The Reaper Saga [Book 1-3]

BARING HIS SOUL

"What?" 

I etched to just yell at Allegra but it came out as more of a whisper. I couldn't believe my own ears. I always had my doubts but to actually hear it from someone else...

Allegra shrugged, not that interested to see the turmoil in my eyes. "Yes. She told me that she remembers some things from the past like how Hannah let her stay in the shop and oh, she remembers Keisha." 

Just with those words, my blood ran cold. She remembered that bitch.

"Just how much?" I spat out. 

She actually winced. "I don't know how much but she thought her mother was still after her. I had to let her know about Keisha's death status and only then she relaxed. Are you angry about Emie not being able to remember?"

"Of course I am!" I snapped at her as if she was to blame. In a way, she was the one giving my little soul the potions so she should've made sure to let her remember the important details.

Like ME!

"You know I can't do anything about it if she doesn't remember on her own." Dammit. 

"Fine! What about her marks? How's that coming along? How long do you think she'll need the potions?" 

Again, she winced. "For a normal being, she should be fine by now but Demos is more powerful than we are, Darkness. His hold on her is too much to ignore and even now...unconsciously she does things that scream the Demon King's influence."

"So, what do I do? Wait for centuries to pass before she becomes my little soul?" The words were as bitter as I felt inside. Perhaps she would never remember. Or she'd remember only to walk away and I wouldn't even be surprised. 

"I can't tell you what to do with that but I have an interesting question for you. When she was telling me about the nightmares as she refers to them, she saw you deny that you two were beloved. Why is that?"

Did I deny that? Since when-

"Shit." I cursed aloud. "I told her we were nothing because that was the truth. I didn't know yet."

"You didn't know? What on earth..."

"Until I married her officially I didn't know that we were beloved." I clarified with a sigh of my own. "Besides, the prophesy clearly said that she'd die by my hand. I didn't think that a woman who was meant to be dead by my own hands would turn out to be my beloved."

"That's freaky."

"Yeah. So, if that's all, I should go and see how she's doing." I turned to leave but Allegra had me stop by calling my name.

"Yes?" 

"I've been meaning to talk about something else. There's been a problem going on in the Coven and all of us Volkios are worried..." She paused, looking up to me with hope glinting in her gaze. 

It was her Coven and I wasn't her member. So it really shouldn't be any of my business. Then again, where was Zed when he was needed? At least my master would've helped the Volkios just fine. 

"Look, Allegra, I appreciate your hospitality so far but I don't think I'll be of any help. You can just ask Emie or Lana." 

She shook her head. 

"I know but I don't want them to know." I had to lift an eyebrow in interest. "There were some people that should have been dead but their family said that they saw them alive. It's just not here, it's happening all around the world. It can't be a coincidence."

My heart skipped a beat. "What are you trying to say?"

"I am trying to say that the dead has risen again and they are picking out witches from their home for the last few weeks, surprisingly right about the time Emie appeared. Now between all of us, who has the power to awaken the dead?"