?Chapter 454:


    Alice was gone.


    “Alice!” I cried out, my voice raw with grief, my heart drowning in a tidal wave of sorrow. I despised my powerlessness, hating myself for not being able to save her. If only I could trade my life for hers!


    Just as I began to spiral deeper into despair, a sudden surge of power ignited within me. It felt as though I had been struck by a bolt of lightning, my body trembling under its intensity. Then, without warning, a brilliant white light erupted from within, enveloping both Alice and me in a protective cocoon.


    But at that moment, I could think of nothing but Alice. “Alice! Please, stay with me!” I cried out, my voice a desperate plea, tears flowing endlessly like a relentless river.


    Amidst my despair, the power inside me surged, growing stronger and stronger, rushing through me like a tidal wave. It was almost too much to bear, the pressure so overwhelming it felt as if I might burst.


    Then, to my astonishment, I saw that power streaming visibly into Alice. In an instant, color returned to her deathly pale face, and her lips, once drained of life, began to show a faint blush.


    Joy flooded my heart, a fragile glimmer of hope piercing through the suffocating darkness. Alice could be saved. She wouldn’t die.


    But the power coursing through me only intensified, a roaring storm far too great to withstand. The pain grew unbearable, and as the darkness threatened to consume me, I lost consciousness.


    Evie’s POV:


    I witnessed with my own eyes as a dazzling white light erupted from Makenna, engulfing both her and Alice in an otherworldly glow.


    What on earth was happening?


    I stood frozen, a statue of shock, confusion swirling in my mind like a storm. When the blinding light finally dimmed, Makennay copsed on the ground, her eyes shut tight, her fate hanging in the bnce.


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    “Makenna!” My heart leapt into my throat as I dashed over, desperate to assess her condition.


    Relief washed over me when I realized she seemed only to have fainted, her breathing steady. But then my thoughts turned to Alice.


    I turned quickly to check on her, and to my astonishment, Alice looked perfectly fine. Her breathing had steadied, a rosy glow recing the pallor of fear, and the ghastly wound on her neck was nearly healed. This was nothing short of unbelievable. Did that just happen?


    As I stood there, still reeling, hurried footsteps echoed behind me.


    “Who’s there?” My nerves were on high alert as I whipped around, throwing a punch at whoever was approaching.


    But the figure moved with the speed of a striking snake, easily catching my fist and shoving me aside. I stumbled a few steps before realizing it was Prince Dominic.


    His expression was a storm cloud as he rushed to Makenna’s side. Upon seeing her unconscious form, his face darkened, and he turned to me, his eyes sharp as daggers.


    “What the hell happened here?”


    The powerful aura radiating from him sent my heart racing, and I almost spilled the truth right then and there. But Makenna was my friend; I couldn’t risk putting her in danger by revealing what had truly happened.


    I steadied my voice, forcing myself to exin, “Your Highness, we were fighting a lion. Makenna just got too tired and fainted.”


    Dominic’s piercing gaze locked onto mine, brimming with suspicion.


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