LOGIN~MILESUpon hearing Davina's words, Iris sank to despair. She slowly slid down to the ground against the wall and looked helpless. She was completely broken, knowing her sister had been possessed by evil itself. But it couldn't end like that. I couldn't believe that there was no other way out of this mess. I also hated seeing Iris like that. "Davina," I called her name. Davina ignored me and continued rubbing her face and bruises with a clean cloth. She was grumbling and wincing. "Davina, you heard me the first time.""What? What do you want me to do? To kill myself this time?" She sounded annoyed. "Andrea nearly broke my back. I'm guessing you want me to put my head on the line for you, right?""Watch how you say that!" I hissed at her and glanced back at Iris. She looked very pale, with a dead expression on her face. "Iris isn't in a good place right now."Davina sighed and turned to me. "Fine, tell me what you want."I sighed and moved closer. "There has got to be a way to ke
~JAMAL. Something felt terribly off.I had been placed in a cell in the upper levels, outside the dungeons. Yes, it was better than the one I was locked in before, but the feeling was different. I was still bound by silver chains so I didn't have much freedom of movement inside here either. Atticus who usually came around hadn't set foot in the dungeon since that day. And there was a strange mobilization of men recently. My sharp ears had heard them as they marched outside early in the morning. To cap it all, I had heard the worst rumour from the guards that gossip loudly around my cell. It was either they were incompetent and decided to speak rather loudly when I'm around or they didn't just care about it. Atticus had teamed up with Deucalion. That was all I heard. It could have explained why he hadn't come. I placed my hand on the metal bars of the cell and waited. I had spent less than two days in this new cell but I felt like I was wasting my time here. I glanced at the gu
~YULIA It was a destroyed village, ruined from the foundation to the top. I had never seen destruction on this level before. As I walked into the ruins, I could hear voices whispering. I had read somewhere that the troubled dead would whisper in the ruins of the clan, that was why its location was kept a secret. But now that I heard it, was creepy and I wanted to bolt. But Yara silently assured me it was fine. I came across black roses, growing in the wild and native to the clan. But they had withered and dried up, barely recognizable. A painful image of the rose beside my dead mother flashed in my head and I walked past it. The order of the black rose witches were also responsible for the clan's destruction. I had to find something important. As I ventured deeper into the ruins, the voices got louder and overlapped with each other, creating an incoherent, creepy crowd mumble. I knew it was a way of deterring intruders but I pushed on and entered deeper. The dark energy I had s
~YULIAFIVE HOURS BEFORE ISSA GETS CAPTURED. I scurried down the steps, glancing at my watch. It wasn't too long until sundown. Every fibre of my being told me it was the wrong decision going at night.The moonlight clan. I had the map to that place. I opted to wear my thicker, wool cardigan inside my coat but opted for the lighter one. The weather forecast said it would be mildly cold. I didn't need that. But now that I had the map from Davina, could I bear to sit down and wait? When everyone was fighting for the right cause? "Yulia?" Lana came out of the kitchen, with a blanket draped around her shoulders. Some colours had returned to her cheek. "Where are you going—never mind, I'm following you." She went to grab her shoes. "No, Lana, stay behind. You can't be moving yet." Lana was still sluggish with her movement. "I can move don't worry—" she tried putting on her shoes. "Lana, no." I grabbed her shoes. "Look at the way you are trembling. Your body isn't hundred percent!"
~ISSAI threw my head back and started laughing. My reaction caught Deucalion by surprise and he narrowed his eyes at me. I found it funny, that the Nocturnal Crimes Division was here. Who were these traitors? Didn't Jamal Khan tell them about me? What were they thinking? That it would be easy to take me in if they outnumbered me? True, it was the Nocturnal Crime Division that was experienced with fighting werewolves but even they knew they couldn't take me. I released Deucalion and turned to them. "You are all stupid. You have literally walked into your deaths." I held my hand out and spun around. You are trapped in the forest with me, not the other way around!"The men started laughing, as if I was telling a funny joke. They seemed very confident that they would take me. Deucalion got to his feet and wiped his mouth with a piece of cloth one of the men had handed him. He spat on the floor and a long piece of tooth ricocheted off the rock. He eyed me and shook his head. "What?
~IRIS. I gnawed on what remained of my nails, pacing around the room. Miles watched me as I mumbled stuff to myself. "—but I can't really transport Andrea to her, it's too risky out there lately and—""Iris.""—Will Andrea be stable until we get there and—""Iris!" Miles called out loud. I realized I had been broadcasting my thoughts out loud for the last ten minutes. "What are you thinking about?" Miles demanded. "You have been mumbling for a while." He looked concerned about my well-being. Possibly my mental well-being. I lowered my fingers. "I'm thinking of how we can get Andrea to Davina.""Call her." Miles mentioned. I stared at him and bit my nails again. I really hated being the one calling her, regarding our history. With the same man. Of course, the great Issa Frostwood. I dialed her number and it rang for a bit. I was a little nervous about how it would go but Davina suddenly answered. "Well, well, well." Davina's voice came through. I could almost see her sittin
~YULIAI had cut Issa off once again. I had heard him leave the house last night but I never heard him come back. Yara had protested angrily about it but I could not bring myself to be in his presence. I wanted to be alone with my thoughts and plot my next line of action. My thoughts remained pl
~JAMALRage was a powerful emotion. It had the ability to bring its wielder great power. It could make the wielder beyond dangerous. And that was exactly what it did to me.I had never once reacted in anger before. I always controlled my anger, even when Damaris bullied me countless times. I eve
~JAMALThere was only one thing I felt as I drove down the highway. Anger. It was raw. It was strong and it was dangerous. Even my superior knew that when I got angry, I became unstable. It was okay for Damaris to bully me. It was okay for her to hurt me, I was ready to tolerate all of that. B
~ISSAMy hands were trembling. My blood was slowly growing cold like ice fire was licking at my skin. It was almost as if I could touch the terror that was eating at me. The moon shone brightly in the sky, almost as if it was casting the way for me to get to the holy temple of the goddess. As if







