Rufus' POV:

As soon as Crystal opened the coffin, Noreen's dried -up skeleton came into sight. The greyish-white bones stood out sharply against the coffin's black velvet interior.

It looked as though Noreen had died holding a crystal ball, because her skeletal hand remained outstretched.

I was confused. Didn't it take a long time for rigor mortis to set in after death? Why did Noreen's body stiffen immediately after she died?

Was this what happened to black witches when they died?

With a grim expression, Crystal walked around the white coffin.

Suddenly, a strong gust of wind blew, and the crows lurking on the tree branches took off.

Only then did I realize what Crystal meant when she mentioned that things were looking ominous.

Anything related to Noreen was ominous.

Using my flashlight, I studied Noreen's skeleton carefully from afar. It was no different from a skeleton of a human being. But one thing stood out to me the hair.

the ends were charred and black from the attempted burning. I could only imagine how

pair of tweezers from one of my men and plucked up a

air outside the coffin, it

that Noreen's actually

preferred the idea that Noreen's existence was completely eliminated from this world over the possibility that she had been

years ago-disintegrated as soon as it came into contact with a gust of wind. Didn't that mean that Noreen was really gone? Crystal walked up to me and looked at the skeleton worriedly. "I still don't feel good about this. I can't shake off the feeling that

around her shoulder and kissed her on the forehead in an effort to comfort her. "Don't worry. We'll figure it out. Trust me. Even if Noreen has been reborn, she can't possibly be as powerful as she was before. You killed her once, so you can kill her again." Sᴇaʀᴄh thᴇ Findɴovel.ɴet website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and

finally softened. She rubbed her head against my chest and whispered,

of the

felt relieved to see her smile. After giving her hand a reassuring squeeze, I turned around and ordered the

Crystal suddenly stopped them. She bit her lower lip and looked

her to

touch the

her. "It's dirty,"

to get a closer look." Crystal shook off my hand and insisted on touching

only the area surrounding the coffin was illuminated by

second she touched it, the skeleton turned to ashes and

immediately pulled Crystal intel.net

my

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