Chapter 967   - DARKER

"Raine is in her room," Ethan said. "She is with Calleb."

"I will go and see her," Hope murmured and tried to steady herself, but Ethan still held her elbow, just in case she would fall down again.

"Hope, I think you need to take some rest first, maybe I can ask someone to bring you food and after you eat, you can go and see Raine." Ethan suggested. Hope looked so pale and he was worried about her.

No, there were a lot of things that he was worried about; his father, who was still unconscious, based on what the dwarf told him and then his sister, Rossie was in danger again and he could do nothing.

The sanctuary was under siege. The vampires and the spell-casters could break through anytime, Calleb knew about this too, but the situation right now was simply a mess.

They couldn't go there because those northern coven spell-castes had casted spells around the sanctuary that assured no magic could penetrate it. It meant, they couldn't teleport there and the people inside the dragon lord's castle couldn't get out from there by using magic.

It got the Beta frustrated and Ethan was not any less depressed than him. He wanted so badly to go to his sister and protect her, but with his current condition, where he lost his beast, what help could he provide? Calleb also felt the same…

Even after realizing this, the two of them still wanted to go… if only they could.

"No, I will see Raine now," Hope said with determination, as she staggered to the door. She was not worried about Lilac, because she knew that the other guardian angel would be awake by now, just like her, but Raine was different.

Hope couldn't reach her even when she was in her own realm. She just couldn't find her soul and that left her worried even after Nutdrouk explained it.

She hoped Raine could pass whatever she had to face now and wake up when she reached her room.

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Calleb grabbed his hair in frustration, his breath ragged with fear and anger. He felt like he wanted to smash something to vent out this feeling, but at the same time he knew it wouldn't help at all.

All he wanted was to be with Rossie. He wanted to talk to her. However, there was nothing he could do to reach her.

Even after he got a green light from Torak and was allowed to go with two hundred people under his command, that d*mned spell had been preventing him to do so.

The spell was very strong until Sybil and Belinda couldn't break through it, let alone bringing him and two hundred people with them.

Calleb felt useless.

His body kept shaking and he couldn't think properly, only when Belinda touched his shoulder did he realize that there was someone else inside the room with him. Were his senses also deteriorated? That rendered him unable to feel her presence? Or maybe because his mind was too clouded until he couldn't think about his surroundings?

Whatever it was, Calleb felt slightly better when Belinda offered him a glass of cold water.

"We will find a way to get to Rossie," Belinda said, as her eyes fell on Raine, who was still sleeping and didn't show any sign that she would wake up soon. "We will find a way," she repeated in a low voice, but Calleb didn't say anything.

Calleb just nodded and then stared at the empty glass in his hand. He hoped a miracle would happen and he could get away from this place to be with Rossie right now.

And when silence befell inside the room, someone opened the door and walked in.

Calleb recognized this scent, it was Lilac and Sebastian. He turned around to see the guardian angel entering the room with the general.

"You are awake?" Calleb was surprised and so did Belinda.

Their eyes immediately reverted back to Raine and stared at her sleeping face for a few seconds longer, as if they were expecting for Raine to wake up too. However, it didn't happen.

"I guess she is still unconscious," Lilac said in a murmuring voice, as she approached the bed and sat down on the edge of it.

Calleb stood up and approached Lilac. "How are you awake? How is she?"

But, before Lilac could answer his questions, Hope entered the room, with Ethan following closely behind her. As though she already knew, the first statement that she said was;

"She is still not coming back." Hope sat down beside Lilac and eyed Raine with a deep frown and this small expression didn't escape Lilac's eyes.

"What is it?" Lilac could feel another trouble coming at them.

"The dark aura…" Hope said in a small voice. She could see the dark aura around Raine darkening even further than the last time she saw her…

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Raine opened her eyes when the bright sunlight hit her face and a familiar voice caressed her ears.

"Wake up honey, you will be late for school."

"Hm?" Raine rubbed her eyes and caught the sight of her mother. She was stunned. "Mom?"

How could this be possible?! The last thing she remembered was killing the two creatures that were about to kill her parents and her encounter with Belphegor.

But, what now? Her mother was talking to her? And… she was in her bed.

All this time, she had only looked at her younger version from the sidelines, but now her mother looked at her right in her eyes…

"Why are you brooding like that?" her mother approached her and sat down on the edge of the bed, tucking a strand of her daughter's hair behind her ears. "Are you excited for tomorrow?" she asked.

"Tomorrow?" Raine asked carefully. She still couldn't grasp anything about the situation she was facing right now. "What will happen tomorrow?"

Her mother laughed again and the sound rang like a bell in her ears. "Do you forget about your birthday? You will turn nine tomorrow. We are having a party for you sweety."