Chapter 156

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[SAMANTHA’s Point of View]

“Samantha, no!”

I knew what I was doing was stupid. Stupid and dangerous. But I knew my kids were here. I could feel them! Their presence was felt throughout the entire place! My wolf told me to wait for my husband and Killian, but I had had enough of waiting! I had to know where they were! I had to save my kids and take them back home. Their terrified faces and screams for me filled my mind, causing my eyes to brim with tears and my chest to feel heavy.

“Sam, you can’t just go into places without being cautious! What if there is a trap!?” Killian snarled at me as they both got a grip on both of my wrists and pulled me back. “What if you die?!”

“You know I won’t let that happen. My kids need me!” I cried to him as sobs emerged from my throat. “Just f*cking let go of me. Both of you.”

Dominic understood the pain I felt, and he let go of my hand gently.

“Just don’t rush inside, love,” he pleaded as he caressed my face with solemn eyes. “Let me and Killian check the place first. We don’t know what is in this place yet. Killian is right. They might have set traps here, knowing we will come after the kids.”

I looked around the castle. It looked like a centuries-old building surrounded by vines, cracks, and fissures that made it look as if it would collapse from the ground. But the columns were huge and strong, and everything was made with marble, crystals, and precious metals, which made the whole structure shimmer when it was struck by silver moonlight. Above us was a grand crystal chandelier that illuminated the whole space, giving off soft, dim light, just enough for us to admire the surroundings.

In front of us was a grand staircase that led to the mezzanine floor. However, what caused the hairs on my nape to stand was the banner before us, which displayed the symbol of the Fang Trinity—a circle that displays an image of fire in the center, with two red snakes intertwined and facing each other at the top. The golden hexagon eyes shone in the shining moonlight.

“It’s them,” Killian murmured under his breath as he examined the symbol. “The Fang Trinity took them again.”

“I am not surprised at all.” Dominic snarled as he glared at the banner. His jaw stiffened until feathers appeared on it, impatience etched on his face as he flexed his fingers that were ready to tear his enemies into ribbons. “They’ve been after Devon and Diana since you moved here to Silver Crescent. If only I knew…”

I reached for my husband’s hand and squeezed it as I gave him a soft look in the eyes. “Nobody predicted all of these terrible things could happen to Silver Crescent, love. This is something that we couldn’t control. We tried everything we could… and we are still trying. But the kids need us. And we have to get them back as soon as possible…before they put their filthy hands on Devon and Diana.”

Killian and Dominic squared their shoulders as we went deeper into the castle. We went straight up the mezzanine, wary about any dangerous feeling we might feel inside the old, but majestic, castle of the Fang Trinity. After living in Silver Crescent for many years and patrolling the Black Forest area, I never imagined that a structure like this was simply standing in the middle of the river, which had served as a water source for Dominic’s people for centuries. Could it be that this castle had been hiding underneath the waters and just ascended after the Fang Trinity rose again from the caves they’d been hiding in?

Because there was no way anyone would not notice such a huge building in the middle of this forest!

The hallways were as silent as death. The silver moonlight pierced through the gigantic crystal windows as the red curtains cascaded down the floor, like a reminder of how grand and sophisticated this place was. The giant precious vases were empty, and the naked statues were covered with dust and fissures as we walked silently, still waiting for any danger that would come our way.

Nothing happened, though. It was as if the castle knew we were here, walking inside its premises, and was welcoming us to admire its beauty.

Only we weren’t there to admire its beauty.

But to punish the bastards who did this to my kids!

Killian came back from patrolling around the area to see if there were suspicious rooms where the enemies had hidden my kids. As my husband and I approached Killian, our hearts raced and our pulses throbbed, filled with worry and hope that he had finally found the twins.

“I saw a door. It’s made of stone, though—heavy and massive. I have a feeling they put the twins there. It was the only door that was different from the rest in this building. They should be there.”

Dominic took my hand and squeezed it while giving me a look that seemed to ask if I was ready to enter that place. I gave him a short, brave nod and bit my lower lip hard, uncertain of what was waiting for all of us inside that mysterious room.

“Do you think we will be able to infiltrate it?” Killian asked as soon as we stood in front of it, staring at the massive structure. He was right. It was made of stone! So huge and thick that there was no way we could enter it unless we used a bomb to destroy the whole thing!

“I think I can let us get through it,” I said to them.

Both Killian and Dominic looked at me, puzzled at what I meant. Of course, there was no way I could move that door with pure strength. Even with Dominic and Killian’s strength put together, they wouldn’t be able to move that thing even an inch!

They waited for me until I uttered the word. “Give me both of your hands.”

“You make me scared, Sam,” Killian said with a nervous smile. What will you do with it? Float through the door like ghosts do?”

I just rolled my eyes at him as I held both of their heavy hands and then told them to step forward. Dominic gave me a gentle smile, giving me his whole faith that I could do whatever I was planning in my head.

Brianne gave me abilities that I never thought I would learn in such a short time. And this was one of them.

I thought that maybe the Fang Trinity was confident we wouldn’t get past this door; that’s why they were so assured about not putting guards or traps all over the place.

They were wrong.

I felt Killian and Dominic squeeze my hand, scared of what was coming. In my head, I imagined us as air particles that can get through anything, even a door as heavy and massive as this one. When we opened our eyes, we were already in a dark room that was surrounded by coffins and dead, mummified bodies.

My twins were in one of them.

I was about to run over and save them, but Dominic pulled me aside and covered my mouth. A second later, a cloud of dark purple smoke appeared all over the place, and from it emerged Olivia wearing tight fighting gear. The smoke billowed from her fingertips as she walked towards the coffin where my twins lay unconscious.

“Do you think you are the victim here?” she smirked as she stared at my kids. “Your mom is the reason why both of you are here! Your sacrifice will serve a noble purpose.”

Olivia threw a crystal ball that I realized was a memory ball that displayed something like a projector on the white ceiling of the room. My eyes were wide as I watched, my heart almost exploded in my chest with an overwhelming feeling as tears rolled down my face. It was the memory of my mother, all covered in blood. The memory shows her passing me to the arms of my father. I was a baby in that memory. All swaddled with white cotton cloth, stained with fresh blood.

“Take her to the human world and tell everyone she is your lost niece,” that’s what she said as she sobbed in pain.

I heard Dominic murmur into my ear, “That’s why I noticed Richard Bennette and how he gave you such a suspicious look when you were first introduced here in Silver Crescent. I feel like he knew who you really are, my love. He knew and decided to investigate it further. That’s why I saw those papers and your photos in his house and the old library. He’s been eyeing you, knowing you are a real descendant of the Primordial Clan.”

My chest felt as though it was breaking apart from within. I wanted to scream. I wanted to lunge toward Olivia and tear her head off her shoulders, but I couldn’t. One wrong move and she can kill the twins. I would never risk it.

To my surprise, Diana opened her eyes, and fear spread all over me, making me shake from it. I saw how my little daughter’s eyes opened and stared at Olivia’s smirking face with a sad look in her eyes.

Then I noticed Diana was staring at Olivia’s neck.

“There is a black claw mark on your neck,” Diana uttered and pointed at Olivia’s neck, which she hid with the collar of her fighting gear. Diana’s eyes closed into a deep sleep after saying the words.

That’s when I understood what my daughter meant.

Olivia’s eyes widened with rage as she hid her neck. I saw those dark spots on it. Wounds that were so bad they looked as if she were rotting alive! A festering wound that she had been hiding from everyone. The contract mark of the Fang Trinity was slowly eating her from within!

A poison she couldn’t get rid of was slowly taking its toll on her body.

With a scream, Olivia disappeared again into the billowing clouds of dark smoke, enraged by what Diana had told her…

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