Page 108 of Her Destined Alpha (Alpha #3)

Delsanra

“ D o not listen to her!” Luna Maria shouted. She was the only one in human form and the only one I could talk to. Shit… “Rayhan wants you to break free!” she shouted, spinning around as she gutted another wolf. They were never-ending.

I saw Lola tearing through a few wolves. No, they were right… I could help…

I closed my eyes, feeling myself shift. The pain from all the cuts that littered my body healed as flames raged high. I ripped free from the bindings that held me just as the glowing cage wrapped around the building completely.

My focus would be on Elinai and Eldridge. I would kill them, and I would free everyone.

“I’m going after the witches!” I shouted, knowing they could hear me even if they couldn’t shift.

A growl made me look back, and I smiled as Rayhan’s irritation was clear.

He threw Blake’s body against the wall, only for Chris to dig his claws into his chest. Although it felt like they were playing with him, I knew they were going for the kill, but he seemed to be getting up each time… something was off.

Rayhan leapt towards me, growling lowly, and I nodded. Okay, you’re coming with me.

I looked upwards; the balcony that surrounded the lower hall was cast in darkness, but I knew they were up there. I ran up the stairs, Rayhan by my side. I whispered a spell, blasting an attacking wolf away as Rayhan ripped another one to pieces.

Feeling the pull inside of me, I knew they had drugged me enough to slow me down, but it didn’t matter; I was still strong.

I could barely see anything down below. Dust hung in the air, and the commotion of wolves and blood was everywhere. I just hoped Raihana was okay.

Rayhan motioned with his head to get on, and I climbed onto his back as he rushed up the steps, rounding a corner only for a barrier to stop us from advancing. He growled venomously; my hands tangled into his silky fur.

“We have been preparing for far too long, Daughter of Darkness,” Eldridge spat. “You can still change sides. Choose the winning side.” I couldn’t see her; her voice was coming from every corner of the hall.

“Fuck you,” I spat coldly.

Whispering a spell, I raised my hand, ready to tear their shield away. It blazed brightly before shattering, and I heard a gasp. I smiled coldly.

“You say I’m the daughter of darkness… so, allow me to show you the darkness within me. For everything you have done,” I said icily, sending a blast of fire in every direction.

There!

I saw the flash of movement, but Rayhan was already on it. I whispered another spell, surrounding him with a protective barrier as I spun around, raising my hand just in time to stop Elinai’s attack on me. So, both were lying in wait. She stepped out of the shadows, looking at me with contempt.

I didn’t even have anything to say to her. She was someone whom I could never forgive. Or someone that you could ever talk reason to.

“Allow me to send you to Samson,” I whispered coldly.

“Not happening!” she hissed, raising her hand and sending a blast of air at me. I pushed it aside, sending ball after ball of fire at her while whispering a spell at the same time. Before I could even cast it, the entire building shook violently, knocking me off my feet.

“Rayhan!” I shouted, seeing the gaping hole in the ground where he and Eldridge had fallen through. I rolled over, climbing to my feet, ignoring the blood that covered my knees.

“Not so fast!” Elinai hissed.

I blasted her back, whispering a spell that Endora had loved.

I guess one thing that woman had taught me were spells that could kill.

Before Elinai’s spell could even touch me, several shards of glass from the window behind her were embedded into her body.

Her eyes widened in shock before she crumbled to the ground.

I walked towards her, plunging my hand into her chest. I was about to rip her heart out, but a sudden tremor threw me back.

“Delsanra!” Rayhan’s voice shouted.

“I’m okay!” I shouted, grabbing onto the stair bannister as I climbed to my feet, rushing towards Elinai. I blasted her spells away as she struggled to get up.

“Delsanra…” she warned.

“May you rot in hell,” I whispered, ripping her heart from her chest without even a second thought and destroying it completely with my fire. I was not going to risk her coming back.

I ran to the edge where Rayhan had fallen, only to see that it was a blood bath. The enemy wolves were healing incredibly fast and kept on returning with full power. Our side was looking far worse…

“It’s magic!” I said, jumping down, ready to land, only for Rayhan to catch me. He smirked when I yelped, not expecting it. Even with blood and dirt on his face, he still looked handsome.

“It’s magic?” he asked, kissing me quickly. I could hear his racing heart and kissed his chest softly.

“Yes, it’s an old spell. They’ve linked them to others, could be anyone or anything, as long as that source lives they live.”

“We find the other sources?”

“No. I can break the link because it could be innocent humans or even animals,” I replied, brushing my hair off my face. “I just need a bit of time to perform the spell. What happened to Eldridge?”

“I destroyed her heart. There’s no chance that they have the same spell to revive?”

“No, they are witches; if you destroyed the heart, she’s gone.” I said, “Elinai is dead too.” He nodded.

“I’ll keep everyone away,” he said as three wolves ran at us.

“Any sign of Reginald?” I asked, trying to clear my head.

“No,” Rayhan replied, shifting back into a wolf.

I looked around. The spell on the building was becoming darker. I could feel the shuddering darkness that was beginning to weigh down upon the air. What was it?

I closed my eyes, ready to do the spell to deal with the wolves, when someone stepped up next to me.

“Tell me the spell,” Raihana’s voice came. My eyes flew open, and I smiled, seeing the fire in her eyes.

“You’re okay.”

“Yes…” she said, with a sad smile. “Del, the spell on the building is mutating, isn’t it? I’ll deal with the wolves, you handle that one.”

I frowned, looking up only to realise she wasn’t wrong. The darkness that was beginning to crawl up the wall like live, pulsing tentacles made my heart thud. What was that spell?

“Okay,” I agreed. Turning, I grabbed her hands and repeated the spell to her. She was a fast learner, and right then, I couldn’t be gladder. She nodded, repeating the spell.

“I got it,” she said confidently.

I nodded, glancing at Rayhan, who was fighting five wolves.

Papa Raf was bleeding, yet he was dealing with another three.

I did a quick scan. Lola was to the side, bleeding profusely.

Chris stood before her as he fought off two wolves.

My heart pounded. We were tiring out, and they were still as energetic as ever.

I saw Blake’s wolf lunge at Rayhan, but it seemed he too was bound to another life source…

We needed to end the spell before things got worse. I ran through the rabid wolves, going to the closest wall towards me. Okay, I had no idea what to do, but I just needed to blast a hole through this thing, right?

The darkness in the air was affecting everyone.

I could see them all moving slower than normal, feel Rayhan’s pain and exhaustion through the bond.

Papa Raf was injured, and Luna Maria was breathing heavily despite still moving like a skilled assassin.

We had lost seven of the ten other wolves who had managed to get in before the barrier had gone up.

My heart ached thinking of their families.

Turning away, I knew I couldn’t delay anymore.

I placed my hands on the wall, biting my lip at the agonising pain that accompanied the poisonous tentacles that began to wrap up my arms. My heart was squeezing painfully as I focused everything I had into the walls. I was stronger than this, I… was… stronger!

I felt my power swirl around me. The blazing fire ripped the tentacles from my arms as the darkness began to shrivel away from the burning flames that spread from my hands. More tentacles wrapped around me, but I didn’t stop myself from penetrating the barrier.

I got this… I had to. The blood in my mouth was strong, and I wondered how many sacrifices they made to gather this power. It was a dark spell, and I knew, like all dark magic, it cost greatly.

I can do this… I have to…

I ignored the pain that was screaming through my body as I watched the tiny cracks begin to form. The tentacle-like magic was wrapped around my waist, neck, and arms.

“ Delsanra !” Maria’s voice shouted, making my head snap around.

Several things happened at once. Maria landed behind me, wrapping her arms around me as she shielded me.

My heart thundered in my chest as I looked over her shoulder.

My eyes widened as I saw the spell that was coming this way.

Reginald stood there, a manic look of triumph on his face, his chest heaving in excitement as he held a seal in his hand; stored magic and the face of a man with the ultimate ace up his sleeve.

I couldn’t move, my hands trapped in the tentacles and bound to the wall before me.

Luna …

My heart pounded, my head squeezing as the dark magic rushed towards us, and everything seemed to slow down…

A huge wolf landed before us. My eyes met his as I gasped, and they twinkled. I didn’t need the mind-link to know what he was saying,

It’s going to be okay.

His eyes went to Luna Maria just as the powerful spell hit. I flinched at the impact of the spell, watching it rip him to pieces, blood and pieces of flesh splattered across the room as he was killed on the spot.

No …

Fear and terror paralysed me.

My head was pounding as reality came rushing down like a painful stab in the stomach, and something excruciating pulled in my chest as if my heart had just snapped.

Maria’s scream of anguish and pain pierced the air. The broken, haunting scream of a woman who had just lost her mate.

God, please let this be a nightmare.