I watched in awe as Vanessa kept up with Scarlet's speed. It truly was a shame that she would be dying soon. I sat up and waited for the rest of my bones to mend themselves. I was going to make sure that Scarlet pays for the stunt she just pulled. My eyes widened as Vanessa deflected each and every one of Scarlet's attacks with little to no effort. Even with her bloodline, she was way too powerful. It was obvious that her power went beyond ordinary witches' capabilities.

A scream sounded from across the room. Two werewolves were hovering over one of Vanessa's girls. Vanessa wasted no time as she jumped away from Scarlet and prepared a spell. She raised her hands in their direction.

"Dor Divina."

As soon as those words left her mouth an explosion of bright white light appeared above them and struck down the wolves. Their howls of pain were frightening, even to me. Scarlet used this distraction to find an opening. Scarlet lunged at Vanessa, but with her newfound speed, she was too fast. Vanessa whirled around and in an instant, she was gone. A pure white wolf lay in her stead, it's muzzle firmly clamped around Scarlet's neck. Scarlet struggled before going limp. My eyes widened in disbelief. This isn't possible- shouldn't be possible. No magic could recreate a wolf that perfectly, even if it were an illusion.

The wolf seemed to leer at me and took several steps toward me until it's muzzle knocked into the side of my cheek. My breath faltered as I struggled to scramble away.

"How?"

Vanessa shifted back into a human and smirked at me.

"I've transformed in more ways than one. Breathe in my scent."

I hesitated.

"Come on, take a big whiff. you want your questions answered, don't you?"

I gave in and inhaled deeply only to gasp. What the hell is going on?! Everything that she is showing me; it should be impossible!