‘Where am I?’ Eloise woke up abruptly to find herself by a small pond, in the middle of a very large garden. The cool evening breeze blew wisps of her dark red hair into her face.
She looked down to find herself in a beautiful white gown. She slowly stood to her feet confused.
‘My wedding day?’ But that was two days from now. She quickly touched her stomach to find no stab wounds. She found no blood in her palms either. She swore they were filled with blood minutes ago
The scene of Cole stabbing her was so vivid now. 
She died......
Yes, she died. She would never mistake the fear she felt while, Cole pushed her off the balustrade. It was real. She knew what she felt. The sharp piercing pain from the cold iron knife, he stabbed her with. The satisfaction in his eyes while he stabbed her multiple times. The hate.
 Pure hate, she thought.
But why?
Why would the love of her life kill her? 
Most importantly, why wasn’t she dead yet? Yes, she was the Phoenix. She could rise from the ashes every time she died but not this time. She was sealed.
Yes, by that woman. She’d seen that tattoo on her hand before, but where? 
Oh, she remembered it all perfectly now. There was a witch circle, the seal of the condemned, a bright red moon and her blood.... 
 She fell from a three-story building, right to the bottom of the pool. She spent her last breath drowning because she couldn’t swim. 
What a terrible way to die, she thought. Or maybe not.... She was alive, wasn’t she?
Some terrible dream that was......

INTO THE FLAMES.

Sixteen-year-old Scourge raced towards the Runen manor on her horse. He looked behind her to find, Miles, who was the same age as her gaining on her. 


“I win will this, Miles,” She shouted excitedly. 


“Oh will you now,” Miles yelled as he raced to her side. 


They raced into the courtyard and leapt off their horses at the same time. They ran into the manor laughing and pushing each other. A loud cry from the backyard caused them to abruptly halt in their tracks. 


“Draken,” Miles muttered. Lu pranced toward their direction into Miles’s arms. She purred loudly as if trying to tell him something. 


“What is it, Lu? Show me?” Miles inquired. 


Lu leapt from his arms and run down the hallway toward the backyard. Both Miles and Scourge run after her. 


Miles suddenly froze in his tracks at the doorway to the backyard. Scourge bumped into him from behind and groaned. 


“Oi, watch ….” She suddenly trailed off and gapped at the scene before her. 


Chapter 36(The plague called Scourge)