*Two days later* Ares sat on the throne, breathing out a sigh of content at the mere feeling of finally sitting on the throne his father sat on years ago. Back then, Ares stared at his
RueTaking another step forward, Mericel forces herself to rise to her feet. She holds her bleeding side and stumbles back. "Stay back." She hisses, putting her palms up as though it would stop me from inflicting
MericelI let out a grunt as I stumbled onto the wooden chair. My hands come to clamp around the b
The pure emotion in Ares's words set Rue's heart leaping into a frenzy of emotions that nearly clogged her throat. She swallowed the lump and let her eyes roam over the wolves behind her.Their breathing was ragged, the air coming out in puffs of fog as they showed their rage for the dark witch ahead. Rue's heart leaps again. Never had she thought in a million years that wolves would fight alongside her. She felt her eyes moisten at the
"Are you not going to help?" The soft voice startled Cylester who stared at the opening of the portal. He was confused as to why it had not closed yet. Perhaps Rue had mixed up the ingredients in this one.Turning
Something was different about Rue, something Mericel could not seem to put her fingers on. It was not just her power that was different, Mericel could tell. The witch she had trapped in the enchanted forest was no more. What now stood a good distance from her was very much more powerful.