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ALTHEA. I spent the next few hours thinking of all the ways the ritual could go wrong. My spirits were not even bothered at all, and they just let me be on my own. Of course, why would they bother? The ritual meant I would finally belong to this coven and to the dark magic. It had always been something they wanted for me. I consumed the food I was given and asked for a new serving. I told them the first one they gave me didnât suit my appetite, and I threw it on the toilet, but the truth was, I wanted to have more food so their spells would somehow weaken. I had never tried attending a ritual on a full stomach, so I had no idea if this tactic would help. But I believe it will. An hour ago, I was given a sheer, long white dress that I would wear tonight. I was expecting a black cloth, so a white one came as a surprise. Plus, I was given a flower crown, and they were not dead flowers but fresh and beautiful. Strange. But I didnât say anything. The only sad thing was that my room w
ALTHEA. âYou should have never come back. Thereâs nothing for you here.â Destiny hissed at me, but her eyes looked dead. Her face, too, was showing no emotion at all. âI didnât want to return, but they came looking for me.â âIâm not going to help you again,â she said before putting the cloak hood back over her head and walking past me. âI have nothing more to give.â âIâm sorry. I didnât know you would go to theâŚâ I was not able to continue as she stopped walking and looked back at me. Her eyes were darkened, and her expression told me she was no longer the Destiny I knew. âYou should have thought of that before you came here. I didnât do it just for you to come back to the very place I wanted us to escape. You are making me regret that day, Anaiah. I thought at least one of us was able to get away.â She said harshly. âI will take you away from here,â I replied in almost a whisper. âEmpty promises.â She mumbled as she walked forward, leaving me alone at the foot of the stairs
ALTHEA. Alastor appeared out of nowhere and choked me, so the witches were able to tie me up to the nearby post. Anger surged through my whole body at the demon standing in front of me. âYou have nothing to do with this, Alastor!â I yelled at him, and he just smirked wickedly at me. âWhat are you doing here?â Agathaâs voice rang in the air. âSaving you from this deadly witch,â Alastor answered her cockily. His eyes were blazing red as he remained standing between me and Agatha and the female who told me she had the curse of the shield. âI told you not to mess with this ritual.â âI heard you, but I made things easier for you. Your spells were bouncing off her.â He laughed wickedly, and this annoyed Agatha. âShe was deflecting it. She obviously didnât want to be here!â Agatha hissed. My eyes squinted. I wanted to reason out that I didnât do anything, but it seemed the two were not done lashing at each other. âBut you need her,â Alastor retorted before he turned to face me
ALTHEA. The metal door creaked, and I inched backward, pressing my back against the rough wall. I watched someone emerge, and it was only when the cloak was taken off her head that I was able to breathe. Clandestineâs face was hideous because of the burn, but it didnât scare me at all. In fact, she was the only face in this coven that I was so happy to see. âDestinyâŚâ âShhh,â she said before she closed the metal door behind her. âDid they punish you about the fire?â I had to ask. âNo. I cried and told them how you forced me to change clothes with you and that we were both going inside the fire, but I didnât realize you were gone until I got burned.â I was at a loss for words. âIf they thought we were friends, Agatha would not let me be here.â She came closer with a wooden tray in her hand before saying the next words loudly. âI brought you something to eat.â She placed it down and mouthed the words, âDonât eat it.â âI donât think I can eat.â âBut at least drink this one.â S
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Author's Note: This chapter is from Althea's POV: Read carefully to avoid getting confused, as in some descriptions/narratives, she would still use âIâ or âMeâ even when she was referring to Alastor, who had duplicated her form/body. --------- ALTHEA. I knew it was possible for demons to take the form of another species, but I thought only powerful demons were capable of that, only for me to remember that Alastor was also a demon royalâa king without a throne after Lucius took his kingdom. I watched as the witches approached him, and it seemed they didnât realize it wasnât me standing there. No one noticed me in the corner, but I didnât want to take any risks. I tried not to make a sound. I dared not even breathe. I had no idea why he took my form, but if I were punished, did it mean he was taking the punishment himself? The witches were rudely talking to him, but he was taking it all in, probably because he knew it wasnât meant for him. So he just remained quiet, and he wasn
ALTHEA. âOr maybe not,â Medea said as she stepped down the stage, her eyes focusing on my mate until she ended up standing in front of him. Her hand touched his chest before her fingers skimmed his naked skin, only avoiding the azurite stone. âI think I like him.â My eyes burned in jealousy as my chest heaved, not liking where this was heading. How dare Medea touch Blade? I was still in a rage and ready to bolt out of my stone cage, but a loud voice rang in the air, making me halt in my steps. âDonât touch him! Heâs mine!â Destinyâs voice was loud. Too loud. I retracted and stood on my toes again, peeking out the window. She was standing in between Blade and Medea, an arm spread out, pressing against Bladeâs chest as she glared at the female before her. Medea scoffed, but she stepped back. âWhy would he want a hideous creature like you over me?â âYou have no idea what Iâm capable of.â She retorted. âYou are enchanting him!â âIsnât that what we are good at?â Destiny answere
ALTHEA. âHelp me, anyone! Get Beta Dalton now!â I screamed my loudest. But nothing was happening until the border came into view. No one was outside to man the post, but as if by magic, the door to the small office at the corner swung open, and three warriors rushed out. âLuna Althea!â Someone yelled as they ran to meet me. One of them caught me and kept me from stumbling to the ground. I gripped his arms tightly. I panted through my mouth and tried my best not to cry. âCall Beta Dalton.â âYes, Luna. Heâs already on his way here. Letâs get you to the office so you can sit.â âI need to call someone.â âMy phone is inside, and we have a landline too.â I nodded as I let them guide me to the office. I could see they had many questions, but they remained quiet and handed me the landline. âDial Mystic Packâs packhouse,â I ordered. The phone rang, and I was grateful that, after one ring, Alpha Stone answered the phone despite being too early in the morning. âHelp meâŚâ It was all