Giselle sat beside Emily on the couch, crying intently. She looked up at Emily and noticed smoke issuing out of her."Does anyone see what I'm seeing?" She looked up at Emily's parents."Rebecca?" Richard called."She's coming back." Rebecca's face lit up. "The couch is burning." Giselle jumped off of the couch."Rebecca, put her out." Richard commanded."I create and manipulate fire, not quench it." Richard tried to take Emily off the couch, but he yelled as her body burned his hands. He readied himself again and quickly took her from the couch and placed her on the floor.They stood and watched as Emily ignited into flames and continued burning until what they saw on the ground was a heap of ashes.After a while, they saw Emily's hand stretched out from underneath the ashes. She sat up from the ashes and looked at herself. She looked up at them and asked with a frown, "What happened?"************Michael opened his eyes slowly and observed the room he was in before he sprang up.

Michael opened his eyes after a few hours. He sat up, squinting and scratching his eyes. He lifted himself up from the floor and tied the towel he found covering him firmly around his waist. He had shifted fully into a wolf without the presence of the full moon. It was something he hadn't done before. Memories of the previous night flashed in his head. As much as he'd wanted to deny it, he really had to talk to his father. He had heard what Sydney knew, but it wasn't enough for him. He wanted to know his origin, his real family, and why they gave him up. "You were trying to say something hours ago, before you passed out." Sydney's voice drifted Michael out of his wonder zone. He swiftly turned in response to the startling voice, his eyes flashing in that direction. "Yeah," Michael agreed, when his eyes fell on Sydney. "We need to find the golden dirk before the ravens do." He gazed at his shredded clothes lying on the ground and thought of what he'd wear."Here!" Sydney hurled a shir

In the present world, Nicholas opened his eyes to see blood dripping down Michael's arm. He attempted to withdraw his hands, but he was unable to do so due to the firm grip. Their hands were covered in blood from the claws they dug into each other's palms, which dropped copiously, forming a large pool of blood on the floor beneath their hands. Nicholas yelled out, "Michael." After some time, Michael finally opened his eyes. His breathing was erratic as he pulled back his claws and relaxed his back on the sofa. Sweat dripped from his body. When Nicholas shoved forward and put a hand on Michael's neck, he realized he was burning up. "What happened to you?" He questioned."I was shot with wolfsbane." Michael muttered, fighting to keep his eyes open as he began to feel drowsy. "And you didn't consider telling me? How awful is it? Let me take a look." Nicholas stood up from the couch.Michael raised the short sleeve over his arm, groggily. Nicholas slowly shook his head, realizing how

Richard moved quickly, carrying an unconscious Emily in his hands, to the raven enclave.It was already noon when he arrived, and he walked in an open spot where the guards keeping watch would see him easily.Before he approached the gate, the guards saw him and immediately gathered themselves around the gate, waiting for him to get closer, and when he did, they opened the gate immediately, positioned with their weapons.As Richard strode in, his eyes scanned the very familiar community."Blake!" He yelled, "I have the hybrid!"Just then, Blake flapped his wings from behind the guards as they made way for him, and he landed in front of Richard."I brought her already. Can I get my wings?""Not yet, brother!" Blake hollered. "Where is the golden dirk?""I don't have it,""What do you mean, you don't have it? You would undoubtedly take it after killing the ravens.""Well, I didn't. It was almost sunset. I had to rush here with the hybrid, can't afford to get my wings burnt."Blake studi

"How is that even possible? It should only affect a hybrid." Emily took a few steps close to Nicholas. "He's only a werewolf, right?"Nicholas nodded. "I'm as confused as you are." "A witch spelled it... Maybe Elsa can help. I'll go get her." Emily left Michael's house scared and worried that something bad would happen to Michael if they didn't take action on time. She walked at a fast pace and she bumped into Giselle, who also looked worried and distressed."I can't find Victoria," Giselle complained. "She's not at her store and she's not home; it's weird.""She has definitely gone in search of Jacob." Emily said."And it doesn't bother you? Shall I remind you that half of my family is missing because of you?""Of course it bothers me, and I feel terrible about it.""Feeling bad won't make any difference. We need to save Jacob.""Gee, Chris is still recovering. Sydney is not on our side and Michael got stabbed by a weapon that's spelled to kill only a hybrid, but it's killing him."