Ora’s POVThe moment I woke up, I teleported to valence’s house. My eyes drifted to the window hoping that the sun hadn’t risen yet. It hadn’t. My reflection caught in the window pane making me wince. My hair was messy, my clothes clung to me like a second layer, and my expression was ghastly. I looked like I had been tortured.“Ora! I almost thought you would be late on the most important day,” Valence’s voice sounded in the other room, making me jump out of my skin. I used my magic to straighten my clothes. Using my magic, I healed my external wounds as much as I could, trotting along the corridor. I still looked beaten but this had to do. Valence hated waiting more than anything else.“Grand Magus, I am sorry to keep you waiting,” I said, giving a curt bow. Thankfully, she was too preoccupied to notice.“Remember to feed the vines with spiritual energy every day. We need to perform the ritual six days

ORA’S POVAfter all the preparations were done, I sat down with my legs crossed and placed both my hands on his head, softly chanting the spell I had memorised. I didn’t know what to expect. Nobody I knew had tried something of this sort before.For a very long time, all I could feel was the damp, foggy wind in the cave; all I could hear was my erratic heartbeats and the soft blend of Nivaan’s even breathing with my uneven ones. The words, the ritual seemed to be having no effect at all.Weariness started creeping on me and for a moment I contemplated giving up on the ritual. But, then Evaan’s face flashed in my mind. Drawing in a deep breath, I started chanting the spell with renewed vigour.All of a sudden, like a flash of blinding light; all of NIvaan’s memories slammed into me. My head throbbed as they drowned me in their torrential cyclone. My memories started getting mixed with his creating a state of utter chaos.I remain

Ora’s POVI rummaged through the drawers of the study. I had kept the snow crystal in one of these drawers; the second one from the top to be precise. I had no idea how it vanished out of the blue. I wasn’t the sort of a person who misplaced stuff. I rummaged through the drawer yet again but it was useless. I even used my magic to seek it out but that didn’t work either.“Damn! Where in the world did it vanish!” I cursed as I slammed the drawer shut.A sharp pang of ache coursed through my wrist and I leaned against the drawer gasping for air. My gaze darted to the golden bracelet around my wrist; it had become red and bruised. With a wave of energy, I healed the bruises. Ever since I switched the bracelet to my wrist, this had become a recurring phenomenon.The bracelet could probably recognize that it was not where it belonged.  Mostly the pain was bearable but at other times, it became excruciating. Letting out a deep sigh, I

ORA’S POVWe took the children to the small apartment I had rented and settled them on makeshift mattresses. They were still cold and weak and it would be a while before they woke up. I used my magic to create a thermostatic enclosure around them.Then, I sauntered over to Sandy who was seated in the living room. Sliding to the couch beside him, I let out a long, drawn sigh, “I have no idea how you are feeling right now. You must be filled with anger and hatred but… I am glad that you are here.” My voice got choked with the sudden swell of emotions. “I would probably have been shattered if I had to deal with this alone.”Sandy clasped my hand, cocooning it between his, “I don’t hate you, Ora…. I was upset, yes… maybe even angry but I never felt hatred towards you.” His eyes bored into the depths of my soul, “When you tracked down all the children and handed them over to the grand magus, I wante

Ora’s POVI had never thought that it was possible for a witch to expend too much of her power. I found that out under the worst possible circumstances. Teleporting seven children and an adult at the same time took a toll on me; draining me of every bit of energy that was left in my body.I had planned to teleport Sandy and the children quickly and return to the Halterland but when I tried to teleport back, I found it impossible to amass enough energy.I could feel the scrutinising hateful glares of the Alphas on me. If I stayed longer, it would only complicate things. So, I tried again. My head had become fuzzy. I don’t know what I did wrong; maybe it was the spell or something else; I ended up injuring myself internally.A sharp wave of agony formed in my abdomen before radiating all over. Blood spluttered out of my mouth; my ears started ringing. Through the blinding haze, I sensed Sandy’s presence. He was probably holding me as he argued abo