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Chapter 94: Never Again

‘Ciana*

After Warren left me to go back, I ran through the garden to get away from the stage. Instead of running away, I knew I needed to help. Warren and Theo were in danger!

The only other person that cared about them both was Maggie. If anyone could stop this, it was her.

I found Maggie in her room. She looked much better than she had before the play. I guess she really did feel a lot happier after seeing the performance. What a difference being in good spirits could make.

“Maggie! Please help! You have to stop them,” I panted out the moment she looked up at me.

Maggie creased her brow. She rose from her bed and grabbed the footboard, steadying herself. She was still pretty weak. Suddenly, she started to cough, and was barely able to catch her breath.

I saw a pitcher of water next to her bed and I went over, poured her a glass and handed it to her. She smiled in thanks and took a few sips, which seemed to soothe whatever was bothering her.

‘Please, tell me what happened?” she urged after she was finally able to talk, her eyes lit up with confusion.

“Warren and Theo are in danger,” I blurted out, getting straight to the point.

The glass I just handed her trembled and slipped from her fingers, smashing on the floor. I grabbed Maggie’s arm to pull her away from the shards before they cut her bare feet.

“Warren and… did you say Theo?” she asked, creasing her brow.

“No time to explain much but Tallis is Theo. Demarco is working with Luther to try to capture them both. You’re the only one who could help… to persuade Demarco. Please help!” I begged, tightening my hand on her wrist.

Maggie’s brow creased deeper, like she was processing the few details I gave her. “Right, let’s go,” she said with a nod.

I looped my arm through hers for support and I hurried back to the stage area, as fast as I could. Maggie had a little trouble keeping up and I didn’t want to make her worse by rushing her.

When we arrived, I stopped dead and stared, gasping. Beside me, Maggie sucked in a sharp breath and I felt her arm quiver In mine.

Theo was in wolf form, bearing down on Demarco. Maggie’ s husband wouldn’ t last much longer against him. He looked beaten and bruised, and I was pretty sure his hind leg was broken.

A few dozen wolf bodies lay scattered on the ground, dead. Their eyes were frozen in the last emotion they’d ever felt, and a lot of them reflected absolute, chilling terror.

I felt ice sliding down my spine, paralyzed by what I was seeing.

“That’ s… is that really… Theo? ” Maggie whispered small, surprised, and seemingly frightened voice.

“Yes, that is Theo, I promise,’ I said, nodding. I wasn’t sure if she still didn’t recognize him or if it scared her to see her brother like that.

Maggie’s face got even paler and her arm slipped from mine. I was about to run after her when I saw a familiar form on the ground.

‘Oh Goddess.. I gasped as I recognized it was Warren and immediately ran to check on him.

He was so pale and bleeding from the shoulder. It looked like he lost a lot of blood. There was a small pool of red under him.

silver dagger laid not too far away from where he was. It

alright?” I asked, shaking him a little. He mumbled something,

Thank the Goddess he still had a heartbeat! When I looked up, I saw Maggie running toward Theo and

cried, holding her arms up

again. He slowly opened his eyes and tried to smile at me. I smiled back, but my face fell when I saw Warren

He sat up abruptly and reached

to Maggie in

on the ground in front of Theo as she gasped, please..

shocked as Warren. Both of them had the same bulging eyes as they stared at Maggie’s frail body.

the Goddess…Warren… you’re

and then her eyes

shifted back to his

out in pure

Maggie, MAGGIE—I” He crawled up and pulled Maggie’s soft body into his ar.ms, tears

a few moments of sobbing, he turned to Theo and yelled hysterically, “You killed her! You killed your own sister, you fucking monster! Now you’ re happy? You

broken leg, but I could see in his eyesthat he still

human form. He •covered his face with his

didn’t mean to… What have I done?”

28 eyes on Maggie in

a wild, maniacal laugh. I’d almost forgotten

he cried out joyously, “Starting with Maggie, kill them, kill them all!

have stopped and I couldn’t follow what

I could force out

“Theo…”

*Theo*

dead, lifeless eyes, but I couldn’t look away. My hands weren’t enough to shield my eyes and I

What had I done?

No. This couldn’t

around at the others. My

screaming at me and

eyes enough to fuel him in a fight against

hear the words he was

he had to

I’d killed my

He had passed out again. Moments ago, he’ d been willing to take a dagger for, me. Now… he’d probably never

ever

at her. I turned away from

sense of them. Over and over again I blinked, but that look on Maggie’s face was

I was taking her life; that fear when

never remove her final

of what I did forever. Maybe now… Maybe now I’d finally accept that I didn’t deserve to have the privilege

“Theo…’