Chapter 31

Savannah’s POV

Well, it wasn't impossible, because here I was. I dropped my shield and gathered my magic. They were still attacking together. One of the magic balls hit my dad again and he went unconscious. I was the only one left. I was standing in front of my dad, protecting him. I knew it was futile. I was outnumbered and alone. All I could do now was putting up a shield and hoping for the best.

“Give up! You failed.”

“I won't give up until I have no other choice.”

“Don't be stupid and stubborn.”

“I'm not, Gabriel. I can't say the same about Ezekiel though. It was so easy to confuse him. You thought you'd find something in my realm two weeks ago. Ezekiel here was so desperate to find his prince that he accepted my terms.”

“What?”

“Don't be stupid. I'm the coven leader of the witches.”

“That's impossible.”

“No, it's not. Weren't you wondering why it took you an hour to destroy the shield around the house? I saw how exhausted you were.”

“How can you be this strong?”

“I guess it's because of my ancestors. Iris was an exceptionally strong witch. Now, you can go back and tell that you haven't found my father.”

“No, he has to come with us.”

“He made his choice and he chose my mother and me. I know you can't kill me. I'm one of you too. You can't kill my mother, because she's safe. You can't take my dad until I'm standing.”

“That won't take long now. You're exhausted.”

“So are you. Keep the others out of this. If you're man enough you'll win against me in a fair play. Only you and me.”

“As you wish, Princess.”

“Don't call me that.”

“Why? That's who you are. A princess. Let's end this quickly. I was supposed to report back an hour ago, but the two of you made us quite occupied.”

“I'm glad we disrupted your routine. It was worth it.”

“It's a shame that it wasn't enough.”

He didn't say anything else. I was getting exhausted quickly. I've never used my magic for this long. It was only Gabriel against me now. I could see that he was exhausted, but so was I. The only difference was that he had a break and I didn't. That was the problem and that problem would cause my downfall. My father was already down and soon I'd follow him. Gabriel's attacks were brutal and my shield eventually popped. I tried to launch and attack, but he easily diminished my magic balls. Eventually my knees gave up and I dropped to the floor. I no longer could conjure my magic balls or my shield. I was exhausted and Gabriel took advantage. He sent another magic ball towards me and it collided with me, sending me to the floor. I was still conscious, but I couldn't move. He stood in front of me and leaned down. As soon as his hands touched my body his eyes widened. I don't know what caused that, because I couldn't feel my body. It gave up, but my mind was still trying to fight.

“I found you and now I won't let you go.”

With that he held me in bridal style and left the house with me. At that moment I saw Maddie's car turning the corner, barely avoiding a lamp post, her tires screeching as she stepped on the brake furiously.

“Let them go, you assholes.”

“I can't. They were defeated. We're taking them with us.”

“No, Sav. Say something.”

I tried, I really tried, but no sound escaped my mouth. I looked at Maddie and I could see tears streaming down her face. Then with a battle cry she ran towards me. She didn't get far until a magic ball collided with her and she dropped on the sidewalk. She was out cold, but I knew she'd be okay. Keeping my eyes open was hard and eventually darkness won. I was out cold and I had no clue what would happen to me when I opened my eyes the next time.

I could feel and hear everything around me, but I couldn't move or open my eyes. People were constantly moving around me and I was getting annoyed with the constant buzzing. From time to time someone was checking my body, but I didn't know what they were looking for.

“How is she?”

“Still out cold, she used too much of her magic and her body couldn't keep up with that.”

“When will she wake up?”

“I'm not sure. Today, tomorrow or in a week, anything's possible.”

“Raphael wants to see her. He's been coming here every hour. I think we should let him in.”

“No, he needs to realize what he's done. This is his punishment. Not knowing what's happening to her daughter.”

They were talking about my father. I knew what happened, I remembered everything until the point I fainted. The angels won and they took us. This was the first time someone mentioned my father. At least we were at the same place. They were keeping us apart and I didn't like that. They must've connected me to a heart monitor, because the beeping intensified.

“What's happening?”

“She's reacting to something. She can hear us. I think you should let Prince Raphael in.”

“No. He'll see her daughter when she wakes up and not a second sooner.”

“Will that be a good idea? She might attack us.”

“Gabriel will take care of that. He'll know what to do.”

After hearing the name leave the woman's mouth I became furious. The beeping was more intense, displaying the depths of my anger.

“That might not be such a good idea. She's getting more agitated. This time I think it's because of Gabriel.”

“It'll be fine. Send someone to get him.”

“As you wish.”

With that the door was shut as they left the room. As soon as my body would do what I want I'd look for my father and get the hell out of here. But not before I fry Gabriel's ass for taking us and knocking my best friend out cold. This time I'd be prepared. For that I needed to wake up before he came inside the room. This time he'd be the one on the floor. Once that's done I'd look for my father. With all my might I concentrated on opening my eyes or moving parts of my body. Then I felt my fingers twitch and my eyes snapped open. It took me a few seconds to adjust my eyes to the room's brightness and then I leaped from the bed. I ripped my IV out not caring about the blood dripping from the wound. Next I plugged out the heart monitor and I was free. I hid behind the door and waited for Gabriel. I heard footsteps and the door gently opened. He couldn't see me hiding, there were no mirrors. When he saw the empty bed he rushed towards it in panic. Then I striked.

“This is for kidnapping me you asshole!”

And a magic ball hurled towards him with full force. He didn't have time to react and he hit the wall. My task here was done, he was unconscious. I went outside and I saw that I was in some kind of hospital. When the people saw me barreling out of the room, shock was seen on their faces. My magic was humming near the surface, ready to burst. The people who rushed towards me were now unconscious on the floor. I was too furious to be stopped. I spared nobody and I easily got outside. Then I saw him, my father. He was coming my way and I was running towards him at full speed.

“Oh, darling. Are you okay?”

“Yea, I'm fine. How are you? What happened?”

“You used too much of your magic and your body shut down. You were out for three days. How did you get out? My mother didn't let anyone inside your room apart from the doctor and Gabriel.”

“I kinda knocked everyone out. We don't have much time, let's get out of here. I can open a portal, I'm strong enough for that.”

“We can't.”

“Of course we can.”

“No. While we were out my mother put a seal on us. We can't leave the realm until it's broken.”