A Relationship of Destiny

Aria's mark erupted once again, brighter and more forceful. I'm done playing fate's pawn.

She pushed her hands into the whirling heavens with fresh will, relying upon the bond's brilliant brightness as well as the dark force of the curse. She stayed on even though the opposing forces shot through her veins and seemed to swallow her.

"I decide on my future."

Rising in a last, desperate strike, the beast screamed for Luca. Aria moved on impulse, crossing its path as raw power burst from her mark, transforming the cursed thing into a maelstrom of ashes and fading darkness.

Everything paused for a second. The clearing shook with residual force, the sky gradually clearing as the moon dazzling and full revealed.

The broken pieces of the jewellery pulsed weakly one final time, shining with lost power before anybody could respond.

Ethan's look changed from relief to panic. " It's not finished."