Silas POV I am not a patient man, when I want something I want it there and then but preparing for this war I have had to adapt, over the centuries I’ve learned to focus my energy, to not think of the thing I desire, I have learned how to wait, but right now it is taking everything I have to not rip the world to pieces. My victory is within my reach. I can almost taste it, yet I’m still waiting. “Is she awake yet?” “No, she hasn’t woken up since she collapsed. It’s too much for her, Silas.” “She was made for this, Samantha.” I can hear my daughter growl, making me turn around to look at her. I had noticed the fresh mark on her neck. I saw it when I enchanted her bracelet again. She had tried to hide it from me, but it stuck out like a sore thumb. I hated that Eris was right. She was

