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other stood up from her makeshift throne holding a goblet and went ahead to fill it with the blood of the now dead witches, they were four in number. High mother raised the goblet midair and said

hers and pointed the cup right to her face, she could not refuse, she dared not. Eleanor took the goblet and took a huge gulp on the content. She suddenly felt a force take control of her body, It was like she had l

r that now resided in her soul. The power got stripped immediately and Eleanor fell to the ground. She turned to where the road to Astoria needed. The destruction was inevitable. It

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for the second time as Eleanor st

t's flourishing." She said

power house?

then began to pac

t can't be.." Eleanor said to herse

rom my mouth. What is going on?" Lu

flourish so it's turning you to

s?" Lucas inqu

transitioning into a Pegasus. He had began to unlock latent abilities like lightning breathing and when he spewed the lightning bolt, she had felt a surge of

ve time. It's either you give the curse to Isabelle or leave your family o

und it difficult to breathe. This

called him."you

mind reeled on how Isabelle would picture him when he had done the unthinka

to think." Lu

r saying words that chilled Lucas to the spine, "You don't h

atum and frankly he d

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unk Frederick arrived to the carriage. I

reeking Frederick. Alcohol wasn't en

e said before drif

ly inspect the maid like an envious wife would. The wom

ied."I'm just wondering

leanor's mind. This was her opp

who still slept like a baby."I'll rathe

womanising ways of? Frederick. The two ladies quickly broke the barrier of aquaintances and soon became fast friends telling themselves stories of their life experiences some of which Eleanor made up. The carriag

ters. The question got Isabelle by surprise but she quickly regained her composure and lied, "Frederick. He...might be hard to...come by but he's

ping a placid express

really love Frederick except yo

as hurt. She did not love Frederick and she was only getting

ere's someone els

bed, all the actin

leanor let out an exaggerated gasp

ck in a heartbeat for him.

Frederick. You don't understa

uld hypnotise Isabelle but feared she would do more dam

d, it was time for a little bit of magic."I'll have the time of

ing then took her leave stating she was tired. If Luca

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as if to blame it on her insomnia. She just could not shake the thought

t was almost see through. It was a very late night and no one would be moving not after the

to the river to clear her thought off was sitting right at

se to Lucas, removing her footwear and dipping her feets into the cool currents below. Luc

doing here?" H

king you that. This is

erfect glow over the crystalline river, the nocturnal animals chirp and clatter so

iedly said, ruining the mo

re he wanted to kiss her but he always backed down at the

t that led to his home when a wo

nime or a puppy when they wanted something badly

n't care. When he was done making himself a grouch, he headed back to the river. She was already in the river, each strand of hair dancing to the river

d Isabelle close and she closed her eyes in anticipation of what was coming. Lucas cupped her hands on her delicate chin and brought