Gwen POV The ground shook beneath me, filled with an energy that was no longer Morgana's. It was mine now. Before me, Morgana knelt, her fiery dangerous red eyes reflecting an emotion I had never encountered fear. The immortal witch, the publisher of my nightmares, was scared of me now.I should have felt triumphant, but instead, I felt empty,void. Shadows held her wrists, restraining her. She struggled, but they no longer answered to her; they answered to me,I am their new boss. Behind me, Liam, Alven, and Xander stood frozen in shock, unable to recognize the person I had become. I wondered if I even recognized myself.Morgana raised her chin, a smirk playing at her lips. "You believe you've won, little wolf?"I remained silent and calm, knowing better she wasn't defeated yet. Deep down, I sensed this was merely the beginning of the main gig.Tina lay gasping on the ground, her complexion pale and her strength waning, fading out gradually. She had nearly lost her soul to the wit
Gwen POVThe night felt unusually hot, thick with an inexplicable tension. Something was off tonight.Since we left the ruins, my sleep had been almost nonexistent. Each time I tried to rest my head, Morgana was there haunting my thoughts, unwavering in her observation.Tonight, however, that sensation intensified and unusual. It felt as if she was actively moving around us.Liam was next to me, silently sharpening his blade while Alven and Xander maintained their watch near the trees, both tense and alert. We all sensed that something was imminent, something dangerous.And then, it happened.A sudden, icy dust swept through our camp, unlike any ordinary wind it was hovering with whispers.Liam tensed beside me. "Did you hear that?"I nodded slowly. I did hear it.A single whisper. A name echoed in the darkness.Tina... Selene... Ronan...I froze in place.Liam, noticing my reaction, asked, "What's wrong?"I swallowed hard. "She's targeting them."His expression shifted in alarm. "Mor
Gwens POVThe forest had fallen silent again, yet I could still feel her presence around.Morgana may have disappeared, but she was still with me. I felt her gumming within me, like a dark whisper hovering around my soul, waiting and observing, looking for something maybe.Liam knelt beside me, his hands holding my shoulders tightly. Concern filled his tense expression and golden eyes. "Gwen, please, speak to me,what wrong."I swallowed hard, forcing myself to breathe steadily. A chill ran through me, as if something important had left my body, a piece of me was no longer my own again.Xander and Alven stood close by, weapons drawn, surveying the darkness among the trees, aware that our ordeal was far from over.I closed my eyes, striving to calm my racing heart. But the instant I did, I saw her again.Seated on a throne made of shadows.With my face.Smiling.I gasped and dug my fingers into the ground. I was no longer just battling Morgana.I was battling myself.Liam helped me stan
Gwen POVThe freezing morning air was thick and filled with unease. I was unable to sleep last night ever since I encountered Kai and heard his dangerous cautious warning.Morgana's voice filled in my mind, a haunting and scary whisper: You cannot escape me, little wolf.I held my fists, urging my legs to move as we rearrange our camp. Liam, Alven, and Xander appeared unfazed, unmoved but I was aware they sensed it too.Something felt off.The atmosphere was heavier, thicker. We were being observed from afar I think.Liam walked next to me, studying my expression. "You seem off."I sighed. "I'm alright."He narrowed his gaze. "That's a lie."I chose to disregard him,not minding what he said, tightening my pack straps. I couldn't waste time. I needed to understand what Morgana had done to me before it was too late,I really need to.If Kai was right... if I was already shifting into something elseThen I needed to stop it.Before I turned into a monster as well.**** We walked through
Gwen POVI sat motionless, looking at Kai across the fire. This wasn't right. He shouldn't be here,not now.Liam, Alven, and Xander were asleep, completely unaware of the threat and danger hidden in the darkness. But I was aware. I sensed it.The atmosphere around Kai felt wrong oppressive, dangerous as if he wasn't entirely there.Or perhaps... as if he had become something beyond human."You're not supposed to be here," I whispered.Kai turned his head slightly, a smirk playing on his lips. "Neither are you, little sister."I held the dagger in my lap tighter. I could call for the others, seek help. Yet, something told me that wouldn't matter.Because Kai wasn't here to fight.At least, not yet."You followed me," I accused.He chuckled softly, moving closer. The burning firelight cast strange shadows over his face. "No, Gwen. I've been waiting for you."A chill ran down my spine."Waiting for what?"His smirk grew. "For you to wake up."I frowned, confused. "I don't understand."Ka
Gwen POVAgony. Pain. Dizziness.I was down,don't know for how long.One moment, I was struggling for survival in the mist of ruins; the next, shadows sorrounded me.Now, I was locked in an unending and dangerous darkness, weightless and breathless. I attempted to shift, but something held me down like a rope, like invisible chains holding to me.Suddenly, a voice pierced the stillness."You possess more strength than I anticipated Young woman."I gasped, jolting in response. The woman from earlier was here.She came from the shadows, her long cloak seamlessly blending into the darkness like it was darkness itself. Her eyes shown a fiery red, reminiscent of embers in the night. There was an unsettling aura about her she was more than just powerful; she was something entirely different from others,she reek if magic.I willed myself to breathe. "Who are you?"A slow, deliberate smile spread across her face. "I am Morgana."The name sent a shiver down my body. Though I had never heard it