Chapter 17

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I gasped as I released the king’s head and slid down onto the floor. In my head echoed the curse and I felt their pain, all of their pain. I

screamed in agony as I heard all of their screams in my head. Helios panicked and tried to grab me but his touch burned me and I screamed even louder.

I noticed Daniel moving but it was the king that caught me first.

“Rest now, Nora. Rest.” And my eyes closed as I welcomed the darkness.

At first it was only darkness but then I saw it, the light. As I moved towards it I could hear soft laughter, and the sound of water. I shielded my eyes as the light was too bright at first. I blinked my eyes before I could look properly and at first I couldn’t understand what it was that I

was seeing.

Mermaids? No wait. Women in the water, laughing and having fun as they splashed the water around them but as I tried to get closer they stopped laughing and I stopped as well. I raised my hand and waved at them but they all bowed at me and I turned around just to see shadows.

Shadows came out from behind me with no faces gathering beside me and if I took a step so did they. I wonder what would happen if I touched the water, would they go away then? I slowly walk towards the water and when my toe touches it the shadows all vanish, all of them but one. I tried walking further out to the water but it still followed me and as I turned to look at it, I stumbled at something and I fell down in the water.

My eyes opened as I heard someone calling my name in the water.

soothing voice came from all directions and I wanted to stay there

touched me and when I saw the shape of it a scream slipped out of me and I almost choked but I took myself to the

here to help you” a female voice said and I turned around and saw a woman.

and two other women are helping

happened when I went under the water?” I ask and brush my very wet hair with my

“Sirens”

if you wander to far

girl, tell us why did you try to kill yourself?” the woman with

I slipped on a rock I think and then I went underwater. And of

you are lucky to figure it out so fast that the shadows dislike water but you know. Your own shadow will follow you wherever you

feet and I do notice that the shadow is stuck there and it follows my movements. I blush when the

bit frightened but can anyone please tell me where I am?” I

You have done a great job with saving some of the lycans but now you need to rest and only one

curse was created and all

then you definitely need to rest, come and you

glared at them but I could only see their completely white eyes. Somehow I knew what they were

have sworn that I heard my name through the bushes. Like they were calling for me, wanting me to come closer and in a weak moment I almost stepped away from the path but

haired woman took a hold of my hand and guided me away from whatever that

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