‘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.

Eloise walked into the drawing room and all heads quickly turned toward her. She quickly recognized her sisters and the even little changes about them. Leah’s chestnut hair seemed darker than before, Alina looked a bit older than the last time, Elaine’s hadn’t changed at all, she held the same excited glint in her hazel eyes like always, Catherine seemed to have grown a bit taller and Serafine looked like Serafine. 


Eloise smiled broadly when she held Serafine’s gaze. She was so excited to see them earlier, but now, she felt an odd sensation as they looked at her. They looked surprised and somewhat sad. The atmosphere in the room suddenly turned awkwardly silent. 


Wrath and his brothers stood at the entrance, quietly observing the De Richelieu sisters. They picked up the weird atmosphere and wondered if they’d missed something. 


“Ellie!” Elaine suddenly let out excitedly. She rushed toward Eloise and pulled her in a hug. 


Chapter 45(The beginning of the end; Part II: Whether you are from the future or beyond)