Page 64 of Snow's Charming
I know it’s a dungeon of some sort, and it’s dank, but that won’t help.
A lump formed in my throat. I may have been communicating with Sylus telepathically, but my throat had other plans.
It’s alright, baby. Just don’t sever the connection. I’ll be able to track you that way.
I’ll try, Sylus, but I’m glowing. I don’t know how long I’ll be able to keep this up without Jackie knowing what I’m doing. She blocked Morgan and Skye’s magic, so I’m your only help in tracking us.
It’s okay. You’re all going to be okay, Sesi. I’m almost at the portal to the Underworld. Raine and Alec are with me. They’ll open it so we can free you all. Just hold the connection a few more minutes, baby.
A blue energy ball slipped through the bars, and before I could move out of the way, it singed my shoulder. My body began to convulse and contort from the searing pain. As my head snapped up in the general direction of the energy ball, my eyes met Jackie’s.
“I take back what I said. None of you are safe. But you, Sesi, you’ll have a ringside seat to watch me kill them. I can’t wait to become the most powerful witchin the world. And then, my dear Sesi, I’ll finally kill you.”
Jackie shot another energy ball in my direction, and this one surrounded my neck and lifted me up off the dirt-covered cement floor. The band of light squeezed my throat. I pawed at the band of blue light, hoping, praying I could free myself, but the light continued its squeezing torture.
Skye and Morgan sprang to their feet and tugged at my shoulders before placing their palms over the energy ball. Suddenly, the energy consumed them whole. Jackie, who was clearly entertained by the evil she was doing, cackled. The sound vibrated through the dungeon.
“I was hoping you two would try to save her by using your powers. This makes my job so much easier. By the way? This might hurt—but only just a lot.” Her tone was icy cold.
My body grew limp. Every fiber of my being seemed to drain itself into the blue light, which vibrated a more brilliant indigo with each passing moment. I squeezed my eyes shut, ready to accept my fate.
There was now no way of denying it. I was going to die. And that honestly didn’t bother me as much as Jackie winning. Red formed behind my closed eyes, and the pit of my belly warmed.
I couldn’t—scratch that! No—I wouldn’t let Jackie win! I outstretched my legs, as if to regain my footing, which should have been impossible becauseJackie had me up off the ground just moments ago. Still, the ball of my foot hit the cold cement. My eyes flew open, and pink light was surrounding me and my cellmates. The indigo began turning a brilliant magenta and headed straight for Jackie, surrounding her being entirely.
“No! It can’t be! How are you defeating me? Impossible!”
“Believe it, bitch! My Luna’s love conquers all!”
Sylus appeared through a silvery-blue portal. He shifted into his wolf in midair and knocked into the back of Jackie’s knees. Jackie’s body crumpled to the floor.
The energy ball that once held me and the others burst into tiny balls of light before dissipating. Air quickly filled my lungs as I watched Sylus tower over Jackie. His fangs, dripping with a mixture of saliva and blood, lowered. When he was a breath away from ripping Jackie’s throat out, I screamed.
“Don’t kill her, Sylus! That isn’t you.”
Sylus raised his snout and gazed in my direction. His eyes filled with a mixture of love for me and disdain for the woman pinned beneath him. He turned back to Jackie and let out a growl as he pressed a paw to her chest. She struggled beneath him while trying to gasp for air.
“It serves you right to get a taste of what you did to Sesi, you bitch! Raine, Alec, do whatever it is you are going to do with her.”
Alec and Raine each grabbed a shoulder of Jackie’sand chanted in a language I didn’t understand. But before they could finish, Demetrese came through a portal of his own, and holding a staff. He tapped it on the floor three times, and a force of energy made Sylus’s wolf, Raine, and Alec fly into opposite walls of the dungeon.
“You aren’t getting away this time, Demetrese! I’ll make good on my promise back in Egypt! You’re dead.” Raine said as he got up from the floor.
Before Raine could connect his hands around Demetrese’s throat, Demetrese snapped his fingers. Both he and Jackie disappeared into a green mist. I blinked my eyes a few times, stunned at what had just happened.
“Did they just escape?”
The words flew out of my mouth before I gave them permission.
“They did. But let’s forget about all of that and get you out of here.” Said Alec as he pushed on the bars, breaking the lock.
He rushed over the threshold and drew Morgan into his arms. Raine trailed behind him. He cupped Skye’s face and drew his forehead to hers. I smiled at their reunions just as solid arms wrapped around my body.
“I’m so glad you’re okay, baby.”
“And I’m glad you’re safe, too.”
He quickly cradled me in his arms. A pink light swept around us as my head instantlystopped hurting.
