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It had been weeks since Aurelia disappeared and the castle was busier than ever. Cain was preparing to address the masses. Word had spread like wildfire about erased memories and more child bearing hips for men to chose from.

I was actually enjoying being pregnant again, I had already started telling my baby they needed to wait 8 months. Indi was getting bigger too she was now rolling onto her belly and I had tried to teach her to say mama because ain't no way she is saying dada first.

Everything seemed to be normal for the most part but I was waiting for some weird shit to happen because it being normal for a few weeks seemed strange too perfect in fact.

Of course a few days after I thought that my morning sickness hit so that was as great.

I also started to have an unsettling dream and only that dream visited me at night.

"Nova baby wake up it's okay" Cain wrapped me in a hug.

"Beautiful you were screaming" Ares comes to sit next to us.

"Why are in our room?" I look at him. "I do this every night Nova, damn pregnancy brain works fast" he chuckles.

"It helps to talk about it a wise woman once told me Cain says softly.

"Someone was watching me sleep, like hovering over me and I couldn't move.

I couldn't see their face but something seemed very very wrong my entire body was screaming danger" I huff.

"It's just a dream Nova" Ares rubs my back.

"Nothing here is just anything" I sigh. "Nova is right how long have you been having this dream? " Cain asks.

"For about a week and a half...this time I could actually move my mouth and scream" I say. "Perhaps it's a..." Ares starts. "Shush" I press my finger to his lips. "Did you feel that?" I whisper. Ares shakes his head but Cain starts growling. "What are you too spokes about?" Ares moves my finger.

"He is still here..." I say so low no one should have heard me.

"Nova come on..." he protests. But I point to the hairs standing up on my arm.

Ares goes and grabs Indi and leaves the room.

That is exactly what I wanted him to do but was scared the figure would hear me.

"Show yourself" Cain growls pulling me into him.

"It's not possible you shouldn't be here, I killed you" an eerie muffled voice says.

F?anorbarges in and starts waving something on fire around and the presence is gone.

"Are you alright?" he asks after awhile.

"What the fuck just happened?!" Cain demands. "I felt a presence" F?anorreplies.

"Your room is on the other side of the castle" I mumble. F?anor has a blank face and walks out of the room. Since he has been here we have heard all about Nora and Cain and life when the world was one and peaceful. When we tried to ask about the dark one he would clam up just like he did now.

"Cain it was him.." I start to say. "Do not utter it allowed woman!

" F?anorswings the door open scaring me.

"Why?" Cain asks. "Are you trying to conjure him?

" he snaps. "I think you need to tell us about him" Cain replies.

"Not now after you address the people. Nova here wear this for now" he hands me a very pretty bracelet and then disappears.

"Let's get dressed my love" Cain says softly.

We go about getting ready and when I hop out of the bath I see the dress Cain chose for me.

"It's beautiful, I love it" I kiss his cheek.

"You are to stay by my side until further notice" he says after awhile.

"I feel like you have said this many times" I reply.

"Nova I am not kidding, this is not one of those times you ignore what I tell you" he continues.

"I do not do that all the time" I mumble the last part. "If F?anorwas worried then this is serious, so that means I go where you go and the other way around so if I am in my office so are you, I am in the shower so are you, if I..." "That's a little much" I cut him off.

Cain grabs spins me around and grabs me by the throat ooo what was this. His brown and grey eyes pierced mine and then shifted to black letting me know he was being serious. "Are you going to be a good girl" he growls. Ugh why did he have to say it like that... "Nova?" he leans in.

"I will be good" I breathe. "What did I just say?" he squints at me. "To not leave your side no matter what" I bite my lip. His eyes flicker down and he moves his hand to rest between the back of my head and cheek while he gently caresses my face. "You will obey?" he raises his eyebrow.

I mean come on did I really not listen when he has said this before.

"Yes my love" I was very turned on. "Good girl" he attacks my lips with a possessive kiss then pulls away.

"Finishing getting ready" he orders as he sits on the bed to watch.

What the fuck was that, so mean...did he just seduce me into complying? !

I stood tall next to Cain and held my head up high as a Queen should.

Having all those eyes on me were making me nervous.

As Cain spoke he gently squeezed my hand to comfort me.

I really loved this man even when he was busy he was still making sure I felt safe.

Safe ugh what if the figure watching me was the one F?anor refused for us to name.

Why was he watching me? And why did he think he killed me? Wait did he think I was Nora? Why would he think that? And wasn't he supposed to be dead? Was that his ghost? Was he even human with a name like his you couldn't tell.

Had Cain made sure he was dead? Can he not die or did someone revive him and who?

Emmett made a deal with...Cain said that only the strongest magic could.

.. oh for fuck sake I really hope I am wrong.

"Nova?" Cain calls. "Yea?" I ask. "We have to walk around and shake some hands and stuff" Cain says.

"Oh cool cool" I nod. "Your mind was racing my love what's wrong? "

I summarise my theory as we smile and shake hands, tentacles, hoofs, claws and more.

Then I notice someone is staring at me. Its always with the staring, why is it always with the staring.

As we locked eyes I felt like I knew him, why did I feel like that.

"Cain do you see that tall man with black hair? " I tell him mentally.

"My love there are many men with black hair" he replies.

"The one with green eyes, holding a cup" I say.

"Why are you looking at other men?" he growls at me.

"You should only look at Ares besides me" he says.

"Cain focus! I know that man, I don't know why but I do. "

"Nova that is not possible" he replies.

"We need to go talk to him" I ignore his statement.

I held the mans glance and then my hairs at the back of my neck and then the hairs on my arms started to rise.

"Nova why is your body telling you to run?

" Cain asks. "I..Its him" I mumble. "Its who?" he questions.

"I had to see you with my own eyes my pretty poison, how I've missed you" the eerie voice from earlier whispers through the wind. Cain scoops me up and runs back into the castle. "Cain whats wrong?" Rinus asks. "The man who was watching Nova sleep is outside" he replies.

"F?anor!" Cain bellows.