Fake Heiress True Luna (Irina) novel Chapter 70

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Chapter 70: Arlette Is Gone

Irina’s POV

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With a twist of my wrist, the vines surged upward. They were small, fragile-looking things- but I infused them with my power, and they obeyed. In seconds, they came alive-dark green tendrils wrapping around her ankles and wrists before she could react.

“What-?!” she gasped, stumbling as the vines yanked her backward. She lost her footing and crashed to the ground, the spell she’d been forming fizzling out in a burst of red light.

I smirked. “Careful. Wouldn’t want you to fall for me.”

“Enough!” she screamed, her voice cracking as she tried to burn through the vines with magic. But every time she did, they grew back thicker, stronger.

She writhed on the ground, fury twisting her features. “How are you so strong?! When did you f*****g find your mate?!”

She was losing control. The fact that she never imagined I would find the one piece that could awaken my powers was driving her to the edge.

I took a step closer, the ground vibrating beneath me as my aura flared again. “You still haven’t figured it out?” I asked.

She frowned, her face twisting with rage because she couldn’t understand what I was referring to.

I’m not sure whether she is faking it or is blind.

“Stupid is more like it,” Theia grumbled.

“Aiden,” I stated. “My mate is Aiden Keaton, the man you played with years ago, so that he would hate me.”

Her glare faltered-just for a moment.

That was all I needed.

In a single breath, I was in front of her, pressing my foot down on her chest-not hard enough to crush, but enough to remind her who held the power now. “You spent years with your stupid revenge. At first, you made sure I had everything. Love, power, money, status, and even a mate, because you wanted me to feel miserable once you took that away from me, right?” She didn’t reply, so I stepped down even more, making her wince. “You wanted me to feel small, to doubt what I was, to think I could never go against you. But now?” I leaned down

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slightly, my eyes glowing as the torches flared around us. Now I finally see you for what you are. A parasite.”

She spat, eyes blazing with hatred. “Look who is talking, the girl who lived a life that didn’t belong to her.”

I tilted my head. “It is futile to discuss anything with you.”

Arlette’s aura spiked again. Her hands trembled, but the air around her crackled with residual power-dark, corrupted, desperate.

Before I could move, she whispered something under her breath. The runes beneath her body flared scarlet, forming a jagged circle of light that pulsed like a dying heart. A shockwave of raw magic exploded outward, forcing me to stumble back as shards of stone tore free from the ground and floated around her.

“I will not die by your hands, you wretched child!” she screamed. Her voice carried that metallic echo of witchcraft, enough to make my ears ring. Her body lifted off the ground, hair whipping wildly, eyes glowing blood-red. The vines holding her burned to ash, but I didn’t flinch.

If she wanted a last stand, I’d give her one.

“Then die by your own power,” I hissed.

She hurled a ball of crimson flame, and I dodged easily-her aim was shaky, unfocused. The ground cracked where it hit, molten rock bubbling through the surface. The air filled with smoke and the bitter scent of burning stone.

She threw another, then another, each spell more unstable than the last. My body moved before thought could catch up-dodging, weaving, reading her movements before she made them. My senses were razor-sharp, every detail amplified: the rhythm of her breaths, the tremor in her hand, the faint hum of collapsing magic.

“She’s losing it,” Theia said.

“I know.”

When Arlette charged forward, screaming, I met her halfway. She could use her magic all she wanted, but it was useless. She was no longer thinking; she was charging at me blind. She knew I was stronger, faster, and younger, but she didn’t want to give up.

I released my aura to its fullest. The air turned heavy, pressing down on her. She might not be a wolf, but even she can feel my true power, and that made her falter. Her movement faltered mid-stride. She gasped, eyes wide, as my power-the true Enigma’s power-descended on her

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like an invisible storm.

“Feel that?” I whispered, stepping closer. “That’s what real strength feels like.”

She fell to her knees, clutching her chest, the light in her veins flickering weakly. “You… you shouldn’t have been born…” she rasped.

I crouched in front of her, claws sliding out from my fingers. My hand hovered above her chest, right where her heart thudded weakly beneath her ribs. I pierce through her chest like it was made out of butter.

I’m not sure if it’s like that because of how much magic she used, but I’m sure her body is just corrupted. If I hadn’t done this today, she would have died anyway.

“I was always meant to be, you on the other hand…” I said coldly.

Her gaze lifted to mine, a strange smile twisting her cracked lips. “Go on, little wolf,” she whispered hoarsely. “Tear it out. But remember this…” Her voice turned into a hiss, the last spark of power threading through it. “I am the least of your worries.”

Something in her tone-calm, certain-sent a chill through me.

Then, with one last, shuddering breath, the crimson light in her eyes faded. Her body slumped forward, lifeless, her magic evaporating like smoke in the cold air.

For a long moment, I didn’t move. The only sound was my own heartbeat, slow and heavy, echoing through the hollow chamber. The stench of burnt stone and blood hung thick in the air. Arlette’s body lay at my feet, motionless, the faint red cracks along her skin fading into dull gray. Whatever power she had clung to-it was gone.

I exhaled slowly, retracting my claws. My hands were slick with her blood, warm and almost luminous from the remnants of her corrupted magic. It hissed faintly where it touched the floor. I stood and watched it burn away until there was nothing left.

The silence pressed in on me, heavy and absolute. It was over.

And yet… her last words echoed in my mind. I am the least of your worries.

“Theia,” I murmured, my voice low. “Did you feel it?”

There was a pause before my wolf answered, her tone cautious. “Yes. Something was wrong with her magic. It wasn’t entirely her own.”

Just what I suspected.

“Someone was helping her,” I pointed out, and my wolf nodded.

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I’m sure it isn’t Harden; he is not smart or powerful enough to be the one behind her magic. It

must be another witch.

Anyway, I wouldn’t find the answers I sought here; I should leave this place and find my mate. Even if he can handle himself, I’m sure Harden wasn’t as easy to kill as Arlette.

The question is…

How the hell do I go back?

She teleported us here, and I have no way of talking to anyone because I am not part of his pack.

“Yeah… perhaps we should have thought about that beforehand,” She mumbled, but what was done was done.

And what we hadn’t considered before…

It was stupid to cry over spilled milk. Besides, I could use my senses to track his scent, right?

“No, but…”

“Yes?” I urged.

“We can use our power to get some help from the vines…”

Theia’s voice trailed off, almost hesitant.

“Help from the vines?” I echoed, glancing at the scorched roots still coiling weakly around Arlette’s body. They were faintly pulsing-alive, but drained, responding faintly to the residue of my power.

“Yes,” Theia said. “They’re connected to the earth-roots spread far deeper than what we see. If you pour your energy into them, you might be able to reach beyond this place… maybe even sense our mate.”

It wasn’t a bad idea. Risky, maybe-but then again, everything about today was.

I knelt, brushing my hand against the ground. The dirt was warm from Arlette’s magic, but beneath that, I could still feel the thrum of life-the heartbeat of the forest that surrounded the old ruins. It was faint, distant, but there,

“Alright,” I whispered. “Let’s see how far I can reach.”

I closed my eyes and drew a breath, letting the energy flow through me. My aura expanded,

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