Chapter 31

**DUNCAN'S POV**

“Duncan..?” She called out,confused and somewhat relieved.

I could see her shoulder relax a little and it caused something warm in my heart.

“I..I was hit by a car and…Luciana is burnt and I couldn't save her,but she wants to live so she survived herself and she didn't die but she's…” She broke out into a sob. “Her body,her clothes…I don't know what to do..she cannot die..” She stuttered, unable to make a complete sentence.

It looked like a hug would be the most appealing thing to give her or maybe a kind word but I didn't have that in me so I just stared at her,and her shoulders tensed up again.

“You're not taking Luciana from me,no, I won't let you.” She entered defensive mode again,prepared to run.

“Calm down little lamb,he's not gonna hurt you.” Eddard whispered behind her.

She whipped her head back and gasped.

“You! What are you doing here? Are you desperately trying to kill me? Why are you here?”

“Calm,little lamb..take a deep breath.” He coaxed, “I'm a friend of Lincoln.”

“So,you're a fairy as well?”

He nodded gently.

“Wait, Lincoln isn't dead!?”

“I've got thick skin,I won't just die like that.” Lincoln affirmed.

“They killed all those people..” Luciana finally said,drying her tears.

“Can you help me do something to her.” She asked,looking at the girl in her hands.

Lincoln took the little girl from her and gradually, she shrunk until she was so tiny she almost couldn't be seen.

“What did you do to her!” Luciana yelled.

“Chill baby,I'm gonna place her somewhere safe,so she won't be hurt and so she can begin her healing process. The upcoming fight would be disastrous if we had to keep her in her original size. Honestly, I wouldn't mind making you small as well but some people will kill me.”

“What did you do back there?” Damon asked,pulling her into an embrace that she didn't refuse. She apparently needed.that hug.

“What do you mean?”

“We had been prepared to.come get you but after the weird shit that man said,none of us could move. Well, everyone except him.” He tilted his head towards the man who refused to share his name.

She looked at him,inspecting him. “Who are you? You seem vaguely familiar.”

He smiled gently. “I believe you are mistaken, miss. We haven't met before, but if you must know. I am called Caspian.”

I rolled my eyes. So,his name was Caspian but he refused to talk.

“They're coming..!” Arielle announced.

The witches raged forward like beasts,their yellow eyes glowing in the dark. A huge contrast to their black outfit.

The clear skies suddenly became cloudy and the face of the moon was covered but the power of the moon could still be used. Thunder rumbled and little droplets of water fell to the ground,signifying the coming of rain. The scent of the air that was contaminated with the scent of smoke changed and was replaced with the smell of rain.

I took a deep breath and prepared to shift. This was my second fight against the witches and the adrenaline coursed through me,firing me up and giving me additional strength. I was fighting witches,the same race that killed my beloved brother plunging me into the darkness that consumed the little light I had left. It was payback time.

I shifted with a yell that progressed into a growl. Arielle shifted into her wolf,and she looked majestic. Damon also shifted,and I remembered the night that he was possessed, just the night before. Eddard and Lincoln let their wings show and they floated a few feets above the ground. Sheba took her staff,a staff I didn't know she had.

The rain fell harder as the witches got closer to us,in their hordes. Only the goddess knew how they were so plentiful.

The only person who didn't do anything was Caspian,as he called himself.

“Fools!”

I looked at the person who spoke and was surprised to see the man who impersonated my brother earlier in the morning. He was also the one who made the lightning kill all those people after the words he said.

“You!”

He raised a hand in greeting. “I know I asked to let us fight again,but I couldn't imagine that you could be so impatient you would decide to come tonight.”

“Why did my wounds remain? What did you do!”

He sighed as he inched forward. “I know nothing about your anatomy but what I do know is that the rash decisions your race makes is what is going to be your downfall.”

He continued approaching and I watched his hand movements, witches always used their hands when perfect spells,only exceptionally strong witches could use their mind. His hands didn't appear to be making any movement but I became suspicious. He could be one of the witches who could use their minds,and I wasn't wrong.
He conjured a spell and sent it headed our way but Lincoln and Eddard were both prepared.

They prepared a shield and deflected the curse headed our way.

“I'm surprised, and intrigued. You have a fae with you. I thought they were extinct,or rather,its really hard to find them.”

“Lincoln,I want you to focus on using a protective shield on all of us,you will also stay with Luciana.” Caspian instructed.

Lincoln nodded.

“Eddard,Sheba,take the ones on the left,Damon and Arielle,take the ones on the right. I'll go forward.” He directed,not paying attention to the witch who was blabbering. He turned to me. “You're an alpha, and not just any alpha,you're the supreme alpha of the black wolves,it would be disrespectful to tell you what to do. And I'm really sure you can handle all of them on your own, so let's go now.” he completed, and I didn't know if I was imagining it but there was a hint of bitterness in his tone.

He immediately charged for the head witch.

“Oh,you want to fight. Go ahead and try but it's useless. You cannot stop their resurrection.”

“Jade!” Caspian yelled. “You're mine!”


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