especially tricky chapter this one. I hope i got it right. Thanks for bearing with me as I attempt to churn out chapters and not compromise quality of the story.
**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,
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
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
"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
**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
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
Everyone was in danger. Even the humans at my party were no longer conscious! What the hell was going on? The toast for my quinceañera had just happened and now people were dropping like flies around me. My best friend, Robert, also a human, was in a dead faint on the ground, along with most of the
**7 years later**Gabriel's POVI wiped my bloodied knuckles, my expression stoic as I stared at the man tied up in the chair before me. Nonchalantly, I tossed the once pristine white towel, now spotted with deep crimson stains, to the floor. This was becoming tiresome. If only I could kill him and
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