Page 165 of Her Destined Alpha
“I will succeed,” Raihana said with confidence.
“I know,” I said, giving her a small smile. I was nervous, but I had confidence in us.
“Let’s get this done, sister.” She smirked with a nod at me.
I took a deep breath and stepped forward, taking my position at the tip of the fifth point of the star, my bare feet touching the point. The blood seeping out of the wheel would soon reach me. We only had one shot because the blood was only enough for one try. We couldn’t mess up... but I had told Janaina not to tell Raihana, not wanting her to feel the pressure that was riding on her shoulders. She took a deep breath, her powers blazing as she began to whisper the spell...
I closed my eyes, ready.
The Veil
Raihana
Iwould give it my all. I wanted to do something, be more than just the Rossi Princess. I wanted to be the best version of myself. Be worthy of more…
The pain inside my chest at the loss of someone who wasn’t even mine to start with clawed at me every day, so I put my all into learning what Janaina taught us instead. I missed him, but why? We were nothing…
I wanted to show the world I was more... that I was worthy… and I would.
Even though Endora couldn’t interfere, she tried to. I often felt that presence in my head. Since my link with my wolf had strengthened, she alerted me to Endora’s presence, and I was able to push her away. I also knew she would try to interfere with the spell, but I was not going to let her.
I began chanting the spell, looking at the woman I considered my best friend now. Although we hadn’t known each other for too long, the bond we had was perfect. She was the sister I never had, the friend I yearned for, and I was never going to let Endora ruin this. I would free her from her shackles.
I chanted the spell that Janaina had drilled into my head, a spell that we ourselves had put together with snippets of different spells. The exact spell Endora had used on Delsanra was lost, but Janaina was confident we didn’t need it. Just the way Endora broke the Council’s seals on Delsanra, it was doable with a strong witch.
I felt my power storm around me. My eyes fixed on the blood that ran through the lines of the symbols. Despite it only being a few drops, it was enough to cover the entire diagram. The candles blazed high, and I chanted louder, seeing the glowing chains that surrounded Delsanra, symbols running along the chain links. They wrapped around her entire body, across her neck, forehead, torso…
I kept going, feeling Endora’s presence in my head; her anger, her screams that were trying to break my concentration, but she didn’t know me well enough. Despite my temper over trivial things, I didn’t get riled upquickly over most things. Even when the wendigos and manananggals attacked us when we were visiting Uncle Al’s pack years ago, I was calm. Things like that didn’t bother me. If only Endora knew that, she’d have realised she was fighting a losing battle.
I watched the chains around Delsanra tighten. She was lifted from the ground, her head dipping backwards as the chain trembled. I kept going, feeling the strain on my power, but I didn’t stop, doing my best to shut Endora out.
I was sweating. The urge to wipe my itchy forehead was strong, but I didn’t stop, watching the symbols grow as I kept going. My hands raised, readying for the exact moment I was to perform the next step…
When I saw the first crack in the chain, I chanted the next part of the spell louder, motioning with my hands outwards. My powers blazed, and I felt the agonising pull as if something was being ripped from me. My head was bursting with pain, but I kept my focus on Delsanra. The chains were shattering, but… my vision was darkening...No... no, I have to keep going…
I can help…Her snake-like voice hissed in my head.
Hell no. I wasn’t going to fall for that.
I slammed her out of my mind.
The chains were breaking. Delsanra’s eyes flew open, blazing bright orangey-red, and the surge of power I felt from her was… shocking. Her eyes snapped towards me, and she frowned in concentration, closing her eyes. I felt her exude so much power that I was barely able to keep my stance.
I gasped, realising she was working on breaking the seal too.
Endora’s scream of rage echoed in my head, and just as I felt like I could no longer keep going, Delsanra let out a scream, shattering the rest of the glowing chains. The blast knocked me back, but before I even hit the wall, Delsanra raised her hand, slowing me down.
Her eyes glowed, her hair flowing around her as she landed on the ground gently. The moment her toes touched the floor, a wave of power trembled the very ground we were standing on. She gave me a small smile, and I smiled back.
We had done it.
Delsanra
Raihana’s eyes flutteredshut as I lowered her to the ground. She had done it. I had never felt so… powerful and free.
Janaina lowered the barrier just as I reached Raihana, lowering her head gently to the ground. She had fallen unconscious, but the amount of power she had used had been immense.
“It’s done,” Janaina said, sounding awed.
