Semua Bab The Heiress Torn Between Worlds : Bab 71 - Bab 80

Ellia Pov I know something is wrong the minute I open my eyes. Not because of the darkness. Not because of the cold, but because I can hear a heartbeat that does not belong to me. Thump. Thump. Thump. I sit up slowly, my eyes adjusting to the dimness of the room. " Cassien?" No answer. I turn around, my heart skipping a beat. His side of the bed is empty. My brows furrow together in confusion. He was right next to me when I fell asleep.I swing my legs over the edge of the bed and stand up. "Cassien?" Again, no answer. The thumping continues. It wasn't that I couldn't hear it before. It was just that I hadn't noticed it. Now I do. Thump. Thump. Thump. But it is not coming from outside. I

Ellia POV “Run!” Cassien’s voice finally managed to pierce through the horror in my head. I grabbed his hand and we bolted up the stairs. The underground chamber trembled violently behind us. BOOM!A loud noise reverberated overhead as a crack tore through the ceiling. Pieces of stone showered around us. “Keep running!”“I am!” We reached the top of the stairs just as another tremor rocked the room. I stumbled and Cassien caught me by the waist. “Are you hurt?”“No.” I turned my head and stared at the hidden staircase. The golden light was gone. The doorway was sealed, and everything looked normal as if nothing had happened.But I knew better. “Cassien…”“What?”“That voice.” He gave me a strange look. “You heard i

Ellia pov The moment those words left the creature’s mouth, I felt a wave of horror consume my body. Found you. I couldn’t move. Couldn’t breathe and couldn’t even blink.Something about the way it felt was different from Erevos.Erevos was terrifying in his own right, but this being was different. It was like it had no right to exist.Cassien stepped to my side. “Don’t look at it.” I tried to obey, but my body refused to listen. The creature pulled itself out of the gap in the floor.It was all darkness, with no discernible features other than two empty eye sockets.And yet somehow, I could feel it watching me.Erevos stepped forward. “Back away from her.” The creature tilted its head.Then, it laughed. It wasn&rsqu

Ellia POV Even though I just stepped out of the palace, I could already sense the uneasiness in the air. It was not because of the guards, or even the tension in the crowd. It was a hushed silence that sent a chill running down my spine.I slowly made my way back in the castle, my feet making echoing sounds on the marble floors.Erevos's words replayed in my headLilith chose youI don't know if it's the thought of my wolf having the soul of Erevos's dead lover that terrified me the most.Or that, some small part of me, actually believed the vampire's words. My heart pounded harder in my chest as I stopped in front of Cassien's chamber. The door was ajar, and I pushed it open.The room was empty.My eyebrows furrowed in confusion. "Cassien?" I called. No response. I took a step closer and my gaze landed on the open window.&

Ellia pov Something inside of me had awakened. I could feel it. It wasn't the power I had used to resurrect Cassien. This was something else. Something deeper. An ancient power that had slept inside of my bones for centuries, waiting for this moment. My whole body trembled. "Ellia!" Cassien's voice snapped me back to reality. I looked at him. He was a few feet away, his weapon drawn, eyes locked on the army outside of the palace. "Stay behind me." I wanted to tell him yes. I really did. But before I could respond, a warrior flew through the broken window, landing hard on the marble floor. "AH!" Cassien was instantly on him. "Report."