ASHERThe anxiety was getting the better part of me, but I knew that there was no way I would let myself sway. The safety of my pack was fully in my hands and I knew this was the only chance I had to save it.I stepped into the battlefield trying to push my fears behind me, at this time I was immediately swarmed by several werewolves whom I was certain were rogues, working under Serafina's powers.They were werewolves who didn't possess any special powers, so it was easy for me to fight them off, not unscathed though I did come out with some significant claw wounds which would eventually heal in no time.I tried to follow the source of the power, which I was certain was emanating from Serafina. I was sure it would eventually lead me to her.At the same time, while I tried to trace the power, I could not help but wonder what game Serafina was playing with me because it was obvious she wanted me to meet her at a particular spot.I didn't have time to think about it because my anger supe
ASHER'S POVIt happened at the speed of lightning, all I could remember was that I was talking to Finnegan. It was really working and he was starting to soften, but before I could realize what was going on, Serafina who was originally hiding behind the tree crept out.I was going to warm Finnegan, but it was too late because Serafina was too fast.She immediately hit him with her powers before I could send a word of warning and began sucking out his life force."Serafina? Stop." I ordered even though I knew my command held no water.She scoffed and didn't stopBefore my eyes, I saw Finnegan slowly turning into dust and it pained that I could do nothing to save him.Even when I tried, it was a waste of effort.Before I could aim my sword at Serafina and fight her to let go of him, she directed some of her magic at me and rendered me immobile."Serafina!" I shouted amidst gritted teeth.The veins in my neck and forehead all popped up out of anger, the anger of seeing Serafina show so mu
ELYSIA'S POV"Asher?"It had all felt like a very bad dream seeing everything crumbling down in front of my eyes.Now, seeing Asher being taken down to the ground was the worst of it all.I couldn't hold myself back, and before I could realize the harm I could be exposing myself to, I ran out of hiding and rushed towards Asher.Serafina turned to me the moment I ran out of hiding since my scream could have served as a source of distraction for her so she stopped her onslaught on Asher.From the way she looked at me so casually, I knew she didn't recognize me and I thought that could serve as an edge. But I didn't have any plans of fighting Serafina, at least not yet. All my thoughts and concerns were directed at Asher who was writhing in pain on the ground.She let out a loud laugh when she saw me running to Asher."Even your master and his right-hand man could not defeat me, what could possibly make you think that a lowly servant girl like you can do anything about it? I will win eve
ELYSIA'S POVI was equally shocked because I was yet to recover from the trauma of almost getting hit by one of Serafina's ghouls but I quickly got a fold of myself, especially after hearing Serafina scream.The look on her face showed that of amazement as if that was not supposed to happen.I immediately knew that she was distracted and it was time for me to strike. Serafina was clearly in shock, and as that, her attention had been taken to somewhere else.The first thing which crossed my mind was the fact that I had a knife and a gun, and Asher had taken time to train me extensively on how to use them.I quickly pulled out the gun from underneath my dress and aimed it at Serafina, I took time to get the perfect angle and when I thought I had aimed correctly at her, I pulled the trigger with my eyes tightly shut.I knew I had tried pulling the trigger several times during the training, but having to shoot it at an actual person now made me more nervous than I could have imagined that
ELYSIA'S POVThe moment that followed after the explosion of the white light was total stillness and calmness, but it was the kind of calmness that happened whenever a disaster was about to erupt.Even Serafina who seemed to be in charge of the moment was not left out in the astonishment of the recent and surprising occurrence. She paused what she was busy doing and directed her surprised gaze at me.She stared at me in shock for the next few minutes before she tried to direct her powers at me.Her powers were paused halfway since the white light was stronger and prevented her powers from getting to me.Not only did I notice that the light made me feel lighter by lifting the tension that had dwelled in me all through the chaos, it made me feel stronger, invincible and untouchable.Serafina looked disappointed when her powers seemed to bounce back instead of actually reaching me and knocking me out.She tried again, but this time around I redirected her powers back at her with full for
ELYSIA'S POVWith utmost satisfaction, I watched the once powerful Serafina who had haunted my dreams for the past few days crumble and turn into complete dust. The look in her eyes when she looked up at me as her body finally gave way was satisfying, I had been longing to see that look in her eyes for a very long time, all the times she had haunted me and I had looked up at her so powerlessly, I had wished that one day, I would get the chance to feel this satisfaction of seeing her crumble.I raised my hand after she turned into complete dust and life began to return to the pack. Everything Serafina had destroyed within her short stay in the palace was gradually restored and began to return to normal. It was as if a total transformation was going on in the pack and because the entity that brought about this reformation resided in me, I could not help but feel like I was in the centre of it all.Even Finnegan who had earlier turned to dust came back to life and returned to being norma
ASHER'S POVI was furious when one of the guards suggested that I take the car because I wanted to get Elysia to the hospital as soon as possible before she went completely cold.But I realized that taking her there on food would be detrimental to her and probably wear her out more so I immediately agreed and let the guard drive us.I carefully made Elysia's head on my thigh so I could look into her face all through the drive to the hospital. She didn't look to be in a good state, the bleeding was not stopping and her body was getting colder. It was more frustrating to me that I could not do anything to save her.To say I was overwhelmed with everything that was you on would have been an understatement, my mind was absolutely in total chaos. Especially when Elysia's eyes started to flutter close despite everything I did to keep her awake."Elysia," I called aggressively and started to shake her violently but nothing was working.It looked like the more I tried to shake her awake, the
ASHER'S POVMy heart pumped out of curiosity and I rushed towards the doctor who came out of the operating room. I tried to guess what the situation was like by evaluating the looks on the faces of the doctors but they all had blank looks on their faces. They always had that blank look on their faces whenever they delivered even bad news or good news. I began to wonder if they were trained specially to keep their faces like that when talking to patients."How was it?" I asked desperately, "Was it successful? How is she?""Cut the suspense and just tell me how Elysia is," I screamed when I didn't get any response from them immediately."Calm down," the doctor tried to assure me. "Everything is under control, the operation was successful.""What could be the cause of the breakdown?" I asked the doctor curiously."I think her display of power earlier kind of took a toll on her health since it did much to strain her body and overwork her organs. But we were able to stabilize her, we were