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He stopped abruptly and his whole body tensed. “Stay right here and guard the book.” He took off down the hallway before she could answer. Chloe wasn’t about to stay put while Seth battled with the
    dream king. She didn’t doubt his strength but what if even he couldn’t stop Alexander? Chloe was gone like a shot down the hallway after him.
    Seth followed the stream of intense power singing in his bloo d right to the balcony to find Alexander feeding from Nicola. Without a decisive plan of action, Seth leapt and wrapped his arms around Alexander’s neck, tightening his grip. He tossed him to the ground roughly. Chloe
    stepped out onto the balcony, book in hand, and stopp ed short when she saw him. She instinctively moved closer to Seth, taking in Nicola huddled by the railing, adjusting her dress.
    “Give me my fucking book,” Alexander snarled as he stood up.
    Seth smiled grimly, taking the Book of Secrets from Chloe. He calmly paged through it. “No.” He stopped at one page and began to recite ancient words. Alexander shouted in pain and fear. He lifted one hand, fire shooting from his palm at Seth. He raised one hand, pushing the stream of fire back at Alexander, before going back to reading from the book.
    The Book of Secrets began to glow brightly again befor e becoming completely engulfed in crackling flames. Alexander began to writhe in horrific pain, falling to the ground again. Nicola and Chloe watched, both terrified and fascinated by the scene in front of them.
    “Look closely, Nicola. Look at his other form so that you aren’t ever tempted or tricked by him again,” Seth said sternly. Alexander’s head began to swell and his handsome face changed into something a Hollywood movie couldn’t even begin to create. His nose became a snout and rows of sharp teeth emerged from his mouth as he gave a loud scream. His skin became black and formed scales. His eyes glowed a fierce yellow.
    Laurie and Byron, hearing the noise, hurriedly steppe d out onto the balcony. Laurie stopped short in shock. “Yikes,” she said softly. She grabbed Byron’s hand as he looked on in surprise and fear. “I’ll explain all this later.”
    “You can’t escape me, bitches,” Alexander shouted an grily as he became engulfed in flames. “You have to sleep and I guarantee you that I’ll be there waiting. And you, bastard angel, I’ll be waiting for you, too. You can’t kill what’s immortal, you can only contain me. I’ll free
    myself again.”
    “Not for years and years, Alexander,” Seth said coolly. He held up the Book of Secrets and spoke some words in an ancient language. The book began to absorb Alexander’s energy, folding his body in on itself and sucking him inside as he left the dream realm with a final enraged scream. Seth closed the book, took a deep breath and smiled at The Trifecta and Byron.
    “I’m done here,” he said casually with a grin.
    “What in the hell did we just see?” Byron asked in a dazed voice.
    ******
    The journey was over. Seth had spoken a few words in his old language to Byron as they all sat in the living room and he had fallen instantly asleep. He explained that Byron would remember nothing when he awakened somewhere in the real world, much to Laurie’s relief. She still had every intention of finding him.
    Chloe could feel the sudden distance from her in Seth’s b ehavior. He wasn’t really cold but seemed distracted. She sat next to him on one sofa with Laurie, Nicola, and Byron on the other. She had so much to say but wondered if he even wanted to know.
    Nicola was utterly humiliated and wanted to be as far away from this dream realm as she could get. She didn’t feel safe and happy in her dreams anymore. She didn’t feel as if she even knew herself after this. Alexander had only wanted her energy and had manipulated her with sex to get
    it. Used again, she thought sadly.  
    “So, you ladies are safe again. The odds of Alexander escaping to torment you in your