(Author’s POV)
"Ain’t no way," the twins’ simultaneous voices reverberated in the air. "You are not going to put your life and limb at risk here," Alaric added in a stern voice, resembling his father, Noah Everests.
Fabian was too stunned to think about anything, his eyes never leaving the newcomer. On the other hand, Chris was skeptical about the claim they were making. ’Can there really be someone who could overcome such harsh conditions and rescue his majesty from this ghastly ordeal? Even if it is~ .... no~ .... it’s just not possible. Only someone with a death wish would pretend to help right now.’ He was not convinced at all.
"I apologize in advance, Lycan princess. I respect you, but~ .... You should listen to your brothers. Right now, ~ .... it isn’t the time to show your bravado," Chris said. He really wanted to save Jacob as well, but this idea sounded absolutely absurd to him. He knew all about Nora’s past. Her family found her just a year ago, which meant she must be going through basic werewolf training, so how could she help here? ’The coddled princess, is she just trying to pose as a hero here, huhh.’
At this point, a sudden intense downpour of rain had started, making the situation more intense and serious.
"Secretary Shadow," Alaric gave Chris a death stare for talking like that to his dear sister. Chris pursed his lips tightly as if Alaric had invaded his inner thoughts. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖
"Mr. Shadow, I am not trying to play anything. I really can help here," Nora tried to assure him, her voice gentle yet resolute.
"Nora, listen to me. I know you want to assist, but~ ...." Brave spoke, trying to reason with her, but she intervened mid sentence, "Brother Rave, don’t you trust me at all?" She glanced at her brothers and then sighed. ’I guess I will have to show you then.’
Closing her eyes, she took a deep, long breath and clasped the aquamarine stone pendant around her neck. For the first few seconds, nothing seemed to happen. The look on everyone’s face was filled with disappointment as the slight ray of hope they were holding onto was snapped away from them.
"Nora~ .... Don’t exert yourself," Alaric said as he walked towards her. He recalled how the first time she told them about her elemental powers, she passed out.
But Nora was in her zone. Still focusing on summoning her power. When Alaric was just a few inches away from touching her, something astounding happened. The stone glowed radiantly, and the next moment, the rain droplets that were settled on her eyelashes and brows started reversing. Slowly, the water beads resting on her entire body took a U turn and started going upwards, making her brother halt his action midway.
Chris and Fabian were left flabbergasted, too speechless to utter even a single syllable. Their breath caught in their throat. They have never seen something like this before. This was something truly out of the ancient alchemy scriptures.
Feeling proud of herself, Nora opened her eyes slowly, her body dry now. She looked at all four of them and said, her voice laced with confidence and conviction, "I~ ...Nora Everests, the Lycan princess, possess the power to tackle and manipulate water at my will. So, now~ .... ~do you guys trust me?"
The lightning flashed, followed by a heart wrenching rumble of thunder, turning the atmosphere ominous. Seeing the shift in weather, she added, her voice filled with urgency, "Make a decision~ .... fast. Mr. Larson~ ... he might not have much time left. We need to start as soon as possible."
Her words sounded portentous to them. She looked at her two brothers and, seeing the assertiveness in her eyes, they relented, "Okay~ .... Nor, I am with you, but~ ... you won’t be the one to go inside the water. I will," Alaric was the first one who spoke.
"I will come with you as well," Brave joined in. A sense of relief washed over Nora when she heard her brothers’ words. Then, she turned to the other two and asked, "Mr. Shadow~ .... What do you say?"
Before Chris could answer, Fabian said, "I will be going with you as well." Chris looked at him, his eyes bulging out. With gritted teeth, he muttered, "Prof~ ... Stephens~ ... you are just a human. You cannot go with them."
Fabian’s life was as important as Jacob’s. After all, though concealed, he was Fabian’s legal heir. Jacob, as if foreseeing the future, had already made it clear to Chris that if any such situation arose where both of their lives were at risk, he had to save Fabian, even if he had to discard his master.
But Fabian wasn’t very trusting of the werewolf kind. In his mind, they might pull up some trick. He was adamant on following them, as he said, "Secretary Shadow~ .... I am going regardless of what you say."


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