I was filled with darkness. I was drifting towards nothing until the stroke of warmth hit me. I felt as if some wave of energy was pushed inside me. Another wave came, I felt it stronger than before. The darkness became less frightful, almost like it started losing to some kind of light. The darkness became fading. It was a pleasant feeling. It felt like somebody's embrace…
“…ie … live…” I heard some sound.
It was someone's voice. The voice was emotional. It was calling me. I heard my own name.
“Kass! Don't die!” the calling was filled with somebody's cry.
I knew that voice. It makes my heart beat again.
“You have to live! Kass… you can't leave me! I won't let you leave!” the voice kept shouting.
Something in my lungs felt uncomfortable. It made me cough. I struggled to breathe the air into my lungs, and I coughed again.
“That's it, Kassi! Breathe! Please, br
When I told Samil about my kidnapper, he was furious.“I will find that son of a bitch, and I'm going to kill him!” he shouted.He sat up on the bed. I almost thought that he was about to call someone and start looking for Jason at that very moment.“Please… Samil, I won't let you become cold blooded murderer! Jason is a sociopath, but at the same time, he has the Donell family power on his side, and the power of the eldest. Moreover, if the Artois were to join, we would need strong supporters before you could touch them, and you know it well,” I stated, crossing arms on my chest.Samil sighed, and laid down again. Then he glanced at me and chuckled wickedly.“My girlfriend is so clever. I must have done something great in my past life to deserve to be with you,” he smirked.“Actually… you probably killed many witches in your past life,” I laughed awkwardly.“How do y
Except for Samil, there was one other member of the Borda family that congratulated me. It was Asher. Everyone else was fuming, shouting, and cursing me. Of course, Samil defended me in the best way he could. He sent some vicious remarks towards Delia, making her run away from the room, covering her blushing, angered face. Cesar gave up on the idea of picking up a fight with Samil as soon as he met his glare. He hurriedly walked away, following his mother. Certainly, it was harder to handle Luca and Patricia. If it weren't for the police officers, I could bet they would have attacked me, or torn Grandfather's last will to pieces.“How can you just sit like this and do nothing while they steal money you deserve!” Patricia yelled at Asher.He walked over to her, looking at her with clear disdain.“You don't have to worry about my money. In fact, you don't have to worry about anything about me anymore. I sever ties with you,” he stated coldl
I tried casting different spells standing right next to Samil, and they all worked! I couldn't believe it. It felt amazing. I wasn't completely sure about Samil's theory at first, but I guessed that since his seal was far from fading, there was only one explanation left — I was truly acknowledged by the seal's power.Certainly, it didn't solve the problem of the cor inane amulet. I just had to believe in my abilities. I didn't want to become arrogant and overly confident, but what if I really was the witch from the prophecy? If it was true, then it would only be right for me to overcome the power filling the amulet. Even so, I had to be incredibly cautious. I had to find an easy way to test whether I could cast a spell on Victor Artois or not. If I wanted him to tell the whole truth in front of everyone at the meeting, I had to cast it saying it out loud, and to do that I had to be sure that it would work…It was Sunday, but it was far from being a lazy da
The morning came. I felt that the level of stress kept growing within me. I didn't want to show Samil how restless I was, so I put the warmest possible smile on my face and used it as a cover for all my fears. Unlike me, he seemed to be confident and focused. He grabbed my hand while we were walking inside the Sirio Corporation's grand conference room. “Relax. I believe you can do it. We will win this war together,” he smiled and kissed my forehead. As soon as we passed the threshold, the board members surrounded us. They wanted to find out who I was, and what qualifications I had to sit among them. Samil introduced me. His introduction was shamelessly full of praise, but denying any of his words would make me rather suicidal. Not that it mattered how creative a scriptwriter I was. The key argument that made those other board members accept my presence without further questions was the amount of money my show made compared to the money spent on its budget… “Y
“Are you going to stand there and glare at me?” Victor Artois snorted with disdain painted all over his face. I knew I had to risk it all. I knew I had to find the strength to overpower the amulet. I needed to believe that I could do it, and I needed to cast the spell now. “Who did you get the cor inane amulet from?” I asked, looking straight into his eyes. “W-what?” my question certainly got him startled. That gave me confidence and courage to try harder. I took another deep breath, feeling the magic bursting out from every cell of my body. “I said, who gave you the cor inane amulet?” I repeated, strengthening my focus on him. “Brent Donell,” the words came out of his mouth, but he sounded confused that he said it. I smirked. My magic was able to reach him, although he wasn't fully compelled. "What did you do to me?!" he burst out. I chuckled wickedly and looked straight into his eyes, "I guess you have never e
The security guards surrounded Victor Artois. It took him quite a while to process what had exactly happened. As soon as the rationality hit his brain, he panicked completely. He started yelling, cursing at me and Samil, struggling with the guards to let him go. He looked like a vicious, wild animal that had been captured and led to the cage. The other members of the board came out to the corridor to watch how the security restrained Victor in order to hand him to the police officers. "I will kill you! You are a witch! I will have you burnt at the stake! I will take your eyes out, torment you and I will have you burnt, you damn bitch!" Artois kept bellowing while being taken by the guards. Samil held me tight in his embrace, and even tried covering my ears so that I wouldn't hear Victor's cursing. The other members of the board stood in absolute shock and terror, although I was almost certain that none of them was a saint either. Samil stroked my back, whispe
My body started to shiver while my mind went blank. Samil took the note from my hand to read it. Then he started explaining something to his men. I couldn't comprehend a single word I heard. To my mind, it all turned into a dull sound. I stood motionless as if my mind needed to reset. I could only hear my heart pounding wildly. "…andra… sandra! Kassandra!" Samil tugged my arm while trying to wake me up from bewilderment. I gasped and looked into his eyes. "We need to go there, now!" he shouted and then pulled my hand towards his car. Only then did I come back to my senses. I followed him. We drove away in a hurry. I kept squeezing my hands on the seatbelt. I was so insanely nervous. I called my Grandma four times while we were on our way. She didn't answer the phone. My hands were shaking, and my eyes filled with tears. Samil grabbed my hand. "We are almost there. My men are on the way as well." He did his best to comfort me and make me stay f
Samil took me to the hospital and stayed by my side the whole night. Certainly, Samil insisted that I would rest, but I refused to go home. I wanted to stay next to Grandma until she woke up. He surrendered to my decision, but didn't want to leave me alone, not even for a second. He was my rock. Only thanks to him I found a strength within me and didn't collapse. I was terrified of what might come next. I was terrified that I could lose anyone else.It was 3 AM, and I couldn't sleep. Samil went down to get us something warm to eat since we hadn't eaten since we went to the meeting of the board. I sat by Grandma's bed and held her hand. She looked like she was sleeping peacefully. Her heartbeat was stable. I hoped that she would wake up soon, but at the same time I didn't know how to tell her about Kira. I knew that she would be devastated when she heard about her death."I'm sorry, Granny… I'm sorry that I couldn't protect you and Aunt Kira like I should," I wep