Auren's pov. It was dark outside. Moonlight spilled across the stone courtyard. I could see the high walls of the Ashborn Castle, the thick iron gates in the distance. This was my freedom, I could see it in my grasp. However, between us and that gate were guards. Guards which we must get through if we want to escape from here. Speaking of escaping, I turned to mira. “when we finally get past the guards and out of the gates, you are coming with me right?” Mira stared at me for a short while with no expression on her face. For a while I lost hope of her coming with me. However, her lips suddenly broke into a smile and she nodded “of course I'm coming with you, if you leave, slashed would know that I am responsible for your escape so he would send for me immediately. I need to be out of the castle by then” A smile appeared on my lips and a certain feeling clenched my heart. “Very well then, we leave together.” My gaze went to the problem in front of us, a few of the guards stood
Auren's pov. A bright smile appeared on my face, It still felt unbelievable, the ash had worked, and I was free. I felt a certain way, one I couldn't even explain. The last time I had stepped out of the cell was when the guard had come to take me to the training ground. I didn't feel like the way I was feeling now. Maybe because I knew I would be getting into the cell again.I tilted My head to look at kira, the smile still plastered on my face. “Thank you mira” Her cheeks turned red that instant as a smile appeared on her lips. “you have been saying thank you for a whole now” I nodded, “I know,” She Stared at me for a while and them her brows knitted, “we don't have much time Auren, we need to leave now, who knows, the guard i had taken the key from, he must have woken by now” I straightened up immediately, she had a point. We needed to leave, I wasn't totally free until I was out of this place. We have already completed the first phase, and noifwe needed to collect the fina
Aurens pov. I sat cross-legged on the cold floor of the Ashborn cell, my hands open in front of me as I tried again to focus my power. The air smelled of burnt wood and old stone, and the dim torchlight cast dancing shadows across the cold cracked walls. My body ached, but I didn’t stop.My eyes flashed open. A wide Smile appeared on my lips as I stared at the fire ignited on my right palmIt had taken a lot out of me but with miras guidance and regular practice, I can now boastfully manifest my powers freely and almost perfectly“Yes,” I whispered to myself, tightening my focus.The flame flickered, then grew. A tiny flame, no bigger than a candlelight, but it didn’t vanish like before. I grinned.I was getting better. Mira’s training was paying off, even though she hadn’t visited in a few days. I took a deep breath, trying to move the flame from my hand to hover in the air. It wobbled a bit, then floated above my fingers.Just as I smiled again, a shadow moved near the door. I
Ezekiel's povI stepped out of my office, closing the heavy wooden door behind me. The hallway outside was quiet, but I barely took two steps before someone nearly ran into me.“Whoa,” I said, steadying myself as a young guard skidded to a stop in front of me.“Alpha Ezekiel,” he panted, holding his hand to his chest. “I was just coming to find you.”I raised an eyebrow. “What is it?”“One of the elders is approaching the pack house,” he said quickly.That made me straighten up.my brows furrowing “Which elder?”He hesitated only for a second before answering, “Elder George, Alpha.”I let out a long breath of relief and nodded. “Alright. Thank you. Let the warriors at the gate know he’s expected. And have someone prepare tea in the conference room.”“Yes, Alpha,” the guard said, bowing quickly before turning and hurrying off down the hall.Elder George. Of all the elders, he was the one who had stopd up to tobias, he had shown me the most support out of the elders by encouraging me and
James pov. The fight had been intense, but we had prevailed, we had defeated the five ashborns. This was the boost we needed. This shows they Are not invisible and with teamwork, we could take them out. After the fight, the dried land had stretched further than we had expected, however we didn't encounter or come across any Other ashborn.We have stopped a few times to rest, luckily, Lydia had restocked at the market square the other day, if she hadn't, then we would have run out of food a long time ago. After a long while of waking, the only voting we came Across were animals and a few birds, the place was deserted and void of life. I couldn't help but wonder why this area was like this. The thing I could think was that the ashborns were responsible for this. They were too wild, none I have encountered have waited for even a second to hold a conversation, all they wanted to do was fight. After another day of walking, we finally left the dried area, and this time we stepped int
Ezekiel's pov. I sat in my office, staring at the map spread out on the table. Red pins marked where we had searched. Blue pins marked the Ashborn sightings. And one golden pin sat alone, this was the area where James and the rest have decided to check the possible Hideout for the ashborns. It had been a month since Auren was taken. My jaw clenched, and I gripped the edge of the table. Every day felt like a blade twisting in my chest. Every night, Kailey cried when she thought I was asleep. I heard her. And I hated myself for not being able to bring our son back.Suddenly a knock came at the door“Alpha Ezekiel,” a voice called softly from outside.“Yes?” I stood up and walked to the door.One of my guards, a young man named Finn, stood there with his head bowed.“The elders… they’re on their way.”I didn’t need to ask why. I already knew. I know they were here because Of the whole issue, they wanted to know what was happening around here and how the search was going. “Get the g