Nadia POVStanding before the several faces of the witches sitting across the table, I knew it would definitely be a long evening."Kindly explain how you have a connection with the humans and how it is related to your mother's death." The queen instructed and just when I would open my mouth to speak, she halted me. "I need you to understand that if you fabricate stories and you are caught on perjury before the council, we would have you executed. So choose your words carefully." I cleared my voice, so I could be audible."Standing before this council, I wish to reveal that the human you kept in the dungeon saved me from the witch hunters, the very night I brought that head home. He was instrumental in the Killing and I won't admit that he may be harmless." Some of the council members murmured amongst themselves."And it means you have a hand in your mother's death don't you?" This question was infuriating in several ways. "I need to let this council understand that the conspiracy a
Dante's POVMorning came faster than I had expected. The night has been a little bit short as my mind has been preoccupied with several things. Reminiscing over the last statement from Anabelle, I wondered how she was able to get my name correctly, even after I never told her.A group of soldiers came to the dungeon and their leader proceeded to give me one of the most sadistic stare, right before dropping a plate on the floor."Eat, you will need all the strength you can get." I wondered what she was talking about as they moved away from the dungeon. This statement was further in correlation with the fact that Ana had revealed that they had plans to execute me. Did this meant they were going to carry out their plan?Several questions flew through my head as the scent from the plate filled my nostrils. It was in this moment I realized how hungry I was. My stomach rumbled and instinctively, I picked up the plate and realized they had prepared special potatoe porridge.One taste of the
Nadia POVWatching Dante pass out in the middle of the whipping, I realized I didn't have the moral fibre to continue with it any longer."Why did you stop?" The Queen asked, as the rest of the witches looked on. "I never asked you to stop." She added further."He is out already. The only way he will feel the pain, is if he were alive. He is unconscious and I believe his punishment should be stopped." I noticed the queen folding her hands in fist as she was apparently furious, but I would care less."Going against my orders will attract punishment young witch." I was aware of the implications, but I wouldn't let logic override my emotion. Remembering how Dante had saved me from rogues and witch hunters at the same time."My Queen, I understand that you are furious at her, but I think you should consider her point as well. What is the essence of the punishment to the human if he is unconscious." Again Alina voiced out on my behalf. I couldn't be more grateful for having such a consider
Nadia POVThe moment I stepped into the chamber,the several chattering stopped and everyone had their eyes on me. The queen was already seated and she was in her usual state of stoicism. From my peripheral vision, Alina was also seated as well, she had a smile on her face acknowledging my presence."First of all I need to air out my displeasure once again, when you disobeyed my orders. Anabelle in this coven, one of the key core values is respect to the queen. I asked you to whip him a hundred times and you stopped halfway. What the you want the rest of the witches to think about this silly act of yours?" I controlled the wailing emotions building up within me, as I attempted to speak."My Queen, I have respect for you. However in that circumstance you just mentioned, we are considered to be emphatic towards people. He was at the verge of death..." The queen's hand raised high up in the air, had me stop my sentence abruptly."Indeed we possess emphathy, but I will need you to understa
Dante POV"You all want me to go back to the witch hunters and tell them about having to stop their attack on your coven?" I asked in disbelief, as Ana seemed completely not phased of what she is requesting of me."That is the only way you can show gratitude to the coven for sparing your life and eventually allowing you in the pack. I need you to understand that this has been an age long custom of never to habour humans. We broke the forth wall to keep you." I sighed, knowing she had a point. I had all right to leave the coven if I ever wanted to, but seeing as it could be potentially dangerous out there, I knew I had no choice than to stay back."Very well then, I think I should start heading out of the coven immediately." I revealed, standing up to my feet and heading towards my bag pack."You are going now?" I turned and looked at Ana, who seemed to be absolutely confused."Ofcourse, I have to leave. I need you to understand that if I don't take this action swiftly, they would easi
Nadia POVThe night was cold and several members of the coven had apparently gone to bed. I walked through the long path separating houses in the coven apart. The night may be pitch black, but I could still make out possible figures which was approaching my direction.Upon coming towards my view, I realized it was the Nostic witch. Many tales have been told about the old woman. So many people believed she was rather much quiet because she knows the entire secret to attaining great power. Although I found the entire tale a myth, it couldn't be possible ignored."Can you help me child? I am completely exhausted and the loads are too heavy for me at this point." She revealed, upon laying eyes on me. It would be our first encounter together and even though there were flying rumours about her, I volunteered to help her.The loads were indeed heavy as we walked through the houses, till we got to an old hut which was at the outskirt of the coven. I had no clue about where she stays and over t
Dante POVExhausted, agony, broken. These were the words to describe my current state. The witch hunters didn't take it easy with me. They all kept hitting every part of my body and just like their leader had said, I could only help but stare at my blood, which was splattered across the place.Despite the beatings, I was committed to never going to reveal the witch's coven to them. I was determined further to leave this place and return back to the coven. The door suddenly burst open and the witch hunters stepped back in alongside their leader, whose name I had learnt to be Colton."Such beautiful art I must say." Colton's statement was referenced to the witch hunters. "I am glad that he is in this state." His smiles immediately dissipated, while he leaned down at me."You can be saved from this torture my friend. I don't need you to do anything other than letting us know where these witches are hiding." He stood back up and walked up to another witch hunter, grabbing something from h
Nadia POVArriving at my hut, I sighed feeling already exhausted from the day's event. While I lit up the candles across the room, I couldn't help but reminisce about my conversation with the old witch. It was quite odd knowing that my destiny has been written, and while I am curious to know what it could actually be, my gaze went across to the book of shadows on the table.There was something about the book's energy. I could feel a pull to the book and furthermore, the urge to open it up. Despite the urge, I remained calm, realizing the fact that it could be actually dangerous.I walked over to the kitchen and set up my plates, ready to feed on the meat I had cooked earlier. Trying to scoop a morsel into my mouth, the desire to open the book returned, and this time, I couldn't hold back. This was beyond being in suspense and it led me to drop my plate of meat and eventually flee the kitchen.I rushed back to the couch and stared at the book for a moment; what could possibly be inside
Nadia P.O.VIt was absolutely magical as each one of the witches dropped to their knees and stayed in the position.“Is that his power?” Alina asked, referring to Levi, whose eyes were already blazing gold.“He is the only one with the mind controlling power” I replied.“Mr. Halway way once told me that he, who has the power to control minds, has the ability to do a lot with it” I couldn't agree less with what she had just said, as it was the obvious truth.Suddenly, the witches stood up and turned around and began walking away. Not a single one dared turn around to look back.“Where do you think they are going?” I had no clue as we both watched them disappear into the woods, before the King and Levi turned their gaze to us.The King was certainly full of a smile as he and Levi approached us. Alina had propelled me to try a new act with our powers combined, and it certainly worked well.“Hours ago, I was beginning to get worried that the chosen ones weren't mentally and physically pre
LEVI POVThe witches were moving aggressively towards our City, each one of them determined to be the first to rain havoc on the land.I was propelled to use my power at first, when suddenly, out of the sky, lighting came striking; a signature magic I had come to know belonged to my father. It was our plan to hold them for as long as we can, as I knew the battle would be too much for Anabelle to handle all alone. The moment the witches laid eyes on us, they smelt authority and I could see the visible worry on their faces as they kept coming. They needed no soothsayer to describe it to them that these were people of reputable character in the city.“Listen, we have fought wars together, and I require you to know that if anything were to happen to me, don't let your guard down and also be faced with my fate, make sure you fight until the end,” Father revealed. I couldn't believe that My father could say such a thing. I turned around to stare at him in the face.“Father, nothing is goi
Nadia POV“Listen to me, the witches are here, and it appears that the Nordic witch could possibly be here too” Anxiety washed all over my body as he made mention of this.“But she was said to attack in three days from now!” Dante replied.“We don't understand why she had changed her mind, but as it stands, we need all hands on deck” The King indicated as he headed out of the throne room, while Levi followed him.Dante and I followed suit, as we didn't know what we were to do at this point. As we walked through the hallway, Alina stepped out of her room and held a sword behind her; she seemed to have been briefed about the battle as well.Levi and Alina were in my sight, and they had the same look of worry as I had within me.“I am uncertain if we are ready for this war. It came unexpectedly!” Alina stated to Levi, who seemed not to pay close attention.“But we have no choice for real, all we need to do is to make sure to hold them back from penetrating the borders” Levi finally repli
Nadia POVGetting up from the floor, I still looked absolutely deep in thought about what I had just witnessed. “The least you can do is say something.” Levi urged on as he stared down at me.“I need to see Dante immediately!” I voiced my thoughts.“Why would you want to see Dante? We are in the middle of training, and you want to be with your boyfriend.” I stared back at Levi with so much disdain, due to the comments he had made regarding Dante.“This is very time-sensitive, Mr. Halway, you need to understand.” I watched on as the wizard stared into space. I wondered what was going through his head and, furthermore, why he had refused to give me an answer at that instant.“I guess destiny has always been meant to happen one day, and I am guessing it is this moment.” Mr. Halway commented with a smile directed in my direction. “It took you long enough to finally see what has been there.” I stared in disbelief as I realized he knew everything, but had chosen to keep mute.After giving
Nadia POV"I love you." I confessed the moment I pulled off from his soft lips. "Dante, I know my statement earlier on had affected you and I need you to understand that I was simply scared for myself. I haven't been in this sort of situation before. The feeling was new." I confessed as Dante listened on."I had loved you from the very first day you saved me from the witches and I would never ever be grateful enough. I would forever place it as an amazing mystery that I fell in love with a human." He placed his hands on my lips, stopping any further words from coming out of my mouth."That is all the confirmation I need from you." Again, he held my chin and lean in to capture my lips in a passionate kiss. This time, I knew I needed not to hold back any longer. I wanted this and he wanted it as well.Standing up from his sitting position, Dante hoisted me up in his hands, showing to me how strong he could be. He placed me gently on the bed and slowly deepened the kiss. His hands slowl
Nadia POVDante and I stared at Levi and Alina who had goofy smiles on their faces. It was really embarrassing, knowing they had caught us in the act, with little or no excuse to evade the situation."Why are you both here?" I asked, feeling slightly embarrassed and moving away from Dante farther than I was in the moment."Well, a little birdie told us about an action happening in the training room and we realized we needed to come see for ourselves." I stared at Dante, who was staring back in disbelief as to who had let them in on the situation."I think I did." We both turned to the doorway and Mr. Halfway stepped in with a smile on his face. "I mean it has been there for a long time and the tension between you both needed to be broken and what a perfect way to break it." He finished off with a smile on his face."We were just soaked up in the moment, nothing personal going on between us." I chipped in and they all laughed out loud. Looking around, I noticed Dante's mood had chang
Nadia POVMorning came faster than I had thought and I still haven't spoken with Dante. Deep down I felt frustrated, knowing we were not on talking terms. It didn't however stopped me from not being with Mr. Halway in the training ground."Great to see you back again Anabelle." Mr. Halway all dressed in his dark robe commented. "Seems something is going on with you, I noticed how grumpy you looked while stepping into the training ground." I sat beside him and gave a fake smile, assuring that I was fine."Alright then, let's start for the day." He pulled a scroll out of his cloak and spread it wide enough to reveal unbelievable diagrams. "I need you to be equipped with the knowledge of your power." He pointed at one of the diagrams. "The world as we know it, is divided into four parts; the witch covens, the human Kingdom, the Werewolf Packs and the vampire kingdoms." Staring at the diagram, I noticed the several territories that he was pointing out and realized the humans were the maj
Nadia POVMy conclusion at the identity of Mr. Halway, simply left me star struck on a man, who has held the Valve Coven for quite some time now."I am guessing you finally know me?" He asked, seeing the reaction on my face."How are you?" He placed a hand on his lips, indicating that I needed to keep quiet."They must not know my identity.." He revealed in a hush tone, looking left and right and eventually drawing closer to meet me. "You see, humans don't have a good history with witches and being a wizard, it would spell doom for myself. I was able to cover up your track and Alina's, when I realized you were witches." It all made sense in that moment; many at times I had always thought about how my true identity would suffice and I would be cast away, but with the concealment, I fully believe it would no longer happen."You need to get some rest Anabelle, tomorrow is going to be a very long day." He stated, getting up to his feet and stretching his entire body. As he left the traini
Nadia POVWords could not describe that moment of raw emotions as we laid back on the bed. His hands all over my body, creating more intensity, I could only crave for more. Instinctively, I pulled his robes off, revealing his chiseled abs that made him simply a friction of a Greek god. He bites across my lips, forcing a moan out of my mouth, while my lower self clings together, squeezing out little juices in the process.I wanted sheer ecstasy, but the fear of what we might become afterwards filled my mind once again, and in that single moment, I mustered all the strength I could, and pushed him off."I am sorry, I can't." I said to him, getting up from the bed and adjusting my clothes back. I attempted to head over to the door, but his voice held me back."Everytime we make out, I realize that you might just be exactly who I have been searching for all these years. I can't explain but it feels so like her; you remind me of Lillth. Anabelle." Deep within, I knew he had a point, but w