20

The Deal Breaker

A moment of silence grew between the two of them. Her green eyes locked with Esmeralda’s bright blue ones.

Her brows furrowed with confusion. “Me? Bring you… back to life?” she shot back, and no matter how hard she tries, she cannot make sense of it.

“You heard it right, Elinor,” Esmeralda replied, her face serious, no hint of jest in her voice.

“But that is impossible. To raise someone from the dead is just impossible.”

Above their heads, the full moon appeared as the wind blew the thick clouds that once covered it. The two of them stand face to face with each other, their intertwined hands in between them.

“It is not impossible, at least for someone like you, Elinor. Raising someone back to life is a possible task for you are the second hybrid of a werewolf and witch”

Hearing that felt as though some unseen force hit her whole body, making her shiver, her strength slipped away and if not for Esmeralda holding her hand, she might as well be rolling down the hill for