Page 166 of Her Destined Alpha
I looked at her sharply. She sounded a little too surprised. I stood up, instantly being pulled into Rayhan’s arms. My core throbbed as his body moulded against mine. I hugged him tightly as he whispered,
“I love you, Kitten.” My heart fluttered. I tilted my head up, and his lips claimed mine in a sizzling kiss.
“Weren’t you expecting us to succeed?” I asked Janaina once I had moved back, despite his hold never loosening on me.
“There was a lower percentage that it would succeed... but I was hoping you two were capable enough…”
I frowned but didn’t say anything more. I kind of understood her point, but at least it was done.
“Now is the best time to seal Endora away…” she said, looking down at Raihana. “Whilst Serafina is weakened, Endora’s hold on her is probably strong.”
“I hope you didn’t just put my sister in danger,” Rayhan said coldly.
“No. Not more than she was already in,” Janaina replied icily. “But we don’t have much time, Delsanra. You know the plan.” I nodded, kissing Rayhan’s cheek. I moved back, knowing we had no time to waste. Raihana helped me, and now I would help her.
The spell we were going to use was one where I would enter the place between this world and the afterlife to find the crack Endora had created in the veil between the two and block it, the crack Endora was using to abuse the link between her heritage and the blood ties she had with Raihana.
“Is there no other way?” Rayhan asked quietly. I could sense his conflict and reluctance.
“I will be okay,” I promised. “Trust in us.”
“I don’t like the risk…” he said quietly. I cupped his face.
“How can anything keep us apart? You would rip apart the world for me. Do you think I wouldn’t do the same to return to you?” I asked. He gripped my wrists, pulling them towards his chest, a frown crossing his face.
“Then remember… I will follow you and bring you back if need be.” His voice was quiet, but the promise in it was absolute. My heart thumped, and something told me he would stick to that. I raised an eyebrow, running my hand slowly down his chest.
“There’s far too much I want to do… for me not to return,” I whispered, my gaze trailing down his chest as my hands grazed those divine abs of his. I saw him swallow and smiled seductively, my fingers teasingly dipping into the band of his jeans. Reaching up, I kissed his neck. “Oh… and I have a plan for this handsome neck of yours... I think everyone needs to know you’re taken,” I said possessively.
His eyes flashed green, and he gripped my hips tightly, kissing me again. We could never get enough. The incinerating pleasure I felt at his touch, the way he made my core throb and my body flutter and react, it was all just so… perfect.
“Can’t wait to see what you’ve got in mind,” he said huskily, his fingers slipping under my top and grazing my lower back. I shivered in pleasure before pulling away.
I couldn’t wait either, but right then, Raihana needed us.
An hour later, we were ready. Raihana lay before us; she still hadn’t awoken, having exhausted her abilities.
Rayhan was sitting behind me, his legs sprawled ahead, and I was tucked up against his chest. AlthoughJanaina had scolded him, his presence helped, so she didn’t argue after warning him not to be a distraction.
I sat there, eyes closed, hands upwards. The spell cast around us was a combined one by Janaina and me. Like all spells, there was a risk; with this one, there was a strong chance I could be pulled into the other world and die. However, with my powers unsealed, the chance of that was low.
I whispered the spell, feeling the pull, and knew I was no longer a part of my body. Everything was dark, and I felt myself being sucked into that darkness. I could hear myself chanting, but it was coming from around me. I was moving faster and faster until I could hear the rush of wind in my ears. It was so dark that I couldn’t even see anything. It was just nothing.
Then suddenly, I saw a faint light getting closer and closer.
I felt a rush, and I was suddenly standing before the light. It was a large crack of radiating beams in the dreary darkness. The sound of talking, laughter, and merriment flitted through, along with a delicious scent, second only to Rayhan’s, and a whisper of temptation to cross through pulled me further.
My mind felt light, and I smiled, reaching out for the light...
Wait… didn’t someone tell me not to fall for that? I felt suddenly confused. What was I doing there?
The feeling of fingers gently ghosting along my hips made me blink. The faint sparks of their touch made reality slap me in the face.
Rayhan. Raihana. Endora.
I backed away, my heart thundering as I realised what I had been about to do... cross over...
“Fuck…”
