Page 183 of Her Destined Alpha
I closed my eyes when Reginald’s screams subsided, and his memories played in the room. I felt Rayhanplace his hands on my ears, and I looked up at him as most of the sound was drowned out. I rested my head on his chest, not wanting to hear the anguished cries and sobs of my mother, a creature that didn’t even have the same mental capacity as us. It was disgusting that they had used her like that…
Fresh tears threatened to spill, but I refused to allow them. When the scene changed, Rayhan removed his hands, and I turned. We could see him talking to Eldridge and Samson.
“Find Janaina and kill her. She knows far too much,” he said. He looked a lot younger there.
“Yeah, she needs to die…” Samson agreed.
“She’s strong… what if she evades us?” Eldridge spat. “If she was here, she would be one of the appointed ones. She is strong.”
“I will soon be appointed a High Elder. We will find her…”
“It’s all lies!” Samson cut in, but no one listened as the scene shifted to him and Eldridge planning to trap me with their son before it shifted again to him and Samson talking in a dark, rainy street.
“We should keep it. What if, when she’s older, she has some powers? We can’t call it a complete failure,” Reginald whispered, holding a bundle in his arms. It took me a few seconds to realise it was me.
“I can’t take it! What will the Council think?” Samson hissed.
“Nothing. They will think you were seduced, and then you kept an eye on her and saved your child from her before she killed it,” Reginald answered icily. “That is an order.”
“Elinai… she won’t forgive me!”
“Of course she will. She has no choice. You accepted her even though she was a widow. Take her and choose any lie to tell your family. She will believe it,” Reginald said. “We can both agree that you had fun with the demon.”
I almost felt sick at those words, and I wasn’t the only one as all eyes turned on Reginald and Samson. Elinai’s included. My heart was pounding, and I knew that no matter how many people I had killed unintentionally in life… Samson was one I would do so willingly. I was going to be the one to end him myself.
A few more memories played out, and everything I knew and Janaina had told us was revealed. The scene shifted, and Reginald started struggling. What did this scene include that he didn’t want us to know?
“We need her for the plan. Without her abilities, we may not win against the mutts-”
“Now!” Reginald thundered.
Before we could probe further into his memories, the entire ground shook violently, throwing Elizia backwards. My eyes snapped to Eldridge, her eyes blazing as she broke her restraints.
“Enough is enough!” she hissed.
I jumped back as the entire ground began to crack. Rayhan grabbed me by the waist and jumped just as the ground gave way.
“Don’t let them get away!” Magdalene thundered. “Amoria!”
I snapped my head towards Amoria, who was staring at Samson with an uncertain look in her eyes. My heart skipped a beat... would she realise her mistake? The spell that bound them broke. The ground crumbling beneath us was enough to break our concentration.
Everything was in chaos. Even when Rayhan placed me on a safe spot, I cast a spell focusing on the ground. Where was Eldridge anyway? It had to be her... For her to actually cast such an immense spell meant she had it set up beforehand because the Coven’s castle was woven with magic. They had indeed planned ahead.
Zelda and Danaina were fighting with Janaina. Raihana was fighting against Elinai and three other witches with her uncle. Magdalene was shouting something as she tried to steady the ground.
“You won’t live after that,” Samson hissed from behind me just as Rayhan grabbed him, slamming him against the wall behind us.
“You mean you won’t! After everything you’ve done, it’s still not enough. What you put Delsanra through… no amount of pain will ever be enough,” Rayhan said coldly.
“Rayhan… I want to deal with him,” I said quietly, placing my hand on his back.
“Delsanra! I am still your father. There is nothing you can do.” I looked into those cold blue eyes. How was he possibly my father?
Our eyes met, and I didn’t care about the havoc behind me. The ground was still shaking, and a fleeting glance told me things were getting out of control, but I was going to do this quickly. I wasn’t going to waste precious time on someone like him...
“You were never my father. When you sold me, it was the final straw, and I realised I had no one... but even then, I decided to survive for me… and I’m glad because if I hadn’t, I wouldn’t have met Rayhan. Go to hell, Samson. I hope you’re punished for all the crimes you commit.” I raised my hand, and flames blazed around him. “May you rot in the flaming pits of hell for eternity…” I whispered, turning away from his body that burned with flames.
His shrieks pierced the air, and the smell of burning flesh was strong. However, I didn’t care. In fact, his screams of agony were satisfying. I slowed the flame down, making sure he met his death slowly and painfully. These flames were from my mother’s side... no magic spell would put them out. Samson didn’t deserve redemption.
