Take your last breaths. I’m going to kill you now.
I picked him by his throat and raised him till his feet dangled in the air. The was no fight left in his useless body.
One of his eyes was swollen shut. His entire face was swollen, and there was no spot from where he wasn’t bleeding.
I knew that I had cracked his skull open too.
He coughed, his weak arms trying to loosen my hold on him.
I squeezed his neck until he met my eyes.
I wanted him to see I was the one who killed him. I wanted him to look at me in the eyes and know that I held his life in the palm of my hands. I wanted him to see death. I wanted him to feel it.
“Nikolai, stop!” It was Valerie this time.
Not happening.
And then, as if he was suddenly energised, his drooping eye opened wide, and I saw his iris was golden instead of silver. He kicked me away, and I stumbled back a couple of steps.
He created a protective shield around him. It was a translucent golden coloured bubble.
I looked at Ava.
I know this was her doing. She was giving him strength. Only a Royal Faye had golden irises, not a normal one like him.
This was cheating, but I didn’t care. I’ll show her that I can win against her too.
I took more steps behind me and raised my hands. Combining my powers of air and fire, I attacked him.
A spiral flow of air and fire that I released from my hands clashed against his shield, pushing him back a couple of steps before he found his footing.
His arms were raised, trying to keep his protective layer, and he was attacking me at the same time.
I increased my force and pushed forward, breaking through his attack and making his protective shield crack.
I could feel the fire course through my veins. I could feel the fire light up my entire body. The fire consumed me. And I was unstoppable.
I growled, bringing my wolf forward. My force increased, and he slid back on the ground, some of my powers slipping inside his shield and hitting him.
“Dadda!” I heard a shriek.
From the corner of my eye, I saw Viktoria running towards me, oblivious to her surroundings.
“Viktoria!” Ava yelled, trying to catch her, but Viktoria evaded her and came straight for me.
I looked down at myself. My entire body is on fire.
I’m not sure if she is fire resistant.
I stopped. I didn’t even need to think about it-every fibre of my being wanted to protect this little girl.
I immediately cooled my body down just in time for her to hug my leg from behind. “Why is he hurting you, Dadda?”
My eyes widened when I saw that his control wasn’t as good as mine, and he shot an attack at me before he could regain his control and stop.
In a split second, I turned around, got on my knees and hugged Viktoria to my front, covering her small from the attack and acting as a body shield.
I felt the full blow on my back, and I fell forward. Holding Viktoria with one hand, I used my other hand to support me up, so I don’t fall down. I will crush her if I fall on her.
The blow was so strong that the dust around us started floating, and I could barely see anything else.
Viktoria was coughing, and my heart squeezed.
I created a bubble around her head that only had pure air in it. Once she stopped coughing, she was looking at me with tears. “Are you hurt, Dadda?”
“No, baby, I’m fine.” I smiled and looked at her entire body, searching for any injury.
“Tori!” Avalyn was kneeling next to me, pulling her from my arms as she hugged our daughter to her chest. “Are you hurt? Are you okay?” At least she shows some emotions towards the kids. That’s a relief.
“I’m fine, Mamma!” She pushed Ava away. “Why did Gabriel hurt Dadda?” She started crying. “He told me he would never hurt me. He hurt me by hurting Dadda.”
“He didn’t mean to, baby,” Ava replied, pulling Viktoria towards her again. Still, she evaded her and hugged me, her arms going around my neck.
“I hate you!” She screamed at him, making me smile.
She turned to look at Ava. “You told me you like him. But I don’t like him. I don’t want him to be my Dadda! My real Dadda is back now! I will not let anyone hurt him!” She screamed. “I will never talk to you if you hurt him.” A slash of hurt struck through Ava’s eyes.
“Viktoria!” I reprimanded.
“I love you, Dadda.” She jut her bottom lip out and widened her blue eyes. My heart melted.
“I love you too, Princess.” I stretched my lips in a smile. But they were trembling at her declaration. “Let’s go inside, yeah?”
I picked her up and walked away.
I headed straight to our bedroom.
“We can’t go in there.” Viktoria shook her head.
“Why?” I asked.
“Mamma said so. It’s forbidden.” Aw. Look at her using big words. Didn’t Ava use this room anymore?