Tainted Bloodline...🩸

29.

_POV:ASHER_

As light burst from Asher, he felt transformed. His senses heightened, and he perceived things differently, as if a hidden part of him had awakened. The pendant from Forsythe's pocket now strapped itself around Asher's neck.

Asher sluggishly rose from the slab, stumbling with each step. His hand clutched the necklace, driven by an unrelenting desire for escape. He fled the chamber, into darkness.

"Ah..." He fell, his every step agonizing. Something was wrong; he felt an intense urge for blood and magic. His vision blurred.

_POV: AT THE LEGION CLAN'S ASSEMBLY_

Nimue's thoughts drifted as the others discussed. Kael's sudden presence startled her.

"Hey... uh, you okay?" Kael asked.

Nimue adjusted herself, clearing her throat. "Y-yeah."

Kael's gaze lingered. "You're not here to make a fuss now, are you? I'm not ready for that." Nimue said

She bit her fingernails, looking away.

"That Asher boy... what kind of pull do you feel towards him?" Kael asked.

Nimue hesitated. "What do you mean?"she turned to him

Kael pressed on. "You said you felt a pull to him, didn't you? How would you describe this pull?"

"I...uh... It's pain,like a string...agony, distress..."

Kael cut in, "Love..or attraction maybe?

Nimue's eyes widened. "N-no... Why would you think that?!"

Kael sighed, ruffling his hair. "I know about mates and stuff tied to it."

"Mates? I know about mates, but what does it have to do with this?" Nimue replied.

Kael explained, "You feel his distress, pain, agony... That's all he feels now. You sensed him, didn't you?"

Nimue fell silent.

"I-I did... But that doesn't mean we're mates or something."

Kael's words hung in the air. "It does... The mate bond can form through feelings too... You have an attraction to him, forging the mate bond."

Nimue's expression searched for answers.

"What do you feel now?" Kael asked.

"I don't know what I feel..." Nimue muttered.

Kael whispered, "Find it..." before walking away.

Nimue turned, bewildered. "Really?! Leaving me with more questions?"

Kael shrugged, joining his parents...

_POV: THE VISION_

Imara listened intently as the men discussed, guarding the invisible Veil. With swift motion, she snatched the first man into darkness, muffling his struggles with her untamed power. Her fangs bared, she drained his life force.

Jeff spun around, fire erupting in his hand. "Who's there?!" he yelled, defensive.

Imara pounced, predatory and swift. Jeff struggled, burning her neck with his flames. Undeterred, she used her hands and legs to crawl, encircling him.

Heavy breaths filled the dark forest. "It's you..." Jeff muttered, recognizing her. "Imara?...what happened to you?"

Imara lunged again with a shriek,eyes dripping black now, clawing his face before draining his magic and blood. Wiping her mouth clean, she returned to the cave for her baby.

Standing before the invisible Veil, Imara crossed, clutching Nabril to her chest...

To be continued...