escape. Helena's gaze never wavered, her emerald eyes glinting with malice and something far darker-knowledge, perha

l between Helena and Serena. His teeth were bared, his body coiled with restrained fury. Serena cou

can protect her, Talon?" Her voice was like silk, but laced with an undercurrent of venom. "You can't

words. The prophecy. She had heard Talon mention it before, but this was differ

hackles raised. "Stay away from her

didn't realize it yet." She took a step forward, her long, black dress flowing like liquid darkness around her feet. "Y

hispered, her voice barely audible. The cold sweat on her skin felt like ice. What did tha

a key player in this little drama. You always have been." She stepped closer, her movements smooth and hypnotic. "Yo

came out. She wanted to deny it, to say Helena was lying, but deep down, a part of her knew there was

and with a calm, almost bored expression. The air shifted around her, crackl

t me, not when I hold the strings. I am the one who will decide your fate." She tur

eight of the magic in the air, the oppressive pressure of it threatening to suffocate her. Her skin tingled, her heart r

tion and anger. "Talon..." she whispered, her voice strained

enough." She took another step forward, her heels clicking softly against the forest floor. "But for now, let me remind you

e force that held him captive, his muscles straining with the effort. "You're lying," h

u're a fool, Talon," she said, her voice dripping with disdain. "You always were. You think you can escape what's written in

within her seemed to respond to Helena's words, a deep, primal force that she couldn't control. She felt it, burning h

as she tried to make sense of it all. "I don't unders

the coming of a powerful union. A union between two forces that should never mix. The Alpha and the Seer. You and him." Her smile twis

rm. Serena's breath caught in her throat as she tried to comprehend the magnitude of

growl, his voice raw with frustration.

never faltered. "We

try to hold it back. The raw force within her surged upward, like a tidal wave that couldn

quickly regained her composure, a wicked smile spreading acr

in place by Helena's power. "Serena," he said, his voice strained

body pulsed with it, her heart racing faster than ever before. She was no longer just a witness to he

her voice trembling with both fear

e within her, the energy exploding ou

around her, crackling in the air like lightning

rtain: her destiny, and Talon's, h