Xavier“El….” I mumble as I hold her against me while my heart pounds.“El, wake up! You promised me to forget. El, come on, please.” I press my lips on her forehead, praying that she wakes up, but she still doesn’t move.“Let me have a look,” Noime says., I glance at her mother and nod, placing El on the ground. She closes her eyes and presses her fingers to Elina’s temple.“Mate.” Silas whimpers.“*she’ll be fine. She has to be.” I Mindlink Silas. He has been frantic since I pulled Elina from the water, and if I’m being honest, so have I. I know she’s trapped inside there with Minerva, and I’m out here unable to do anything.“I can’t reach her,” Noime says, pulling me from my anxious thoughts.“What? There must be something you can do.” I say. She sighs and looks at Elina.“There’s a barrier. Minerva must have put it up to keep me out.” If Minerva has that much control, what’s happening to E1?“El’s still in there, right?” I ask.“She is.” I breathe a sigh of relief, but before I can
“I thought for a moment that brat had somehow cloned herself, but to find out it’s my sister. How fortunate, although I seem to have forgotten your face, don’t hold it against me, sister. It’s been so long since you killed me. Even longer since we were teens.”“How could you do this? How could you place a curse on our bloodline? Have you learned nothing from your past mistakes?”“Yes, my dear sister. I learned how to survive. Was I supposed to let you end my life?”“That was the hardest thing I ever had to do, but you were out of control. Xyl didn’t love you. He would never.”"Don’t mention that dog to me!” She growls, her eyes turning a fiery red.“He used me to increase his pack’s influence; then he tossed me away for some wolf. Some virginal girl who could never love him like him I did.”“You were always meant to be the pack’s witch. You were the one who carelessly fell in love.”“Yes, my singular flaw. I fell in love with a fool. But we can’t all be emotionless like you. How did yo
“You have to make it out of here alive first.” She raises her hand with a fireball in it.“And I don’t plan on that happening.” She says before she throws it at me.“reflect,” I shout, reaching out my hand and sending it back to her. She sends a series on lighting my way. I try to block them, but one hits me in the chest. I clutch it as the pain rips through me.“You were never my match.” She says, sending another series that all hit me at once. I cry in pain, failing to the ground.“It’s a shame you are this weak..” she says as she walks up to me and stands over me. I groan in pain, trying to pull myself off the ground, but my body won’t move. She points her hands down at me, ready to blast me away, but before she can fire, I teleport a short distance away, finally recalling the spell. I slump against a tree, trying to heal the hand that took the most hit.“No matter how many times you run. I will always find you.” She teleports before me with a grin. I once again teleport, but the di
Xavier15 minutes priorI watch Elina run down the steps, my heart aching to be with her and hoping she finds that door quickly.Boom!A loud crash pulls my attention back to the front of the house.“Are you ready?” Silas gives me a mental nod. I take a deep breath a shift into my wolf.Boom!Something flies through the house towards us. We jump and dodge it in time.“Come here and finish this, girl,” Minerva shouts.“Let’s go.” We sprint towards the window, jump through and land on the ground. She pauses with a powerful blast in her hand when she sees us. Then she laughs before throwing it. We dodge it quickly, so it becomes a game for the next minute of escaping. She throws a blast that hits us on our rear leg. We yelp and whimper as the pain hits us.“We have to get up. It hasn’t been long enough. El…” Our body lifts off the ground. We struggle to break free, but she’s too strong.“Goodbye, Dog.” She says before a bright white blast aimed at us.“I’m sorry, El.” We close our eyes be
I step through the portal, make my way to the steps, and see Elina leaning against the door.“What are you waiting for? Aren’t you going in?” She turns and wraps her hands around my neck.“I was waiting for you.” She takes my hand, smiles before she kisses and pulls away.“You’re worried about seeing Cass,” I say once our lips part.“Hey, stay out of my head.” She pouts. I chuckle and ruffle her hair.“I wasn’t reading your mind. I can feel your emotions, and right now, you’re.”“Anxious. I don’t know if I can forgive her, but she’s my best friend.”“You’ll work through it.”“What if we can’t?”“Then I’ll be your best friend.”“I’ll still have Iris.”“I’m much
Elina“Elina, Elina, it’s time to wake up.” I feel someone shake me.“Elina.” I open my eyes—a woman with greying hair peers down at me. Who? My eyes open wide.“Grandma.” I sit up, confused.“Yes, child. Hurry and get up. I don’t know how much longer I have.”She reaches down and pulls me to my feet.What is grandma doing here?I was with Xavier last night. I look around the room and realize it’s no longer a room. Instead, we’re in the middle of the forest. How did I get here? Is this a dream?“You aren’t dreaming?” She says. Can she?“No, I can’t read your mind, but I know that’s what you’re thinking. Now come along.”She walks off, but I don’t move. This thing, whatever
Cassie and Istareat each other awkwardly. We've been best friends since I can remember, but what do you say to your best friend who betrayed you and nearly killed you as a result?“I’ll leave you two alone. Sweetie, I made breakfast. Cass, join her. I’m sure you’re hungry.”"I already ate," Cass says.“You can never eat too much. Well, you can. Don't listen to me. I'll leave you two to talk”“Thank you,Dad,”I say as I hug him before he heads downstairs. We watch him walk away before our eyes refocus on each other.“Are you okay?”"I’m just fine, now that I had my body drained of demon’s blood. I'm feeling amazing," I say."El, I know it won't mean much, but I'm sorry.""Sorry for what, exactly? For Poisoning me with Eriq's blood? Causing grandmother to stab me? Or are yo
XavierI rub my temples as I listen to the reports of the latest news about what’s happening in our territory. I’ve been in this meeting since 10 and now it’s around noon and I’m ready for this to end. I glance down at the ring on my finger and smile. Maybe I should escape to El's room. I’m sure it would be more fun than this.“What are we going to do about the rogues?” Gris, one of the elders, asks, pulling me from my thoughts.“What rogues?” I glance up at my uncle, confused.“We had some rogues move in on the river in the last week.”“Why didn’t I know about this?”“You were.” He pauses. “I should have informed you, alpha. We’ve been monitoring them while you were—away. They seem harmless.” He says