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Chapter One Hundred and Filtern
Chapter One Hundred and Fifteen
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Many believe the Azure Grounds hold some kind of magical energy; perhaps that’s why warlocks, witches, and the likes come here.
I spotted Jade, and I headed straight to her.
She took Riley from me and placed her on the ground. She checked her pulse.
“She is dead.” Jade says to me.
“I know that. But there must be something you can do.”
“To wake the dead? There is nothing I can do.”
“Riley cannot die… You have to do something.”
“There is no life force in her; I could have done something, but it is too late. Nothing can be done. Take her back to the pack and give her a befitting burial; that’s all you can do.”
I grasp her by the throat, her eyes widened, panicked.
“You told me to bring her here; why?”
“I–I thought–she still had a chance. Look at her–she is paler than snow.”
“Alpha.” Daemon called from behind me. “Killing her wouldn’t do you any good.” He says, and I let Jade go. “But there is a way to bring her back to life, turn her into a demon.” Daemon says to Jade.
“I could have done that, but she is half demon already; the ritual will require-“
“Another demon. You already have that.
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“You don’t understand; you will die.”
“I do know that.” Daemon responded.
Jade walked forward. “You betrayed Vox. When he returns to the otherworld, he will make you pay.‘
“I know that too. And yet I can’t seem to find a reason to live if she isn’t a part of it. It will be worth it.”
“Then come with me.”
I was finally beginning to realize something: what Daemon had felt for Riley, twisted as it was, it was all… real.
I followed after Jade, Riley in my arms.
“Alpha, you should know that when people are turned to demons after they die, there could be many negative consequences. You might get her back alive, but that doesn’t mean she would remain the same person. She could become a complete stranger, a beast, a monster. What she feels for you might not be the same, and these consequences might or might not be immediate.”
“Riley will live, and that’s all that matters.”
Jade nodded and finally came to a stop before a small water store. The shiny rock surrounded the water pool that was only big enough to contain a full–grown man.
“This is the choice you have made, Daemon. Now step into the waters.”
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Daemon did as the sorceress had said; he lay flat, his face the only thing above the water surface.
Riley was placed beside the pool.
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“From one to another, let the water of life flow; the same water that gives life, now take from one and grant the other.” Jade chanted in latin.
She knew from the beginning, she knew Daemon would come with me and volunteer his life, that’s why she wanted to meet here of all places..
The water glowed an even brighter blue, and then Daemon was forced below the surface. I never thought the water was deep enough, but it seemed this water had some magical qualities and just then Riley coughed. I helped her up as she coughed out water, like someone who had been drowned.
Her eyes were wide.
“Riley… You are awake.”
I place kisses on her forehead, her cheeks, her lips, everywhere.
“What happened?” she asked.
“You survived; that’s what happened.”
I did notice that her blue eyes seemed brighter, her blonde hair was a few shades darker.
“Thank you.” I say to Jade.
“I am not the one who made the sacrifice. But never forget what I told you.”
Daemon might have done many bad things, but some good does outshine the bad, and I would have thanked him if he still lived.
“Where are we?” Riley asked.
“Somewhere far from home.”
