Sanctum, his salvation

on her face and she looked at him like she adored him making him feel even worse. Something was odd though. When Eleanor had given him the power-house, he had transformed to a Pegasus immedi

a delicate porcelain doll, a look of sati

He muttered in

pered, still dazed

ly and with his head down. The forest seemed to reject

glass brought Lucas back to reality. Something was happening. He tugged on the door and hit it several times unable to get it to open. He ran to one of the windows at the side of the house and got a view of what was happening. Two women who looked unkept with occult markings all over their body? were trashing the house. That was not what got Lucas all work

wer-house?" The

long to piece the puzzle. Eleanor had mentioned the curse b

ead was split open like a watermelon when thrown to the ground and her e

nd Lucas watched in fear as the metal dissolved to a blackish liquid. One of the woman threw her palms into the air and a force propelled

the powe

had betrayed Isabelle already

a rib or two but the woman was not done. She flung him around his own house like a ball. With each hit, Lucas could feel his bo

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dy to go home, Frederick's home that is. A twig snapping alerted her that someone or something might be watching. She turned to the place where she h

en't transformed

d more importantly why she was stal

you doing

hours, she had grown close to Eleano

" She inquired further moving

es

ow why she answered. May

ed animal got Isabelle and Eleanor's attention as th

His face was bruised and his right eye looked swollen. There were several cuts

you?" The girls qu

le to pass his message clear. Isabelle watched Eleanor's e

most horrifying thing Isabelle had seen since her mother's early morning look. They looked thin and unkept. Unkept was an understatement. The women looked like they were just released from the dungeons. The occ

ng. Their teeth looked like a job done by a tired Obatala. There had holes adorning each

your promise. Your moth

ilar marking which Eleanor shared with the women, a red scorpion. Her heart almost jumped out at the possibil

is hap

es black as coal, "I'm sorry

sabelle close. Having had an encounter with these women, he knew the little danger they posted and he was more than su

whimpered as the women dre

in her eyes. He pitied her for he had brought this upon her. Holding he

you Isabelle

he beat his heart was making as the witches enclosed Isabelle in a circle. She let out a blaring screech and they all disappeared. Eleanor was

ucas cou

it's going

. One thing was certain though, the witches had gotten what th

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er to remind her that all the trouble they were going through was her fault. Eleanor looked at Isabelle trapped in a protective circle, enchante

one thing." A witch said breaki

kno

few moment before speaking again." She

e in to gasp of shock and s

stole a look at the defenseless girl sleeping in the encha