Chapter 256

Ella’s POV

“Zagreus?!” My mother gasped, furrowing her brows together as she

stared at Hazel. The disbelief on her face made it obvious that she knew this was very bad.

“You know who he is?” I asked, eyeing her carefully.

She was quiet for a moment as she processed this information.

“I know of him,” she answered. “As does your father. Does he know that Zagreus has surfaced?”

“I haven’t seen him,” I answered. “So… no.”

“Have you met him before?” Colton asked, also eyeing my mother.

“We’ve only heard rumors of him in the past,” she answered. “We know she has summoned him in the past and the two of them have caused havoc.”

“How was he defeated?” I asked.

“He wasn’t,” Hazel was the one who answered this time. “He helped Jazzy take over an entire coven and she no longer needed him. She let him go back to wherever he came from.”

“I don’t understand…” Diana breathed. “Why would she summon such at demon again?”

My mother’s eyes found mine and held them momentarily before responding.

“She’s after something,” my mother said, gravely. “And I fear it has to do with our kind.”

“It’s likely,” Hazel agreed. “She doesn’t like Volana wolves.”

“Why now?” Diana asked, furrowing her brows together. “Why is she taking action now? After all these years?”

“Something must have happened,” my mother said, shaking her head. “I’m not sure what that could have been though. But it can’t be good…” “We shouldn’t be here,” Colton finally spoke after what felt like a long while. “If she’s after Volana’s then this village is no longer safe. A shield is not going to keep darkness away.”

“If that is what she truly wants, there’s nowhere we can hide that darkness

find us,” Hazel said, a grim look falling over her expression as she

around the table.

&tight knot had formed long ago in my stomach, and it was only getting I looked up at Colton who sat beside me; he met my eyes.

That more can we do?” I finally asked, looking at Hazel.

he was quiet with uncertainty.

everyone with a timid frown. “We can do a protection ceremony. Keep our

a dark curse using the darkness she conjured, I

alone, but together, the protection spell will be even stronger,” my mother said, giving her a nod of

back this morning, and I can

curfew,” Colton reminded me. “I think this is more important than à curfew,” I said in return, narrowing my eyes

a long while before he sighed and then eventually nodded in

he finally. “We will stick around to do this spell; but

at him and

you,” I said to him

smiled in return and kissed me back. I turned to Hazel, feeling determination surfacing in my

what do we need to

spell–book from my home; just give

quickly left the house, while the rest of us looked

you think it’ll work?” I asked, glancing at

And He Liked

my eyes.

has to,” she responded, reaching over

firmly

us some dinner,” Diana suggested, standing to her

Mom,” Colton said. “I’ll

stood as well and went toward her

stomach growled with

for a walk while they

I took a deep breath of the brisk breeze and stared up at the sky. The sun was close to setting and an unsettled feeling fell over me. “Have you ever seen

him. He was summoned long before I was born. But I heard it was a very trying time. My father remembered it as the Dark

corner.”

asked, raising

She nodded gravely.

“I had heard about it before that, but he was the one

Zagreus?” I asked,

her

explained. “My father and mother. But my mother tripped and just as Zagreus was going to attack her, my mother jumped in

own.”

Zagreus attack

was quiet

ever knew the answer to that question. He was the one who told me that darkness can’t survive in the

Tedlessor And

Zagreus away.

me. She took hold of my arm, stopping me as and making me look up

your abilities back, I need you to use them to your she told me solemnly. “Keep a shield around you and keep urself surrounded with light. I know you haven’t

I do

by a ball of light; imagine that source

I nodded.

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