As soon as Charlotte shares what Daniel just told them with Nicholas, his face changes from calm to panicked in seconds.“Please tell me this is a joke?” His eyes pleaded with her.Charlotte looks at him as if saying sorry in every language but words refuse to come out of her mouth.Both of them then relayed the same message to the folks residing in the woods.A wave of panic washes over the crowd as they register their words! Charlotte sighs and begins saying.“Please!”Her voice is full of desperation and regret...regret of not being able to do anything for them.“Please, try to understand! At present, we don’t know what will happen tomorrow. We just want to take extra measures to avoid any mishap whatsoever. Please cooperate with us. It is for your own safety!” She tries to assure them.They quieten down but she can still sense their worry.“What if we don’t turn into something we want to?” one of them asks.“We’ll just have to figure it out as it comes I guess!” Charlotte sighs. “
As soon as they finish chanting, something unexpected happens that chills them to the core.Caleb’s body suddenly starts convulsing and lights on fire!Katya and Alana have no time to react before Charlotte barges in while chanting something.“Charlotte, NO!” Katya shouts and tries to stop Charlotte as she steps towards a burning Caleb but fails.Charlotte isn’t just Charlotte in that moment. Katya stops in her tracks as she looks at her.Her eyes glow a vibrant purple color and the power radiating off her forces Katya and Alana to take a step back.Both the witches watch horrified as Charlotte comes to stand by the burning body of Caleb. They don’t have the courage or time to stop her before she does something that surprises them.Charlotte slashes her palm with the claw that has extended from her other hand. Bringing her hand just above Caleb’s body, she squeezes her palm into a fist and lets her blood drip into the fire.With every chant getting louder, Charlotte’s eyes glow bright
Azraiel rubs his palm over his face. As soon as he heard that Charlotte was unconscious he rushed through the woods to reach her. Katya and Alana were trying to remove the magic from Caleb when his body lit on fire. At that very moment, Charlotte reached there and started chanting something which ultimately stopped the fire. To everyone’s surprise, Caleb doesn’t even have a scratch on his body.Azraiel carried Charlotte to their home where she is currently lying on their bed. He is sitting beside his mate waiting for her to wake up.Seeing her like that, lying unconscious on the floor made his heart writhe in pain. He has no idea how he is going to watch her complete the shift tomorrow. He still remembers how much effort it took to keep it together when his sister shifted for the first time.What happened today has no doubt put several doubts in everyone’s mind. He too is concerned now. If Charlotte really shifts into a witch tomorrow, it might become hard for her to continue to live
Caleb’s eyes move to Azraiel as he enters the hospital room.“How are you feeling?” Azraiel asks the young boy as he sits down on the chair on the right side of the bed.“Surprisingly good!” Azraiel nods.He does look good…or more like healthy. Even his aura seemed to change. He feels stronger…too strong for Azraiel’s liking!“I don’t have to stay here, do I?” He asks skeptically.“No…” Azraiel shakes his head. “Our doctor is just performing some tests to ensure that you are healthy and there is nothing wrong. Once the tests result comes you are free to leave.”Caleb nods.“So…What happened?” His face looks serious as he asks the question he has been wondering ever since he woke up.“What is the last thing you remember?” Azraiel asks the same question he asked Charlotte.“Sitting on the floor as Alana and Katya performed some kind of spell.”“And…?” Azraiel squints his eyes when Caleb stops. Surely he remembers being burned by fire, there’s no way that he would forget the fire.“And?”
Ayleen senses the tension in the room and dears her throat.“Ahem."“Welcome to our pack, Victor!" Azraiel breaks the silence and extends a hand, “And thank you so much for coming here at such short notice!"“Thank you!" Victor shakes Azraiel's hand and smiles, "Anything for Ayleen.”“Please, have a seat."Victor and Ayleen sit down on the chairs and Azraiel does the same.“Ayleen told me everything." he briefly looks at Ayleen, “If you want to manage abunch of newly turned Vampires, there are a couple of things your need." He says.“We have decided to send the ones likely to turn into vampires, weredragons and sirens to the Queen's palace." Azraiel explains.Victor nods, “I See. That can work but you’ll need more people to control the newly turned ones.”"I am aware," Azraiel says. "Will you be able to get some more vampires to help?"“Yeah, my family and the people we sired will definitely help!" the pauses." But, there's something we'd like in return.”Ayleen turns to Victor, shoc
As the minutes go by, everyone’s anxiety starts reaching levels they never imagined. It was around one in noon when Dr. Humphrey cleared Caleb to leave the hospital though not before warning Alpha Azraiel about his renewed strength. Matt and Theo were heading towards the arena where Azraiel wanted Caleb to shift into his wolf. “Do you think he could be an alpha?” Matt suddenly asks. “Don’t know…” Theo answers as nonchalantly as he could. “What do you think?” “I think that if he is that strong, then maybe...maybe his bloodline isn’t that watered down as we thought. It’s true that he comes from a line of wolves that were part of the Black Onyx pack who ran away but it is possible that both of his parents were wolves…maybe some high-ranking ones…!” Theo takes in what Matt said. It can be true! Most of Charlotte’s pack members have a moderate or subtle aura till now. It may be due to the fact that they are unaware of their powers or it could be that one of their parents wasn’t s
As the day went by, Azraiel became more and more agitated.He was trying really hard to not let it show on his face, but he was failing miserably.Charlotte was very much aware of his anxiety. His worry was rippling through the mate bond even after his multiple attempts to block his feelings from her. She understood it. If the roles were reversed, she would probably be crying because of the overload of emotions.The sky would soon be dark. Charlotte stood on the balcony of her room, looking over the land that is now her pack. It feels like yesterday when she opened her eyes in the hospital and her angel mate was sleeping by her side. She gulps to suppress her emotions. All day long, they have done everything they could to control the aftermath of the shift. Right now, they have no idea what’s gonna happen after the shift, or if there is something going to happen at all. But it never hurt anyone to be prepared in advance.The dangerous species like vampires, weredragons, and sirens wil
All night, Azraiel and Charlotte switched between making love and talking just about everything.They knew they should have slept but they couldn’t help it. The fear that they might have no time to tell each other the million things they want to share just didn’t let them sleep a wink that night.They cuddled, they talked, and in between they even ate some of the ice cream and leftovers. She would have done everything she has ever wanted to do with her partner if it were possible.They were both aware of the sun rays peeking through the curtains indicating that it is time to get up but they ignore it and sink further into the mattress.He watches as Charlotte draws circles with her index finger on his chest.With a sigh, he presses a soft kiss on her head and grumpily says, “I think we should wake up.” “Mhmm…we should.” She kisses his chest tenderly.Sighing, she gets up and walks to the bathroom. While she is showering, Azraiel prepares breakfast. Charlotte wanted to spend the mor