Coral“We will see about all of that.”And with that, she moved. She was fast as made her way to me but I was way faster. She tried to manoeuvre me and make her way to Valerie, but before she could, I snapped my fingers as I flicked my wrist, sending a sharp wave of magic crashing into her chest. The burst of magic sent Skylar flying backwards and she crashed against the wall with a loud thud. She gasped, pain cursing through her from the hard impact and I smiled, ignoring the way her face contorted into pain. “I warned you,” I said, the last bit of my patience vanishing into thin air. “You should have just stayed hidden wherever it was that you disappeared to. But, you have to be stupid enough to show up and interrupt my ritual. Now, you’ll suffer the consequences and you’ll watch me as I kill Valerie. Then, I’ll deal with you.”“I won’t let your plans succeed,” she groaned as she pushed herself up from the floor but with great difficulty. I wasn’t surprised. She was stubborn as
ValerieOne minute I was weak and the next I felt a strange surge of energy enter my body and course through my veins in a raw and untamed way and it was like a wildfire spreading through dry fields. My soul that was once trapped in my body. My body that was once weak and drained of every of my power, my essence came alive with a newfound power. I let out a small gasp as my fingers trembled uncontrollably. I balled them into fists by my side to stop the trembling and try to control myself. The emptiness and helplessness I had felt, the exhaustion, the hopelessness, they were all gone. And now, it was all replaced by something stronger. Something greater.This wasn’t just the power that Coral and Ramona had stolen from me.No.This was more.A force beyond them. Beyond me.The power had always been mine but now, it was fully unleashed to its full potential. I was stronger than ever and no one could ever stop me. I raised my head, my vision was sharper than ever and my mind was cle
Valerie “And now you know what it really feels like,” I said to her, my voice barely above a whisper. “To be helpless. To be at someone else’s mercy.”I saw goosebumps form on her body as she shivered, she tried to move but the only thing she could move were her eyes.I smiled.She deserved every second of this.I rose to my feet, turning back to Coral.She had stopped struggling.She was still pinned against the wall by Kaden’s tight grip. I looked into his eyes and he gave a curt nod, waiting for whatever I decided. I was back in control after what felt like forever. I let out a small breath to steady myself as the weight of everything that had happened so far settled over me. I could end them both.Right here. Right now.A single word. A flick of my wrist and it would all be over.But…Something inside me hesitated.Not out of mercy and neither was it out of weakness.But because I wanted them to suffer.Death was easy.But living with nothing?That was a fate far worse.I walke
Scott“I needed to see you one last time before I did.”My hands were still stained with blood and it filled the air with the familiar metallic smell. I was exhausted and it had settled into my bones and was throbbing like a full, unrelenting ache. I had spent days running, fighting, bleeding and even though I had finally thought I was free and I could take some rest, I had been brought back here- to the place I once called home. The interior of my father's grand mansion and the exterior of the estate hadn’t been changed in all the years I had been gone. I was standing in the middle of his hall and June’s still cold, lifeless and filled with creepy shadows that seemed to go on and on like they would never end. The stone walls had the same crest as the one that was embroidered on the guards that had escorted me here. The same crest that had made me feel small- smaller than I could have ever felt and reminded me of the man that never wanted me and had never claimed me nor would ever c
Scott.“Who is coming for her? What war? Who are they? And why?”His jaw tensed. “I have no idea who they are but I know one thing and that is that they are more powerful than anything we have ever dealt with. These same people have been waiting for an opportunity to strike and now they've seen it. They know Elara’s power, and they know how valuable she is. If they get their hands on her-““No. no,” I said repeatedly, my voice louder than before. “I'm never going to let that happen. Not while I'm alive.”His eyes met with mine again and they were filled with raw determination. “That's why you're here because you're going to be needing an army. And I'm willing to give you one.”I let out another bitter laughter, my voice echoing off the walls of the room. And you expect me to believe you are very willing to give me your army? What do you have to do again from this?”Another beat of silence. Then, he spoke up. “This war doesn't only affect you but all of us, scott. Even me.”“That's no
ValerieThe hall was very quiet and the air was thick with the smell of the incense they had been burning for the ritual, it mixed with the smell of dried blood and sweat.Not only was i physically tired, i ws mentally exhausted as well. The weight of it all pressed down on my shoulders and I wanted to be over it, take a shower and be resting but I didn’t have time for that. My baby was still out there and no matter how tired I was, I wasn’t going to take any rest or even close my eyes until I had my baby in my arms. But before that, I had people I wanted to thank. For a moment, while I was being stripped of the rest of my essence by Coral and the old witch, I had seen Skylar save me, even at the cost of her life. I turned away from Ansel, Grey and Kaden back to Skylar who was standing awkwardly a few inches away from me. Her arms were tightly folded across her chest and her breathing was still unsteady from all the fighting she had done as she stood there with her gees focused on
Valerie I couldn’t help but feel like I wasn’t missing something very important. I felt like something was going to happen but I couldn’t put my hands on what it was. Skylar walked toward us, before she looked between the two of us. “You always say confront things,” she said to the girl, slowly shaking her head. “Now would you tell us your name?”The Oracle girl tilted her head slightly. “You don’t need to know that. But things you need to know will be found out by you very soon.”The temperature in the room seemed to drop and my fingers twitched by my side as I started feeling cold. “I-“Before I could get any more words out and before I could ask her for answers to the question in my head…She disappeared. Vanished. Just like she had never been there. A soft gasp escaped my lips and I reached out instinctively, refusing to believe that she was gone but my hand was met with nothing but air. She was gone. “What the fuck?” Skylar said, cursing under her breath.I turned around to
Valerie “What?”“You heard me, I said no,” I repeated, my grip on her tightening. “I’m not going to watch you go out there alone. Not now. Not ever.”Her entire body was shaking. “But they could be dying right now, they could be in grave danger and you’re asking me to just sit here and do nothing?”My heart clenched, aching for her as her words settled into me. Her voice was raw and filled with pain. “We’re not doing nothing. All I’m saying is we need a good plan before we go out there. You running off into the night won’t save them.”She let out a laugh and empty laughter. “And what if me going out there to search for them alone does help save them?”I let out a sharp exhale as I tried hard to keep my emotions under control. She was already acting out, I didn’t need to add mine to it. “Then what? You find them and then what? You fight off whoever took them by yourself?”“If I have to.”“Going out there without a plan or weapon would get you killed,” I said to her, my voice low and
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ValerieThe palace was filled with the sound of laughter and music. It had been years since we had conquered the people that almost ruined our lives, tried to kill us and also tear us apart. Today, we celebrated.Elara was eighteen.My baby- the little girl who had been taken, nearly lost, and fought for- was now a woman. And not just any woman. She was stronger, beautiful and much more powerful than she had been as a baby. And most importantly, she was loved. She was standing at the center of the hall, her beautiful golden eyes glowing under the light and her white gown cascading around her. I was standing at the balcony as I stared at her and made sure everything was going on right at the party. “You’re going to cry aren’t you?” A familiar voice asked. I turned around to see that it was Kaden and he wore a smug smirk on his face. “I’m not one to cry,” I replied him with a scoff“Now, you’re lying,” Grey said as he walked to stand beside me. “You cried when she turned ten.”“
ValerieThe battle was over.The war was won.And yet, the weight in my chest remained.We had survived. We had fought against powerful people that threatened to end life as we knew it, we had lost people but we still managed to come out victorious though injured and weak. I looked around at what remained from the intense fighting- the floor was stained with blood, broken and bloodied weapons were scattered all over the floor and then the bodies- they laid uncountable and badly battered as life had left them. So many bodies. Some were ours, but most belonged to the Revolutionaries who had dared to challenge us.And then there was Scott who had fought so hard to protect my daughter and kingdom. He had lost his father in the process. He was kneeling close to his father’s body, his body was tense and he was silent, an unreadable expression on his face as he stared at the lifeless body of the man who had protected him instead of leaving him to die. A true father. I wanted to comfort hi
ScottI couldn’t wrap my mind around anything that was going on. It was all a blur and I could see nothing but red. The shouts of battle as the triplets surged forward, the sound of sword against slow, claws tearing against flesh and the sound of bodies hitting the floor all faded into the background. All I could see was him. My father. His now lifeless body was laying on the floor, his once powerful and mighty body was nothing more than a dead body now. His blood stained the floor beneath him, it was dark- darker than a normal blood should be and it pooled all both of us and my body too as it polled beneath him also. His eyes that were once sharp, the same eyes that had intelligence, history and a lot of battles surging through them were now more than empty- lifeless. Gone.The father I had just begun to understand. The father who had saved me. The father I thought hated me- only to realize too late that he didn’t.He had never really hated me, he just didn’t know how to show
Valerie Elara cried in my arms, her little body trembling against my hold on her. Scott was still battling against them, stronger than Kaden, Ansel and Kaden while Skylar stood by the side, fear written all over her face, looking traumatized. Andrea and her second in command were no more fearful, instead they were angry as they looked at the floor that was soaked with the blood of their men.“Give the baby to me,” Andrea snarled, her voice as sharp as a razor. I held Elara tighter, stepping back instinctively. “Over my dead body.”He smirked. “That can be arranged.”Others were still fighting as she made her way to me. I barely had time to react when she reached for me, clawing at Elara. Her movement was fast- too fast. A low growl ripped past my lips before I could stop it as my wolf howled in anger. I wasn’t going to let her touch my baby. My body was burning as my wolf took over, my bones shifting and snapping out of place. My muscles stretched and my fur sprouted along my
Valerie Elara’s cry stopped me dead in my tracks as her cries pierced through the air, their grip on her tightening. The sliver blade of the dagger hovered dangerously close to her neck as it glinted under the bright moonlight. Everything inside me was burning and screaming at me. I had to save her.But I wasn’t fast enough.The moment I moved, the leader pressed the blade closer. “If you take one more step,” she said, her voice filled with warning as a cruel smile curled at her lips. “I’ll kill her and I’ll made sure it’s a slow and enjoyable death for me.”I froze in place, my heart racing and my nerves all over the place. Kaden and Ansel tensed up as they stood beside me with clenched hands and anger coursing through their bodies, barely able to control the frustration they were feeling. Grey on the other was shaking with a barely suppressed anger as he halted daggers at Andrea. The air was heavy and suffocating. Then, all of a sudden, something shifted. I heard a low and dee
Valerie Scott looked uncertain. His eyes glowered between us all, the expression on his face was unreadable as if he was having an internal battle with himself on what he had to do next. I could feel the tension that was radiating off Ansel, Kaden and Grey’s bodies. We were all ready to fight even if it was the last thing that we did but we were weak and we needed Scott to make a choice, we needed him to do something. The men and women of the revolution stood on the other side path there weapons and out and ready, waiting for either us or Scott to do something against what they wanted. Skylar was kneeling by Andrea’s legs, her jaw was clenching and tears were running down her face. I knew she was feeling stupid because Kaden had said they weren’t to be trusted and she hadn’t listened. She had been so stubborn and all of this was partially her fault. She was so desperate to have her family back that she forgot that no one was to be trusted. Scott let out a small sigh as he ran hi
Valerie“So how do we get there?” Grey asked, his voice filled with urgency.“That’s simple, this…” i trialed off before it turned to look at the woman. “I didn’t get your name, what name do you go by?”“My name is Andrea,” she replied with a tight smile and I nodded. “So as I was saying, since she knows the way to the vampire kingdom, we just have to follow behind her and pray we get there as fast as we can,” I explained and the guys nodded in approval while Skyler just looked at us indifferently. “So we go now? Without any plans of anything happens?” Ansel asked, the anger he was feeling evident in his voice. “Nothing is going to happen, Ansel,” Skylar said thejugj gritted teeth. “I already told you that there’s nothing to worry about. Just because you’re now finding out that Scott is a vampire doesn’t make him any different from the man that you’ve known since.”“Oh please, what if he’s about to show that he really ha-“ Ansel started but a look from me was wvkugh to shut him up.
Scott I walked out of my father’s presence and walked back to the maids to get the baby. I had thought that I was only going to be there for a few minutes before I headed back out and look for somewhere safe but there really wasn’t anywhere better than the heavily guarded estate of my father’s kingdom. But when my hand reached for the door knob, I stopped, realizing that I needed to take a shower and get my powers back if I really wanted to win this battle. The babies were with Raye- the maid that had brought me and my brother up and I was that they were in safe hands. I turned on my heels and headed towards the healers part the house. When I got there, her mouth fell open as she bombarded me with questions. “After years of you staying away from here, you come back with so many injuries and a weak body?” She asked as she ushered me to a sit by the corner of the room. “It’s not like I intentionally did this to myself,” I replied coldly but soon regretted it when I saw the look on