The next few chapters are going to be chock full of ACTION.
**Gabe’s POV** I stood at the edge of the ancient bridge, dark mists around us, as my heart pounded against my ribcage. I looked down into the thick mist swirling around the chasm below. There was nothing but darkness under the bridge. The bridge stretched out in front of us, its wooden planks worn
“Your turn!” I called. “This is going to be easy for you, mi vida.” I knew the missing planks were there—places I’d nearly stepped into myself. “You already saw—” but I stopped speaking when I saw the mist begin to swirl furiously in front of my very eyes, covering the entire bridge in a shroud of d
**Gabe’s POV**I gazed at the pillars, feeling a sense of reverence wash over me. They stood tall and imposing, made of dark gray stone and covered in intricate carvings that seemed to tell a story of their own. I felt a strange pull towards them, as if they held some kind of ancient power. At the
And then, just as suddenly as it had begun, the rumbling sound faded and the earth beneath our feet ceased to shake. We sat on the ground in stunned silence and I blinked rapidly, realizing that the dials had been reset and we would have to start from the beginning. I looked over at Evelina, her ex
“Alright,” I said, my voice steadying as I forced myself to focus. “It’s made of shadows, right? Maybe light can weaken it.” “Fire!” Evelina exclaimed, her palms lighting up as she spoke. I nodded, a plan forming in my mind. "I'll distract it while you blast it with fire. Let's do this." With a n
“Perhaps you’re right,” I murmured, turning to look at the glowing pillars. “It looks like the inscription of the riddle is changing again,” I muttered, squinting to look up at it. "Fire and water, two halves of a whole," Evelina read aloud, her voice tinged with awe. "In balance they stand, united
**Gabe's POV**The forest seemed alive, its towering trees arching overhead like a natural cathedral. Their leaves were a rich, dark green, rustling softly in the cool night breeze. Evelina and I had been walking for a considerable amount of time, the moonlight barely filtering through the dense can
I gave her one final hug before moving to start the fire. I felt her eyes on me as the crackle of the fire came to life, warmth spread quickly, casting flickering shadows on the surrounding trees. We worked together, gathering water from a nearby stream and finding edible berries that could serve a
The thought bounced around in my brain as we ate dinner. I was completely tuned out of the conversation as Gabe explained to Delilah that we were here to find the witch of Avalon to access the sacred flame. I noted however that he did not reveal to Delilah that I was an earth witch. “I was here bec
**Evelina's POV** It was as if I had been struck dumb. Meanwhile, without a second thought, Gabe shifted into his wolf form in a blur of fur and muscle. His large wolf leaped forward with a fierce snarl, intercepting the black monster before it could reach the injured woman. I stood frozen for a
"No," I whispered, pulling away the shard of stone before releasing her wrists. "I won't become like you. We are one,” I whispered, moving back. “Yield and we become one.” The dark queen stared up at me, her eyes wide with shock and disbelief. She had expected death, she had expected revenge, but s
The witch was coming toward me now, her movements becoming more erratic, more desperate. She was losing her patience. The black orbs she hurled were growing larger, their power more volatile. But she wasn’t thinking clearly. That was her mistake. I darted behind another wall, keeping my breathing s
The steps leading up to the main entrance were cracked, some half-sunken into the earth as though the weight of the past had crushed them underfoot. The grand entrance—a massive doorway framed by two imposing, weather-worn statues—was now little more than a gaping void. The figures, once majestic a
**Evelina’s POV** As the dark energy hurtled straight to me, I dodged the dark queen’s attack just in time, realizing that I still did not have my magic. My power had been stripped away like a stolen breath, leaving me hollow—vulnerable. The dark queen knew it. She could sense the weakness in me,
My wolf crouched before her submissively, trying to make her understand how sorry I was.Tears streamed down Evelina's face as she looked at the lifeless body of my mother's wolf and then back at me. The fear in her eyes was palpable. I could see the confusion and pain etched on her face.Evelina's
I shifted and pounced on her, derailing her trajectory towards the crying teenager. No way was I going to let her get her hands on Evelina.I felt a sharp pain in my side as her claws raked across my body, but I pressed on, determined to protect Evelina at all costs. Our struggle echoed through the
Her words stung, but I refused to waver in my decision. In another time and place, those words might have affected me. But not anymore. I saw her now for what she really was. A woman so consumed by hate and greed that it had ripped away at her sanity.As I stood there, facing the woman who had raise