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.

see her small, fragile frame in her bed.Her sad eyes lock with mine and all I see

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

That much was clear.

her voice comes out like a broken husk,

wrong? What is happening?" I asked, panic in my

had access to a hospital or a doctor, though I could use my magic

am afraid my time is running out," she muttered with a

like a halo and

"What do you mean?"

nearly up and! am sorry that I have failed you," she whispered, and her eyes started

I shook my head.

she talking about? She is an Elder witch! She can live for

obvious signs of injury or illness but 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, sorrow and regret in them

This made no sense.

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 about to change, only this didn’t seem to be the change

room

eyes dilated as items started to fall from the chests of drawers and frames shook on the wall.Was this an earthquake?

energy.To keep us hidden and the realm untraceable, it has been feeding from me slowly.Draining my soul.The day would always come

as she clutched

is

and her eyes

play an important role in the prophecy.You have the power to destroy or save the human realm.I have trained you the best I can but you will need

as the ceiling started to crack and

way I could delay the prophecy from coming true.But it seems I have failed.I could never have killed you, my

"Take this."

bag and I stared at her

will use the last of my power to open the portal.You

I am not leaving without you.None of this makes any sense! What am I supposed to do?" I cried as the tears started

extraordinary and I know you will do what is right.Now

me away and I stood shaking my head.She lifted her hands as

back at her in bed and she

was the last thing that left her lips before she released a ball of

fell through the portal and landed on

closed and I

to my feet, I tried to summon all my power to open it again.Perhaps if I could just jump through for a few more seconds, I

the