Alex was as startled by Lena’s sudden outburst as everyone
else. However, she knew in an instant
that something had gone terribly wrong with her daughter. She didn’t hesitate to rush towards the
distressed girl. Before Alex realized on
a conscious level what was happening, the alien sneer on Lena’s face stopped
her in her tracks.
Her words dripping with hate, Lena said, “Ridiculous
creatures, all of you. Watered-down
demon blood and weak offspring of Adam.
Do you really think you can stand against my might?”
Colwyn and Jacob drew close, their faces confused and
worried. The younger brother said,
“Lena? What—?”
“It’s Lilith,” Alex interrupted him. Molten rage poured through every vein of her
body until she thought she might burst into flames with the force of it. “Leave my daughter alone, you fucking bitch!”
she screamed at the monster hiding inside Lena.
Lilith taunted her from within her precious daughter’s
body. “Or what? What are you waiting for, Segreto? You know where I am. Come and get me!”
Alex carefully stepped closer to Lena/Lilith. Her fists clenched at her sides, trembling
with the need to pound the bitch for daring to touch her child. “Oh, we’re coming. You can bet your infernal ass we’re coming.”
She plunged her hand into her collar, pulling out the
crucifix so that the gold shined in Lilith’s eyes. Lena’s body jerked back, her arms rising to
shield herself from the sight. She
snarled for an instant, like a rabid animal held at bay. Then the hateful facade subsided from Lena’s
face and she was herself again, falling to her knees at Alex’s feet.
Colwyn shot to his daughter’s side to cradle her shuddering
body, wincing as he did so. However, a
thousand Christian relics couldn’t have kept him from Lena. Alex put away the crucifix before it could
harm him.
As soon as the talisman was hidden behind Alex’s white
button-down shirt again, Colwyn stared up at her with mingled fury and
horror. “Has that bitch been in Lena all
this time? Does Lilith know everything
we’re planning?”
Alex’s heart thudded painfully. She looked helplessly at her husband, without
any idea of what to say.
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