Lahat ng Kabanata ng Fire: Kabanata 121 - Kabanata 130

No matter how many times Jessica tried to explain enchantment to him, Malachi stubbornly refused to accept it for what it was. He didn’t like what magic was doing to his son and the toll it was taking on his life. He’d seen firsthand what magic had done to Karani, how she’d spiraled off the deep end after Kiran was born and nearly killed herself by drawing too much magic into her.“Enchantment is terrible, Malachi. It takes over your life and you can’t really be held accountable for your actions because you’re not in control. It messes with your mind, your emotions and ultimately it can kill you,” Jessica explained. Malachi understood the words she was saying, but watching his son slitting his throat had been almost as bad as the night Kiran’s heart stopped when Bryan had brought him back.“But after today he can’t be enchanted ever again, right?” Malachi’s voice still held a hint of anger, but he was calmer now.“Correct, that’s why the spell is so intense. Malachi, Karani left him a

For days after the spell I could still feel an increase in my magical power, it was like a surge of electricity and I could feel it all around me. I could sense the magic in the earth and it crackled underneath my skin like a current. It was an odd feeling to get used to, but it felt so natural, like it was a part of my very essence, that I started craving the feeling.The moon was high in the night sky when my eyes snapped open. I had the strangest sensation that somebody was in the house, somebody uninvited. I got out of bed slowly and walked down the stairs.A strange scent tickled my senses but I couldn’t hear anything, not even a heartbeat and I couldn’t see anyone either. I moved through the dark house trying to ascertain where the strange feeling was coming from.Yellow fire burned in my hands and I let it spread to the room beyond me. It spread from the kitchen to the dining area and I saw a flicker of a movement from the corner of my eye. I moved with it towards the counter.

As Sunday lunch turned into late afternoon, we all sat in the living room. Adara, Shoran and Norah were upstairs with the kids, bathing and getting them ready to go to sleep. It was a peaceful evening with my family. Things had started to click into place for me. The dreams, Death’s message and everything else made sense now. I wanted to spend as much time with my family as I could.“Are you guys moving to Montana now?” James asked Malachi suddenly and I laughed.“Are we?” Jessica asked him, looking very worried.“Just think about it, we could buy a ranch with horses and cattle, you can have chickens and a vegetable garden, and bake bread every day,” Malachi said seriously and looked at her. I couldn’t control it anymore and burst out laughing. The look on Jessica’s face said it all.“That’s really mean, bake bread every day, like seriously, dude, I love you but there’s no chance,” Jessica said to him. Malachi laughed as he looked at me.“But Jess, just think about it. You could wake

James and I stood outside the den as the members arrived and their moods were relaxed. I felt bad that I was about to ruin it, but being a good Alpha meant you admitted when you were wrong, when you needed help. Most importantly, it meant you were honest with your pack, no matter what.Richard was the last member to arrive and I smiled when he bowed his head at me and nodded at James. I turned around and walked inside and the rest of the pack started taking their seats. I waited until everyone had found a seat.“Welcome members,” I said and hit the wolf gavel on the table. I stood in front of the table and James stood next to me with his arms folded across his chest. I leaned back on the table and took a deep breath.“Tonight we have two things to discuss, I won’t be calling for a vote on either subject. The decisions are final and I won’t answer any questions about vetoing the vote system,” I said to them and I saw Richard look at Malachi.“Firstly, it is with sadness that I announce

When the first blossoms appear in the forest, that’s when they’ll come for me. It would be a Tuesday and I knew they would surround me in the clearing, the place I held dear and where I had dominated my magic.They would try to draw my magic and my life force from me and take it for themselves as revenge for Dezrael. They felt cheated by me and their anger was guiding them now, guiding them to me.‘We are stronger together in number.’ Those were Adara’s words to me once. I knew this to be the truth, but I still didn’t want any of them involved. Nobody else should die because of me.Christian’s death was the ultimate loss, and it nearly broke all of us. That was the one pain that took me back to that place on Wolf Peak where the emotions engulfed me and slowly choked the life out of me.I sensed my time was running out and that they would soon be here. I had spoken to Malachi, James, Carl, and Frank numerous times. We had gone over the plan so many times that it was embedded into our v