CHAPTER 42

Gina ran out towards the cave and she followed. She wanted to hear how Gina can call out Haven from the cave.
“Haven I know you are in there. You never liked losing to anyone; so, don’t let the beast win. Amber needs you right now, she had been poisoned and only you can save her now. She is dying and I know what you did for her all these times,” Gina said crying.
Amber was curious, she wanted to hear more.
“Do you remember how you tried just to forget and let Amber reject you? How you control yourself even when you wanted to make love with her knowing you can easily poison her if you make a mistake?
How you had people follow her in secret so that she could be safe from your enemies? How you put that poison in her so that you could easily track and keep her safe?
You did so many things for her and right now she needs you the most. That girl is waiting for you now. She loves you and wants to marry you despite who you are; Haven!” Gina called out.
Amber sat down and began to cry. When she hated and resented Haven for being cruel o her, all this time she had been protecting her. She did so many things just to keep her safe and yet she did that to her.
“You didn’t kill her when you fought Sam but took the advantage of her heart position and fooled Sam. You even were lenient on them because you knew she was watching. Do you want that little girl to die now?”
What was happening? So just like she suspected, Haven knew everything and if she was lenient that time did it meant that she was even more ruthless than that? It didn’t matter anywhere. What she needed was for Haven to leave that cave.
All of a sudden, the earth began to shake as if there was an earthquake. The sky began to become cloudy and dark. It was as if there was dark energy all over and something very evil coming out.
She stood up and watched as the snake broke out of the cave. If the snake was coming out, did it mean that Haven lost the battle? To her surprise the snake looked at her. It could see her.
“I want you to know that I love you and please come back to me,” Amber said tears rolling down her cheeks.
The snake looked away and bean to crawl back to the house. She ran behind it before it suddenly disappeared. She went inside and her body was now cold.
“She is gone,” Lee said.
She couldn’t believe this. She was dead and this was it. She couldn’t accept the fate that was upon her. After everything she went through and the Goddess just let her die in vain like that.
She was seated there like everyone else when something odd happened again. The lights all went dark and by the time they were on Haven stood there wearing a thin layered dress. She could see the tattoos all over her body.
She watched as Haven took out the dagger that nearly killed her in the beginning form her thighs and cut her wrist. She watched as the blood flow from her wrist and she became scared; if that continues then Haven will die too.
The lead priestess suddenly appeared and took her hand to her mouth. So, they were going to feed a dead person blood. Was this even possible?
She watched as Haven’s blood filled her mouth and she began to feel strange. It was so strange that she found her spirit returning back to her body. Was she going to live again?
She watched as the process continued before she blacked out the same way she did before she died.
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Fighting her beast was one hardest thing she had ever done. Just like her, her beast was hard headed and strong. It took her a very long time to finally understand what she had to do to win.
When she heard Gina talking, she found the strength to leave the cave only to see Amber’s spirit which meant that she was dying. Losing Amber was something she wouldn’t want to experience again so she thought what she must do as she crawled back to the house.
All this time she took as being the Viper as something that just came to her but what she realized now was that she was the Viper and this was her destiny, she might deny it but this was her fate and destiny.
She simply embraced all of her, the good and bad parts. That is who she is and nothing was going to change. The moment she embraced herself, she felt the beast being subdued and knew she had won and she could go out and have Amber.
When she arrived, Amber was cold but she was there crying. She didn’t want her to know that she could see her now in human form but did what she was supposed to do. She cut her wrist to let the blood out.
The venom used on Amber was the kind she makes herself and she had an idea why this was happening. She had seen it from her visions. Amber made a deal with the Goddess. Amber loved her to the point of doing crazy things to be with her.
“By giving you my blood, I make you mine. We shall never be apart whether in life or in death,” she said as she let her blood drip into Amber’s mouth.
She watched as Amber’s spirit returned to her body and she knew it was done.
She looked around and saw everyone looking at her.
“I need to wash up,” she said.
Mary ran to the bathroom and began to fill it up.
“When will she wake up?”
“Soon, make sure she eats something as soon as she does.”
“Are you not going to sit by her side?”
“I wish I could but I need to gather my energy back,” she said taking off he clothes and climbed in the tub.
It felt so good feeling the hot water on her body again. The lead priestess walked in and gave a bow.
“Welcome back.”
“It’s good to be back but should I punish you?”
“I’m sorry but I have no choice.”
“I know, once she puts her mind on something she will never turn back. If she had died, I would have killed you,” Haven said.
“I know but I would have still taken that path.”
“You didn’t really tell her the last part, did you?”
“No, I didn’t. I was afraid she would not like the idea.”
“Of course, she wouldn’t. She has a bad memory with daggers.”
“Indeed, but the Goddess had taken a liking into her. She sent her that dagger, it’s a rare one.”
“I know. Let’s talk later and make sure she is okay. I will soak myself here for the time being and don’t let anyone else come in. I need to be alone,” she said.
“I will obey your command,” the lead priestess said and left her bathroom.