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Cradled against his chest as he scooped my limp body into his arms, I heard Kayde yell at the others. “Move out of my way!”
A few seconds later he pressed a kiss to my forehead and whispered, “I’m sorry, princess.”
Chapter 9
October 6th,3 a.m. –
I floated in and out of consciousness . . .
“Cassie, can you hear me?”
I blinked, moaning at the barrage of pain that flooded my veins. It pulsed and throbbed through every organ in my body.
“Cassandra.”
Candlelight flickered in the dark night, marking each of the five points that outlined my body. My arms and legs were stretched outward as I felt the power of the ancestors hovering above my prone form.
“Let us in, dearest.”
“Mom?”
“Drop your extra shields. It’s okay. Only those who love you are near.”
I sighed softly as my eyes fluttered and I felt my body release its desperate hold over my shields as if physical fingers had clenched the border tightly shut and now ached with overuse and fatigue. Awhooshof air rippled against my clothes as I gasped, the ancestors’ power filling me with healing. My shoulder and arm began to throb and ache as screams launched from my throat. I couldn’t stop my response even when I sensed the anxiety and concern of the others as they watched. It felt as if someone was ripping the muscles, tendons, and bones of my body apart with their bare hands.
I muttered under my breath, unsure if I added to the spells and incantations of the ancestors or if I simply babbled incoherently.
“Cassie, my sweet daughter, you can stop fighting. It’s okay.”
My mother’s voice sounded foreign, distorted, and warbled.
“It’s the rogue witch. He has a hold on you.”
The moment she said the words, I knew they were true. The rogue witch was attacking relentlessly and hadn’t stopped. Sharp talons were locked on my shoulder as my head continued to pound. My mother and ancestors were battling the rogue witch, demons and Thrall, and pure evil for control over my soul.
I had to do something.
