LOGINXander’s P.O.V.“These scriptures indicated only one direction, Xander. The witch must be in this pack. I have already checked both the royal pack and our pack. I didn’t find any trace of another witch.” Brian was exasperated as he ran his fingers through his hair frequently.“What about this pack?” I asked him, and he took a deep breath.“There are more than five witches in this pack right now, including Roma and Mona. Apart from those five, I didn’t find any other trace, but if we go according to this scripture, the witch must be near the goddess’ descendant, meaning Xyla,” he answered grimly.I couldn’t deny this fact, but I still wanted to reassure myself that we were looking at the right place.“But this is what's bothering me the most.” He added, and I furrowed my brows.“Valerie taught us well, and the first thing that she taught was how to find another witch – no matter what they practice – around us. That’s the reason we trace all the dark witches easily, but ….” He paused an
“Vera,” I called her softly. She had lost her sanity in a fit of rage.It was understandable, but it was now costing us.My strength was fading, and I didn’t know how long I would be able to stand up.I sighed when she refused to listen to me and continued yelling at Lucian.Whenever Lucian tried to stand up, Vera increased the intensity of the pain tenfold.“Xander,” I called Xander when I started losing consciousness.“I got this, love. Rest for now. We have another fight coming our way.” Xander comforted me, but I felt annoyed by his wording.I watched Ruben jump in front of us and hold Vera’s hand.“That’s enough, Vera,” he said to her sternly.His face was expressionless, but his eyes betrayed him.He was in pain.“I want him dead, too, but not at the cost of Xyla and you,” Ruben continued in a stiff voice.It was clear that he wasn’t comfortable with talking to Vera like this.They had never shared an affectionate bond before.But watching Vera like this was breaking his heart,
Xyla’s P.O.V. (Continued)Those candles hanging over my body everywhere.Their heat….The melting wax dripping down….Every drop burning my skin….Those leeches crawling all over my body…Their tentacles sucking my blood.The coldness of the ice slabs under me numbing the back of my body.Everything brought the same pain that I endured before dying.My whole body convulsed, but it was only me.Vera suppressed it for our shared body.But then I heard Lucian screaming.I froze and opened my eyes again.“What is burning me? What did you do to me?” My heart skipped a beat.Vera had connected my memories with him.I couldn’t believe it, but Lucian was now experiencing my pain without going through the procedure.“You….. you could do this?” I asked Vera while breathing heavily.“Yes, sis. I can do more than this, and I promise you th…. that I am going to make everyone responsible for your and Angel’s death in the last life experience your pain and despair before dying in this timeline.” Ver
Xyla’s P.O.V. (Continued)“Stop her, Xyla. Your blood must not enter his body.” Xander almost yelled at me.Vera also stopped, but her breathing was ragging.I felt Fenrir restricted her movements.“Don’t forget that your blood possesses some other powers, too.” Xander reminded me.“Tell him to let me go, sis.” Vera demanded, slowly closing the distance between us and Lucian.“My blood can’t be on him, Vera. He ….. a witch needs its victim’s blood if it needs to cast a spell.” I reminded her calmly.She growled aloud and then started laughing manically.“Right… right.” She muttered while laughing.Then snapped her head towards Carl. He was now under her command and was shooting daggers at her through his eyes.“What? Feeling pity for your elder son?” she taunted him and then swayed her hand with all her strength.“Aaaahhhh.” Lucian screamed at the top of his lungs when her claw slashed his face.“Vera.” Carl yelled in panic, terror evident on his face.“What a love, Carl? You truly am
Xyla’s P.O.V. (Continued)“What?” Lucian barked.“What did I say wrong, huh?” He spat, looking at me with contempt and mockery.I had pulled Vera backward when I sensed that he was about to use something on Vera.So, now there was a good distance between us.Lucian tried to stand up again.He spat a mouthful of blood on the ground, trying to rise, but his body swayed badly.“Ever since she understood that she could be a princess by acting coquettishly and could push you back, she did everything to make your pathetic parents ignore you, Xyla. You can’t deny that.”My demeanour turned cold at that very instant.“Don’t pay attention to him, Xyla. He is trying to provoke you.” Ruben said to me through mind-link.“Is that so?” Ethan intervened.Lucian’s expression turned dark instantly.“Then why didn’t our parents cherish me and ignore you, huh?” Ethan questioned further.“Why did they use me as your steppingstone when you…. The elder brother should be the one?”“Because I am not Xyla. I
Xyla’s P.O.V.“She needs to stay in control of her emotions, Xyla, or else it will hurt all of us,” Honey said to me worriedly.I knew what we stood to lose by giving control to Vera, but she needed this closure.She can’t go back to the moon realm with resentment and regrets.And her biggest regret was leaving Lucian unharmed.For years, she resented Naomi and Lucian for everything that they put her through.Tonight, the second she sensed Lucian, she pleaded with me to let her get her revenge.I wanted to refuse because we were still dying, but I only had one regret in my heart.That I had to leave my mates behind.And that would be the reason for their doom.But Vera….She doesn’t deserve to be trapped between life and death like this.I saw my father’s eyes widen in shock and terror as soon as he realised that the she-wolf standing in front of him wasn’t me but his younger daughter’s wolf.Vera laughed…A guttural laugh…The mockery and hatred in her laughter stabbed my heart count







