His Lost Tribrid Novel

Ruby POV 

Staring into the mirror that hung on the wall of my bedroom, I narrowed my purple eyes and studied my face.

Twenty-one.

I didn’t look different.

My long, thick black hair fell down my back in waves, my creamy skin clear and smooth, and my large lips still pouted as I frowned.

My body is becoming fuller as I grow older and I have to say I quite like my larger boobs and broader hips.

They make me feel grown up.

Womanly.

But none of this had happened over night.

However, what I couldn’t put my finger on was how I felt...different.

There was this overwhelming sense of something to come.My body was on high alert.My skin tingled with the anticipation.Of what, I am not so sure.

Perhaps I was just excited about my birthday after all.

Racing down the stairs, two at a time, I barreled into the quaint and cozy kitchen expecting to be met by Maggie’s smiling face at the very least.

With my hand gripping the doorway as I spun into the room, my disappointment caused me to stop dead.

The room was empty and everything was much the same as it was left last night.

When I came back for dinner, Maggie seemed more subdued than usual.

We ate our dinner in silence and when she finished, she excused herself for bed without even a mention of my birthday tomorrow.I wanted to go after her and check if she was okay but something stopped me.

She would talk to me when she was ready.

Yet, faced with the reality that she had not even bothered to get out of bed to celebrate with me like she had always done before, I knew I could not let this go.

Marching towards her room, the irritation I was feeling grew.It was the company of others, I have accepted that this is my fate.

So, the least she can do is bake me a cake! When I reached her room, I opened the door without knocking and stormed inside.

when I see her small, fragile frame in her bed.Her

cold hand in mine, I scanned her face with worry.She was

That much was clear.

child," her voice comes out like a broken husk,

I asked, panic in my

could use my

running out,"

around her pillow like a halo

"What do you mean?"

on this Earth is nearly up and! am sorry that I have failed you,"

I shook my head.

she talking about? She is an Elder witch!

I saw none.She reached up one hand to my face to calm me and when my eyes locked with hers, I froze.There was more pain,

This made no sense.

have not been totally honest with you.I lean back and sit on the balls of my feet as looming dread makes my stomach drop.The feeling was back.The feeling that everything was

flowered wallpaper of the room around

from the

untraceable, it has

she

is happening?

shouted and her eyes

role in the prophecy.You have the power to destroy or save the human realm.I

ceiling started to crack and crumble above

for what I had to do, Ruby.But it was the only way I could delay the prophecy from coming true.But it seems I have failed.I could never have killed you, my child.My loyalty was always with Cora.She

"Take this."

a black bag and I

power to open the portal.You must leave before

you.None of this makes any sense! What am I supposed to do?" I cried as the tears started to run

extraordinary and I know you will do what is

her hands as her eyes glazed over and a swirling blue liquid pattern

her in bed and

that I am sorry," was the last thing that left her lips before she released a

landed on

portal closed and

power to open it again.Perhaps if I could just jump through for a few

magic of the