Zander could have been lying to you just to get you alone. Just because you think that you are more powerful than Zander does not mean that you are Quinten." Michael said.

"I do not care. I want to see that Crystal is safe."

Brody put his hands on my shoulders, shook them, and said, "Quinten we are not letting you go to this meeting alone. None of us are going to let you. Zander is not stupid and he will not be there alone. Let us go with you. We will not let Zander know that we are there. I promise."

"Fine. It seems that nothing I say is going to change any of your minds." I say rubbing my hands up and down my face.

Lucas put his hand on my shoulder and said, "Quinten we have no idea how you are feeling but, we are here for you. You need to let us help you handle this." I just nodded my head, set back, and sighed.

Zander's POV

I could not believe that Quinten agreed to meet me in two days. If Quinten met me alone he was a moron. My brother was silly if he thought I would bring Crystal as well. I called Marissa. When she answered I said, "Hey Marissa its Zander."

"Hey, Zander. Everything okay?"

"I suppose. I could use your help right now. Do you think that I could come for a visit?"

"Sure. I am available tomorrow."

"Great. Stephanie will be happy to know that I am coming for a visit. It will be good to see her again. I will see you tomorrow. I am training some recruits."

"Great. See you tomorrow." I hung up with a smile. When I saw Stephanie later I said, "Guess who is coming for a visit?"

"You know I do not like guessing games Zander, my love," Stephanie said with a smile.

"Marissa. I thought it might be nice for you to see her again and I needed to talk to her anyway."

"That is great. I cannot wait to see Marissa. It has been a few months since Marissa left. Do you know how Marissa is doing?"

"Marissa seems to be doing just fine and to have things well in hand. We will see when Marissa gets here tomorrow."

"Tomorrow?! Really?!"

"Yes, tomorrow. Does that make you happy?"

"Beyond belief, my darling," Stephanie said throwing herself at me. I grabbed Stephanie around her waist, spun her around, and kissed her as she laughed. Stephanie said as I placed her on her feet, "I love you. I am going to fetch Crystal for dinner."

"That is a wonderful idea. Remember do not talk to Crystal." Stephanie nods as she walks down the hall with a huge smile on her face. I could not believe how happy I had just made Stephanie. If I could do that every day I would.

Stephanie's POV

When I got to Crystal's room I said as quietly as I could, "Marissa is coming tomorrow."

"What does that mean?" Crystal asked just as quietly.

"I do not know but whatever it means I want you to be ready to leave with Marissa if the opportunity arises."

"I am not leaving you here Stephanie."

"Crystal you may not have a choice. The longer I am away from Zander the weaker I will become." Crystal frowned at me and I said, "Come on we need to get to dinner." I took Crystal's arm and lead her to the dining room. I was not going to let Crystal stay here longer than she needed to. Maybe Marissa would be able to help with the plan once she got here.

While I was in the kitchen the next day Marissa arrived with a gust of wind and a wide smile. Marissa said, "How did I know that I would find you in here?"

"Maybe because this is where I spend most of my time."

"You look happy."

"That is because I am happy. We have lots to talk about. Let us go to the library." Marissa nodded and followed me to the library. As soon as I shut the door I said, "Crystal is here and I have no idea what Zander is going to do with her. Will you help me find out?"

"Of course. Where is Zander?"

"Zander will find you soon. I can feel Zander in his office right now. I do not think that Zander knows that you are here yet."

"That may be a good thing. I will go announce myself now. Do you know what Crystal's powers are?"

"Yes, and they are great. Zander does not know that Crystal can do all of the things that she can. I would like to keep it that way as long as I can. I will let Crystal tell you when we are in a room that no one can hear what we are saying,"

"That is a good idea. I will see you in a minute. I suggest you get back to the kitchen and change the memories of the people that are there so that Zander will not suspect anything." I nod as I head out of the door. I returned to the kitchen and change everyone’s memories.