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CASSANDRA'S POV

The piercing scream shattered the silence, causing Alder, Julius and I to jump into action. Without hesitation, we rushed towards the origin of the familiar scream, my heart pounding with a mix of concern and fear. And there, amidst the eerie shadows and tangled branches witches attacked El, along with the shadows, threatening her very existence. Swiftly, I jumped into action, the others following behind. With vexation, I fought of the witches, stabbing them in the heart and clawing them with my Lycan claws while I growled at them. The shadows scampered away when they sensed our presence and that was another question that needed to be answered. They were shadows, untouchable creatures. We couldn't attack them even if we tried, but they could attack us, their attack would always catch one unawares. So why did they run?

The dark forest, notorious for it's malevolence, had neatky claimed El's life. El kneeled, clutching her abdomen as blood gushed out. I didn't even kn