(Ember/Aeris POV)
The forest stretched endlessly, damp earth clinging to my boots as I moved between the trees. Sunlight filtered weakly through the canopy, but even the brightness of day couldn’t shake off the lingering heaviness in my chest.
I could feel Damon watching again. His gaze burned through like he was trying to bore a hole through my head.
I don’t know how long we have been walking, but I knew it had been a long ti, yet we couldn’t find our way out of the place.
"What is it?" I spun on my heels and turned to face him, irritation flickered through my face.
He stopped, a twig snapped beneath his boots. He arched his brows, "What?" He said, slightly confused.
I turned around sighing in exasperation. My feet sent debris flying. ’Great, should this be a vacation or what? There is no food, no water, no clothes...’ I looked down at my dress, the hole at the upper chest glaring at ... even so parts of my chest were visible... ’Perfect.’
"Master, maybe I have a word now?" Damon’s voice from behind.
I stopped in my tracks. "What?"
"I feel unsettled... Do you think Alaric and Theo have made it out of the Whitches’ realm? Maybe we should head directly to my pack." His voice was laced with unease.
I paused, biting my lower lip. "They are with Rhydian, maybe he had already transported them back ho."
Part of wanted to ask that question, even though I have regained my mories... I wanted to know why he sacrificed his life for Aeris... does that an he likes Aeris more than he liked when I was just Ember the wolfless Oga?
’You are the sa person, dummy.’ My mind said. However, I can’t help but compare how he treated and how he treated Aeris... he looked at her like she ant the world to him.
A strange weight rested on my chest. "Damon," I began after a short pause. "Why did you hide your identity from ? Do you regret that I’m not your Ember?"
"I didn’t an to keep any secrets from you. You are the Fae Princess, I was just afraid that you might not take it well considering our history." He walked closer behind .
Did he even love when I was Ember? I could still rember the hatred and coldness in his eyes when he rejected ... he had punished ... however he had been gentle with Aeris, is it because I happened to be a princess now, and not the lowly oga and breeder I was before?
"So did you take out your heart for ... or is it because I looked like Ember?" My throat tightened as the word left my lips.
I turned to face him when I didn’t hear him say anything. His eyes clouded with emotions but there was no confusion.
His lips pulled up into a smirk. "I did it because I know sowhere deep inside you, Ember is there... And don’t get wrong, it is just that you haven’t recovered your mories." His voice softened.
"I know you won’t believe , however I took out my heart for you and Ember." He added.
My breath halted. I blinked, turning before continuing walking. ’What does he an? Why do I care? I hate him and I’ll never forget what he did to .’
Silence stretched through the space between us, broken by the clearing of his throat.
"Hmm... you claid you have awakened your powers, why not teleport us from here?" His voice was taunting... almost as if he didn’t believe .
I stopped mid-stride, my lips twitching into a bitter smile. "You think it’s that easy? Fine. Since my dear pet commands it, let’s see if I can do it."
He folded his arms, his lips tugging upward like he already knew I would fail. "Go ahead, Master. Show ."
I closed my eyes, steadying my breath. The magic pulsed faintly against my wrist, and I willed the air to bend. A spark of power surged through , and the ground beneath our feet humd.
The next second, a portal ripped open in front of us, its golden light swirled violently, tugging at the leaves around us.
Damon tilted his head. "Not bad."
I shot him a glare before stepping through first. The air swirled, its pressure crushing my ears, and when my feet hit the ground again, I blinked in shock.
We were standing in another forest... Exactly like the one we left.
’Wonderful.’
Damon’s chuckle rang behind . "Very impressive. You managed to teleport us... from one tree to another."
Heat flushed up my neck. "Shut up."
He leaned closer, his voice warm in my ear. "Should I clap for you, Master?"
My fist twitched at my side. "Try mocking again and see what happens."
"Fine," he said with mock seriousness. "We’ll die of hunger in style, at least the trees look the sa."
I ignored him, forcing the power to flare again. The portal snapped open, bigger this ti. I didn’t give him the satisfaction of hesitation... I marched straight through the portal landing on the other side.
This ti when I opened my eyes, a wave of heat slamd into . My lungs burned, the ground beneath trembled, and the stench of sulfur nearly made gag.
Flas covered the horizon, lava oozed down jagged rocks not far from us, rivers of fire cut through the ground, and the roar of the volcano was deafening.
I staggered back a step. "What the hell..."
"Now this," Damon cut in, his lips twitching with amusent, "is creative. From trees to fire pits. Should I assu the next stop will be underwater?"
I spun on him, glaring daggers through him. "Do you want to drop you inside that lava and be done with it?"
His smirk widened. "You wouldn’t dare, I’m your precious pet, rember?"
The ground cracked nearby, molten rock spilling down. My heart jumped, and I summoned the power again, the portal flared open, and I dragged him with before the earth swallowed us both.
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