Ben was lying on his bed, pretending to be asleep, to be exact. The knock on the door sounded loud to him. He locked himself in his room after failing to get Rain's attention in the greenhouse. On the contrary, the girl kept demanding Ben to explain about Jace. Benjamin was fed up because whenever they were together, there was always Jace in between. Even though Jace wasn't physically there, Rain's thoughts and attitude were always on Jace. Ben tries to ignore the knock. However, her voice kept echoing and getting louder and louder. Ben pulled himself out of bed, grumbling. Even though he pretended to be okay in the greenhouse, his whole body still hurt from the beating he got the night before. Ben knew who was knocking before he even opened it. Maybe Jace Dauntess is secretly starting to enter Rain's dreams and make the girl panic. So now she whines that she wants to be sent back to Darkwood. Ben opened the door lazily. Rain was standing outside holding the papers in her hand. The
"Which runes?" Benjamin asked like someone who was interrogating a prisoner. Rain backed away in fear. It was as if she didn't recognize Benjamin at all for a moment. He was different and the opposite of what Rain had known all along, who was always gentle and patient. "I... I don't know which rune I used?" Rain replied in a trembling voice. Rain avoided Ben's glare by tracing the now blank page with her finger. "I do not know. The rune suddenly came into my head, and I just drew it." "Are runes you've seen in some book? When you were at Chiel's house?" "How do you know if I saw a book at Chiel's house?" Rain was starting to get annoyed. It's as if Ben is stalking her every deed and secretly distrusts her. "It doesn't matter Rain. Most importantly, where did you get those runes? And what kind of rune could open the portal to the image? Did your dad teach it to you and then erase it afterwards?" "Maybe," Rain muttered desperately. Benjamin backed away while brushing his fingers
Rain rebelled in the cramped van, and two people were flanking her. Rain sits in the middle. Another man was sitting in front driving the car. Rain recognized one man who was beside her. "Ethan?" "Wow, you still remember me? My handsome face is hard to forget, isn't it?” said Ethan with great confidence. "You disgusting wolf!" muttered Rain. "What do you want?" "You said the werewolves from the Hardy Pack were disgusting? Oh, you haven't seen how disgusting it would be if we were hunting and preying on talkative girls like you!" threatened Ethan. Anthony, who sat beside Rain, chuckled. He folded his arms across his chest and looked straight ahead. While Jonathan just glances from the rearview mirror. He drove the car at full speed. Even if the vehicle is getting longer, it feels like flying. "You like flying, right? The monster often takes you flying. I see it!" Ethan said later. "I have no business with you. Get me out of here!" Rain shouted. "Yeah, we're tired of playing hide
"So, who kidnapped your father?" Adaline waited patiently for an answer. Benjamin cut in quickly. "Why do you think we came here?" Something flashed behind Adaline's eyes, but she immediately drooped her eyelids so quickly that Rain thought it was just her imagination. "I want to find my dad," Rain said. "We want...." Benjamin again cut smoothly. "We know where Mr. Markus Orwell is," he said. "Just a problem; how to take him?" Adaline's eyes widened. "Yes, where is he?" "Here," said Ben in a smug voice; the three Hardys stopped from poring over the Adaline collection of books on the shelves to see what was going on. "Here? You mean you guys came to ask me to predict where Markus is right now?" "Not really, Madam," said Ben emphatically. Rain was a little surprised to see the change in Benjamin's attitude toward Adaline. Slowly and slightly by little, Benjamin's character, which Rain never recognized, begins to unfold. Rain didn't expect to find a man like that—a bit of a tease
Anthony, closest to the portal's position on the wall, immediately darted and grabbed Mark's leg. However, the ripping demon's power was stronger. Anthony was even dragged into the portal hole. Ethan and Jonathan rebel against their captors. Together they helped pull Anthony's body so it wouldn't be removed into the portal hole.The portal hole in the wall sucked up all the furniture in Adaline's house. The wind was blowing very fast. Mark's body could not be saved dan he had been thrown into the portal. Only the ripping demon hiding inside Adaline's body was left behind after throwing Mark into the portal.Slowly the portal closed again. The demon growled. His vacant eyes swayed toward Rain and started to move toward the girl.Jace got in his way. The runes on Jace's body seemed alive and glistening in black and silver.Erica watched Jace with frightened eyes. "No, Your Majesty—"Jace looked the demon up and down. "I never knew there was a devil so ugly and smelly as you," he said.T
Rain turned to Erica and let go of the woman's grip. Then she turned to Ben. Now, Rain looked at Ben seriously and said something only they could hear."No one knows how to cure it," said Rain. "Jace has been injured by a powerful ripping demon. No mortal doctor knows how to treat a wound like that."Ben had already opened his mouth and was about to issue words to refute Rain's statement. Ben thought he had many different ways of treatment that may be Rain didn't know about. But, suddenly, Ben chose not to speak and fell silent. Ben realized it would all be in vain. Because Ben knows that when Rain has made a decision, the girl will not turn away from her commitment.Erica felt disappointed, and she thought Rain would instead join Benjamin. Erica did not blame the girl's decision. Because of the situation, if you look at it from anywhere, Jace looks really detrimental to Rain. Thus, Erica turned around and returned to her friends."She doesn't want to come with us?" asked Samantha dis
Rain heard Jace screaming in his room in the east tower. When Rain ran and pushed open Jace's bedroom door, she saw the room filled with swirling black mist.Rain was confused by the situation that occurred. When she approached while calling out Jace's name in panic, pain spread across Rain's arms, cheeks, and even all over Rain's body. The girl screamed. Then instinctively, Rain covered her face with her hands.Rain felt something wrapped around her body. Feels like the barbed wire that is sharp and stabbing. Rain squirmed and struggled. However, the entanglement felt increasingly piercing the skin until it penetrated the flesh."Not! What's this? Jace, are you all right? What's going on here?"Rain couldn't see anything other than the dense fog clumping around her. She thought Jace was again possessed by the monster inside him. However, Rain heard the sound of footsteps."That's enough!" shouted Erica in a calm voice.Erica waved her hand in front of her face, and instantly, the bla
"I want your promise first," Erica said firmly one more time."First? You don't believe me, Erica?" Markus smiled humorlessly. "I will definitely do as you have asked. A promise is a promise. Although I was a bit surprised when I received your message. I didn't think you would mind living in a palace as grand as this. You never like being in silence?""You don't know how that feels," Erica hissed. "Every time I feel afraid if the child dies.""That's right. I don't know." Mark's voice sounded sad as if he pitied Erica. But there was dislike in Mark's eyes. There was also reproach in his tone. "If you haven't succeeded in resurrecting the witch, you shouldn't have called me here."Erica's face contorted. "It's not easy to restore her strength. People have to find a way, but nothing works. Including… us." Erica's voice trembled."You mean that fragile prince?" Markus turned to Jace, who was tangled in thorns on one wall. Mark chuckled. "Kids grow up fast, don't they? The last time I saw