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I needed a moment to breathe slowly as I realized he too, now knew what I’d been hiding all this while.

I know we can’t gather together and talk this out. Not until our enemies are secured and balance is returned, but I needed to make sure you knew what I wanted before this final showdown.

That you understand how important you are to me…to us.

Not because we rely on you to exist, but because despite the lies and deceit, we did believe we were destined to be yours.

We may not know how to project such things in a way that brings you affection, but I’m willing to try. Willing to learn. Willing to change so we can all be happy. I believe Aloisium wishes to do the same — even if he’s a bit more stubborn.

That made my lips lift up as I tried not to get excited at the mere possibility.

You’re deserving to have the ability to choose. To decide whether you wish to be claimed by us.

So we leave it in your hands to accept our apology and allow us the privilege to make you ours.

I decided that was enough to read, or else I’d get too emotional to tackle the task at hand.

“Happy?” Dark Nessa pondered as she looked at me with a wide grin.

“Very happy,” I whispered and looked at the box of strawberries. “Shall we eat before we face our destiny?”

“Yes!” she beamed but looked like she had a question as she tilted her head. “What about Regis?”

I thought about it for a moment, before lowering to the ground and placing the box before my crossed legs so I could share it with Dark Nessa.

“If they wish to claim me, I’m sure it's Regis who’s going to do it and confront me when he’s ready to,” I assured her.

“So…there’s hope!”

“There’s hope,” I agreed and offered her a strawberry. “Together. You and me. We’re going to take down Danica and those worshippers once and for all.”

“Take down!” she said with seriousness as she accepted the treated and waited for me to grab onto my own. “Time for them to feel the wrath of the Goddess of Nightmares!”

“Yes,” I agreed as we clinked our strawberries together.

Time to unleash the true Goddess of Nightmares.

CHAPTER10

To The Forbidden Place Part Two

Istared at the lagoon surface as the deeply rooted aroma did everything to try and make me throw up.

My body was completely calm as the dual magic of light and darkness thrummed in anticipation — the desire to let them reign free on our enemies growing with each passing second.

To think it’s been ten years since I’d walked into the thick pools of blood. To drench myself in their trained droplets and submerged into the place I knew Danica was surely present and waiting for my arrival.

I felt like I was stalling as I continued to stand in place, but maybe I was intuitively waiting for the right moment to move.

For the tugging pull that would bring me exactly where I needed to be.

I was finally going to put an end to someone who’d yearned to ruin my life over her suffering. Had tampered with so many threads in my life because it brought her nothing but joy.

This would end this nightmare and cycles of torture I’d endured and ran away from in hopes of never confronting it again.

This ending will invite a new beginning where I can live and coexist with all those destined to be in my life.

My pack of nightmare wolves…

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