VICTORIA’S POV

“What do you want now? Haven’t you destroyed my life enough? Why are you here? So that we don’t find the solution to Madeline and the curse and save the world? You are here to stop us because you know it will kill your dear elder sister, right?” I shouted as soon as I saw her, my temper rising.

“Victoria, dear, I know what I did to you was wrong. I am not even certified to call you my granddaughter anymore. What I did with you was the worst thing a grandmother could do to her grandchild. I was blinded by the love for my sister.

I know sorry is a very small word in the front of what I did to you. And thus, I won’t even try to apologize for my sin. It is not worthy of your forgiveness. All your sufferings from start to end were caused by me and Madeline. We have wronged you, and we deserve all the hatred in the world.” She said, her face contorting into a sad one as if she was crying without tears.

“Well, since you know that you can’t do anything to reverse what you’ve done, why don’t you see yourself out? Or are you thinking about playing the pity card to ruin our plan?” I scoffed before looking away as I prepared to enter the water.

I need to see that crystal again to see if I can help Daniel in any way. I need to read those engravings again. Maybe I missed something the last time I was here. Something that can help us find the solution to our problem, or is the solution to our problems.

Daniel has been trying so hard to enter the water, but I know he won’t be able to enter the water because of the condition. Seeing his frustrated face, like he was on the verge of tears of helplessness, I felt my heart stung with pain.

“Victoria, you need to listen to me. I know what I did in the past is unforgivable, but I want to help you for real. God Madonna must’ve already told you about the curse, no? That only one mate will be alive? And the rest two that you love less will die?” She said, and I paused in my steps.

How does she know about it?

“What about it? How do you know there is something like that? You knew about it from starting, no? You knew that I had three mates from the starting and that only one will survive, no? That was the reason you always asked me to tell you if I feel attracted to any other guy. But you hadn’t thought that my other mates will turn out to be kings too, right? Because you wanted to help your sister. You still want to help her, no?” I asked, feeling my disgust increasing with each second.

She knew about everything, yet she chose to stay quiet. All of this because she wanted to awaken a monster.

“I don’t want to help her anymore. I want to help you. At least listen to me once! I don’t have that much time left!” She cried helplessly, her eyes showing guilt, pain, and fear.

Fear of losing.

What is she afraid of losing now? Powers that she wants to offer Madeline?

Widening my eyes when the thing that she can see me registered my mind, I looked at her legs that were floating in the air with a white fog around them.

“Why don’t you have any time left? Has Madeline sent you on some kind of mission that needs to be completed at some time,” I provoked her more for her to tell me the truth.

“Why don’t you believe me? I want to help you one last time because I am dead. Madeline sucked my power and killed me. Everything that she told me was nothing but lies. Lies that she deliberately fed me. I am at a loss myself, okay? But I am dead. I can’t do anything on my own. I won’t be here for long.” She said, and I widened my eyes in shock.

Surely I hate her for what she did to me, but that doesn’t mean I loved her any less. For me, she was the only person I used to look up to whenever I was in trouble or stuck with something.

All her life, she tried to wake her dead sister, and now that she woke up, the first thing she did was kill the person who woke her up? I know how bad she must be feeling right now. After all, she did the same to me, no?

Feeling my hands trembling as the emotions for her started to rise, I closed my eyes before looking at her with calm eyes. I won’t give her the satisfaction of seeing me trembling for love.

“What do you want to say? I don’t have much time left either,” I said, making her smile softly before she nodded her head in agreement.

“I can’t enter the water. But I know a few things about it. The crystal rose that you had seen in your dream has a sword inside its stem. You need to break it and take it out. That is the only weapon that can kill Madeline. If you will be able to kill her before she sucks the energy off your mates and grandpa, then your mates will be saved.” She said, making me roll my eyes at her.

Is she for real? Is she trying to provoke me? Is that even a solution of any kind?

“You do know that I am just a soul with no energy, right? I am not like your elder sister Madeline who can inflict and take over other’s bodies for her selfish motives. How in the world will I kill her when I can’t even touch anything?” I asked, and she sighed loudly.

“I will cast a spell. You need an animal for that because this forest doesn’t have a human or any other species. You can work along with a lion. Since a lion is the king of the jungle and only he can handle the would of a queen. You can take over his body temporarily, but the time will be limited. You’ll have to kill her in that period. If not, you’ll die, and so will be your mates.” She said, and I can’t help but think over it.

The only way to kill Madeline was the sword, and to get that sword we need a soul that is pure enough. So far, only I can enter the water and bring back that sword.

God Madonna had indeed mentioned that I will be the only one who will be able to kill her. But if I won’t be able to do it, then everyone I love and care about will die in Madeline’s arms.

“How will you be able to do it? Didn’t you say that Madeline sucked your power?” I asked, wanting to make sure that she was the real deal this time.

“My soul still has enough power to do it. I won’t be able to hold for long though. I can’t waste my energy on talking anymore. Once you’ll enter the body of that lion, he will act like a normal werewolf, walking on his legs and all. The only difference will be his power.” Azrael said.

Now, the real question was should I do it or not?

“How will Daniel come to know that I have gone and entered the body of the lion? Who will tell him?” I asked, wanting more time to think about it.

“I’ll tell him through some indication. Now, do you weren’t to do it or not? I won’t be able to hold for long.” She said.

Gazing down at her legs, I noticed that more than half of her legs were now covered with fog. I know what was happening. She was disappearing little by little.

Seeing the only lady I used to believe me as my true family disappearing like this, I felt my heart trembling before I gazed into her eyes.

But like I am still living even after being a soul, can’t she do the same?

“How are you like this, but I am perfectly fine?” I couldn’t help but ask.

“That’s because you have a purpose to live while I don’t,” Grandma said, her eyes shining with both sadness and happiness.

If I don’t do it, then she won’t be the only one who will die like this, my whole family will.

Taking a deep breath, I looked at Daniel one last time, who was still busy trying to get inside the water before looking at my grandma resolutely.

“As much as crazy it sounds and looks in my eyes, I am ready. I will do it,” I said, and before I could react, I saw a lion running towards me from a distance, making me tremble in fear.

I just hope everything goes well. I wished one last time before I felt my soul being sucked by that lion.

The only funny thing I found in this situation was how Daniel widened his eyes before running away at some distance when he saw the lion. Talk about being a king.

Feeling the confidence and power of the king in my soul, paired with my queen instincts, I suddenly felt powerful. More powerful than I’ve ever felt before.

This was my last chance, and I will have to make use of it anyhow.