Page 296 of His Sunshine Baby

“So what?” I say. “Are we supposed to feel sorry for you now? Do you think you will feel better after this?”

Nephera immediately glares at me, not hiding her anger. A few steps away from us, I can hear the river going wild, the water raging, but I try to ignore it.

“You can never understand how I felt! My own mother abandoned me for someone else! She lived in comfort while I was left alone to grow in an unknown city! The only man I ever loved threw me away when he was done using me! And then, I lost my child to those wretched, abominations called vampires! How dare you tell me what can make me feel better or not!”

I step forward, mad enough to growl, barely keeping my wolf from jumping out. I’m tired of listening to this woman’s rant.

“Yeah, cry me a river,” I shout back. “You think you’re a victim? What about all the people you deceived when you didn’t help Cynthia reach out to her sister? The families you split just because you were a selfish brat!”

“How dare you!” she yells.

“You know what, it’s about time someone gave you a reality check! You think you’re the only victim out there? Well, sorry to say, you’re not the only one who’s lost their parents, or their child! I get you went through some shit, but you know what? You can suck it up! I lost my parents twice, my godmother, my baby, and that still didn’t make me one hell of a heinous bitch like you! I know where I fucked up, and I made amends for that! I own my mistakes; I don’t blame anyone else for them!”

I let my aura explode out as my anger reaches its peak on the last few words, but honestly, I’m fed up with this witch! Nephera isn’t impressed. Instead, she looks more furious than ever, and suddenly, a wave comes from the river to her feet, and then gravitates around her hands. It’s impressive, like watching some fantasy action movie. But this is very real, and I know she can do some harm with that damn water now floating around her.

“You think you can judge me?” she yells. “You know nothing! I never had anyone! My mother left me, I had no family, no friends, no one to rely on! You know what it’s like, to lose everyone? To lose your only hope, your child? Judah Black, Queen Diane, her children, they all took everything from me!”

“Oh, yes, I know,” I growl. “I also know what it’s like to lose a child, and then have to abandon the other for her safety. I left my daughter alone in the woods, not knowing if I’d ever see her again, because of you! Maybe your mother wanted to protect you by sending you to Silver City, maybe she had bad reasons, but if you were so desperate to see her again, maybe you should have worked your ass off and helped Cynthia like you were supposed to!”

“Selena…”

I know Nate wants to comfort me, but right now, I just want to shut this crazy bitch up once and for all. I am so fed up with her blaming everyone but herself!

“You want to take it out on someone? Well, sorry, everybody you blamed is dead! The only guilty person now is yourself! Nora and I grew up without knowing our parents too! Damian and Nate killed their own father to save themselves from the monster he was! Who are you going to take it out on next, huh? It’s your mistake, own it!”

Nephera’s expression is ugly at that moment. Yeah, the truth hurts, bitch.

“You… You…!” she screams. “I’ll get rid of all of you!”

I guess that’s it for her arguments. She suddenly raises her water above her head, and we all get ready, knowing this is our signal. The fight is back on.

Damian, Nate, and I jump together to attack, but she launches her water attack as soon as we move. It’s way bigger than what I had thought it’d be. I’m hit by a full wave, and feelmy body thrown away, before something catches me. I choke a bit, but thank Moon Goddess I managed not to swallow any.

I realize I’m caught in some muddy roots, before Sylviana moves them again, creating several barriers between us and her sister. Nephera tries to attack again, but the roots sprouting in accelerated movements from the ground break her waves, transforming them into little splashes on us. For a minute, I think we might be able to take her down, until I remember she’s not alone.

As soon as she attacked, all the nearby vampires resume fighting too. As soon as I am released from Sylviana’s magic wood or whatever it is, I need to jump to avoid an attack. Those damn things! I don’t know if they used her little speech to gather, but there’s more and more of them around us. A lot more than before.

I need to jump, kick, throw a punch, run, and jump again to avoid the ones coming at me. I try to keep an eye on what’s going on around, but I only catch a glimpse of Damian, surrounded too. They seem to have decided to attack the strongest of us in groups. I hear Liam growling furiously too, meaning he doesn’t have time to play anymore. I use my silver bars again, managing to keep them off me, but I don’t have a second to breathe.

The ground trembling dangerously and the sounds of waves crashing tells me the witch sisters are going hard at it too. When I think I’m about to be surrounded, another root suddenly sprouts out to impale several vampires or create another barrier. I appreciate the help, but I have no idea how Sylviana can keep it up.

This whole fight is insane. Wherever I look, there’s mud, vines, roots, or vampires. Werewolves are growling somewhere behind me, and vampires are screeching from all sides too.

I have never seen so much violence on such a large scale. We just keep fighting, growling, trying to kill them one afteranother. I’m covered in blood and mud. Some managed to scratch me, but most of this blood is from the ones I killed. I try to rip their heads off, tear their throat open, or impale their heart. Those damn creatures are resistant, and if they are not killed properly, they can still move whatever’s left of them. It’s a horror movie. I can’t help but scream when one of them suddenly scratches me deep on my back. Moon Goddess, that hurts!!

“Selena!”

“Nate, no!”

He must stay where he is! I keep fighting, but a few seconds later, I realize another wolf came to fight next to me. I kick away another vampire, avoid one’s bite, and brutally smack its head before letting myself glance over.

“Levi, you idiot! Don’t help me!”

“Your back is bleeding, Selena! You can’t protect your–!”

Before he can finish his sentence, another vampire jumps at him, making him lose his focus on the mind-link. That idiot! He should be way behind, not on the front lines with us! I keep trying to tell him to fucking back off, but he won’t listen!

I do feel the pain, but I can take it! I smack another vampire with my silver pole, and smash his head against the ground, when the earth violently shakes again. What the heck are they doing! I try to shift my position to get closer to Sylviana. The two witches are having an insane fight. I take half-a-second glances between two punches or kicks, but this is out of this world. Nephera is going all out against her sister, sending wave after wave, even shaping her water like ice picks to send them Sylviana’s way!

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