‘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.

Two royal guards quietly stood watch at the backdoor to the manor. They bowed their heads in greeting as Catherine and Lucy hurried by. Two men dressed in elegant suits bearing the White Elm crest on their scarfs walked by minutes later; silently arguing over something. 


The first guard watched them as they went through the doors leading into the great hall. “I wonder how it feels to be born into an elite family,” he muttered. 


The second guard chuckled and then responded, “Attend fancy balls like this, drink the best wine and fuck the entire women populace of Valeria,” 


The first guard burst into laughter, nodding in agreement. 


“So did you ask her?” They heard Charlie Lenoire ask Cedrick Harden as they walked by. 


“Not yet, but I plan to ask her for the first dance,” 


The two guards overheard Cedrick's response as they bowed their heads in greeting. 


Chapter 57(The sisters of the night)