**********Lena's POV "Act fast? What do you mean by act fast? Having an ancient witch inside me doesn't come with a manual, what am I supposed to?" I panicked."The sorceress said the ancient one would know what to do. Could you get her out or something, please?" Ethan said."Lyla what am I supposed to do now" I asked"Calm down, do not panic," she said "What do you mean, calm down? She's dying already. The enchantment that was used to preserve her body and give her strength is wearing off. Do you expect me to calm down in this situation?" I said seriously scared."Take a deep breath, Lena", She said "If you are scared, I can't do anything from here. We are connected, so we both have to be strong to perform well", she said.I took a deep breath, and she said, erhan was looking at me with teary eyes and begging eyes."What do I do Lyla," I asked "Ask him what happened to her exactly; I am guessing it's poison from the way she's jerking and the way blood was coming from her eyes, n
*************************Ethan's POV**My joy was boundless. Seeing my sister finally cured was a relief I could hardly put into words. The fear and anguish of potentially losing Sophia had haunted me, and the thought of life without her was unbearable.To think it was my rejected mate who came to our aid at this crucial moment was almost unbelievable. I wasn't about to let her slip away again. I proposed to her immediately, but she turned me down, saying she couldn’t decide right now. At least it wasn’t a definitive no. I still had hope. I could feel the mate bond between us, even though it was weaker than before my rejection.I ordered a celebration to honor Lena and her heroism. I wanted everyone to know what she had done for our pack.During the celebration, Sophia woke up. After coughing, she stood up, looking like the strong, fearless Sophia I knew."What's going on here?" she asked, referring to the noisy celebration."We’re celebrating your recovery and Lena’s heroism. She’s
*******************************Ethan’s POVI remained calm after seeing the sign Lena gave me. This witch keeps calling me "expressionless," probably because, during our first meeting, I refused to show any reaction on my face.“Do you both need seats too?” she asked, a mocking smile playing on her lips.Before we could even open our mouths to respond, seats appeared the same way they had before—hitting Lena’s leg. This time, they struck us with just as much force, shoving us into them.“Don’t worry, dears, you’ll need the seats. This will take a while.” She paused, scanning our faces, her gaze lingering on mine.“Mr. Expressionless still living up to his name, I see,” she teased, her voice dripping with amusement.I glared at her with as much disgust as I could muster. All I wanted was to rip her apart, but somehow she sensed my thoughts.“Haha, no evil thoughts in my lair, Expressionless, you hear me?” she said, her tone mockingly sweet.I nodded, suppressing the urge to throttle h
*************************Ethan's POV**Joey had teleported us back to the castle. For a moment, I thought it was part of her mischief, so I rushed outside to check if it was real. When I got there, I saw the horses we used tied down, and everything looked like our castle.“Oh, you’re back,” Sophia said as she stepped out of her chambers. She looked like she was getting ready to return to her pack.“Yes, we just got back,” I replied, trying to steady my thoughts.“That was fast,” she remarked, raising an eyebrow. “Did you guys teleport or something?” she laughed lightly.“Well, we actually did teleport back,” I said.“For real?” she teased, clearly not believing me.“Yes, Sophe, for real,” I replied, my voice serious.“Oh my goddess! You aren’t joking, Ethan. You guys really teleported?” Sophia's face grew serious, her eyes wide with surprise.“Who did it? Was it Lena? Or Lyla?” she asked, her curiosity piqued.“No, Sophe, it wasn’t either of them,” I replied.“Then who?” Sophia press
******************************Ethan's POVI stood up, went close to her, patted her head, and said to her."It's not your fault lena, you can let the guilt go now" She looked at me with tears in her eyes, I slowly drew her head closer to my chest so she could rest her head on it so she could cry out her eyes on my chest."Everything will be alright", I said, assuring her while still patting her head. "I have to get back to my pack now" Sophia said standing up from the sofa "As much as I would love to stay here and help out with figuring out what to do, I have a responsibility to go back to and I have been neglecting it for a while now" She paused scanning our faces"I promise to be in touch and to help out as much as I can from where I am,", she said, "Lena, I am grateful for your help. I am grateful for healing me and making me whole again, and I will forever be grateful."She was almost getting down on her knees when Lena quickly rushed up and stopped her from going down on her
***************************Lena's POVI was pacing up and down the room assigned to me, lost in thoughts. I didn't even know when Ethan and Sophia came in. I am sure they must have been standing there for a while trying to get my attention. I was brought back into the room by a touch from Sophia. Yes, I said I was brought back because, physically, my body was there in the room, but my mind was far gone from my body; I was lost in thoughts.Sophia Was about to leave, but she came to say her goodbyes before leaving and to thank me for saving her life. That was what got me into this mess I am in now. Maybe if I had not saved her, I wouldn't have wanted to know, or maybe if I had just died back there at Adrian's Castle, I wouldn't have been bothered with these things.Sophia finally left, after telling Ethan to take good care of me, at least he did a good job that night I was able to fall asleep in his arms but deep into the night, I had a dream, no that wasn't a dream that was a nightm
****************************Lena's POV"Enough now, Lena, Do not say a word anymore; we will think about what to do later in the day. Right now, you have to go back to sleep", Ethan said, wrapping me in his arms.We lay on the bed and he cuddled me to sleep. It took a while before I slept because I couldn't completely push away the dream from my mind. It was hard for me to sleep after having such a nightmare or revelation, whatever you wanna call it.Ethan was doing a good job of cuddling me; I felt safe in his wide arms; his arms were well-built ànd strong with firm muscles that stood, but when he moved, one could see the veins running across them, showing how powerful his arms were. Looking at his arm while standing his forearms looked thick, leading to his arms that seemed both strong and steady. There was a quiet strength in the way he carried his arms when he walked. It displayed signs of hard work and determination. I couldn't believe that this was the first time I was feelin
*********************************Lena's POVI ignored what he said, stuffing more food in my mouth; I almost choked, and I started coughing because I had put too much in my mouth."Oh my, sorry, Lena", he said, offering me a glass of water.I took ìt and gulped all of the content. I don't know why but what he said made me feel anxious and nervous. It's not like he hasn't made his intention known but I wasn't expecting him to put it this way. "I think I am full?" I said"But you barely touched your food,", He said, pointing at the plate.I quickly scanned through my brain to find something that was a suitable excuse, immediately I got one."The baby sometimes doesn't need much food" I lied "Sometimes I get choked whenever it's full" "Oh it does that," he askedI could see that he wasn't buying into the excuse; he disdainfully looked at me, but what did he know? He's not a woman who knows how a woman's body works, and I was glad his sister wasn't around, she would have caught on. Bes