Ira's Pov"Who among you freed my soul and those of my men?" a voice asks from behind and we turn back around to see a man dressed in old robes and a golden crown standing on the other side of the dark pit. In his wrinkled hands he holds a trumpet."King Alodias?" Kind Adon ask. "Yes. I and my arny have been trapped here with no hope of ever leaving. You, an unexpected friend, have set us free," the man responds. "Take this, it is a gesture of our gratitude to you," he starts to fly across the pit like he is still a ghost. Suddenly, the doors of the structure close, the broken chains stretch to become longer and lock the doors again, like they have a mind of their own. "They are here!" King Alodias gasps before diving back into the dark pit. But he and his men are free now, they can leave anytime.King Adon hurries to the closed doors and tries breaking the chains again, but it's like they have been made stronger by another spell. We have been separated from his brothers and Lior.
Ira's POVThe inside of the tomb has a circular structure at the centre, almost as huge as the tomb itself. The structure has heavy doors locked with steel chains, like there are monsters inside. "I do not think we should go there," Linda says. "You can turn back anytime you want," King Adon says to her, already striding towards the heavy doors. We join him and the bitter and scared girl still follows. He and Tiras attempts breaking the chains. Not a single metal curves for a long time. "They are locked with a spell," Aruin notifies, pointing at symbols on the doors. "We we must use Ira's blood again?" Lior exclaims. He worries about me even now. I am glad to know that I haven't completely lost my best friend."The spell cannot be that strong. It will be a lot easier for her to give our Kings more strength instead," Aruin replies."How?" I ask."If you bring back your mate bond with them, it will strengthen them. All you have to do is say that you want it back, genuinely," he a
Ira's POVLior and Linda slide past the fog after keeping us waiting longer than necessary. One look at them answers the question why they hadn't gotten here hours ago. Linda has her fingers, tongue and lips all over Lior. She is like an hungry animal, gripping and licking. He quickly pushes her back after the cable boat stops.She still takes hold of his hand after they get off, gazing at me like I have intentions to steal him.Instead I lead the way towards the tomb. Everyone follows."Wait . . . is that a tomb? I don't think we should go there," Linda exclaims.Everyone keeps walking, ignoring her.There are unlit torches by the heavy door which has no locks. The heads of the torches are shaped like crescent moons. I think we will need them to see inside the tomb."Do you sense anything dangerous yet?" King Tiras asks Ronen."Not out here. But there is definitely a trap inside," King Ronen answers.Tiras lits our torches with his fire. The shape of the crescent moon becomes even cl
Ira's Pov"Your aunt's coven must hate getting their feet wet. I hate it too. But maybe it affects them in some way," Linda says. It's also a possibility. I would rather be more careful though. Things are never that easy for me. Like I said, I am extremely unlucky. Which is why I am sure this must be some trap of some kind. Should we trend on the shallow stream or the cable ferry? One must be the trap."I think it's more humble to pass through the stream," Lior suggests."Lysandra cannot be testing virtues. She has the darkest of souls. Think harder," King Tiras says. "What are your thoughts, dear?" he asks, gazing at me."I . . . I . . .am . . . ," I stutter, unable to come up with a thought for a moment. Then it hits me. We shouldn't trend on the stream."We shall take the cable ferry. The stream isn't real," I inform. "How is that possible?" Aruin asks. King Adon squats as he observes the stream more closely."Because sometimes a river represents a division, a gap that separates
Third Person's POVThe devious witch rises and strides towards Thumas. "No one has ever made me more proud. It appears that what Andria told me about you was a lie. I would have her dead head marking my borders if I do not still have use for her," she says. "I will grant you your biggest desire. I will cast a spell to make you a golden wolf. You will be my greatest knight, and Lord Luminis's cherished servant," she offers.Thumas bursts into tears of joy. "Yes M'lady. I will be of service in every way possible," he swears."Your first task is to bring me Ira Levitt herself. We need to be her keepers. There is so much her blood can do. The Angel Kings will grow stronger and more powerful if she starts loving them. Bring her to me before her good heart becomes fond of their company. And they will be easy for Lord Luminis to destroy," she orders."What you ask shall be done, M'lady. Just make me a golden wolf and I will move mountains for you.""The spell will be performed immediately,"
Ira's Pov"Can you see through the gate?" I ask the angels standing beside me. "The other side looks identical to this side. Surely you know that cannot be right. I would really like to make up for my mistakes," King Ronen replies, seeming just as confused as I am."It's definitely a trap. I will go in first and observe the other side for you," Linda says to her mate. "You think you will just get past the polls and look back at us?" Aruin scoffs. "I am brave. Watch me," Linda matches forward. Lior quickly pulls her back. "It is not yet time for you to be my heroine. The situation is not dire, yet," he advises.She returns to his side with a smile. I wonder how he plains to use her this time. Obviously he did not forgive her idiotic behaviour."There are old footprints very close to the gate. I bet Lysandra's coven uses it. Question is how?" King Adon questions. The traps are harder than I expected. Still I focus on figuring out where the trick lies. The gate had no doors yet the