NORAI held up my hands as she placed the compass in my hands, stretching forth her hands as she shut her eyes.I watched quietly as her hands began to give off a blue glow, and immediately the padlock broke apart, scattering on the floor as the door creaked open and we walked in.We stared at ourselves before walking in... the room looked clean and well-arranged... There was no dust or cobwebs, which meant that someone was living there.I didn't want to take any chances, so I quickly held Lilith's hands, pulling her behind me as we headed straight inside the room.If someone had told me there was a room in the garden, I swear I would not have believed the person, but right now I had no idea how to explain what I was feeling inside of me."Nora," I heard a familiar voice call my name.That voice didn't belong to Lilith... it belonged to a woman I had not seen in a year and some months.Slowly, I turned around towards where the voice came from. My jaw dropped. There she was—the woman I
NORA"If this is how you rule over your people, then it doesn't work this way. You can't hurt the people who believe in you." I took a deep breath, turning around as I walked towards my mother.Horace faced Lilith. "You are the reason she got to know about this, right?" he asked, grabbing her arm as she flinched, the compass falling from her hands.Quickly I turned around and said, "Horace, let her be! Leave her alone!" I ordered."You dare not order me," Horace declared.This wasn't the man I fell in love with... he wasn't the man I loved in my childhood... sneaking around just to get a glimpse of his face."I am not ordering you... I'm telling you. You can't treat her like that... I was the one who asked for her help.""What?" he growled."Mum, we are leaving here for somewhere better. I can't leave you here locked up in a cage," I said, and Aurelia nodded her head.Giving me her hand as I helped her get on her feet."Come with me," I heard Horace say, and looking up, I saw him drag
NORAI held my mother by her hand as we walked past the hallway, the maids staring at us, but I had nothing to say to them.After much contemplation, Horace decided to let Lilith stay because he probably didn't want me to leave. That was great of him because I didn't care about living... after all, he hid my mother all these years.I couldn't believe that he said magic is prohibited in the pack, but he was fully aware that Lilith saved Matteo, even though Lilith didn't tell him anything. I told him, but he couldn't even thank Lilith, and all he could tell her was to leave.I have never known him to hurt people. He always appreciated people for the good they've done and didn't punish them—for all I know, Lilith didn't harm anyone with her powers, and she's been so good to me.I had so much to talk to my mother about. So much to ask her, after thinking about where she will stay, I decided that she should stay with me for the afternoon, and then I'll ask Sarah to check for a room vacant
NORA"Please leave here... I'm tired and I want to rest. You have a fight to prepare for, so leave!" I was walking around the bed as I spread the duvet.I thought he would come by asking for forgiveness, but he came by asking me why I moved around with Lilith using magic."You are not listening to me... you should understand my reasons for holding your mother away from you."I had no idea why, but whatever he said to me now sparked something in me—annoyance. How did he expect him to see reasons with him when he hid my mother away from me?He knew I would miss her a lot, but he still made the choice to keep her away."What was just that?"I've never been this furious all my life, not even when Gavner rejected me. "I should see reasons with you asking my mother if I'm a monster, huh? That's the reason, right?"I could feel tears crinkling up in my eyes. "You took advantage of my mother, and that's all I know.""The man who claims to love me and doesn't want to see me get hurt kept my mo
"You are really suffering... you need to cut ties with Gavner." Candra said this to Angelica as she poured wine into her glass."But I love him?" Angelica caught up, adjusting her locks.Life has treated her badly indeed... a one-sided love was the worst that could happen to her. All her life, she thought she had Gavner at the tip of her fingers, but now he'd slipped away.There is definitely no way he would ever listen to her anymore, not after he realized that she used him and pushed away all the people who loved him and people he could love."A one-sided love? Is that love?" Candra asked, trying to hold back the urge to laugh so hard. "Of all people, you should know that you messed with royalty—not just royalty, but you messed with the wrong family... Gavner and his mother.""What do you suggest I do then?" She sighed, gulping a large quantity from her glass. "I hope you are not asking me to leave him because I won't do that."Candra shook her head, clicking her tongue to make soun
NORAAs the sun began to set over the horizon, I strolled down to visit my mom, sauntering through the quiet road. I was just returning from the hospital, feeling happy. I had gone through some books containing incantations and magical powers, though I had no idea much about them. I had to try something.The air was musty and damp, and the scent of mushrooms and wet earth lingering around in my nose reminded me of Gavner.I was glad I did... all I had to do was wait for three days, and hopefully Turaya wakes up. That way, Queen Shiba won't have to be lonely anymore.I couldn't explain it, but my senses heightened, and my instincts kept telling me that someone was following me, but when I turned back and looked, I couldn't find anyone.Looking up, I saw a dwarf and some people—two men and a woman. I could easily tell by their walking steps. They were clad in black robes and cloaks, adorned with a design sign on their robes.I could hear them murmuring as they walked up to me—incantatio
NORAThe air was filled with energy, unleashing a torrent of powers, but I wasn't scared. I was scared, but I wasn't scared... something in me or out of me was overcoming that fear, and I had no idea what it was.My eyes darted to my hands as they rose on their own accord. I knew something was off because I had no powers yet, but I was seeing myself doing some funny things.Lightning appeared in the sky as flames danced in my palms. The sky became dark, and a loud thunderstorm was heard.Stretching my hand forward as the fire clashed with the dwarf, I thought the whole event was funny. I watched the dwarf run around as the fire burned him. It roasted him, and as if the fire wasn't enough, another thunder strike struck him, and he gave a loud shout, slumping to the floor.Death?Now, they were the ones to meet my kind.I walked over to the dwarf as he lay beside the lady and said, "Say hello to my kind," giving out a loud laugh as I turned around.Watching the two men take steps backwa
NORA"Let her go!" I heard a voice command and tilted my neck to see who it was.I was in shock when I sighted Hernandez walking in my direction along with his bother.Pulling me back, the man holding me intoned, "Do not come any closer!" as he pulled me backward.Staring at my mother as she began to take steps forward, walking up to me, I wondered why she wasn't listening to me. She didn't want to lose me again but wouldn't listen to me.I had no idea why she didn't understand that staying here would cause more danger to both of us.My eyes met Hernandez's as he gracefully walked up to me. I had no idea if he still knew something or if he had completely lost his memory from the other day. That wasn't my concern at the moment."Hernandez, please, can you do anything in your power to take my mother away from her? I can't handle him while she's here staring at me," I pleaded, my voice low and demanding.He stopped walking and stared at me for a while before nodding his head. I had no id