Chapter 526
Ravenna couldn’t hold the strained link between the two timelines any longer. The time was approaching midnight, and her frail body was giving in. Her hands trembled violently when Carlos interjected.
“Grandma, we have to stop now,” he urged, his voice filled with worry. “I think they must have seen most of their pasts. We have to stop before this takes a serious toll on your body. Let’s stop. They both have been out of consciousness for more than ten hours. Their son also desperately needs them p>
Ravenna reluctantly agreed and, with great effort, broke the magical link. She immediately brought her hands to her chest, taking deep, gasping breaths as a strange, sharp pain shot through her entire body. Meanwhile, Carlos carefully ended the channeling setup his grandmother had created. He moved to Amelie first, nd flicked his fingers over her eyes.
“Wake up, Amelie,” he said, and he gently shook her shoulder. But the subtle, rapid movements of her eyeballs beneath her lids showed she was still deeply engrossed, watching scenes from the past.
Gabriel suddenly coughed profusely, a harsh, racking sound that immediately drew the concerned attention of both Ravenna and Carlos.
“What’s happening?” Carlos ran to Gabriel’s side in worry and placed his hand over his chest.
And in that moment, he ended up seeing a horrifying glimpse from Gabriel’s deep past memory. Ophelia was binding them with a powerful, eternal curse, saying aloud that she would haunt both of them in every life. He saw the gleam of the silver dagger in her hands, now covered in blood.
His eyes remained silvery as he kept watching the scene unfolding, how Amelie died right in front of Gabriel, while he couldn’t do anything.
“Carlos,” Ravenna called his name, but he couldn’t hear her words. He was engrossed in that memory, saw how Gabriel was screaming with the loss of his mate. He witnessed the heart-wrenching scene with his own eyes as if he were there.
Ravenna stepped closer to Carlos and placed her hand gently on his head, offering silent comfort as she pulled him out of the involuntary memory link.
He stood up abruptly, still reeling. “Ophelia cursed them! I saw it,” Carlos confirmed, his voice shaky. “She used their blood. The flasks had their names clearly written on them p>
Ravenna nodded slowly, her expression grim as she looked at Gabriel’s face. His expression changed quickly, a clear sign that he was still struggling through the trauma of the past. She turned to look at Amelie next. From the corners of Amelie’s tightly shut eyes, tears were streaming down.
Before they both could go to her, Amelie’s eyes snapped open, and she looked wildly at her surroundings, disoriented and panicked.
“Amelie!” Carlos called her name, rushing immediately to her side. “Are you alright?” He got down on his knees while she managed to sit up, holding her head.
“Yes. Is Gabriel awake?” Amelie looked immediately at the still, unconscious form of Gabriel, her eyes wide with worry.
“Not yet,” Carlos answered. “He is not waking up,” he added, glancing at Ravenna with concern.
Amelie attempted to stand up as Carlos helped steady her. She walked past Ravenna and lowered herself down to Gabriel’s side. As soon as she placed her hand over his chest, the intimate connection of a True Mate’s touch, Gabriel woke up instantly. He inhaled a deep, ragged breath as if he had been pulled from drowning.
“Amelie!” His eyes locked onto hers. Immediately, he embraced her tightly, pulling her into his chest with a desperate, crushing strength, not wanting to let her go for a single second.
“I am sorry. I am so sorry, Amelie,” Gabriel said, his voice raw, as hot tears streamed uncontrollably down his cheeks. “You paid the ultimate price with your life in the past. I felt so weak. That witch he sobbed, pausing as the memory overwhelmed him, while Amelie gently caressed his back. Her own eyes were brimming with tears, recognizing the immense pain he felt over failing to protect her.
They pulled away slightly when Amelie wiped the tears from his eyes. “But this time, nothing will happen to you or me. We will put a definitive end to her and the curse. Now, stop crying, my Alpha. This is the first time I’ve ever seen you like this. Don’t cry.” Her thumbs moved tenderly under his eyes, stroking the tears away.
Gabriel shook his head, the deep sorrow turning to fierce resolution. “She separated us across lives. She has to pay for it,” he muttered.
“Now that you both know the truth about the curse, we can find a cure for this,” Carlos stated, offering a beam of hope.
“There is no cure for an eternal witch’s curse,” Gabriel said immediately. “The only solution is to kill her p>
Ravenna felt her head getting heavy and her fatigue becoming overwhelming, a clear sign of the immense magical exertion she had just undergone. Amelie instantly noticed her discomfort, and her worry deepened.
“Grandma!” Amelie cried out, moving towards the old lady.
Carlos quickly checked on his grandmother, steadying her and supporting her weight. “I will take her to the room now,” he instructed Amelie and Gabriel firmly. “You two should go straight to your room. You both need rest and recovery after that ordeal p>
As both Carlos and Ravenna left, Gabriel and Amelie prepared to leave the room as their minds reeling from memories of their past lives and the curse.
“Noah must be missing us terribly,” Gabriel said, wiping the residual tears from his eyes and focusing on their son in the present.
“You are right,” Amelie agreed, walking out with him, holding his hand tightly. “Also, about the letter you received from Aurevalis, the one about the Alpha King asking for help, you must follow it and go there now p>
“Yes, I will go there. Everything went to ruin as I went mad. And my father died seeing my condition. A lot happened after you left,” he said, his hand holding Amelie’s firmly.