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Aria's POVI nodded, listening intently as Jade spoke.Viktor and Raven watched me in confusion, probably wondering what I was doing.When Jade was done speaking, I turned to both of them. “Jade said that—”“Who is Jade?” Raven asked again.“It’s a long story, I'm not sure what she is” I replied, waving my hands. “Now listen to me. Jade said that no matter what you see, no matter what you hear while I’m doing this… you cannot interrupt me.”Viktor furrowed his eyebrows. “What do you mean?”“She means if you interfere, we’ll die,” I said seriously. “Both me and Lilith. That’s how delicate this is.”Raven’s face turned pale. “You’re not serious.”“I am,” I retorted firmly. “If you interrupt, even for a second, whatever thread that is holding Lilith’s soul will snap. It will destroy her spirit… and it’ll pull me in with it. Both of us will die. Do you understand me?”“Really?” Viktor asked in shock.I nodded. “Every word. This has to be done without interruption. I don’t care what you se
Aria's POVRaven snorted in disbelief from behind me.Viktor stared at me like I was going crazy. “Aria…”“I’m not crazy,” I said quickly. “Just listen to me. I saw something. It was like a flash. But she’s alive, and not just as a ghost.”“That’s impossible,” Viktor snapped. “There’s no heartbeat, no blood flow. I would know. I’m not some fledgling vampire, Aria. I’ve existed for centuries.”I ran a hand through my hair as I began pacing. That buzzing hadn’t stopped yet. They both watched me with incredulous looks on their faces.“I know what I’m saying. There’s…there’s just something. I can feel it.” I mumbled almost to myself.Jade’s voice hissed in my mind. ‘Don’t do it, Aria. You’re playing with something ancient and dangerous. She’s been dead for years.’“She’s not dead,” I said aloud, to both them and Jade. “She’s in a trapped state. But I can bring her back. The stake is preserving her, tying her spirit down. If I can heal her body and reconnect her spirit, I know that I can—”
Aria’s POVRaven walked beside me in silence, while Viktor walked ahead of us, lost in thought. His shoulders were tense as he walked, and his fists were clenched. I couldn’t even begin to imagine how he was feeling at the moment.His guards who had come with him were disposing of Kale’s body. According to Raven, if Kale’s body wasn’t properly disposed of, there was a possibility he might come back to life. Killing vampires wasn’t easy, but it was even harder to keep them dead.As we descended the stairs leading to Lilith’s tomb, I swallowed hard as the memories of my last time here came flooding in.How I stumbled upon Viktor mourning for Lilith. That dark look in his eyes that had now faded. How he had stalked after me, and had bitten me.I would have died if not for—“What is going on with you?” Raven’s sharp voice pulled me out of my daze. I hadn’t even realized that I had stopped walking.Viktor turned back to look at us, his eyes flicking between Raven and me.“I’m fine,” I lied
Aria’s POV“She can’t defend herself,” Raven continued, completely unbothered by the dangerous look on Viktor’s face. “And keeping her locked up makes her a sitting duck. You’re putting her life, and your control, at risk by keeping her here.”Viktor was silent. He had an unreadable expression on his face.“Let her go,” Raven said. “If she dies here, you’ll have yourself to blame.”“I can protect her. Aria just has a day left here.” Viktor said tightly.Raven shook her head. “You have already failed. She would have died right now, if it weren’t for me.”Her words pierced through him, and he flinched. He clenched his jaw as his eyes blazed with fury, but he didn’t argue.I met his gaze, and I saw the man who had just lost his most trusted ally to betrayal. Kale’s betrayal had really hurt him, no matter how much he didn’t want to show it.I knew he was going to agree, but my mind flashed back to my promise to Lilith, and I groaned internally.If I decided to ignore my promise to Lilith,
Aria's POVThe blade didn’t go deep enough. It didn’t even slow him down much. But he screamed.Kale roared and swatted me aside like I was a fly. I only had time to cradle my stomach protectively before pain exploded through my ribs as I slammed into the wall, and I fell to the floor, gasping for air.“Now you’ve pissed me off,” He growled, his eyes burning with rage.My vision blurred, but I could hear Raven’s growl as she seized the distraction.She slipped out of his hold, and sank her fangs into his neck with a feral scream.Kale screeched in pain and fury, trying to claw her off, but she held on tightly, digging her claws into his shoulders as she bit down harder. Dark blood poured from his throat.He finally shoved her off with huge effort, but he was bleeding heavily now. He staggered, his body stained with blood.“You bitch!” he spat, grunting in pain.Raven wiped the blood from her mouth and smirked. “Better than a psychotic bastard.”She rushed at him again with terrifying
Aria’s POVI felt a sudden whoosh of air. It knocked the wind out of me, and before I could even flinch, there was a loud crash behind me.My breath caught in my throat.The blade was gone, and the pressure on my neck vanished.I blinked, still frozen, waiting for the pain that never came.I wasn’t dead.Slowly, I turned around in confusion, even as dread settled in my stomach.However, my eyes widened in disbelief at the sight in front of me.Kale was on the ground, and he was no longer calm and smug. He rolled back quickly to his feet, clutching his blade tightly, but his calm expression had shifted into surprise and rage.Someone had saved my life, and it was the most unexpected person, because standing in front of him, with her arms outstretched, was Raven.My mouth dropped open.Raven’s face blazed with fury, and her red eyes burned with raw hatred. She hissed at Kale with her elongated fangs.“I knew something was off about you, you fucking psycho.” she growled at Kale.Kale nar