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34. The Fire Within
Matthias leaned in and kissed Emma, who desperately tried to push him away.
Breaking the kiss, Matthias heard Emma's protestations, "Matthias! What have you done? They could attack while we are at our weakest!"
He smiled at her and cast 'My little shadow, it's best to do this quickly and we have the best protection. Viktor is my best friend and Katana is the strongest light bender in the world.'
Tears were streaming down Emma's face as she whispered, "Then take my blood."
"Yes. Let me see your arm," he said as he watched her steely determination. He knew that she was in tremendous pain and this would weaken her further.
Quickly he cut her wrist and took her blood and then sealed the wound. The im
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Viktor was screaming for help.His clothes were on fire and his skin was starting to burn. He fell to the ground, rolling around, trying to stop the spread of the fire before he needed a legion of souls to heal.His eyes caught Matthias' before he landed but suddenly a loud rushing fireball raged overhead.Viktor watched as Emma and Matthias tried to dodge the fire, but they were too late. He was helpless as the fire surrounded them, fearing for the worst as the couch and curtains set on fire and crawled up the walls and fanned across the ceiling.Smoke started to billow throughout the room but there was no movement from Emma and Matthias. Not a sound.Yet he
The Shadow Effect 36. Hidden in the Shadows
"My little shadow, just be yourself and all will be fine." Just as Matthias finished speaking Viktor fell into their room with a raging fireball chasing him down the hall. With barely enough time to react, Matthias managed to release a charm of protection around both of them. Emma tried to scream but he covered her mouth and told her to fade. Hidden in their Schatten forms, they remained within the illusion while Katana used her magic to put out the fire. Watching William scoop up a severely burned vampire, Matthias turned to Emma and whispered "He'll survive but will act like a baby as he recovers. We need to go into hiding before we have a definitive answer on who was behind the fire, although I think that I kno
The Shadow Effect 37. Banishment
Matthias and Emma turned to Katana and nodded before throwing open the door to Carsten's chambers. Without a word they entered along with the security team. Glaring at his brother, Matthias started to brutally search Carsten's memories for any signs of past betrayal and future plans. At first, there was nothing to find, but when Katana and Daan joined forces, the cracks in Carsten's shield fell away. Carsten was fighting them off but eventually he lost the fight and betrayal plot after betrayal plot was revealed. Numb to the deceit, Matthias gritted his teeth and continued watching memories of Carsten talking with James about how beautiful Alice's death was orchestrated. Learning that James had paid Anders to follow Alice and torture her once she was alone in the woods. The original plan was just to harm her but killing her, well... James was proud of himself, knowing that without a mate, Matthias would not
The Shadow Effect 38. The Appearance of Sleep
Pacing the room, Matthias was highly agitated. It had been hours since Emma passed out into a trancelike sleep. Her breathing was steady and her heart rate normal, but he couldn't understand why she wouldn't wake. Finally he sat down on the couch next to her and held her hand in his, rubbing it and trying to get a reaction from her, but nothing. Absolutely nothing! By the time Katana walked into her room, he was seething mad. She tried to sooth him but nothing short of releasing Emma from her trance would suffice. Katana's words, no matter how kind or reasurring would help. She still tried, "Matthias, she will be fine. Morgan has her now and is imparting important lessons that she will need to survive these coming trials. Please take comfort in this." Turning towards her he growled, "Then tell him to release her! I want my mate back." "Hush now! When he's good and ready he will release her. There
The Shadow Effect 39. Broken Vows
Standing in her room, she looked out over the castle grounds and she could still smell the stench of the smoke that clung to everything in the castle from the curtains to the bedding. The mirrors were covered in a black film and the raging fire was burned into her memory. The screams and chaos that ensued as Matthias disappeared left everyone scrambling to find him and his precious mate, but not everyone was playing the same game.As her eyes wandered across the beautifully landscaped gardens and the picture perfect world created for the elite Schatten, rage built up within her and she wasn't sure if the darkness or the light would win over her heart.She clung to the pillow with Daan's scent and took a deep breath, knowing the way her mate touched her and electrified every part of her when they made love, she was confused. Completely and utterly confused. She wanted to hate him and not love him. She wanted to kill these miserable Schatten out of vengeance that stemmed
The Shadow Effect 40. The Iron Chains
The iron chains that bound his wrists fell to the floor of the vault and he sighed in relief as he rubbed his sore wrists to start his blood circulating again. Trying to stand up, he was wobbly from lack of food and sleep, but the shadow standing before him, helped him to steady himself and regain his balance. He reached out to this beauty standing there and leaned in to kiss her sweet lips, whispering "How have you broken their defenses, my love?" "You have taught me well and I used the illusion charms that we have so often practiced. As I found my way down here, I took out a few soldiers but they were not on our team anyways," she replied in a cavalier tone. His eyes roamed around the vault to ensure that they were the only ones contained within the walls of the vault, but then he turned to her and questioned, "Did you send them to the netherworld or place them in a deep sleep?" She smiled wickedly at her mate and the evil in her eyes became fully a
The Shadow Effect 41. A Soldier's Dilemma
He could feel her will to live sleep away as he held his hand over her mouth, but somehow he just couldn't go through with it.Not yet.He released her mouth and heard her gasp for air. It was all she could do to recover, for she was still trapped within her deep sleep.Their eyes came into contact and he snarled at her silver eyes, "Traitor. You will be the ruination of Daan and he should have banished you upon learning that you are his mate. But I will do what he is incapable of doing."Janna's eyes looked to and fro, but she couldn't scream for help or signal Daan that she was in trouble for their connection was broken as she laid there unable to move or communicate.She was frozen from her mate and this soldier knew that she was helpless.He leaned in again and softly whispered, "No one is coming to help you. No one wants you around. You are a traitor to the Toten and to the Schatten and for that you shall die this very evening."
The Shadow Effect 42. An Evil Twist
Matthias banged his hand upon the table and said, "I already know the potential consequences of my behavior but James was found to be guilty of treason against both of my mates. I had every right to yield that punishment and I will face the ire of their wrath upon their visit!"Viktor was just about to speak out and suggest another path when Daan burst through the door and without preamble exclaimed, "Matthias, some of the soldiers are planning on finding Carsten and bringing him back to take over the castle and stop your reign as an Elder. You have not ended the conspiracy and betrayals surrounding you."Matthias felt like all of the air was emptied from his lungs. Their soldiers too. How far did this conspiracy go? Who else was involved? He ordered all of the soldiers to be brought to the training grounds and they would be investigated immediately.He quickly quelled any protestations as to his methods and his investigation yielded results. Another ten soldier
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