Priscilla had first felt discomfort, a lot of discomfort, headache, too much to bear, and then everything turned hot and red. Before her eyes there were only flames, big and aggressive flames that terrified her. She could not stop shaking.
The voices in her head were now screams that intertwined to the point of driving her mad, she could feel the pain of others moving towards her. And that embracing warmth that was somehow welcoming, all around her. Another scream burst from her mouth, holding her head when she could barely open her eyes.
She looked for her siblings and her parents only to find that among the high flames there were several bodies lying from one side to the other, but there was something that alarmed her. That thin red thread coming out of her mother's mouth, had she done that? No, that couldn't be, she would never hurt her family. And her brothers? They were shocked. And her father? He was coming towards her, at her side, and to her shock, so was her wolf.
-Help me,- she said almost sobbing. -Help me,- he reached out for her support but that only made the flames spread to him aggressively.
Hades and Layan reacted quickly and jumped back. The heat of the flames was scorching and made the former sweat, the front of his shirt burned. Layan, on the other hand, had not even been affected despite being in the same condition. Hades felt awe-inspiring as he saw his daughter's panic-stricken face as she noticed what he had done and recoiled.
-Pris- he almost let out in a gasp, he didn't care about anything now, if not even his pack, he didn't look at his family as he knew he was fine, his pups had been well trained and he trusted them, besides his wife was a strong wolf even though she would later run to his side, but his daughter filled all his thoughts.
-Leon, one of the twin alphas stopped behind them and said in a dry voice, -You will only cause them to be charred in the worst of pain.
-What are you saying?- Hades turned around with gritted teeth, if he didn't get close to his daughter, how was he going to get her out of there.
-Please calm down, alpha Hades,- the wolf was the least expressive of them all, not even with his brother did he let out a smile, -Look carefully,- he indicated with his chin, -she's not being attacked by anything, the flames around her were created by herself, she won't be hurt.
-How can you be so sure,- Layan removed his hair from his forehead and pulled it back, he could see that the temperature in the room was rising but he knew it from the others who were sweating, but not him.
-I can tell because those flames are created by the power equal to mine, the mastery of fire- he let out a snort- a really strong power if you know how to master it, I really feel sorry for her- he said coldly.
Hades narrowed his eyes, and clenched his fist in restraint. He had to be rational.
-Is there any way to stop that?
Leon raised his eyebrow and looked at Litus, his brother.
-I really don't know. My brother is the one who has taken it upon himself to control my power whenever I really lose control. It's not a power that can be easily mastered, it's based on emotions, it's even stronger than Litus-
-He couldn't do it,- Layan turned to them.
-It takes a bond- Litus blurted out shaking his head- We are twins so my power calls her power and controls it, as for her, I have no relation, if I get close I will only be burned, I can tell that even though she is young she is really strong- -I can tell that she is really strong-.
Hades bit his lip in frustration, every minute was essential.
-She has the power of us alphas- Asule, the wisest and oldest wolf of all intervened and they all attended him, if there was someone who could have answers it was him- They were passed from her mother's blood- he declared and Hades nodded, it did not take them by surprise, they imagined it after realizing that the queen no longer had the same aura of that time- Only if she awoke the power of ice she could control herself-
-But that...- Hades fell down when the other alpha raised his hand.
-Her body wouldn't resist it, as it won't now if we don't control it, she will be exhausted before long and her life will be consumed- a cold sweat ran down Hades' back- Layan- Asule looked at the leader of the Council- You can stop her-
The named one blinked, of course he would help her if he knew how. A high pitched scream coming from her made everyone look at her, she was shrinking more and more inside the circle of fire that was getting stronger and stronger.
-Her power... for some reason, it doesn't affect you- she pointed her palm at her body, unlike Hades she didn't have a scratch even though she had her ability to recover quickly- You can stop her, she needs to calm down or she'll only get worse- -She'll get worse-.
Layan swallowed dryly and narrowed his eyes at Priscilla, maybe that was why, because he had sensed her from the start, because she had said he was hers. was he her bond?. He stopped thinking, it wasn't good to do so in this kind of situation, one could draw the wrong conclusions. He touched Hades' tense shoulder.
-Don't worry, I'll do my best.
Hades took a deep breath, his heart hammering in his chest.
-Please save her, I can't- his voice was breaking, rarely could you see someone like Hades so vulnerable.
Layan looked for Nebraska who only wouldn't come closer because Rodrigo and Nicolas were holding her tightly. Knowing her he knew she would jump into the flames no matter if her body burned. would he do something like that? He didn't know. Ever since he had learned of Priscilla's existence he had played hide and stay as far away as possible until their paths had irretrievably crossed. The she-wolf was a difficult thing to handle, too intense for him. Too sure of what she wanted, she was something he couldn't handle.
He took a few steps towards where Priscilla was, the area around them was already deserted, some of the wolves had moved away and some had been evacuated to avoid some disaster. He swallowed again uselessly. The flames began to dance around him, hitting his body without burning him. He felt the heat from them but it was bearable. He walked closer and closer. Priscilla's head was raised showing her cheeks bathed in tears.
-No,- she almost whispered and crawled backwards, -Don't come any closer.
Layan stopped a few meters away, the circle was beginning to deform around him.
-Puppy, calm down.
-Stay away, don't come closer, it will hurt you- her voice trembled and she crawled a little further back.
-Priscilla, listen to me, you're not hurting me,- he raised his hand so she could see that the flames were touching him but not burning him.
-She sobbed silently and put her hands to her head when the voices came back with such force that they cut her breath, the scream didn't come out of her mouth- Get away, get away, shut up- she gasped and the flames became more intense.
Nicolas pulled his mother and brother further back. He made sure Noa was safe next to Siran who had pulled Sara out first. This was more dangerous than they thought.
-Priscila- layan tried to reason with her- Look at me, don't ignore me- she spoke softly slurring her words-.
She bit her lip until it bled but with effort she opened her eyes and looked for him, the body of her wolf was there, close to her but she couldn't reach him, she couldn't move, her head was in chaos, she couldn't think, she was afraid, terrified, she had attacked her father, her mother, the pack, what would they think now. What if he couldn't do anything and it happened again. Just thinking about it made his chest tighten and everything went black.
What if he killed again like when he was younger?
What if this time it wasn't a stranger's body but his family's or his wolf's?
His family
His pack
Her wolf
She stood still, so stiff that Layan thought she had stopped breathing. He became alarmed and took another step toward her as the flames retracted toward the pup and engulfed her.
-Priscilla-- he cried out at what had happened and feared she would be consumed by her own power, but it vanished with a start, instead there was now not the girl's body but that of a wolf.
Layan took a slower breath
-Priscilla, come here,- he called softly, but she didn't answer, she was sitting on her hind legs with her head down.
This time the animal got up and before everyone reacted it ran out and crashed against the advantage shattering the glass and going outside. It took more than a second for those present to react and both hades and Nebraska adopted their wolf form.
-Layan is the only one who can do something now, if her power is not controlled, she just withdrew into herself, if she explodes again think how she will feel if she kills her parents.
Layan understood her words and without thinking too much he ran the same way that the cub had taken. On the other hand Hades cursed and approached his wife and pressed his nose against her neck hearing the moan of pain that came from her throat. They both felt imposing for not being able to do something, all that was left was for Layan to be able to bring her to safety.