Chapter 17 - Samael's POV

Aurora’s body goes limp, and I cradle her in my arms. Fuck. This didn’t exactly go as planned. I press the sleeve of my sweater to her eye in an attempt to stop the bleeding which seems to slow now that she has lost consciousness. I wipe some of the blood from her face with my other sleeve; my immaculately white sweater now dyed crimson.

I face the room with Aurora in my arms, my entire family staring at her with fear in their eyes, except my father who now looks almost excited, and I think I know why. “My apologies. She seems to have just unlocked her magic and needs some practice controlling it,” I say, defending her.

“She had her magic bound to her wolf. She got them both yesterday when she turned eighteen,” Adelaide interjects and a lot of my questions for Aurora just got answered. I had intended to let her tell me everything when she was ready but holding her helpless body in my arms makes me realize, I need to know everything about her so I can keep her safe.

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