Halle was awoken hours later by the sound of hurrying footsteps along the corridor and murmured voices, hopping out of bed, she quickly pulled on some jeans and a top before throwing open her door and running down the hallway to Vallance’s room.
Skidding through the doorway, she saw Jason still in the same position on Vallance’s bed, his white face and hollow eyes showed that he had not slept at all that night.
Viktor was sat across from him, one of his sons hand’s held in his own as he kept a silent vigil.
Vallance lay unconscious, his breathing laboured as he wheezed slowly, his face like a death mask as the poison worked it’s way slowly through the Prince’s system.
Justin and Leo were nowhere to be seen, speaking hesitantly, Halle looked over at her brother, ‘where is dad?’ she aske
