THALINA’S POV
The forest had gone deathly quiet. Even the leaves halted rustling and the wind stopped blowing.
The beast stayed kneeling before me, its massive head bowed and l*****g my feet. For a second, I could hear nothing but my own heartbeat, pounding hard enough to block out any noise from coming in.
Then the shouts came. The students, staff, and the soldiers rushed to witness the spectacle.
“The creature yields! Goodness! How did she make it kneel before her?” Natasha gasped before clutching Kim’s hand.
They looked so terrified of me. Gone is the familiar warmth that I first saw in their faces when they asked me to join them before.
I opened my mouth to explain myself when Nicole’s voice tore through the night.
“That is a form of witchcraft! She is a witch! She used a spell
