Sacrificed To The Triplet Alpha Kings novel Chapter 358

Chapter 358: The Sacred Portal

She turned toward the door.

"Victoria," Lucian called after her.

She stopped.

"Thank you," Lucian said quietly. "For not giving up on her."

Victoria felt her throat tighten. "She’s my niece. My family. I would tear apart the world to save her."

"I know," Lucian said. "That’s why I believe you’ll find a way."

Victoria nodded and left the room.

She walked quickly back to her quarters, her mind already thinking about everything she would need for the portal ritual.

White salt for the circle. Silver for the conduit. Moonstone for clarity. Blood....her own blood for the connection. And the words. The ancient summoning words that would open a channel between her and Elena Markov without revealing Elena’s location.

Victoria had performed this ritual twice before. Both times successfully. Both times with less at stake than this.

She could do it again.

She had to do it again.

Because Lilith was dying. And Elena Markov was the only person who might be able to save her.

Victoria reached her room and immediately started gathering materials, She didn’t have to start all over again, because she had began the process earlier on that day, She just needed to find the remaining ingredients.

She got salt from the container on her desk. Silver wire from her jewelry box. Moonstone from the collection of crystals she kept for spell work.

And a small silver dagger for the blood.

She laid everything out on the floor in her room and started drawing the ritual circle....precise lines and symbols that had to be perfect or the entire thing would fail.

Her hands were shaking.

Not from fear. From exhaustion. From two days without sleep. From the weight of knowing that if this did not work, she would have to watch her niece die.

Focus, Victoria told herself. One step at a time. Draw the circle. Place the materials. Speak the words. Reach Elena.

She could do this.

She would do this.

And Elena Markov would answer.

Because the alternative was unthinkable.

***

Victoria knelt on the floor of her room with white salt forming precise geometric patterns around her, silver wire woven through the design, moonstones placed at each cardinal point. Her hands were steady now despite the exhaustion pulling at her, despite the terror that this might not work.

She had to make it work.

No other option existed.

The portal communication ritual was delicate. One wrong symbol and the connection would fail. One misplaced word and the portal could collapse or worse....reveal Elena’s location to anyone tracking her.

Victoria checked the circle three times. Every line perfect. Every symbol exact. Every material placed precisely where it needed to be.

Now came the hard part.

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