437 Who are you? (1/2)

The world seemed to halt. Was she dreaming?

Abi had seen it with her own eyes. Alex had slashed the woman's neck with his blade. She should've been dead. So how was she still alive?! Wasn't she just a human?!

Her gaze fell on Alex. Though she could only see his back, Abi could tell he was as shocked as she was.

Even Alicia and everyone who saw what happened felt overwhelmed. They couldn't believe it. The only one who could still live after being slashed like that was Alexander. No one else!

They could only pray that this was just an illusion. It had to be. How could this woman still be alive? There was just no way! They waited for the illusion to fade but she didn't disappear. She stayed there, looking as alive as any of them. If it wasn't for her blood stained skin and blood soaked clothes, they would have believed that Alex hadn't slashed her throat.

It seemed this was real and the woman who was supposed to be dead was laughing again, a twinking laugh that would haunt their nightmares.

”Hahaha. Oh, Alexander… don't give me that look,” her villainous yet hypnotic voice echoed again. The way she called Alex's name made Abi feel a different kind of unease in the pit of her stomach. The woman was calling his name like she wanted him.

Alex once again charged at her but the masked man confronted him again and with that, another round began between them.

The woman in black watched Alex and the masked man like she was amused at their intense battle. On Abi's end, Alicia, Riev and Raven and five more of the other elites were left. All the other witches were dead.

The men, including Alicia, surrounded Abigail.

”Raven, I think it might be best if you guys escape this place with Abigail,” Alicia said, causing Abi to immediately panic.

”No! Please. I can't just leave while Alex is –”

”Abigail, we're losing! If you don't leave this place, you will… that woman will take you. And you know what will happen then, right? She will use you to make Alexander surrender!”

What Alicia said made Abi's lips tremble. She knew that that was probably that woman's aim. But how could she just leave her Alex here? She was going to run away and leave her husband to fight alone?

Abi shook her head. She was scared for Alex. And if she left like this, she would hate herself even more for being so useless. She had had enough of this. She was the only one standing around while everyone around her was dying to protect her. She hated this to her bones.

But if she refused and the enemy really used her, she would be the cause of Alex's downfall. How could she live with that? What would she do? What could she do then?

While Abi's insides were being torn apart from her internal battle, she saw Alex suddenly fall to his knees, clutching his chest. He looked like he was breathless. The masked man stood right before him, watching him closely.

Abi's body began to tremble. What happened? Didn't he remember everything already? Why was he in that state again? No!! This couldn't be happening! Not right at this moment!

Tears flowed from Abi's eyes. Alex looked like he was in pain. He was in danger. He lied. He had lied to her. He was not safe at all. He hadn't regained all his memories yet.

”Oh, Alexander… how foolish you are to sacrifice your immortality just to save a girl,” the woman in black stood up from her throne and she started waltzing towards Alex.

As she walked closer to him, she picked up Alex's sword that was lying on the ground just out of Alex's reach. She kept walking towards Alex, the sword's tip creating sparks as she dragged it against the ground.