Without a word, they raised a hand and summoned forth tendrils of shadow that twisted and writhed in the air, reaching out towards me with malicious intent. With a swift motion, I swung my sword. It glowed with a brilliant white light as it clashed against the tendrils of darkness, creating a blind
**Evelina’s POV**I was leaning against a tree, lost in thought. My dark hair flowed down my back, all the way to my knees. I sighed, turning to look at Ramiras. He was the leader of the Order of the Flame. A chivalrous knight. A wonderful person. Pity he loved that bitch Sarah.“Ysabel,” Ramiras sa
And in the next moment, something hit me from behind, rendering me immobile. I fell unconscious and when I awoke some time later, I heard shouts and screams from far off. And sinister laughter. Familiar laughter.It was then that I realized it was Sarah’s laughter.My heart pounded in my chest as I
Sarah’s eyes widened in shock and fear as she saw the intensity of light glowing in my hands.“How…is this possible? You wield it…” she trailed off, looking around for the torches we had often used to carry the light of the flame into battle. Looking for the chest that often held a remnant of the fl
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
Evelina's POV “Hey!” I exclaimed, turning to yell at the man who’d just groped my ass in the subway.Fuc.king New York. You’d think I’d be used to it by now.“You pervert!” I yelled, watching the strange man disappear into the crowd.“Temper Evie,” Robert intoned, grabbing my arm and pulling me alo
**Evelina's POV**“I’ve got the egg—” I stopped short, pausing at the threshold of our tiny apartment as the acrid scent of gunpowder overwhelmed me.I blinked once and then twice….and then a third time as I tried to process the carnage before me. There was …blood. So much blood. Splattered on the w
Sarah’s eyes widened in shock and fear as she saw the intensity of light glowing in my hands.“How…is this possible? You wield it…” she trailed off, looking around for the torches we had often used to carry the light of the flame into battle. Looking for the chest that often held a remnant of the fl
And in the next moment, something hit me from behind, rendering me immobile. I fell unconscious and when I awoke some time later, I heard shouts and screams from far off. And sinister laughter. Familiar laughter.It was then that I realized it was Sarah’s laughter.My heart pounded in my chest as I
**Evelina’s POV**I was leaning against a tree, lost in thought. My dark hair flowed down my back, all the way to my knees. I sighed, turning to look at Ramiras. He was the leader of the Order of the Flame. A chivalrous knight. A wonderful person. Pity he loved that bitch Sarah.“Ysabel,” Ramiras sa
Without a word, they raised a hand and summoned forth tendrils of shadow that twisted and writhed in the air, reaching out towards me with malicious intent. With a swift motion, I swung my sword. It glowed with a brilliant white light as it clashed against the tendrils of darkness, creating a blind
**Gabe’s POV** “We will live here and protect the Sacred Flame,” my voice spoke out as I stood in my knight’s garb. I looked around at the people surrounding me. Men and women who were part of the Order of the Flame. They all were dressed in their knight’s armor; the emblem of the flame, all four e
With a flick of my wrist, I summoned a bolt of lightning from the very clouds above, the mighty power coursing through my veins from my elemental magic. It shot down into the vines entwining the fake Gabe, causing a shocked expression to wash over his face as the electricity wreaked havoc upon his b
The words stung, but I couldn’t deny they held a kernel of truth. The idea of a wolf mate bond being involuntary provided a sliver of solace. But it also made my stomach churn with the ugly truth that even our bond had been involuntary. He would never have chosen me initially, if given the choice.H
**Evelina's POV**I looked at Gabe, his expression pleading with me to understand."I...thought we were in this together...forever," I choked out, a hand over my heart as if I could somehow keep it from breaking into a million pieces. But I couldn't. Gabe might as well have pulled my heart out and s
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