Chapter 31“Drink!” He roared as he used an elongated Wolf claw to slice the palm of his hand open. The Shadows came like tendrils out of the darkness, from nothing and everything all at once. They slithered at his feet as if waiting for him to command them. The tendrils swarmed his palm, lapping up the blood as the tendrils on the ground soaked up what was spilled. “Restrain her!” He commanded, and the tendrils immediately swarmed Haven, bringing her straight to her knees in a pile of wrath and fury. I always feared The Shadows… They asked for prices that were just too high. Raziel was more than willing to pay them on most occasions, but I had never actually called them myself and I know Ramses hadn't either. Rowen had, although, I didn’t know if he actually paid their price or not. It usually wasn’t worth it. I glanced towards the door where the Risen were previously coming through and noticed there were no more Necromancers at the door, only Risen. They were all huddled back agai

Chapter 33I stayed on my knees as memory after memory flooded into my head. I was Human once, living in a broken home. Memories of my dad, my mom and myself came flooding through. I was an only child, no brothers, no sisters. I saw my mom and dad fighting, often. Broken furniture, broken dishes, the belt that was used on me when I misbehaved, as children often do. The pain, the scars, the nights I cried myself to sleep while my parents fought outside my bedroom door. Memories flooded in of my mother locking us in my bedroom telling me to hide, while my father kicked my door down to get to her, and inevitably me. Memories of the alcohol and drugs, the missed birthdays and Christmases, me getting older but nothing getting better. I was about 15 now, and my father had hit my mother for the last time. I stood up for her and I must have blacked out… I couldn’t stop myself. All the pent-up anger and rage I had been building for all those years was taken out on this man. The next memory w

Chapter 35(Raphael)My eyes fluttered open, and I realized what a splitting headache I had. Where was I? I looked up and saw the black chandelier above me on the ceiling. I was still in Blaze's room. I got a cold chill suddenly. Why was it so cold and dark? I got up and turned around to inspect my surroundings when I noticed The Shadows were still here. “Raziel!” I shouted. I ran up to my brother who was unconscious on the floor, surrounded by Shadow tendrils. They were writhing and slithering over him. It was like they were protecting him.They made a path to let me in as I approached. He was still breathing but he was definitely out. I started to remember the events that led to my passing out. I remembered Haven throwing a huge fit because I didn’t love her. I remembered having to call my brothers because the fight was getting out of control. I remember Roxy being here, and the Necromancers barging in. It all came back to me piece by piece.“Haven?” I said out loud, more to myself

Chapter 37“Oh, and Raphael?” She said. “This is going to sound crazy, but can I stay here tonight?” I grinned at her. “Of course you can, darling. You can stay here as long as you like.” I said back with a smirk. She exhaled a breath I wasn’t sure she realized she was holding. “I’m sorry to intrude, but I just don’t want to go home yet. I’m still shaken up and I don’t feel ready to be alone just yet.” She said softly. She was looking down at her feet while she spoke to me and I couldn't help but wonder if she was embarrassed, or if she was still scared of me. “You are never intruding on me, darling. I have a guest bedroom if you’d prefer to set up there. If not, you’re welcome to my bedroom and anything in it.” I said with a deep bow. I was trying not to cross any type of line. I wasn’t even sure where the line was to begin with. Especially now with her sudden age change.“Do we need to go to your house to get your things?” I asked her. “Actually… Yes. I would love to work on my com

Chapter 39I had no idea how long I was out, but when I woke up, I was in some sort of dungeon underground. I could smell the wet earth beneath me, signaling that I was pretty far underground where they hadn't even cemented the floor. Both of my hands were tied above my head, but I was sitting on the ground. I groaned as I realized my neck was sore as hell. What the fuck happened to me? I realized I had a splitting headache and when I reached out for Titan, he wasn’t responding. I started to get a little nervous about that fact. That's when I felt the burning coursing through my veins. “Fucking Wolfsbane. Ugh.” I growled. I closed my eyes and leaned my head against the wall trying to piece together the events of earlier. Flashbacks of Haven… Or not Haven, raced through my mind. Then a man, River… And that foggy brain feeling. I tried to pull my hands apart to break the chains with no success. I then attempted to use my magic, but it was no use. Whatever they had done to me had my m